Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Sky Shadow]

I have a G1 snaptrap and when you push down the arms the hands extend, but when you push up the arms are they suppose to retract because when I push the for-arm back up, the fist don't retract by them selves.

No, they only 'auto-transform' the one direction. Otherwise his fists would retract every time you bent him at the elbows in robot mode, which would be daft, particularly since he's supposed to be holding a gun and a sword in them at the time.

[kup]

No, they only 'auto-transform' the one direction. Otherwise his fists would retract every time you bent him at the elbows in robot mode, which would be daft, particularly since he's supposed to be holding a gun and a sword in them at the time.

That's correct:

[autobreadticon]

any1 else brought JRX and got burnt? I just brought another JRX when stock @ toyarena indicated they were getting low.

so im playing with it and one side the joints are stiff while the other is fine, but im missing a tech spec card c-13, my money!!!!! Should i spam attack toyarena on ebay or what should i do

[Paulbot]

any1 else brought JRX and got burnt? I just brought another JRX when stock @ toyarena indicated they were getting low.

so im playing with it and one side the joints are stiff while the other is fine, but im missing a tech spec card c-13, my money!!!!! Should i spam attack toyarena on ebay or what should i do

Is your JRX in a Korean box? The tech spec cards in the Korean releases are a bit random IIRC.

[Sky Shadow]

any1 else brought JRX and got burnt? I just brought another JRX when stock @ toyarena indicated they were getting low.

so im playing with it and one side the joints are stiff while the other is fine, but im missing a tech spec card c-13, my money!!!!! Should i spam attack toyarena on ebay or what should i do

According to what you've written above, the only thing wrong seems to be that you're missing a tech-spec card. Unless you forgot to mention something else, it doesn't seem like anyone's really been 'burned' and it hardly warrants an attack on the seller (particularly when the fault was almost certainly Sonokong's, not the seller's.) Try to be happy - you've bought a fantastic gestalt (in my opinion, probably the best in Transformers' 25-year history), and the Sonokong version is leagues better than Hasbro's.

[blackoptimus]

Are there any specific differences between G1 1984 frenzy and 1986 frenzy? Also what's the difference between rub and pre rubbed besides not having a rub sign. e.g any stamping differences etc.?

[Sky Shadow]

Are there any specific differences between G1 1984 frenzy and 1986 frenzy? Also what's the difference between rub and pre rubbed besides not having a rub sign. e.g any stamping differences etc.?

The first 1984 Frenzy had metal feet, silver weapons and came from Japan. 1986 Frenzy had plastic feet, gold weapons and came from Macau.

[Sam]

Not sure if this has been asked before ... I got a question about Japanese cartoon series of Transformers.

I know that for the US cartoon, the Headmasters portion only lasted a few episodes but the Japanese version went on for much longer.

Before Japanese had their Headmasters portion ... was the G1 cartoon exactly the same as the US version?

Main reason I am asking is because I am curious about how the Autobots (of the Japanese version) got their "Athenia" base. Hope I'm making sense.... thanks!

[GoktimusPrime]

Before Japanese had their Headmasters portion ... was the G1 cartoon exactly the same as the US version?

Pretty much, yes. There are a few minor discrepancies, such as RIRFIB (whereas the US cartoon is notoriously FIRRIB) and season 3 occurs in 2005/6 whereas in Japanese continuity it occurs in 2010. Oh yeah, Scramble City. But otherwise it's the same.

Main reason I am asking is because I am curious about how the Autobots (of the Japanese version) got their "Athenia" base. Hope I'm making sense.... thanks!

The planet Athenia was first seen in "Five Faces of Darkness Part 1." It was a really weird non-spherical planetoid (like the planet of Junk, only not made of garbage) and was the place where the first Galactic Olympics were held. By the time of "The Headmasters" (2011) Athenia had become heavily terraformed into a completely spherical planet and colonised by Autobots.

[Paulbot]

I know that for the US cartoon, the Headmasters portion only lasted a few episodes but the Japanese version went on for much longer.

Before Japanese had their Headmasters portion ... was the G1 cartoon exactly the same as the US version?

Probably should also note that "Rebirth" does not happen in the Japanese storyline. The Headmasters series takes place after "The Return of Optimus Prime" and gives them a totally different origin.