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Post by GDomino on Jan 4, 2006 5:44:27 GMT -5
Oh - these newest pics are SWEET!! Um? oh yeah - Galaxy Convoy's die-cast metal parts were his shoulders and lower legs. He also has some metal bits in his chest (and screws too). It's one of those "you had to see it for yourself" situations because until I got him, I was pretty unimpressed by other peoples' discriptions too. But given the photos of the prototype we've seen of the new G1 Convoy HBS, I'm already sold on the thing... *drool* Be prepared to be blown away some more then Ben... This proto shows diecast content. More pics at allspark.com. |
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Post by Kidchuckle on Jan 5, 2006 15:10:16 GMT -5
pretty cool stuff.. although I wish when people take pictures of things.. they would put it beside something that was a bit more standardized or familiar to most people.
LIke a ruler?? or Currency? like a quarter, or a $$ bill of sorts??
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Post by paladin on Jan 22, 2006 0:50:47 GMT -5
What scale is the HBS-2 Hybrid Style G1 Convoy in? It's around1/3 the size of MP-01 Convoy, right?
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Jan 22, 2006 9:35:27 GMT -5
Well, yeah, something like that. If you look at that prototype photo that GDomino linked above you see it's the size of a typical cellular phone (non-flip-phone). That'd be about 3 inches give or take a bit...
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Post by paladin on Jan 22, 2006 12:26:34 GMT -5
So if MP Convoy was around 1/24 scale, would that make HBS-2 Convoy...1/72 scale?
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Post by Chen on Jan 22, 2006 14:16:43 GMT -5
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Jan 22, 2006 20:21:25 GMT -5
I think chet is asking what the scale by the numbers is (btw, I wouldn't hestitate to say HBS are about the size of a 1/144-scaled Gundam). But what he means is that MP-1 was roughly a 1/24-scaled vehicle (if we compare against other non-Transformers model cars). In fact, all BT/Alternator molds are supposed to be 1/24 cars. MP1 is officially non-scale. In particular, Convoy wasn't an actual truck model (as far as I know; altho, he does resemble some real-life trucks). For the sake of arguement let's say he was 1/24. If that is so, then the photos circulating around the 'net would imply that yes, HBS are roughly 1/72 scale. When I put my HBS-01 next to my Macross valkyrie fighters, the cab area closely approximates the cockpit of the 1/72-scale VF-19A in my collection. However, we also know that Galaxy Convoy is supposed to be somewhat larger than G1 Convoy so.... boy, we could go all night on this topic. Is it really that important?  |
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Post by Chen on Jan 23, 2006 17:28:36 GMT -5
It's hard to say what scale the HBS Prime will be because there are no hard stats on how tall Prime is. I've seen him stated from being 20 feet tall to all the way to 60 feet so he varies. But your right that MP Prime is not officialy been stated as being 1/24, I guess people just go by his robot mode which "looks" right next to BT/Alt's although his truck mode is a little too small to be 1/24 scale.
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Post by paladin on Jan 24, 2006 0:09:14 GMT -5
When I put my HBS-01 next to my Macross valkyrie fighters, the cab area closely approximates the cockpit of the 1/72-scale VF-19A in my collection. However, we also know that Galaxy Convoy is supposed to be somewhat larger than G1 Convoy so.... boy, we could go all night on this topic. Is it really that important? Well...it's not THAT important, but it adds to the fun of displaying. I actually had the same idea as you for displaying it with my other approx. 1/72 scale toys like the Yamato VF-11B FP and the Bandai Labor in Action Ingram. |
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Post by rx79msg on Jan 24, 2006 16:54:10 GMT -5
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Post by Lord Zarak on Jan 24, 2006 17:11:14 GMT -5
Except for the dimension is better than the masterpiece...  |
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Post by Kidchuckle on Jan 24, 2006 19:43:39 GMT -5
Oohhh that looks hot!
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Jan 24, 2006 21:16:56 GMT -5
Cool! I'm amused to note that the Roller drone has more detailed paint app than his larger G1 original counterpart.  |
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Post by Protoform-S on Feb 3, 2006 10:48:08 GMT -5
Pre-orders are already available at Fan-to-Fan. Preorder price is USD 42.50   Pics courtesy of Fan to Fan |
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Post by Kidchuckle on Feb 4, 2006 12:59:12 GMT -5
hey thanks for the pics!
wow is that thing tiny.. I didn't realize its microman sized!
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Post by Chen on Feb 4, 2006 13:15:39 GMT -5
Damn, if we can't get a MP version of G1 Megatron then why don't they give us a HBS version?
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Post by Kidchuckle on Feb 5, 2006 21:40:19 GMT -5
how much is this going for?
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Post by southpawdragon on Feb 6, 2006 0:05:50 GMT -5
For being so small. He seems the most badass Prime yet.
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Post by Protoform-S on Mar 3, 2006 21:59:46 GMT -5
Courtesy of fan to fan: Comparison shots between the MP01, RM Convoy and the HBS02 Convoy:  Preorder price is around 5250 Yen ;D |
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Post by Lord Zarak on Mar 4, 2006 8:15:01 GMT -5
Damn, if we can't get a MP version of G1 Megatron then why don't they give us a HBS version? Maybe for the same they could not do a MP Megatron... I would it...................................... |
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