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[Dead Metal]

With the release of Transformers The Movie in 2007 we received a massive wave of merchandise, and one of the largest parts of the merchandise was the toyline, which was huge. The line consisted of all the Class sizes we knew, Legends, Scout, Deluxe, Voyager, Ultra (which came later in the form of repaints), Leader, and Supreme in the form of Ultimate Bumblebee.

We also received new size classes and price points, one of which was the Fast Action Battlers, or FAB for short. The range of "FAB" consisted of cheap easily to transform simplistic interpretations of the Movie characters which where slightly larger than a Deluxe but sold at the same price point. Each one of them featured some sort of action gimmick and could be transformed in just a few quick steps, hence the name "Fast Action Battlers". The line returned with Revenge of the Fallen in the form of repaints and new molds.

Seibertron.com now has galleries of all 18 of the ROTF FABs, which you can view by clicking here or on the corresponding images below! The following list is sorted by character and not the original release.

Double Blade Optimus Prime


Power Armour Optimus Prime


Cannon Blast Megatron


Pulse Blast Bumblebee


Sand Attack Bumblebee


Magna Missile Sideways


Photon Missile Jetfire


Cannon Force Ironhide


Battle Blade Sideswipe


Night Blades Sideswipe


Devastation Blast Long Haul


Beam Blast Ratchet


Cyber Pursuit Arcee


Sword Slash Starscream


Electro Whip Jolt


Missile Assault Grindor


Grapple Grip Mudflap


Missile Blast Skids


Click here for the complete Seibertron.com galleries!

[Dead Metal]

Something strange happened and the galleries stopped working for me, which is why the last few are just thumbnails I'll see if I can fix it later.

[OlivusPrime]

Not toys I'd want to buy, but a few of them genuinely look quite cool, especially Optimus, Sideswipe, Sideways and Grindor.

The funny thing is that this cheapo deluxe-sized version of Megatron is more screen-accurate than the full size Leader toy!

[Talous]

FAB's are easy to transform, thus FAB Arcee is easy to transform? I found the toy just as frustrating as the other three (two?) bike sisters.
Top notch galleries as always, looking forward to seeing more.

[Seibertron]

Thanks for getting these posted DM. It feels so good to finally have these galleries online. The FABs have been sitting out in my basement/gallery workshop for 1.5 years. I worked on these when I had a spare moment. I finally transformed them all back to vehicle mode and put them all away this morning. Hopefully I can do the same for the Legends class figures that I haven't had a chance to finish yet.

I rather like the Fast Action Battlers. They're fun, simple Transformers that make me feel like the transformations of the old school Transformers isn't a lost art. There's something to be said for pulling the arms out, legs out, and flipping the head over. They're not very poseable, but they're still fun toys to have. They're like giant Legends class figures!

I really like the artwork on the packaging. Do we know who the artist is?

[Bumblevivisector]

I like that Megatron too, since his tank mode is kind of like a Metal Slug. In fact I bought one or two whenever he went on sale, so now I have 9 or 10 of him! See, to me he's a troop builder, because if you boil him whole in green dye, he ends up looking like a tank from the Cybertronian army in the G2 comics. Gotta remove the end of the cannon barrel with the bayonet first though, because the soft pvc parts will absorb more dye and turn black (his left arm)

Still, that's the only non-legend ROTF Megs I own, as I've largely given up on the Bayniverse toys. On one that I left in Megs' colors, I hacked out a little of his left bicep so his forearm can move forward at the elbow. An all-around fun toy for amateur kitbashers.

[mightwork]

In my entire collection I only have one FAB and that's Disk Blast Frenzy!

[Noideaforaname]

I almost picked up Long Haul while waiting for the Voyager version. Kinda hope there's a non-green repaint in the future, FAB LH looks like a nifty Constructicon.

[paul053]

Nice galleries. I only bought Jolt for my son after seeing he went very cheap on a site. He still likes it but I was very disappointing by its articulations. Car mode is great, though.

[Flux Convoy]

I actually thought some of the Primes and Bees looked good. Not really my thing but good nonetheless.

[ghoyle]

There are two or three missing from this list. Rally Mudflap, Offroad Skids and Spark Blast Jolt (though I don't know if the Jolt repaint ever saw the light of day - http://www.seibertron.com/vsd/character/spark-blast-jolt/4791).

[Blurrz]

Yes, the Mudflap and Skids are exclusives that Ryan will be taking pictures of in the future. Jolt was never released.