Official Images of Transformers Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy
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Rio Convoy is the main character of the cell animation work produced in Japan in 1998, "The Super-Body Transformers Beast Wars II (Second)". The Rio Convoy toy sold by the company at the time of the broadcast was a record hit! An innovative transformation gimmick that transforms from a lion to a robot, and the high-impact design with the robot's “right shoulder is a lion's face”, is still highly popular among transformer fans.
"MP-48 Rio Convoy" is a completely deformed figure reproduced without leaving the figure of Rio Convoy, the leader of the Cybertron Space Guard who scanned the figure of a white lion on the planet Gaia. The attractiveness of this product is the transformation gimmick and movable gimmick made by incorporating the latest technology of transformer toys based on the animation setting, and the coloring reproduced by thoroughly examining the color of the cell drawing used for animation production at that time. It is one of the For details on prices and specifications, please wait for the follow up!
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Transformers masterpiece
MP-48 Rio Convoy
Target age 15 years old or older
Publisher: Takara Tomy
Price undecided
Expected to be released this winter
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Posted by Yweggo on June 15th, 2019 @ 7:42am CDT
Posted by sol magnus on June 15th, 2019 @ 8:26am CDT
Posted by Bucky on June 15th, 2019 @ 8:41am CDT
Definitely excited about this.
Posted by triKlops on June 15th, 2019 @ 8:49am CDT
Posted by Skritz on June 15th, 2019 @ 9:18am CDT
Posted by Sculyblast on June 15th, 2019 @ 9:21am CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on June 15th, 2019 @ 10:11am CDT
Posted by STngAR on June 15th, 2019 @ 10:26am CDT
bacem wrote:Additional pics
This lion head is way off !!
What are we doing here, cute and cuddly the preds into submission
Posted by transformers_va on June 15th, 2019 @ 10:37am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 15th, 2019 @ 10:56am CDT
Sculyblast wrote:I am not a smart man. There are many things I don't understand.
One of them is this: How is this figure better than the original?
Only one of those is a pic of the original toy.
Posted by EVS090374 on June 15th, 2019 @ 11:12am CDT
Sculyblast wrote:I am not a smart man. There are many things I don't understand.
One of them is this: How is this figure better than the original?
Meow.
Pic 2 is the RM version.
Meow!
Posted by Hero Alpha on June 15th, 2019 @ 11:17am CDT
Posted by leokearon on June 15th, 2019 @ 11:49am CDT
Posted by Nexus Knight on June 15th, 2019 @ 12:16pm CDT
Sculyblast wrote:I am not a smart man. There are many things I don't understand.
One of them is this: How is this figure better than the original?
Better posability, more show accurate colors and accessories, presumably better materials it is made from.
Posted by Asepticon on June 15th, 2019 @ 12:17pm CDT
Posted by transformnerd114 on June 15th, 2019 @ 12:30pm CDT
*I know MPM was only 10 years, but I think you still get my point.
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on June 15th, 2019 @ 12:56pm CDT
Posted by Immortal Starscream on June 15th, 2019 @ 1:06pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 15th, 2019 @ 1:26pm CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:Sculyblast wrote:I am not a smart man. There are many things I don't understand.
One of them is this: How is this figure better than the original?
Better posability, more show accurate colors and accessories, presumably better materials it is made from.
Better posability in the Beast Mode at the very least. Also, what many of you have missed is a key selling point: the lion head. In the anime, the head suddenly changes from smooth organic to angular robotic upon transformation: this is replicated in the MP by having the lion head turn inside out, with appropriate detailing on either side.
Posted by Epsilon Delta on June 15th, 2019 @ 1:35pm CDT
Posted by DMSL on June 15th, 2019 @ 2:14pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on June 15th, 2019 @ 2:33pm CDT
DMSL wrote:Looks great, apart from the goofy lion eyes.
i got the sneaking suspicion those eyes are articulated.
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on June 15th, 2019 @ 2:40pm CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:Sculyblast wrote:I am not a smart man. There are many things I don't understand.
One of them is this: How is this figure better than the original?
Better posability, more show accurate colors and accessories, presumably better materials it is made from.
Not to mention better proportions
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on June 15th, 2019 @ 2:44pm CDT
leokearon wrote:Still waiting for the Liger Zero version
Now that I would buy. Once I'm more skilled at customizing (and have more money to do so) I'm going to make one.
