Takara Tomy Transformers Encore Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy Video Review

Picking mine up from the post office Wednesday.

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I've never owned a Big Convoy but I've always liked the mould.

it's amazing how well some of the Beast Wars era toys still stand up to today's standards.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Hot. damn.

I think I may have a new favorite Maximal mold, and I think I have my favorite Supreme Commander right here

It is a very cool mold.

I just wish it wasn't the smallest of the Ultra class Maximal Leader molds.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Hot. damn.

I think I may have a new favorite Maximal mold, and I think I have my favorite Supreme Commander right here

It is a very cool mold.

I just wish it wasn't the smallest of the Ultra class Maximal Leader molds.

I can agree with the shortest and how I wish he was bigger.

But holy cows, love this guy. I also love the color scheme, that red, yellow, and white really pop with that Wolly Mammoth coat!

Me too. It's a cool enough mold to make me want more of it. I've already got this Encore version and two of Ultra Mammoth. I plan to get Big's dad Blue Big Convoy eventually, but tracking down any other older versions like Black Big Convoy and Universe Nemesis Prime may be more long-term goals than not.

Though, with this Encore, I don't feel the need to get the original.

Eagerly curious about those NAVI and Matrix Buster accessories for Big Convoy (which, more curiously, is the original figure rather than the Encore).

Are the parts where the pipes plug into new then? It is curious why they didn't use the encore version mind

According to a mutual on Twitter who was able to read the Japanese and the information:

it's in 参考出品 state, meaning nothing is confirmed. It's more of an idea pitch than a preview really... There's a good chance that this might never even get released unfortunately. Hope they decide to release it though!

SpikeyTigertron wrote:So it occurred to me that the tubes connect to the little gattling guns on the waist piece... so it's "not new" after scrutinizing it. Now... I could see them possibly testing the idea for an MP release, and just happen to be using the original mold to not "tip their hand"?

I wish it was a tease for an MP. But the funny thing is, the new MP Lio convoy and MP Primal are perfectly in scale with the original Big Convoy, so I'm not sure if we will get an MP of him, especially since he did just get his encore

While we saw what was thought to be a prototype at Tokyo Wonderfest, Takara Tomy Mall now has a preorder for the Matrix Buster edition Big Convoy reissue. and it is unchanged from what we saw on the show floor with it being a reissue of the original toy with his giant gun. This humongous weapon is a very new accessory and is called the Matrix Buster. This weapon was famously used in the final battle of the cartoon. He also comes with a small Navi figure.

In Japan, this release will only be available through the Takara Tomy Mall site for 9,720 Yen (around he $90 USD price point) since it is their exclusive. It will surely be available outside of Japan for international customers and we will update you when that happens but at least now you know what you'd be paying for it. It is to be released at the end of February.

So where does he keep that blaster in beast mode?