
Burning Convoy is packaged in Beast Mode
(Gorilla) and his color scheme is red with gold painted flames at his fists, legs, and
torso. His weapons are gray and when in Robot Mode, his helmet is silver with red
eyes. Convoy has various weapons in his arsenal; 2 Missile Launchers with 4
missiles, Swords (x2), Ball-n-Chain, and Double Missile Cannon.
Convoy has a neat little gimmick with makes him pound on his chest as a
gorilla would do to show his strength. There are two switches (one on each arm)
which need to be in the down position. The second step is to release the lever
located on his back and when this lever is moved in an up and down motion, Convoys
arms swing in at the elbows and strike his chest.

To transform Convoy to Robot Mode you first have to extend his rear legs and flip the
beasts toes downward which create the heels of Convoys feet. Rotate his legs
at the hip turning it 180 degrees. Finish transforming his feet by extending his
boot that is tucked away at his shin.
Next is the head. The head is connected to the body with joints at the
beasts ears. Pull this out and down and flip his face downward which now
creates Convoys torso which fits on top of the beasts chest. Once youve
put the torso in place youll notice the beasts mask which was hidden beneath the
gorillas head. Flip the mask downward then the antennas upward and finally the
mask back in the upward position. Rotate the head 180 degrees. Now you can see
Convoys robot head with the beasts mask as a neck protector.
Fold the arms down and then flip the shoulder armor upward that now looks like shoulder
pads. Thats it! Pretty simple transformation and great looking robot
mode.
There is a button located on Convoys buttock that releases the Missile Launcher
that whips into place on both shoulders. Each Missile Launcher has a missile that
can be fired by depressing a button. Two additional missiles are stored on his back
just behind his head. When the Missile Launchers are extended, youll notice
two ports on his back that is where his swords are kept.
Another gimmick uses the same apparatus as with the "chest pounding" gizmo.
Going back to the buttons on each arm, they must be switched in the upward position
to demonstrate the second gimmick. Insert Convoys sword in the portholes in
his fist (both top and bottom) which now looks like a bladed staff. Extend the arm
as if he has a bow weapon in hand, then extend the action lever in his back and move it up
and down. This rotates the arm from the elbow giving the appearance of a spinning
weapon.
Another hidden weapon is in each of his forearms. The left forearm has a Double
Missile firing Cannon. Just depress a button at his wrist and the lower half of his
arm flips down and the cannon flips into an upward position.
The right forearm also has cab that is lifted revealing a skull. When this skull
is pulled out youll notice that is the "ball" that is connected by string
(chain) then connected to a handle. This is the Ball-n-Chain weapon that fits into
the top port of his fist. When both arms are extended and weapons are in hand, using
the action lever at his back makes Convoy "swing" these weapons as if hes
in attack mode!
Im actually quite please with Burning Convoys transformation,
movement, gimmicks, and overall appearance. I would definitely recommend this figure
to anyone who collects Beast Wars! |