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News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:27 pm

According to site sponsor RobotKingdom.com, after several months of delays, it appears that third party toy maker TAW (The Another War) has finally released their three God Sword sets for the Classics/Henkei line. The three versions, colored for Henkei/Classics Convoy-Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Nemesis Prime, all include the larger God Sword that breaks down to form a smaller sword, a shield, and a winged jet pack. The RobotKingdom.com site also has updated images of the packaging for each set along with the box art.

The images below are for the Nemesis Prime set, in black and red.

Please keep in mind that this set is from a third party toy maker and is not an officially licensed Hasbro or Takara product.

The three sets can be viewed at the links below.

TAW-01, Classics/Henkei Convoy-Prime Colors
http://robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/ ... 01&lang=us

TAW-01, Ultra Magnus Colors
http://robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/ ... 1S&lang=us

TAW-01, Nemesis Prime Colors
http://robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/ ... 1B&lang=us

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:48 pm

Sweetness. I love the design but I don't love the price...but it would go so well with Omega Prime/God Fire Convoy. The God Sword would probably be cheaper than a Matrix Blade/Super God Sword these days, though.

News Credits: 7 · by **Narc** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:12 pm

Got my shipping confirmation from them last night. I look forward to getting them soon.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:46 pm

Narc wrote:Got my shipping confirmation from them last night. I look forward to getting them soon.

Let us know how they are please. If the quality is top-notch, I MAY consider getting one at some point

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:39 pm

That thing looks magnificant, might srly consider getting these.

News Credits: 1 · by **mesh** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:43 pm

$50???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nice but not worth the price
i'd rather spend that money on buying a transformer, a video game, or better still----dinner for the family.

honestly, some of these prices from 3rd party manufactures are just absolutely ridiculous.

nice but not worth it

$50 + shipping + taxes ------> that's almost $65-70. not to mention that some people get charged on duties when it's delivered to the house.

News Credits: 8 · by **Forgotten** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:11 pm

I like it, I just don't like that it's going to cost me more than my Nemesis Prime that's gonna hold it did. But I suppose it's worth it to give Shadow Commander some more armorments.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:08 pm

Forgotten wrote:I like it, I just don't like that it's going to cost me more than my Nemesis Prime that's gonna hold it did.

True but the same could be said of most accessory sets these days. Many figures that have 3rd party accessories are worth less than the accessories, hehe. But some of them are well worth it for me like the City Commander variations and the Aerial Team Appendage Kit.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:31 pm

Forgotten wrote:I like it, I just don't like that it's going to cost me more than my Nemesis Prime that's gonna hold it did. But I suppose it's worth it to give Shadow Commander some more armorments.

Yea, but he'll look sexy with it.

by **Talous** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:42 am

Sweet Jeabus the Magnus version looks sweet.. I just can't swing $50+ shipping for a toy right now.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:19 am

I'm holding out for these to go on sale.

I like them, but $50 is just out of the range of sanity to me.

These are $15 items, maybe $20 TOPS.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:01 pm

rpetras wrote:I'm holding out for these to go on sale.

I like them, but $50 is just out of the range of sanity to me.

These are $15 items, maybe $20 TOPS.

Agreed-I might even pay thirty but the US vendors want 65-70 which is crazy talk.

Plus, I just measured and at 38cm, it's too tall for my shelving as things are displayed now.

This is a sale item pick-up for sure.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:28 pm

I'm very curious about the quality of the materials and construction. I can't wait for reviews of this product to be posted somewhere.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:37 pm

I am so getting this for Cerebros.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:26 pm

I really do not believe the cost is justified here.

I think that when this was announced and priced, it was at the height of 3rd party popularity and the makers of this set are really looking to cash in as th $60-80 price tag was where people seemed to be comfortable paying when they were really into something.

I think the makers on this were looking for carry-over hype.

It's too much, even considering I want a matrix blade for Omega Prime.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:58 pm

I would be all over this if it was at least $20 cheaper. As it is, hell no. I'll wait for a clearance, if it ever happens.

CP, you're a mod now? When did that happen? Maybe I wasn't paying attention. Congrats on your promotion!

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:54 pm

Counterpunch wrote:I really do not believe the cost is justified here.

