BT-17 Black Convoy - Full Pictorial

Having documented the opening and unsealing of the BT-17 Binaltech ark Commander Black Convoy featuring Dodge RAM SRT-10 in "Opening a $1000 Toy" and then discussed the figure in depth in last night's TFSource Blog article "Binaltech BT-17 to BT-18", I am now posting a full pictorial of the item in its packaging, and loose in both modes with paperwork. I've already given my opinion on the figure and discussed its relevance and context in the aforementioned two posts, so all that's left is to show off the photographs, enjoy!

Opening a $1000 toy - BT-17 Black Convoy

No, this did not cost me a thousand dollars, but some collectors out there will have shelled out close to that for the 2007 Binaltech Wonderfest exclusive BT-17 Black Convoy. I traded for mine, so it worked out extremely reasonable, and contributed to my decision to go ahead and open it. Why would anyone hesitate to open theirs, regardless of price? For a start, the packaging is rubbish, and one of those that can never be restored to its original untouched appearance, and having paid what most people do (seen em go for $700 recently), collectors will not want to destroy that high value and take a big hit in years to come should they sell. But this is me we're talking about, and I have been waiting for this opportunity for 7 years since I sold my own sealed specimen after BotCon 2007. So, please join me for my unsealing, un-boxing and liberating of a MISB Takara Binaltech BT-17 Dark Commander Black Convoy. 

New Arrivals - Mid July 2014 (Part 1)

Don't be fooled, this post is full of new Transformers Animated items that have been arriving steadily as the face of my collection changes again. However, top billing for this post belongs solely to a holy grail piece that I had in my possession on release 7 years ago, and foolishly sold immediately for massive profit, regretting it always. It gives me huge pleasure to take my biggest step yet towards completing something that lies very close to the heart and soul of my Transformers collection - Binaltech - with the arrival of BT-17 Wonderfest exclusive Black Convoy.