Why are pictures of Big Convoy floating around recently?
Is he getting re-released or something?

...and another MP Optimus... Great.

Yes. Next Encore release.

Would be a lot more interesting if he got a new figure in general rather than the uninteresting shellformer, but eh. It's a nice opportunity to get one, at least.

Could a Maximal and a Predacon protoform scan two different species the same time ?

You never saw the second season to Beast Wars have you?

To be fair, they were damaged when that happened.
But yeah, that's a bit of a stupid question considering the 2nd episode of Season 2 answers that pretty definitively.

Hell the whole Fuzors sub toy line in Beast Wars answers it.

Sorry dude I don't mean to sound like an asshole about it but a simple search into Beast Wars could answer it.

They should just make a masterpiece of Beachcomber.

Don’t forget the four Mutants.