I think that when this was announced and priced, it was at the height of 3rd party popularity and the makers of this set are really looking to cash in as th $60-80 price tag was where people seemed to be comfortable paying when they were really into something.

I think the makers on this were looking for carry-over hype.

It's too much, even considering I want a matrix blade for Omega Prime.

I think you've hit the nail right on the head. Given that the FP Superion kit is 45 and this isn't even in that league, 30-40 should have been the absolute top price. They would sell a bunch at that price.

by **Munchlax** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:15 am

Convotron wrote:Sweetness. I love the design but I don't love the price...but it would go so well with Omega Prime/God Fire Convoy. The God Sword would probably be cheaper than a Matrix Blade/Super God Sword these days, though.

This is like the only reason why I'm even considering it. Can Omega Prime even hold it?

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:33 am

Munchlax wrote:
Convotron wrote:Sweetness. I love the design but I don't love the price...but it would go so well with Omega Prime/God Fire Convoy. The God Sword would probably be cheaper than a Matrix Blade/Super God Sword these days, though.

This is like the only reason why I'm even considering it. Can Omega Prime even hold it?

I think Omega Prime should be able to hold it seeing as any of the City Commander sets can. I think the TAW-01 God Sword is close in scale to the Matrix Blade/Super God Sword. One thing I like about the TAW-01 is that it's a modular accessory that can do more than just serve as a crazy huge sword for display. It also looks to not have the floppy handle issue the Matrix Blade had.

by **Munchlax** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:31 pm

Convotron wrote:
Munchlax wrote:
This is like the only reason why I'm even considering it. Can Omega Prime even hold it?

I think Omega Prime should be able to hold it seeing as any of the City Commander sets can. I think the TAW-01 God Sword is close in scale to the Matrix Blade/Super God Sword. One thing I like about the TAW-01 is that it's a modular accessory that can do more than just serve as a crazy huge sword for display. It also looks to not have the floppy handle issue the Matrix Blade had.

well see, Omega Prime doesn't have a firm hand, he has a gundam closing hand. That might cause a problem. I don't wanna buy it for Omega Prime, and then find out he can't even hold it.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:57 pm

Oh, I thought you meant about the size of Omega Prime! Yeah, due to the articulated hands, Omega Prime may not be able to hold the God Sword well if it's too heavy.

News Credits: 7 · by **Narc** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:07 pm

Received mine from robotkingdom today. I got the one for Convoy and the other one for Ultra Magnus. They do look nice (and huge) and it's very modular. But I guess modularity has it's price; the plastic is a little brittle and a small part of the shield that connects with the pommel in sword mode already broke off when I was swapping out parts. I just kept it in sword mode and gave it to Powered Convoy. It seems to be a display item more than an actual play item.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:34 pm

Narc wrote:Received mine from robotkingdom today. I got the one for Convoy and the other one for Ultra Magnus. They do look nice (and huge) and it's very modular. But I guess modularity has it's price; the plastic is a little brittle and a small part of the shield that connects with the pommel in sword mode already broke off when I was swapping out parts. I just kept it in sword mode and gave it to Powered Convoy. It seems to be a display item more than an actual play item.

most 3rd party things usually are more for display than play. Thanks for letting us know Narc, I now feel less bad about not wanting to pay that rediculous price.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:52 am

Thanks for the hands-on info on the God Sword, Narc!

I was hoping the product would have been more durable as I regularly swap my displayed figures so accessories need to be able to stand up to handling.

News Credits: 7 · by **Narc** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:53 am

Mkall wrote:
Narc wrote:Received mine from robotkingdom today. I got the one for Convoy and the other one for Ultra Magnus. They do look nice (and huge) and it's very modular. But I guess modularity has it's price; the plastic is a little brittle and a small part of the shield that connects with the pommel in sword mode already broke off when I was swapping out parts. I just kept it in sword mode and gave it to Powered Convoy. It seems to be a display item more than an actual play item.

most 3rd party things usually are more for display than play. Thanks for letting us know Narc, I now feel less bad about not wanting to pay that rediculous price.

Yeah. I know they're usually for-display-only but since it had different modes I sorta thought it would be able to stand up to manipulations. I tried the big-a** sword mode first, then I tried to take it apart to use it in flight pack mode... that's when the part broke. And trust me, I'm very careful with my stuff so I wasn't expecting to break anything.