Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

[GoktimusPrime]

I used to switch between Alita-1 and Elita-1 until 1996 when that Japanese garage kit came out and since then I've used Elita One.

[GoktimusPrime]

Tokyo Disneyland's Western River Railroad ride is presented by TakaraTOMY.

[Krayt]

Thanks FunPub!!!

Once again I've gotten a "new" g1 figure and realised I had overlooked something fro day 1!!!

This time it's Grand Max's she'll related.... I never realised Grand could keep Gran in place when in the shell! Only realised when I grabbed Brave's head to have a look with TFSS Megs shell.

But in my Defense... I try not to play with Grand too much

[GoktimusPrime]

MP36's plastic laser prop has a 5mm wide post (which plugs into the sword handle). Thus...

Unfortunately it doesn't fit on CW Megatron because the raised thumb base gets in the way. Because the "handle" is quite short it only works on figures whose fists are fairly flat. I don't have TR Megatron, so would anyone care to try it?

[GoktimusPrime]

TR Roadburn is a blend of Chase, Freeway and Searchlight. He has:
* Chase's colours (and coincidentally the larger grill/bumper makes the vehicle look more Chase-like)
* Freeway's face and helmet horns
* Searchlight's helmet crest and brow

So Roadburn mould could be potentially repainted as Freeway and Searchlight without any further retooling.

[GoktimusPrime]

TR Roadburn is a blend of Chase, Freeway and Searchlight. He has:
* Chase's colours (and coincidentally the larger grill/bumper makes the vehicle look more Chase-like)
* Freeway's face and helmet horns
* Searchlight's helmet crest and brow

So Roadburn mould could be potentially repainted as Freeway and Searchlight without any further retooling.

Actually, on closer inspection the head's "just" being show-accurate, and the Marvel/Sunbow head just coincidentally happens to have similar features to Freeway and Searchlight's toys.

[Paulbot]

AOE Junkheap is three robots with a shared alt mode, Reflector-style.

Apparently he does split into his three components in the movie. I didn't notice.

[griffin]

AOE Junkheap is three robots with a shared alt mode, Reflector-style.

Apparently he does split into his three components in the movie. I didn't notice.

I never realised that as well, and I never noticed that on the TFWiki... I mustn't have ever gone to that page either.

Now I'm gonna have go and look at the TF4 movie, to look for that scene...

[GoktimusPrime]

I noticed it, but I don't blame you guys for not noticing it considering that weird "flying blocks" transformation that they used in the film. Guh. They should release a special edition of AoE where:
1/ All the Decepticons actually transform, not disintegrate and reintegrate as floating sugar cubes.
2/ Just delete 'that' scene. It's so freaking useless and won't be missed.

[Geminii]

I've never thought of the name Megatron as a negative or evil sounding name.

The last I heard, it was meant to evoke "megaton", as in atomic weaponry, which had negative connotations due to the Cold War being less than a generation old when the name was created.