 Glow-in-the-Dark Green Lio Convoy
A Redeco of a Retool
Transformers New Legends Import
Item No.: No. G5242
Manufacturer: Takara-Tomy
Includes: 2 small blasters
Action Feature: Transforms from Robot to Lion and Glows like the Dickens
Retail: $59.99
Availability: July 2026
Other: One to Glow On
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$60 for Glow-in-the-Dark Green Lio Convoy did not strike me as a screaming deal at first blush. Takara-Tomy took its 40th Anniversary Leo Convoy retrool (cartoon lion head and mane, slightly different claws, 2 fewer blasters) and said "can we make it glow in the dark?" The answer was a resounding "yes," this thing is one of the brightest glow toys I own. For years Hasbro has made comments about not wanting to do glow, the reason for which has varied. Some Hasbro people just don't like glow because they didn't feel it was a worthy gimmick. Some said it might not be the best plastic. I think they may have been on to something with the latter - this was very difficult to pry apart from lion mode in spots.
The toy is very similar to Legacy Evolution Leo Prime [FOTD #2,585]. It might be a good idea to keep that one to play with, and get this glow one to display..
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It's a remarkably similar toy with most of the same gimmickry. The mane opens and rotates a bit better, but the packaged-in-lion-mode beast comes in a nice box and is ready to pounce. The claws flip out, the feet are all jointed, and the glow one has painted eyes that do look a bit better than Hasbro's all-gold eye release. Hasbro has a more realistic lion sculpt, but when you're dealing with a gold maned white lion "realistic" may or may not be of value. This one glows in the dark, with sharp mane detail and very flat bits that look more like an animation cel. The fur texture is pretty much the same, and the painted metallic green claws look great. The face comes through well even in the glow plastic, and the eyes pop nicely. His teeth kind of disappear in his opening mouth, but that was also true of the white plastic lions.
While Maximizing this guy into his robot form, I heard a rattle. I was expecting a bonus accessory or those other two blasters. Alas, it was not to be. I had some difficulty getting the stiff glow plastic to move, and I would recommend being careful with this one over time. I have personally never encountered any kind of "glow plastic syndrome" in my toys, but most stuff tends to be PVC or another soft vinyl. This is a harder plastic. All of the fur textured bits look very good with the pale glow plastic, and it turns out the source of the rattle was Lio Convoy's head on my sample. The blue metallic head rests on a green piece of plastic that had a little bit of a wobble when not locked in place.
I wouldn't say conversion is difficult, but I had to be careful. I was worried the butt piece connected to the tail might snap.
As a robot, he is very similar to the previous Leo Prime toy. Same height, same general detail, similar amount of paint, and is basically what you might have hoped to get for a toy representing "Legend! The Green Warrior," an episode of Beast Wars II I have still not seen. Articulation is still the same - excellent. The joints are incredibly stiff, possibly due to the plastic employed in its creation. I appreciate the heel spurs to keep him upright, and everything looks as goofy as I might hope. Glow toys are fun, and we're far beyond trying to make anything realistic. This is an embodiment of a specific anime moment, and I assume there are enough glow-in-the-dark toy collectors in Japan to warrant this kind of item. I really like it, but I freely admit this is mostly worth owning as a glowing collectible. It's not the best representation of the character, and in this case that's just fine. I needed something like this in Transformers to keep Cyberglow Megatron [FOTD #2,918] company.
This one was a pre-sell only, so at this point it will probably cost you to get it. The very cheapest one on eBay is $85.99 plus shipping, which is a bit of a jump - but that's what happens with collectible limited edition releases. I'm not saying to not buy it. I'd have paid it if I missed the pre-order, it's such an unusual item that I wouldn't want to miss out on it, but I also know my Transformers collection has gotten a little out of hand. My glow toy collection knows no limits, so I can make an excuse to keep this one around. If that sounds like you, get one before the price climbs too high.
--Adam Pawlus
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