G1 Blaster?

[kup]

Never had a reissue but my childhood one (that I sold) never did it but I had to do that exact fix to my current one when he arrived. My first one was an earlier version of mold, maybe it was a little different inside too. I really have no idea...

Unless you had the original Microchange version, I think that vintage Blaster is the same as the reissue. Maybe some fall or the toy being knocked about during play leads to the spring and the door mechanism becoming unaligned. It's easy to see how that can happen when you open him up. It may not happen to reissues because as adults we are more careful with it.

Prime is really the only toy that differs considerably on the inside of his arms when it comes to his reissues and even some of his vintage variations.

[TF76]

My current vintage one is the same as the reissue, the other one was slightly different.

It had a compartment in the back (you couldn't open) I have seen something about it, i cant remember.

My guess is it was re-tooled further. I'll see if i can find a pic of one...

[kup]

My current vintage one is the same as the reissue, the other one was slightly different.

It had a compartment in the back (you couldn't open) I have seen something about it, i cant remember.

My guess is it was re-tooled further. I'll see if i can find a pic of one...

Maybe you had a 'closer to Microchange' early release of the Blaster mold.

[TF76]

http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vauto.html#blast

There is a pic here, it actually could open too ... Cool!

and says...

'Type 1: removable back, Takara stamping
Type 2: removable back, Hasbro/Tak stamping
Type 3: Solid back, Hasbro/Takara stamping'

so it was one of the first 2.

[kup]

http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vauto.html#blast

There is a pic here, it actually could open too ... Cool!

and says...

'Type 1: removable back, Takara stamping
Type 2: removable back, Hasbro/Tak stamping
Type 3: Solid back, Hasbro/Takara stamping'

so it was one of the first 2.

Awesome! Thanks for that. I didn't know there was one with an back that could be opened.

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thanks kup your a champion