Offcial Images and Amazon Listing for Takara Transformers Encore Beast Machines Optimus Primal

Primal ... err ... Beestoo Convoy! got a manicure. Painted fingernails and all.

Still even 14K yen is a bit steep, when the original one is still readily available for well under $100 from ebay.

Have to say... that Takara paint scheme looks significantly better. Must put some thought into this.

Interesting thought. I hadn't pictured the other sizes in a decent coloration. That first rando blue one never felt right.... but I wonder what it (or the others) would look like with a decent paint job.

*patiently waits for a 3P to make decent BM toys*

Another release I can save money on.

I kid ... I can't save money at all.

so nearly the price of a titan class transformer, yet no where near as fun or worth the price. yeah how about no. this is not worth the money, and should always have been well under $100

shajaki wrote:I will be getting this, but I'm kinda pissed about it.

I LOVE Beast Machines. And this figure looks as good as it's ever going to get. But DAMN that price, and the fact that this is NOT the mold I'd have chosen to get the premo treatment.

*sigh*

It's posts like this that make me wish this site had a Like button feature.

After the initial post for the revived Transformers Encore line from Takara Tomy, we have a couple of updates courtesy of the official Takara Tomy product website for the toy here, and Dengeki Hobby website's coverage of the Tokyo Toy Show 2018, here.

Along with the original images we covered with the reveal, Takara Tomy has also put up the promotional banner for the big bossbot of the Maximals, in his Beast Machines form, and three of the voice clips he will come with in final product - which you can listen to here - starting, in Japanese: '(To) all good children, it's Convoy!', 'Good! If you want to survive...' and 'Okay! Today is rap!...' - or something to that effect. If you're good at transcribing Japanese audio, do let us know!



The other update comes from Tokyo Toy Show 2018, as we have some of the display images from the Takara booth on the floor, mirrored below alongside the other Convoys from across the 35 years of the character. Take a look, and let us know what you think!

It looks great, but sadly I can't afford it as usual. I also much prefer Hasbro's Platinum version. I don't know why, but that Primal in Prime colors looks perfect to me

If this were a cartoon accurate mold I'd be all over this, but it isn't so I can't really justify buying this figure again just for more paint details.

Emerje