Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)
Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (トランスフォーマーGT MISSION GT-R) is a 2013 TakaraTomy toyline created in collaboration with the Super GT racing championship series. All toys in the series are heavy retools of the Alternity Convoy mold, transforming into 1:32 scale Nissan GT-R racing cars representing real-life cars participating in Super GT. While they all have the same basic mold, each toy features a unique head, weapon and human partner in the form of a small posable race queen figure.
Toys
- GT-01 GT-R Prime (Nismo / Motul Autech GT-R) with Misaki.
- GT-02 GT-R Saber (Team Impul / Calsonic Impul GT-R) with Anna.
July 17, 2013
- GT-03 GT-R Megatron (MOLA / S Road REITO MOLA GT-R) with Noa.
September, 2013
- GT-04 GT-R Maximus (Kondo Racing / D'station Advan GT-R) with Hiiro.
Fiction
A Transformers GT: Mission GT-R one-shot manga by Naoto Tsushima was published in the July 2013 issue of Kerokero Ace. The story was expanded on in story pages published in issues of Dengeki Hobby.
Transformers GT x Kid's Walk
TakaraTomy also collaborates with "Kid's Walk", events organized by Super GT to boost interest in sports car racing among children by letting them and their parents visit the racing circuits on special pit walks with activities and prizes. During the 2013 season's Kid's Walk, TakaraTomy will contribute in the form of Transformers GT x Kid's Walk and give away toys of new character Safety Prime. This exclusive toy is a redeco of 2010 Transformers Legends Class Prowl, available in limited quantities and only given to children in middle school or younger.
Notes
- If preordered via Toy Hobby Market before March 31 2013, the Prime and Saber toys came with exclusive calendars featuring art of the respective robots and race queens.
- GT-R Maximus was originally slated to be GT-03, but was pushed back to GT-04 with Megatron becoming GT-03. This may have had to do with the fact his original promotional art featured the same head as Prime rather than the newly tooled head the figure comes with.
