JP Missing Link toyline

[Rodimus Cron]

Same here when I ordered my Ultimate Optimus Primal from them JJJ. I just opened a new account for Amazon JP and am able to switch between AU, US & JP accounts with no issues.

[JJJ]

Ah, thanks.

[JJJ]

So, it would seem that the packaging has been revealed as well. Very G1. The familiar box with plastic window and lots of styrofoam packing.

[reillyd]

Two quick questions-

Why is roller white/grey and not blue? Did Takara only do it that colour, and Hasbro did him in blue? (I’m assuming roller is male; maybe them is more appropriate?)

Do we know that it’s moving beyond convoy to other characters, or just speculating? How likely is that its just a one off initially (like when Masterpiece was JUST convoy for like years)

[JJJ]

The Takara solicitation declared it a line of toys.

No idea about roller, sorry, but given the sheer work and effort that seems to have gone into this there is almost certainly a deliberate reason for it.

[High_Q]

I'm very happy that the Missing Link series has included die-cast, just like the original Optimus mold.

So, it would seem that the packaging has been revealed as well. ... The familiar box with plastic window and lots of styrofoam packing.

I've preordered C-02 and hoping that its box art is similar to C-01's, with the vintage G1 designs. If not, i might cancel and preorder C-01 instead.

The Takara solicitation declared it a line of toys.

Great news. We need Missing Link versions of the 84 car robot molds, and i also want Cliffjumper or Hubcap without arms that pop off after rotating it for a few times.

Also just noticed that for Prime's lower arms, where the stickers used to be on the original mold, the Missing Link has molded the sticker designs in plastic, and for C-01, painted them like their stickers. Wow.

[Tha_Phantom]

Two quick questions-

Why is roller white/grey and not blue? Did Takara only do it that colour, and Hasbro did him in blue?

Roller has gone back and forth between grey/silver and blue from the very beginning of G1.
Initial toy release was grey, hence him being grey in the cartoon. Was quickly switched to blue for most of the G1 run. Later reissues and updates to Prime have gone back and forth between the two.

[JJJ]

I did not think this would be carried by Hasbro. I was wrong. They're getting it three months later (mind you, they're pricing both toys the same, so there are some issues just now ).

[danny-boy]

I renewed my Megatron permit back in January
Hint: it's easier to renew the permit if you do it before it expires. Mine had expired, so I had two police officers come to my TF room to perform a safety compliance check. Got a police event number which I put into my application form and then it was done. Previously I had renewed my permit before it had expired and did not require a compliance check. I know of another NSW collector who was in the same situation as me, and he also had a compliance check done and got a new permit.

I've now laminated my permit and stuck in on my collection room door; just so that the expiry date is visible to me and to remind future me to update it on time.

I think Missing Link Convoy will be like MP01 Convoy... they'll just do one first and if it sells well enough, it they can do more. I suppose Missing Link Convoy will be ML-01. Micron Legend was MC-XX, so AFAIK "ML" hasn't been used.

Strange, I received a letter before my permit expired. I had plenty of time to send the renewal paper work.

I pre-ordered both C-01 and C-02 from Amazon Japan. I couldn’t resist.

[Paulbot]

Saw this tweet - that says the Matrix Chamber in Optimus is removable, leaving behind 'drivers seats

https://twitter.com/TF_pr