Toy Review : Fire SL Grand Convoy

To end the year 2012 with yet another review of a very old piece...the Superlink Grand Convoy (SL Fire), a TV Magazine mail-away exclusive redeco of SL Grand Convoy. Apparently, there is only 3,000 such pieces worldwide and I'm owning one of them...

 Front view of box

Side and top view of box 

 Contents - Grand Convoy and his gun piece

Grand Convoy removed from inner packing 

Gun attached 

Now for the transformation process from truck to robot mode...

...and now you have it...Fire Grand Convoy...

"Fatimus Prime" at your service...haha...

With this, have a great hauling year ahead...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

November haul...

*glee*...finally, my search has ended and in hand....behold...

Still wrapped and direct from Japan, my Bathing Ape Optimus Prime collection is complete (for now coz' who knows what color is next...). This green camo version was the first to be released back in 2011, followed by the grey version this year.

The other Optimus Primes with the similar G1 mold...

...and more being displayed...

Gangnam Style Transformers...

Everyone's on the PSY bandwagon...and the numerous parodies...

So, isn't it high time for the Transformers to be horsing around too? Didn't know the Autobots and Decepticons could dance so well...lol...

Credit : youtube user ngsmoov for this hilarious clip...

Yellowness rules...

Another one of my favorite color...yellow...besides the normal red and blue (ie. the colors of Optimus Prime). Still no hauls, so what better way to keep my blog running other than reviewing or sharing more old stuff... this time, presenting to you, Optimus Prime's faithful companion : Bumblebee!

Let's see who do we have here? Bumblebees!!! (from left, standing : DOTM Cyberfire BB, TFTM Allsparks BB, TRU ROC BB, TF Gen BB, TFTM Replica BB, DOTM BB accompanied by legend class BBs)

The old and new...

TF Generation Bumblebees (TRU Rage Over Cybertron Bumblebee and 2 TF Gen Cybertronian Bumblebees)

TF Gen Bumblebees in car mode...ROC version looks nicer right?

DOTM BBs posing for the camera...say cheese...

Photobucket edited... 

Pre-rub "Standard" G1 Optimus Prime

Another early but more commonly found "standard" version of G1 Optimus Prime...Nothing much to describe or review here, basically, it's still a G1 Optimus Prime.

Cab wise - no rubsign, hence pre-rub. Again, long smokestacks indicate early release.

Yes, there's slight chrome wear on the smokestacks...

...otherwise, all else looks good

I am Optimus Prime!

Quick recap of the various G1 Optimus Prime...

    

"I am also Optimus Prime!!", says Red Feet Optimus Prime (left). "Me too", says "Bloated Fist" Optimus Prime (right). "You wanna taste of my bloated gun, huh?? I pack a punch too."

"err...what about me? I am also Optimus Prime", cried Commemorative series Optimus Prime.

Trailer wise - well, the standard silverish grey trailer with the blue striped sticker and Autobot insignia. The only difference could be found underneath the trailer : the "T" in the lynch-pin hole and no indication of Hasbro.

Inside the trailer...

Underneath the trailer...

 Full accessories...

 Instruction manual and tech specs...

...and some parting shots of both the pre-rub "Bloated Fist" and "Standard" Optimus Prime...enjoy...

A Prime Gathering...

Title aptly put...for a gathering of Primes or more accurately, Optimuses...coz' well, we have other Primes too (eg. Rodimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Vector Prime etc..).

No new hauls since...(can't recall when), so in the meanwhile, took group pics of some of the Optimuses in my collection...

TF Generation (aka WFC) Optimus Prime red family : yup, family of different redness...

Hail Hitl....oops!

Group shots...

(from left : Takara United Darkside Optimus Prime, Hasbro TRU Rage Over Cybertron Optimus Prime, Hasbro TF Generation Optimus Prime, Takara United Optimus Prime)  

Takara United Darkside Optimus Prime : "err...I must be the black sheep of the family"
The other 'Red' Optimus Primes : "yeah, the thorn among the roses...haha"

'Extended family'...err....father's side only :P as the real extended family is definitely bigger than this...

TF Gen Primes with Classic Optimus Prime, Robotmaster Optimus Prime, THS01, RTS Laser Prime, DOTM Optimus Prime and a distant cousin, the KM-01...haha...

TF Gen Primes with their Armada deluxe cousins...