Bidspirit auction | Takara Beast Wars D-12 Megastorm

Takara Beast Wars D-12 Megastorm Destron Transformable Robot Toy, 1992 - A Japanese Takara ”Beast Wars” era transformable robot toy, identified as ”D-12 Megastorm, ” featuring a ”Destron” (Decepticon) character. This new-old-stock toy is presented in its original cardboard box packaging with a clear plastic window displaying the green and purple plastic figure, which appears to be a tank in its vehicle mode. Visible Japanese text on the packaging indicates ”Transforms from tank to robot!!” (戦車からロボットへトランスフォーム!!) and that ”Missile rapid fire is possible!!” (ミサイル連射が可能!!). The box art depicts the figure in both tank and robot forms, emphasizing its transformable nature and connection to ”Beast Wars” with the phrase ”A new battle between justice (Beast) and evil (Machine) has begun!!” (正義(ビースト)と悪(マシーン)との新たなる闘いが始まった!!). A copyright of ”© TAKARA CO.LTD. 1992” is noted on the packaging. A ”$75” price sticker is affixed to the plastic window.