AUS Toyfair 08 TFs report, part 2 of 3 (Crossovers & Misc items)

[Tober]

- Target Australia will have a store exclusive in July. Masterpiece Convoy/Optimus, apparently in Japanese packaging like the release of MP Ultra Magnus to Target a few years back. It will NOT be the MP04 Trailer version, it will be the MP01 version. Apparently there will be about 2000 units, which should see quite a few at each store (probably 30-40).

Glad to read it! 2000 units would imply a new production run so hopefully the QC issues will be fixed.

I wonder if this will crush hopes of the Convoy vs Megatron set...?

[STL]

OMG! Great news on on the MP line being availalbe at retail! ! I will be grabbing many spares! Been wanting to for a long time now but eBay prices are crazy!

And you're such a pessimist, Tober. IF there are still QC problems, then just refund them and explain so. Keep buying till you get one that's problem free!

Ah, 2008 is gonna be grand. Animated, Classics, MP! WOOT!

Makes 2007 look very meh in hindsight. Beyond the TFM initial waves and limited SWTF new molds, there wasn't anywhere near this much goodness.

[Borgeman]

WOHOO ON THE MP AS WELLLL

and i want that classics poster as well....

George

[i_amtrunks]

Thanks for asking about line run times and costing, its all great info to know!

Spidey-cycle looks weird.

[iceburn]

Great news for all 3 posts on the fair.
Personally, I think the Marvel Transformers Crossover looks WEAK!
Might consider not getting them and focus on the Animated and Universe/Classic series

Hmm, heard STL talk about the MP01s this morning. Might get or may not get them but it all depends...

[Robzy]

My nephew's gonna be pleased with the cross-overs (he loves TFs and Spider-man! )

That poster of Classics Prime and Megatron was cool... it'd be even better if it was in the Japanese figures' colours!

MP Prime is awesome news... anyone know if it will still have "battle damage" and/or "Short stacks"

[roller]

woooooo my question was asked, i feel used, in the good way


so they are rereleasing mp01? how odd

That woman with the bumblebee is a bit of orright

pity we cant get our own exclusive figure in ozformers packaging, but the hasbro Australian shop sounds promising

[Pipesqueak]

I might have to get me an MP-01 for truck mode display next to DVD Prime in robot mode. Hope it will come with the black gun.

The marvel crossovers look about a zillion times better than the SW ones, but I'm not sure how many I'll get because they'll look a bit out of place witht he rest of my collection and some of the heads don't look 'roboty' at all.