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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 6:01:17 GMT
Yes, and the transformation isn't quite the same. The Throttlebots' undercarriage is hinged at the front, so they basically transform by having the top half of the car stand up, while the bottom half remains on the ground. They remain standing on all four wheels in robot mode, and can pull-back-and-go in either mode. The Battlechargers' undercarriage is hinged at the back (edit: wrong, it's hinged in the middle), and relies on its springs to prop them up in robot mode. They have no wheels in their feet and only two wheels touching the ground in robot mode (edit: wrong). They are a bit like Weebles - push them in the chest and they return to an upright position - if the spring remains springy.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 6:12:05 GMT
Before I owned any Transformers I owned a little blue transforming lorry with a pull-back-and-go motor on its back wheels that came off when you transformed it to robot mode, and then reattached behind its feet in robot mode to give it the same functionality as a Throttlebot - but with arms that weren't pinned to its sides. Dunno what the line was called.
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Post by The Huff on Sept 1, 2018 7:28:16 GMT
Yes, and the transformation isn't quite the same. The Throttlebots' undercarriage is hinged at the front, so they basically transform by having the top half of the car stand up, while the bottom half remains on the ground. They remain standing on all four wheels in robot mode, and can pull-back-and-go in either mode. The Battlechargers' undercarriage is hinged at the back, and relies on its springs to prop them up in robot mode. They have no wheels in their feet and only two wheels touching the ground in robot mode. They are a bit like Weebles - push them in the chest and they return to an upright position - if the spring remains springy. Martin I'm sure Battlechargers do have fours wheels on the ground in robot mode too. They are drawn like Throttlebot wheels in the comics too. I like the Throttlebots cute little squashed robot modes. Wish they were drawn so in the comics. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 7:38:55 GMT
You're right, I am mis-remembering. But they aren't quite like the Throttlebots:  Martin |
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Post by Llama God on Sept 1, 2018 7:55:08 GMT
Before I owned any Transformers I owned a little blue transforming lorry with a pull-back-and-go motor on its back wheels that came off when you transformed it to robot mode, and then reattached behind its feet in robot mode to give it the same functionality as a Throttlebot - but with arms that weren't pinned to its sides. Dunno what the line was called. Oh! Oh! I had one from that line! I think it was a green one... But yes, I had one! And this week I can actuall vote earlier than normal, 'cos it's really an easy one for me: Runabout. Because black cars are always cooler. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 7:57:10 GMT
Oh! Oh! I had one from that line! I think it was a green one... But yes, I had one! Did yours have stripy trousers? Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 8:01:17 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 1, 2018 9:06:12 GMT
I've gone with Runamuck. He has the better name, orange and grey look good, and even though I approve of Decepticons who like to blow things up, admiring junkyards just edges it for me.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 1, 2018 9:38:18 GMT
Runamuck is the correct choice.
Battlechargers = Throttlebot Elites or at least proto-Throttlebots.. surly. Just the 'wrong' allegiance.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 1, 2018 9:39:07 GMT
I had that! No idea what it was though. |
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Post by blueshift on Sept 1, 2018 10:28:43 GMT
I had the jeep
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Post by The Huff on Sept 1, 2018 10:46:16 GMT
I had that! No idea what it was though. If I remember right, they were called Motorized Robots. They were the third Transforming robot line im the UK afters TFs & Robo Machines. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 17:56:51 GMT
Before they were Throttlebots...
Chase was... Runarace
Freeway was... Runaway
Goldbug was... Runalot
Rollbar was... Runabit
Searchlight was... Runaredlight
Wideload was... Runaround
In my head, anyway.
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Post by The Huff on Sept 1, 2018 18:13:54 GMT
Tracks is also a bit Battlecharger too. Ideas for past names?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 18:34:46 GMT
Runamile?
Runanerrand?
Runasmallbusiness?
Runatightship?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 1, 2018 19:04:39 GMT
Runlikehell?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 1, 2018 19:09:34 GMT
No, the first four letters have to be 'Runa'.
Runarisk? Runabean?
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Post by Jim on Sept 1, 2018 21:00:35 GMT
I had that! No idea what it was though. I had that too! It's possible it's still at my Grandma's in a toybox. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 1, 2018 21:19:01 GMT
No, the first four letters have to be 'Runa'. Runarisk? Runabean? Martin Runalenska. -Ralph |
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Post by Llama God on Sept 2, 2018 11:35:36 GMT
Ooft. This is taxing the old grey cells. But I'm fairly sure that between us my brother and I had at least the blue version of that truck, and one version (maybe the red) of the jeep-thing. Hard to remember who owned what now, since lesser-importance toys such as these were played with by both of us. |
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Post by legios on Sept 2, 2018 19:51:02 GMT
Going to vote Runamuck on this one. I just prefer the grey colour scheme to the black colour scheme, for some reason silver-grey is the colour I remember most Volkswagen Sirocco's I saw as a kid being - so Runamuck has more "real world" relatability for me.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 2, 2018 19:59:47 GMT
Going to vote Runamuck on this one. I just prefer the grey colour scheme to the black colour scheme, for some reason silver-grey is the colour I remember most Volkswagen Sirocco's I saw as a kid being - so Runamuck has more "real world" relatability for me. The grey car in the photo was an unreleased prototype. Runamuck is white. Martin |
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Post by legios on Sept 2, 2018 20:02:34 GMT
Now there's odd. I remember it being a light grey rather than white. Huh.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 2, 2018 20:19:25 GMT
Also, the TF Wiki reckons Runamuck's a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.  If that's true, then Runamuck's closer to Knight Rider than Runabout, despite the colour scheme. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 2, 2018 20:41:19 GMT
Now there's odd. I remember it being a light grey rather than white. Huh. Karl Many of them have taken on a grey faded appearance over the years!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 3, 2018 6:25:45 GMT
He was a... dark white though... a mucky white... off-white.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 3, 2018 6:27:00 GMT
He was a... dark white though... a mucky white... off-white. If he had lights on his roof, he'd be Runaprowl! Martin |
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 3, 2018 6:28:14 GMT
AAARRGH!!! NOW I WANT A BATTLE CHARGER PROWL REPAINT!!!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 3, 2018 7:15:22 GMT
"Auto Transforming Prowl Charges Into Battle!"
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Post by Dezzeh on Sept 3, 2018 8:21:10 GMT
Black and red will always win out over white and orange!
I had Runabout as a child as well, so nostalgia vote.
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