Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

[Bidoofdude]

MP-10 has painted eyes on his Hasbro figure, to give him a more cartoon look.
That is what we call light-piping. Many figures have it and it gives a very nice look, though can make some heads look kind of... incomplete.

[SuspectimusPrime]

I've just learnt of Double Pretenders I generally don't collect G1 but have a fondness for these monstrosities through the reading Marvel US comics and Regeneration One - (slim chance, but) would love to see what Furman does with these guys in Regeneration One!

Edit: It's good to know that despite not making it into G1 (as Double Pretenders) Lions (or Cheetahs), Gorillas and Spider-like monsters were able to make it into Beast Wars! A tad far-fetched? Well I see some correlation!


Via: http://www.toyarchive.com/Transforme...BC96Displ.html

[GoktimusPrime]

Wow! I never knew about those either! Interesting to see that they were likely a precursor to Pretender Monsters - which would also help to explain why the Pretender Monster robots are so small (i.e. you can fit 2 of them into 1 large sized Pretender shell). And of course, there are 6 Pretender Monsters, and even number. It's fairly circumstantial 'evidence', but it's a plausible fan theory.

[Jinto]

I realised that Transformers Animated is full of sound effects from Stargate (particularly the 'Zat') and Robocop 2.

[5FDP]

I realised that Transformers Animated is full of sound effects from Stargate (particularly the 'Zat') and Robocop 2.

Not uncommon. The G1 cartoons feature many sound effects found in the Star Wars movies.

[Bidoofdude]

I love the lightsaber sounds in G1. They bring back a bit of memory for me.