Posted by Emerje on June 15th, 2019 @ 3:11pm CDT
STngAR wrote:bacem wrote:Additional pics
This lion head is way off !!
What are we doing here, cute and cuddly the preds into submission
The head is accurate, welcome to the wacky world of Japanese Beast Wars.
Emerje
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 15th, 2019 @ 4:00pm CDT
Bounti76 wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Indeed. I do recall mentioning that the Takara Beast Wars characters might be in the MP line some day. Only to be rebuffed with cynicism... He looks nice. But a pass from me. Hopefully not taking the slot of another regular Beast Wars characters MP release.
There isn't a limited/set number of "slots" though. They make who they make.
It depends on who MP-49 will be. If it is a Beast Wars character (Fingers crossed for Terrorsaur or Rhinox) then that is fine. My concern is that MP Beast Wars Season One cast stands at 5/14. Almost halfway complete within three years, I'd hate for that momentum to be derailed for another sub-series.
sol magnus wrote:Awesome figure. Beast Wars Second fans should be happy.
EDIT
Posted by STngAR on June 15th, 2019 @ 4:32pm CDT
Emerje wrote:STngAR wrote:bacem wrote:Additional pics
This lion head is way off !!
What are we doing here, cute and cuddly the preds into submission
The head is accurate, welcome to the wacky world of Japanese Beast Wars.
Emerje
Totally understand toon acuracy, but sometimes it's not the best idea for my liking
Posted by Sabrblade on June 15th, 2019 @ 7:03pm CDT
The original figure is a brick.Sculyblast wrote:I am not a smart man. There are many things I don't understand.
One of them is this: How is this figure better than the original?
He didn't do much fighting in Beast Mode.STngAR wrote:bacem wrote:Additional pics
This lion head is way off !!
What are we doing here, cute and cuddly the preds into submission
Try looking for the Legend Commander Collection redeco of the RobotMasters mold. It's more recent and easier to find. I got mine from a seller on Amazon.com.Moonshot wrote:Been trying to find the Robot Masters version of Lio for a while at decent price, as the original is a bit too big scale for my Generations/CHUG stuff.
The tail evidently retracts into the beast mode kibble.Asepticon wrote:What's up with that tail? Looks like a poodle cut.
SpikeyTigertron wrote:DMSL wrote:Looks great, apart from the goofy lion eyes.
i got the sneaking suspicion those eyes are articulated.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 15th, 2019 @ 7:19pm CDT
Posted by Skritz on June 15th, 2019 @ 7:49pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 15th, 2019 @ 8:03pm CDT
He needs his jet boosters, darn it! Lio Convoy can fly (well, hover kinda) in robot mode!
Posted by Stargrave on June 15th, 2019 @ 9:36pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 15th, 2019 @ 9:40pm CDT
Skritz wrote:Seems most of the engineering 'beef up' is in a better, more poseable, more accurate and better proportioned robot mode. Which make sense.
Its way more significant than that, and I dont think people are seeing it. I will news it later.
Posted by Stargrave on June 15th, 2019 @ 9:51pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Skritz wrote:Seems most of the engineering 'beef up' is in a better, more poseable, more accurate and better proportioned robot mode. Which make sense.
Its way more significant than that, and I dont think people are seeing it. I will news it later.
So really looking at that thing and pardon any naïveté because I don’t have the original but I’m familiar with the design - Wow. Ok, I’m seeing a double face in there too and I would not be surprised if the eyes are articulated like you said but what you have is an entire mane that appears to have 473 bajillion joints and completely reconfigures from an organic animals mane to a smooth styled robot mode mane. I mean it completely changes wow. You know just appreciating toy engineering as an art here, that’s fabulous. That looks super cool.
Posted by william-james88 on June 15th, 2019 @ 11:41pm CDT
For those unaware, this is how Lio Convoy transforms in the show. His organic lion alt mode first becomes a robotic alt mode.
His original toy, left him as an organic lion, meaning that the mane doesn't have the angular and pronounced nature that it does on the show model. But we see it in this toy.
And yet, this MP Lio Convoy has an organic mane and face in lion mode. So, as you can see, the lion front completely morphs into a different robotic form for the robot mode, as it did in the cartoon.
Here are all the images of MP Lio Convoy we did not publish on the site yet, they come from @Chohenkan, @hayatoron, @Masabon2011 and @Portarmy on Twitter.
