Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

[Hursticon]

Well I've been a TransFan since an 80s childhood too, but can still get surprised how big or small some G1 Transformers I did not own (or see) as a child turn out to be.

Yep! - I've experienced the same with many figures, such as Scorponok, Predaking, Sixshot, God Ginrai & Gnaw - Just to name a few.

@Bidoof: G1 figures and, by extension, that of G2 never actually had a hard or marketed "Size Class" as they predate these concepts (In the Transformers toy line at least).

Beast Wars (I believe) was the 1st Transformers Toyline to introduce consistent "size class"-based figures & price points; a marketing strategy that, although has had name changes over time (Basic=Scout, Mega=Voyager, Supreme=Leader ), remains with the franchise to this day.

[liegeprime]

hehe, Imagine if the toys relative size to each other were the strict basis for the cartoons sizing as well...... man oh man, it's a regular crazy cartoon with all the scale disproportions you'd see. As for Bumblebee's claim of being the smallest , pffft, liar hahahaha. What about Ultramagnus, he'd easily defest any gestalt with his size, so can Blaster. And by golly gee whiz how the heck are they gonna fit in Astrotrain hahahahaha.... I don't think the franchise would take off as much, most prolly would think, this is an idiotic show hahaha

[GoktimusPrime]

Beast Wars (I believe) was the 1st Transformers Toyline to introduce consistent "size class"-based figures & price points; a marketing strategy that, although has had name changes over time (Basic=Scout, Mega=Voyager, Supreme=Leader ), remains with the franchise to this day.

Yes, this is true. Before Beast Wars there was no such thing as established size classes/price points. Beast Wars introduced this concept and it's stuck ever since.

BW didn't had Supreme or Leader Class. BW had Basic (Scout/Commander), Deluxe (Deluxe), Mega (Voyager) and Ultra (Ultra). An example of more recent Ultra Class TFs would be Universe Powerglide, Onslaught, Silverbolt etc. BW also had Super Class, which was Optimal Optimus.

Supreme Class was introduced in Beast Machines, the first being overpriced-piece-of-crap^Supreme Cheetor. Examples of a more recent Supreme Class toy is Animated Roll-Out Optimus Prime.

[Hursticon]

BW didn't have Supreme or Leader Class... BW also had Super Class, which was Optimal Optimus.

Super/Supreme... I wasn't far off , but one could argue "Super" becoming "Supreme" which in-turn became "Leader" - But yeah, Leader was as a name certainly not present in BW.

[Bidoofdude]

Yes, this is true. Before Beast Wars there was no such thing as established size classes/price points. Beast Wars introduced this concept and it's stuck ever since.

BW didn't had Supreme or Leader Class. BW had Basic (Scout/Commander), Deluxe (Deluxe), Mega (Voyager) and Ultra (Ultra). An example of more recent Ultra Class TFs would be Universe Powerglide, Onslaught, Silverbolt etc. BW also had Super Class, which was Optimal Optimus.

Supreme Class was introduced in Beast Machines, the first being overpriced-piece-of-crap^Supreme Cheetor. Examples of a more recent Supreme Class toy is Animated Roll-Out Optimus Prime.

Yeah, growing up with Cybertron, Supreme was absolutely enormous to my 5 or 6 year old self, almost double what he'd seem like to me now. G1 was pretty whacky with the scale.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Well I've been a TransFan since an 80s childhood too, but can still get surprised how big or small some G1 Transformers I did not own (or see) as a child turn out to be.

Hound and skids when I first saw them.

Shock ensued.