JP Missing Link toyline

[Tha_Phantom]

Clearer images of the "Missing Link" Convoy have surfaced.
There are two different versions. One is the cab and trailer in Prime's traditional G1 deco. The other is cab only with a more toon inspired deco and accessories.

[Seraphim Prime]

Some nice clear differences beyond just the head which make some of an appeal to get both

Head - hard to tell if we have "toy" head and "toon" head
Eyes - Yellow on C-01; Blue on C-02
Emblem - both shoulders on C-01; left shoulder only on C-02
Windows - yellow on C-01; blue on C-02
Grill - Silver Details on C-01; Yellow details on C-02
Forearm, knee and toe details on C-01, left clean on C-02
Deeper blue on C-01 compared to C-02

[KELPIE]

Do the hands fold in or pop off?

This was DrLockdown's idea, which I think is great, but Hasbro could crowd fund reconstructing G1 toys where the original moulds have been lost. The reissues would be dearer than the average price, but I reckon enough collectors would be willing to back it to make it commercially viable.

Count me in. Especially if it's for the few I mentioned above.

[JJJ]

Do the hands fold in or pop off?

Fold.

[Tha_Phantom]

TakaraTOMY's official X/Twitter account have posted a teaser for the Missing Link Convoy. So it's no longer a rumour.

https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/168...P7rWO4FLg&s=19

[JJJ]

So, now that we know it's real (and probably a whole line of toys, not just a one-off - there's someone on TFW2005 from Japan saying that the the solicitation says so)...

Where should we order from (when orders go up)?

I'm going to presume that this is Takara-only, and won't be coming from Hasbro (well, maybe Prime will, but I doubt anything further would see a Hasbro release).

Hobby-Link Japan? Amazon JP? Other?

[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

[GoktimusPrime]

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

That happened to me the first time my permit expired, so I was able to renew it in time. The second time I'd changed addresses and neglected to inform the NSW Police Firearms Registry, so the reminder letter would've been sent to my old address. I did have mail redirect for 12 months after my last move, but it expired a few years after that, so the mail redirect was no longer in effect. Mea culpa.

[zaneiken]

I ordered both from Amazon JP. A bit more expensive than AmiAmi, but at least I know up front the what shipping cost will be. I've been through some bill shock with shipping from Japan of late.