Takara TOMY rebooted the Diaclone series a couple years ago with an all-new reimagined look from the original toys that Transformers were derived from. Now Takara has come back, in a way, to the beginning with their Diaclone DA-65 Battle Convoy that reimagines the original toy that would become the well known Optimus Prime.
Fortunately, or not, this is something completely new and different from the box cab and trailer with many of the original concepts taken even further than the original. The figure is listed for ¥30,175 JPY / $285 USD to be released in February 2021. Read on to see the translated official product information and images below for more details.
It is the latest model of the Battle Convoy series, which has undergone repeated model changes from the first model.
The cab machine, which can be separated into a flying machine and a running machine, can be changed into a powerful humanoid combat machine with various weapons built-in, and also equipped with functions that can be linked to verse systems such as bollet cores and joints of each part.
The container machine that runs on its own with four large crawlers is a super-class huge, such as a battle mother ship mode in which a flying machine is connected to the front connector and the running machine is stored in the container part, and a patrol immediate battle mode in which a cab machine is connected at the beginning. It changes into a battle machine form.
The greatest function of the container part is the variable expansion function to a vast mobile base, and depending on the configuration selection of the optional function unit to be installed, "Operation Command Base" "Fighter Mobile Base" "Repository Transportation Base" "Maintenance Work Base" "Boret Core" / V mover storage base, PS chamber storage base, Triverse mother ship, etc., various specialized operations are possible according to the purpose.
These specialized container machines form a battle fleet of warriors in order to carry out the operation to destroy Walders and advance in the wilderness of fierce battle!
Battle convoy V-MAX flight machine and running machine are united It becomes a cab type vehicle and is transformed into a humanoid decisive battle machine, the total height in the humanoid decisive battle mode is about 18 cm, and it will be an item in the same class as the already released Diabattles V2.
The arm unit uses a common connection joint with Battles Big Powered Buffalo, etc., and the bollet core, body and back joints use a common connection joint with the verse system, making it an item that strengthens the link with the already released Diaclone series.
The container machine battle mother ship mode has a total length of approximately 40 cm, and the patrol immediate battle mode, which is reminiscent of the vehicle mode of the first battle convoy, has a total length of approximately 47 cm.
One of the already released Triverse series can be completely stored in the container part (the trijetter has a wing part folded).
When deploying base mode equipped with a control tower that can be separated into a UFO type command machine, a flat deck space of 30 cm × 23 cm (excluding slope surface) is secured, and 4 types of already released Triverse series can be placed at the same time. It is possible.
Various optional parts such as Console A/B/C Maintenance Deck Chamber Hanger/Boret Core Hanger Crane Pillar Battle Bike Base etc. Can be laid out freely, and mobile bases for various purposes can be constructed according to the purpose.
Set contents
Container body (1), Battle convoy body A (1), Battle convoy body B (1), Maintenance deck (1), Commander (1), Gun (2), Boret core A (1), Boret core B (1), Deck (4), Console A / Console B (2), Console C (2), Crane Pillar (4), Crane Rail (2), Crane Rail Joint (1), Chamber Hanger / Bolet Core Hanger (6), Combat Bike Base (2), Weapon (2), Chair (4), Claw (2), Connecting Parts (4), Diaclone Member (2), Seal (2), Steel Sheet (1), Brochure (1), Instruction manual (1)