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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 12:46:28 GMT
Sat chatting yesterday, a question came up I'm still pondering. When was the last Transformer with motorised movement released? (not counting reissues). I know we still get the occasional light up eyes or a sound chip in the Titans, but when was the last one that actually moved? Surely it wasn't Armada Prime's autoconversion? And how many have there been that move overall?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 12:52:46 GMT
Great question
Also have we ever had Transformers with wind-up motors? And if not, why not?
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 13:02:22 GMT
Depends how you define wind up? the Throttlebots and Battlechargers are kind of wind up? or is pull back totally different?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 13:03:14 GMT
Depends how you define wind up? the Throttlebots and Battlechargers are kind of wind up? or is pull back totally different? Wind up like Zoids were |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 13:23:47 GMT
You know, I really can't think of any other motorised figures later than Armada Prime
Phil will know!!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 28, 2019 13:37:39 GMT
Also have we ever had Transformers with wind-up motors? And if not, why not? If we did, they would no doubt be called Keymasters. Like Vinz Clortho the Keymaster of Gozer. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 15:04:51 GMT
You know, I really can't think of any other motorised figures later than Armada Prime Phil will know!! Well that's it you see, Phil couldn't think of any either. We were musing over how it's a shame that the new Omega doesn't trundle round his track like the old one. |
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 28, 2019 15:59:51 GMT
Werent there a few things in the movie line? I guess they werent strictly part of the main toyline.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 16:08:07 GMT
Werent there a few things in the movie line? I guess they werent strictly part of the main toyline. Specifically motorised though? I can think of lights and sounds but not anything that moved via batteries (the bumblebee line had pull back and go motors didn't they?) |
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Post by The Huff on Oct 28, 2019 20:38:08 GMT
The Ultimate Bumblebee was motorised - the robot moved it's limbs etc. and reacted to sound.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 20:40:44 GMT
The Ultimate Bumblebee was motorised - the robot moved it's limbs etc. and reacted to sound. Good spot!! |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 21:38:03 GMT
Right. So what are we saying here?
Battery Operated Movement
Omega Supreme
Sky Lynx
Trypticon
Star Convoy
Armada Optimus Prime
Ultimate Bumblebee
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2019 21:40:34 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 21:44:33 GMT
Technically Grandus! (Star Convoy has an adaptor that plugs into him to power his lift, but he doesn't have a battery himself)
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 22:10:12 GMT
I don't think Grandus counts because he just uses Star Convoy's roller. He can't do it on his own.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 22:11:27 GMT
I'd love a Dai Atlas.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2019 22:18:52 GMT
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Post by The Huff on Oct 28, 2019 22:54:46 GMT
It has always puzzled me that in the entire (main) Transformers run there has never been a proper motorised Transforming figure. Yes there have been third party ones that are naff (and by third party, I mean actual licensed third party like Dickie etc) but how hard would it be to make a car that slowly transforms in a motorised fashion in the style of Jazz's conversion into a proper robot?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2019 22:56:13 GMT
It has always puzzled me that in the entire (main) Transformers run there has never been a proper motorised Transforming figure. Yes there have been third party ones that are naff (and by third party, I mean actual licensed third party like Dickie etc) but how hard would it be to make a car that slowly transforms in a motorised fashion in the style of Jazz's conversion into a proper robot? Armada Prime's trailer did! But apart from that, yeah. Plenty of spring-loaded ones though. I guess it's because complex motors would mean the figure breaks more easily and they want to make the figures robust. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2019 23:22:14 GMT
Expense too. That one that came out of Japan recently was over three hundred quid.
Mind you that was a bit more than just a motorized transformation.
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Post by Toph on Oct 29, 2019 0:31:29 GMT
I thought that there was a larger motorized Skweeks, but it turns out that it's a non transforming RC toy.
If that counts, then it's probably the most recent motorized toy.
If not, then I believe it's the ultimate bumblebee that was mentioned earlier.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 7, 2019 19:59:54 GMT
Great question Also have we ever had Transformers with wind-up motors? And if not, why not? Not exactly motors, but you had to wind up the G2 Rotor Force's rotors by hand. Martin |
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Post by blueshift on Nov 7, 2019 20:03:45 GMT
Great question Also have we ever had Transformers with wind-up motors? And if not, why not? Not exactly motors, but you had to wind up the G2 Rotor Force's rotors by hand. Martin Wait really? |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 7, 2019 20:19:44 GMT
Not exactly motors, but you had to wind up the G2 Rotor Force's rotors by hand. Martin Wait really? Jump to 3:00 and 7:15. Martin |
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Post by blueshift on Nov 7, 2019 20:24:16 GMT
!!!!!
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 7, 2019 20:58:07 GMT
Fantastic!
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 7, 2019 21:30:49 GMT
Good times.
-Ralph
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