Takara Armada/ other info

[Hydra]

When I was in Japan with my friend Dave, we ended up going to the
World Character Convention, where we spoke with the head of the Takara
Boys' Division. I didn't post this right away as I've been on
vacation, but this info came from mid-December, so it may be a little
old. I'm putting it in a brief interview format.

H: So, the next Microtransformer is Sixbuilder?

T: It is. He'll be out around March.

H: What kind of colors are planned for the rare figure?

T: That hasn't been decided yet.

H: Is it a secret, so you can't release the info?

T: No, we really haven't come to a decision.

H: By the way, the background story for the Micromasters is excellent.
Everyone stateside seems to be enjoying it. It's by Mr. Ichikawa,
right?

T: Yes, and I'm glad they like it.

H: By the way, do you remember what the prize version of Starscream
for the Generations book actually was?

T: You're not talking about the PVC?

H: No, there were supposed to be 5 prize Starscreams given out, in
addition to 100 Skywarp PVC's.

T: Let's see, the black and ghost ones were E-hobby... it was clear.

H: Really? I thought that was just a rumor? So, the fully clear one? I
had seen pictures, but I assumed it was only a test shot.

T: It's the truth, that's actually what it was.

H: By the way, I wanted to ask you something about Armada... in the
past, we've seen a variety of "Convoy" who are different characters,
such as Lio Convoy and Convoy of Beast Wars. Is the Armada Convoy
intended to be a representation of the G1 Convoy, or an original
character?

T: (maybe a little caught off guard) ...It's an original character.
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So, for what it's worth, that's what I got out of him. Although he is
head of the division, my friend claims that he doesn't know the
history of the TF line very well, which may be why he hesitated about
the Convoy character question. It's probably best to wait and see what
plays out in the Japanese version of the series.

[AutoprogramX]

>When I was on the Moon with my friend Dave, we ended up going to a
>booby bar, where we spoke with the head of the Takara

>Boys' Division. I didn't post this right away as I've been on

>crack, but this info came from Bigbot.com, so it may be a little

>old. I'm putting it in a brief interview format.
>

>H: So, the next Microtransformer is Osama?

>
>T: It is. He'll be out around March.
>

>H: What kind of colors do you see when you eat 'shrooms?

>
>T: That hasn't been decided yet.
>
>H: Is it a secret, so you can't release the info?
>
>T: No, we really haven't come to a decision.
>

>H: By the way, the background story for the "Debbie Does Dallas" is excellent.