Post by fenrir72 on Aug 21, 2009 4:22:15 GMT 8
Just picked up my unit from the nearest friendly neighborhood specialty shop GT. (Haven't got the pics up yet) but the one word I can describe it is AWESOME!
Basically you get the uber looking trailer set (a great update to the classic G1 Convoy trailer). Slightly wider than the original G1 trailer in a very thick and heavy box.
It has a functional launcher, a simulated robot/missile launcher (like the G1 but with no missiles doo hickey) with mechanical arms which when folded simulates a cannon mode with handles like the THS-02 trailer by Takara. On the repair mech/combat artillery deck component, I like how by simply extending it, you activate a mechanism which transforms it from the get go into an offensive form. You also have a blast shield of sorts similar to Rodimus Prime's blast shields.
Not to mention a "stealth" cover gimmick to explain where the heck does the trailer go after the cab transforms to robot mode. This gimmick is by far IMHO a very smart if not innovative take on how Convoy hides his big @ss trailer. FP's designers are quite clever. Using the "stealth mode" or something similar to GITS Motoko Kusanagi's camo optic skin, MGS stealth uniform or as seen in GI Joe:ROC, in a more reality base explanation, the trailer does not disappear into subspace but merely falls behind and hides. I did not remove the extra plastic covering on the gimmick so as to avoid any smudging from my grimmy fingers.
Connecting to the CC/DIA Commander trailer is also quite amazing, a collapsible connecter underneath can be extended to impliment this mode so no kibble.
And taking a nod at the THS-02, the rear ramp is extendable when you fold it out.
Oh not to forget the "Roller/Buggy" like drone which has some functionality with the now infamous TFCON DIA Commander upgrade and a label sheet to apply the finer details on the trailer and Roller.
And last but not the least, a chromed weapon set for henkei/classic Bumble B,Grimlock,Sideswipe and Mirage. ......more of an Easter Egg anyway.
FansProject has done it again and delivered what could be the best independently manufactured Convoy trailer since THS-02 ( I ain't counting MP-04 'cause that one lacks a decent Roller component) and I don't own one
If this is what FP does on Convoy's trailer, I sudder to think what they have in store for the Protector upgrade.
Basically you get the uber looking trailer set (a great update to the classic G1 Convoy trailer). Slightly wider than the original G1 trailer in a very thick and heavy box.
It has a functional launcher, a simulated robot/missile launcher (like the G1 but with no missiles doo hickey) with mechanical arms which when folded simulates a cannon mode with handles like the THS-02 trailer by Takara. On the repair mech/combat artillery deck component, I like how by simply extending it, you activate a mechanism which transforms it from the get go into an offensive form. You also have a blast shield of sorts similar to Rodimus Prime's blast shields.
Not to mention a "stealth" cover gimmick to explain where the heck does the trailer go after the cab transforms to robot mode. This gimmick is by far IMHO a very smart if not innovative take on how Convoy hides his big @ss trailer. FP's designers are quite clever. Using the "stealth mode" or something similar to GITS Motoko Kusanagi's camo optic skin, MGS stealth uniform or as seen in GI Joe:ROC, in a more reality base explanation, the trailer does not disappear into subspace but merely falls behind and hides. I did not remove the extra plastic covering on the gimmick so as to avoid any smudging from my grimmy fingers.
Connecting to the CC/DIA Commander trailer is also quite amazing, a collapsible connecter underneath can be extended to impliment this mode so no kibble.
And taking a nod at the THS-02, the rear ramp is extendable when you fold it out.
Oh not to forget the "Roller/Buggy" like drone which has some functionality with the now infamous TFCON DIA Commander upgrade and a label sheet to apply the finer details on the trailer and Roller.
And last but not the least, a chromed weapon set for henkei/classic Bumble B,Grimlock,Sideswipe and Mirage. ......more of an Easter Egg anyway.
FansProject has done it again and delivered what could be the best independently manufactured Convoy trailer since THS-02 ( I ain't counting MP-04 'cause that one lacks a decent Roller component) and I don't own one
If this is what FP does on Convoy's trailer, I sudder to think what they have in store for the Protector upgrade.
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