griffin
4th July 2019, 07:15 PM
To be released in late December this year, TakaraTomy are releasing two specially boxed toys for the 35th Anniversary of Transformers - the 1984 Convoy (Optimus Prime) without the trailer (like the recent Hasbro reissue), and the Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime (in a similar Gen1 styled box).
The pair of toys are said to be extremely limited (https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/03/takara-tomy-transformers-35th-anniversary-convoy-optimus-prime-set-390697), but they allow for up to 3 sets to be purchased by each person.
Priced at 10,800yen (currently about AU$145, but would actually cost about AU$155 with adjusted exchange rates), they are exclusive to TakaraTomyMall (https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810143697/). which means getting someone in Japan to order these if you want it (I'm not sure if shipping forwarders would do pre-orders, and these should sell out very quickly, before they get released).
The two toys don't look like they are much different to their original releases, so the main gimmick would be the special boxes.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070401.jpg.http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070402.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070403.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070404.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070405.jpg
It's worth noting that one box has on it in Japanese, "Cybertron" and "Convoy", while the other one has "Autobot" and "Optimus Prime".
The pair of toys are said to be extremely limited (https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/03/takara-tomy-transformers-35th-anniversary-convoy-optimus-prime-set-390697), but they allow for up to 3 sets to be purchased by each person.
Priced at 10,800yen (currently about AU$145, but would actually cost about AU$155 with adjusted exchange rates), they are exclusive to TakaraTomyMall (https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810143697/). which means getting someone in Japan to order these if you want it (I'm not sure if shipping forwarders would do pre-orders, and these should sell out very quickly, before they get released).
The two toys don't look like they are much different to their original releases, so the main gimmick would be the special boxes.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070401.jpg.http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070402.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070403.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070404.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2019/070405.jpg
It's worth noting that one box has on it in Japanese, "Cybertron" and "Convoy", while the other one has "Autobot" and "Optimus Prime".