Unite Warriors UW05 Convoy Grand Prime

[griffin]

A gallery of images, as it has just been released in Japan (and probably Asia as well).

[Bladestorm]

Wooh! I got him! Thankfully Hobbybase ordered in extras and I lined up this afternoon to get one (they were flying off the shelf so I guess I wasn't the only one who left it too late to pre-order).

I'll be cracking him open tomorrow to take a look and maybe post some pics if time permits.

[yoshi594]

Wooh! I got him! Thankfully Hobbybase ordered in extras and I lined up this afternoon to get one (they were flying off the shelf so I guess I wasn't the only one who left it too late to pre-order).

I'll be cracking him open tomorrow to take a look and maybe post some pics if time permits.

nice! how much did it set u back?

[Bladestorm]

nice! how much did it set u back?

HK$1047 (AU$189 - OUCH - that exchange rate is NASTY right now) - which I consider a reasonable price for a "limited" UW set. Bare in mind I am not impacted by the exchange rate like most of you poor buggars are.

To put it in perspective regular UW sets range between the HK$mid 900's and up in regular stores although I have seen UW Menasor on sale for HK$500 in one place (sold them out in 2 hours though and I wasn't quick enough to score one).

[tinyJazz]

Wooh! I got him! Thankfully Hobbybase ordered in extras and I lined up this afternoon to get one (they were flying off the shelf so I guess I wasn't the only one who left it too late to pre-order).

I'll be cracking him open tomorrow to take a look and maybe post some pics if time permits.

Would you be able to take a pic of the little cartoon drawing if there is one? The UW Aerialbots having a barbeque was too cute! I want to see what team Convoy Grand Prime gets up to.

[ampoldj]

i havent seen anyone yet selling at ebay atm just wondering how much will they be selling this

[DELTAprime]

For those that have ordered him from PC. I asked PC when they think they can start shipping, they said mid March, so a couple of weeks to go for PC buyers.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

RobotKingdom's probably my best bet for getting this guy I'm guessing?

[griffin]

If RK sell out, there is also the other HK online store that stocks many of the JP toys - Ehobbybaseshop. (not related to Ehobby in Japan)

[Bladestorm]

Tinyjazz: here is the cartoon drawing.


Optimus obviously has "it" - not only can he sport a pink board but pick up more than one chick as well.


UW-05 Coin.



My initial comments would be I like this set. The wheel detail is particularly nice on the vehicles.

UW Ironhide on the left, CW Ironhide on the right.

The one let down in Ironhide. His red is dull compared to his Hasbro counterpart and even with the black painted on sunroof he isn't as impressive.
Also the hands/feet are just plain grey. They would have been nicer if they were metallic like their Hasbro versions.


CW Optimus on the left, UW Optimus on the right.
I'm undecided on which Optimus I like best as they both have pros and cons.


UW Prowl on the left, CW Prowl on the right.


CW Sunstreaker on the left, UW Sunstreaker on the right.


CW Mirage on the left, UW Mirage on the right.
Prowl, Sunstreaker and Mirage - I definitely prefer the colour and detailing of the Unite Warriors versions.


Bot modes.


Combined mode.

CW compared to UW. note: CW is missing his hands in these pics
My son insisted on doing the combined modes for me (CW is his figure) so please don't be too harsh - he is only 8.
I prefer the Unite Warriors version when combined. I especially like the way the metallic cyan from Optimus highlights the chest. The deeper colours also make the combined form look better in my opinion.
The only thing I would be tempted to do is swap the hands and feet from the Hasbro version. Although I'm not a fan of mixing and matching sets so I probably won't do that with my one.

For anyone interested in lots of photos of the set along with side by sides of both vehicle and bot modes, I've created an album.