Posted by Stargrave on June 15th, 2019 @ 11:46pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 16th, 2019 @ 12:03am CDT
00Stargrave00 wrote:Ok so candidate for the top five most complicated shoulders in TF history list you were working on?
Not complicated at all: it just turns inside out.
Posted by Stargrave on June 16th, 2019 @ 12:11am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:00Stargrave00 wrote:Ok so candidate for the top five most complicated shoulders in TF history list you were working on?
Not complicated at all: it just turns inside out.
See, you make it sound so easy
But it’ll probably take the bulk of the instructions it looks nearly im-paws-able.
I just want to say, cat puns are for winners.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on June 16th, 2019 @ 12:33am CDT
00Stargrave00 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:00Stargrave00 wrote:Ok so candidate for the top five most complicated shoulders in TF history list you were working on?
Not complicated at all: it just turns inside out.
See, you make it sound so easy
But it’ll probably take the bulk of the instructions it looks nearly im-paws-able.
I just want to say, cat puns are for winners.
Cat puns are purr-fect (I love cats)
About the shoulder, I pretty much called it on this figure, considering I saw the organic lion head on the inside of the shoulder. I like this MP, and I think the lion mode is pretty good (better than the previous versions at least) and that robot mode looks spectacular. I have no connection with this character, nor do I know who he really is, I would gladly buy this figure just for his design.
Also, do I spot a hinge on his chest plate? One that may allow for this?
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 16th, 2019 @ 2:29am CDT
I also concur on the chest hinge, there's most likely something behind that door.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 16th, 2019 @ 2:57am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on June 16th, 2019 @ 10:27am CDT
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 16th, 2019 @ 10:30am CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Don’t get me wrong, Lio Convoy looks sexy, it’s just.... I really wanted Jazz or another Season 1/2 character made.
Same here. I don't think anyone expected, let alone asked for, Lio Convoy.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 16th, 2019 @ 10:42am CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Don’t get me wrong, Lio Convoy looks sexy, it’s just.... I really wanted Jazz or another Season 1/2 character made.
Same here. I don't think anyone expected, let alone asked for, Lio Convoy.
To be fair, people in Japan might
Posted by Sabrblade on June 16th, 2019 @ 10:50am CDT
It would be all kinds of wrong for this MP to omit the Energon Matrix.Nathaniel Prime wrote:Also, do I spot a hinge on his chest plate? One that may allow for this?
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 16th, 2019 @ 10:57am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Don’t get me wrong, Lio Convoy looks sexy, it’s just.... I really wanted Jazz or another Season 1/2 character made.
Same here. I don't think anyone expected, let alone asked for, Lio Convoy.
To be fair, people in Japan might
If that were the case, did they ask for the whole series to be represented? If that happens, potentially the entire Beast Wars toyline will be made into Masterpiece.
I'd be fully onboard for that
Posted by Stargrave on June 16th, 2019 @ 11:22am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It would be all kinds of wrong for this MP to omit the Energon Matrix.Nathaniel Prime wrote:Also, do I spot a hinge on his chest plate? One that may allow for this?
They have to have the Energon Meowtrix if they don’t it’d be a litter-al cat-astrophe.
Posted by Aimless Misfire on June 16th, 2019 @ 1:21pm CDT
Why don't they make some RID, Energon, Armada or Cybertron characters?
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 16th, 2019 @ 1:47pm CDT
Aimless Misfire wrote:So now Masterpiece has gone full Beast Wars?
Why don't they make some RID, Energon, Armada or Cybertron characters?
Why not? They are just spinning their wheels with G1 now. As I've said elsewhere, if they are not moving forward with the series, why not just put G1 to the back burner and go for full on MP Beast Wars, RiD, Unicron Trilogy instead? It might prove more successful than they realise.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 16th, 2019 @ 2:01pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Aimless Misfire wrote:So now Masterpiece has gone full Beast Wars?
Why don't they make some RID, Energon, Armada or Cybertron characters?
Why not? They are just spinning their wheels with G1 now. As I've said elsewhere, if they are not moving forward with the series, why not just put G1 to the back burner and go for full on MP Beast Wars, RiD, Unicron Trilogy instead? It might prove more successful than they realise.
Not quite all BW, we still have Hound to look forward to, as well as Jazz, Trailbreaker, Hoist and... that blue guy who hardly showed up in the cartoon, what's his name again?