Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

[liegeprime]

As roller pointed out to me today. G1 Ultra Magnus' helmet head can combine with his blue chest piece to form a little jet vehicle of some sort. I thought it was just a joke, but then we tried it... crude but yup apparently it does.

[Sinnertwin]

It's a carry over mode from Powered Convoy. The PC release came with small wheels on his chest piece too

[liegeprime]

It's a carry over mode from Powered Convoy. The PC release came with small wheels on his chest piece too

too bad they didn't include those wheels

[Skullcruncher]

As roller pointed out to me today. G1 Ultra Magnus' helmet head can combine with his blue chest piece to form a little jet vehicle of some sort. I thought it was just a joke, but then we tried it... crude but yup apparently it does.

Ha nice... a great way display spare helmets and chest pieces!

[Ravagecat]

As roller pointed out to me today. G1 Ultra Magnus' helmet head can combine with his blue chest piece to form a little jet vehicle of some sort. I thought it was just a joke, but then we tried it... crude but yup apparently it does.

Wow...never realised this. There is even a little seat for the microman that would of come with the pre transformer release of UM

[Sinnertwin]

Hasbro skipped Powered Buggy, the little red single seater vehicle/robot that came with Powered Convoy too.

[Senor_2]

Never really thought about it before and it's probably been mentioned a number of times elsewhere, but Camshaft is an ironic name for the character (G1 Omnibot), as his car mode is a Mazda RX-7, rotary engines don't have camshafts....
I wonder if the person who decided on the name did so as a small joke

[UltraMarginal]

As roller pointed out to me today. G1 Ultra Magnus' helmet head can combine with his blue chest piece to form a little jet vehicle of some sort. I thought it was just a joke, but then we tried it... crude but yup apparently it does.

It's a carry over mode from Powered Convoy. The PC release came with small wheels on his chest piece too

Wow...never realised this. There is even a little seat for the microman that would of come with the pre transformer release of UM

That's really interesting, surprising and cool. you can even see the little slots in the side of the ches piece where they coiuld have put those thin wire axels in for the wheels.

Never really thought about it before and it's probably been mentioned a number of times elsewhere, but Camshaft is an ironic name for the character (G1 Omnibot), as his car mode is a Mazda RX-7, rotary engines don't have camshafts....
I wonder if the person who decided on the name did so as a small joke

This is noticed by someone every 6 months or so on a board somewhere around the world, but that doesn't make it any less valid or interesting. I like to think it's the designers being creatively ironic. it's this sort of trivia that I love about Transformers.

[Bidoofdude]

Today I saw a picture of G1 Reflector with some other G1 bots and I have to say, he's WAY smaller than I thought.

Come to think of it, IMO most G1 toys are quite hard to tell scale with. Before I saw G1 Optimus in person, I presumed he was at least a tall deluxe-ish size. Soundwave, I couldn't give myself any idea and I still find it quite hard to tell.

Anyone else feel this way?

[Sinnertwin]

Today I saw a picture of G1 Reflector with some other G1 bots and I have to say, he's WAY smaller than I thought.

Come to think of it, IMO most G1 toys are quite hard to tell scale with. Before I saw G1 Optimus in person, I presumed he was at least a tall deluxe-ish size. Soundwave, I couldn't give myself any idea and I still find it quite hard to tell.

Anyone else feel this way?

I grew up with G1, so they've always seemed normal to me, apart from the odd one or two. It's Beast Wars figures that really throw me i've either forgotten or have not seen it in the plastic.
In relation to Soundwave's height: he's almost the same height (feet to top of head) as Generations Sandstorm