In-Hand Images - Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Lio Convoy

Gotta wonder if he's good or bad.

Wow... those shoulders look different painted. Had to look at my Orion Pax real quick to make sure they're the same ones, though I think they would bring attention to it if they did.

Yeah, shoulders are he same piece, but the paint difference really brings out the shape - looks pretty cool

With all the paint Starscream has, he must be one of the most painted Deluxe figures released thus far.

Randy

Sabrblade wrote:Gotta wonder if he's good or bad.

Doesn't matter, his head sculpt's bad.

And soon these will hit eBay.

Really getting their money for that Seeker mold, eh? XD

Should have made him look like lion looks bad as truck name lio bot transforms into truck

dragons wrote:Should have made him look like lion looks bad as truck name lio bot transforms into truck

They DID that. Look at the truck again. It's got a mane and a lion snout.

This figure makes me tempted to join the TFCC, but I have always wondered if the price was worth it. (I'm U.S.)

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Gotta wonder if he's good or bad.

Doesn't matter, his head sculpt's bad.

Mmm... I definitely would agree that the head's not as good as the rendered portrayal, but I can't tell if it's bad yet.

What I will say, is that some additional paint, or even just a strategic wash, would really help bring out some of the detail. It seems kind of bland as-is.

megatronus wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Gotta wonder if he's good or bad.

Doesn't matter, his head sculpt's bad.

Mmm... I definitely would agree that the head's not as good as the rendered portrayal, but I can't tell if it's bad yet.

It's to bad because the layered look of the renders turns to mush, and it kinda starts looking like a stock stylized prime head; which granted Lio-Convoy' was, but it was more distinctive in the render. Also the paint's a bit off in that it only seems to come this close to the edge, and then stops leaving a noticeable bit of bare plastic.

Maybe the Nova Prime version'll look better.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

megatronus wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Gotta wonder if he's good or bad.

Doesn't matter, his head sculpt's bad.

Mmm... I definitely would agree that the head's not as good as the rendered portrayal, but I can't tell if it's bad yet.

It's to bad because the layered look of the renders turns to mush, and it kinda starts looking like a stock stylized prime head; which granted Lio-Convoy' was, but it was more distinctive in the render. Also the paint's a bit off in that it only seems to come this close to the edge, and then stops leaving a noticeable bit of bare plastic.

See that's the thing - this could be a production sample. The paint apps on the crest are also not applied with great care, which makes me think what arrives in our mailboxes might be somewhat improved in that department.

Also, per Sabr, the picture quality...

That Lio truck mode reminds me a bit of the Energon series Rodimus from the TRU Prowl/Rodimus set with the B&W law enforcement paint deco. Just a wee bit. Don't know if it's just me that sees it or if anyone else made the connection too.

Oh! Checkpoint!? That was an awesome set. Loved it.

CrankyOldTruck wrote:That Lio truck mode reminds me a bit of the Energon series Rodimus from the TRU Prowl/Rodimus set with the B&W law enforcement paint deco. Just a wee bit. Don't know if it's just me that sees it or if anyone else made the connection too.

That would fit Club Lio Convoy's redeco Nova Prime more with his blacks and blues.

may have to swap out a Rodimus head on one for a custom. Checkpoint was a great new character and deco. Too bad we haven't seen any Rodimus repaints like that since.

Lio Convoy looks really sweet. I can't wait to get him in and check him out. No TFSS for me this time around but TFCC figure I like at least. Plus that G2 Starscream is looking way better than I had expected.

Hope you can find someone to part with their G2 Starscream for ya, Moonshot! It does look great... and pairs with the G2 Ramjet so nicely.

Not sure what to think of Lio Convoy... A free figure is a free figure, I guess. I'd rather have Nova Prime, really. I just hope the deco works a little better on him.

I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

He was a generic in the Machine wars Club comic, which makes him super special awesome. Hell, Red Wing went unnamed in his first appearance. It wasn't until a couple weeks later that Fun Pub, was pestering on and offline from one fan, to name the character. Pete Sinclair wasn't even aware (or at least feigned ignorance) of his existence in "Termination" due to his extremely minor role and the number of other Seekers present within the story.

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

Nope. He was literally a no name generic in the BotCon 2013 comic. Not even from the cartoon. Just a background extra from that one comic of recent years.

Only reason he got a name and identity was because a certain Seeker fanatic (and I mean that in the most positive light, Randy ) kept pestering Pete Sinclair about the guy.

Yeah, "positive".

I can jump in on that one... Because there has been every other color of the rainbow EXCEPT red. The completionist in all the seeker fans makes us itch and toss and turn at night because we don't have that one color!!

OH YEAH. And because hot darn it looks really good in that bold red color. So many of the original jets are really muted, dull colors. (brown-golds, gray, dark blue, burgundy, etc.) Having seen the jet in that color... and actually in the striking yellow/black SG Dirge colors ... they're some of the best colorings those molds have been given. I really hope they see the light of day just because of how the colors look.

Guessing that's Lanny with the club hard at work (?). Heh.

gothsaurus wrote:I can jump in on that one... Because there has been every other color of the rainbow EXCEPT red. The completionist in all the seeker fans makes us itch and toss and turn at night because we don't have that one color!!

But... what about Thrust?

There ain't no burgundy in a rainbow! LOL.

gothsaurus wrote:There ain't no burgundy in a rainbow! LOL.

BotCon 2007 Timelines Thrust is red.

