Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

Apologies for the lighting, but just found out Universe Galvatron had a third mode
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...pswf05xl7b.jpg

And also never realised that G1 Ultra Magnus's legs clipped into his arms in trailer mode
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...pser0qh2lu.jpg

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Originally Posted by SuspectimusPrime

Digressing here. They should be able to register them for 10-year periods, and even if after the trademark's expired, if it is unused by any other company then the original company has a choice of renewing it. Fees are usually involved, but they are negligible (at least in Australia) compared against the ridiculous 7 month waiting period of lodging a whole new trademark.

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I think that the USA has a higher degree of 'use it or lose it' with regards to trademarks.

I just discovered that CW Legends Thundercracker's wings can actually be positioned in such a way in robot mode that they are much more secure and less likely to flap about, if you simply push the whole assembly down so that the connecting strut is on an angle. Works much better in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Zommael

I just discovered that CW Legends Thundercracker's wings can actually be positioned in such a way in robot mode that they are much more secure and less likely to flap about, if you simply push the whole assembly down so that the connecting strut is on an angle. Works much better in my opinion.

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Funny cause I've always been doing this and I never really noticed.

that third mode for Galvatron is pretty neat, I might have to try it out.

I think this is actually new, but if it isn't, I didn't realise it before - the RID Titans are made in Indonesia, which is a country that I don't recall seeing before on a Transformers toy.
It seems rather odd though, as they are still getting toys produced in China and Vietnam, so I wonder why they need another location to make toys... and the most gimmicky ones at that.

IIRC some G2 toys like 1993's Megatron was made in Indonesia

Is the Universe Galvatron actually designed to allow for that 3rd mode, or is it a happy accident?

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Originally Posted by Bidoofdude

Is the Universe Galvatron actually designed to allow for that 3rd mode, or is it a happy accident?

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#5
http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/10873.shtml

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Originally Posted by Bidoofdude

Is the Universe Galvatron actually designed to allow for that 3rd mode, or is it a happy accident?

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#5
http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/10873.shtml

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Thanks For Sharing that Sinnertwin, that was a very interesting little read and the sketches were pretty cool. That toy would have been so awesome as a voyager or even Ultra.