I get where you're coming from, but I'm a designer by trade... and highly attune to the likes of: tints, tones, value, chroma, saturation...

I guess what I'm saying is... while we do have a Pantone 1817 Thrust, I really would like to see a Pantone 193 Red Wing, because it would display nicely with all those neon and pastel colored Rain Makers.

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Seekers first, huh?

Have to say, these two were massive, solid "wins" for the club. Excellent choices. One pairs with G2 Ramjet (and the Botcon set). The other is a deep, deep, obscure, reference of one of the earliest G1 Transformers that was never released. Very pleased with these two.

Good thing his mold is worn out. How many "club exclusives" has this mold raked out of the fandom at $45 a pop? It is funny to me that they can take this mold, color it in any combination of colors, slap some half assed name on it, sell it to people at a premium, and people will actually spend their hard earned cash in it.

Silliness...........

gothsaurus wrote:Have to say, these two were massive, solid "wins" for the club. Excellent choices. One pairs with G2 Ramjet (and the Botcon set). The other is a deep, deep, obscure, reference of one of the earliest G1 Transformers that was never released. Very pleased with these two.

Gotta agree. If this is the last use of the mould it's a good way to go out.

It costs more per toy to make a handful than hundreds of thousands. Exclusives are always going to cost more. It's just comes with the territory of getting rare, limited edition stuff.

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

That is an excellent example of what I am talking about.

Redwing. Gee...I wonder why they named it that?

I want both, but I'm more excited about Nacelle. Such a fun character.

G2 Starscream, however... That spawn of a glitch!

I mostly want it because the colors look good on the mold.

shockblast2 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

That is an excellent example of what I am talking about.

Redwing. Gee...I wonder why they named it that?

Nope, Red Wing is totally new. That one-shot was Nacelle, in an all blue generic Seeker body. For TFSS however, they took inspiration from the blue Thrust prototype, and in fiction it's explained he upgraded his body. Simple.

gothsaurus wrote:It costs more per toy to make a handful than hundreds of thousands. Exclusives are always going to cost more. It's just comes with the territory of getting rare, limited edition stuff.

That would be logical if this mold had not paid for itself after Starscreams release.

A batch of 5000 toys from an existing mold is not going to cost much. I would estimate that one of these can be created from beginning to end for about $2 each. The rest is so you can pay for the CEO's multimillion dollar bonus, the enormous dividends, and the profit demands of a worldwide company in general.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

That is an excellent example of what I am talking about.

Redwing. Gee...I wonder why they named it that?

Nope, Red Wing is totally new. That one-shot was Nacelle, in an all blue generic Seeker body. For TFSS however, they took inspiration from the blue Thrust prototype.

My point is that these people can slap any silly name on these "exclusives" , charge 3-5x more than retail, and people buy it. I don't get it. They are not even characters that are relevant to anything whatsoever, except their highway robbery of the masses. I like Transformers as much as the next guy, but that is a complete waste of money.

shockblast2 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

That is an excellent example of what I am talking about.

Redwing. Gee...I wonder why they named it that?

Nope, Red Wing is totally new. That one-shot was Nacelle, in an all blue generic Seeker body. For TFSS however, they took inspiration from the blue Thrust prototype.

My point is that these people can slap any silly name on these "exclusives" , charge 3-5x more than retail, and people buy it. I don't get it. They are not even characters that are relevant to anything whatsoever, except their highway robbery of the masses. I like Transformers as much as the next guy, but that is a complete waste of money.

It's what they're based on what gets people, not necessarily the characterisation.

Nacelle was relevant to the TCC story he appeared in. Twas one of its scene-stealing characters, even.

shockblast2 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:I must ask, why does everyone want Redwing so damn bad? Wasn't he literally a 1-frame generic in the cartoon?

That is an excellent example of what I am talking about.

Redwing. Gee...I wonder why they named it that?

Nope, Red Wing is totally new. That one-shot was Nacelle, in an all blue generic Seeker body. For TFSS however, they took inspiration from the blue Thrust prototype.

My point is that these people can slap any silly name on these "exclusives" , charge 3-5x more than retail, and people buy it. I don't get it. They are not even characters that are relevant to anything whatsoever, except their highway robbery of the masses. I like Transformers as much as the next guy, but that is a complete waste of money.

Different strokes for different folks. Some people would argue paying a lot for ANY toy .... or just buying toys period after a certain age is a waste of money.

Yeah, I think the real point is the club is trying hard to put out some obscure, cool stuff...plus some fan-favorite toys that Hasbro dropped the ball on. (Usually for some legit reason... a new series is coming out soon, or because they can't have too many items on the shelf the same color or vehicle.)

I think this 3.0 round has some really thoughtful ideas in it, and I'm excited about 'em.

So don't harsh my buzz, man!

Best mold ever ! Screw the hating ass s**t I want a Redwing. I would drop 100 for an official Redwing any day cause I CAN...

so if the classics seeker mold is (insert furmanism here)

what mold will they use now?

thy could possibly use the Energon Starscream mold it has potential it had only been used for said character, sky-quake , lyzack , leozack , and that is about it to my knowledge has yet to be used as obscure g1 characters / original g1 seekers , that would be inserted in timelines issues ....

Agreed on buying a Red Wing. Hopefully they can swing that for a store exclusive or something next year. Though I hope and pray it wouldn't be $100.

Rated X wrote:Best mold ever ! Screw the hating ass s**t I want a Redwing. I would drop 100 for an official Redwing any day cause I CAN...

Werd.