New Galleries: G1 Mini-Bots IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow)

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You want some Mini-Bots from Generation 1? We got some Mini-Bots from Generation 1! The latest instalment of the Seibertron.com galleries bring you a look at what Bumblebee's pals (now that the MP gallery for the G2 version is available) looked like in the old days, by showing off IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow).

They all share very similar molds, identical transformations, sport different colours and there are even some head sculpt differences (but no ankle tilt) - take a roll down brick memory lane by clicking on any of the images below to access the full galleries!

G1 1984 Cliffjumper

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G1 1984 Bumblejumper

Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow)

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Re: New Galleries: G1 Mini-Bots IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow) (1715861)
Posted by RhA on August 5th, 2015 @ 3:32am CDT

Minibots make my head asplode. So many variations! I can never seem to tell what's an actual TF, a Diaclone or a KO.

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Posted by Cyberpath on August 5th, 2015 @ 3:42am CDT

Va'al wrote:

Nice face sculpt.

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Posted by RhA on August 5th, 2015 @ 3:47am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:
Va'al wrote:

Nice face sculpt.

I agree. The blue makes him pop.

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Posted by Bounti76 on August 5th, 2015 @ 10:07am CDT

Aside from the sticker, is there any difference between Bumper and the Microchange Familia?

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Posted by Starsaber468 on August 6th, 2015 @ 1:07am CDT

Something tells me their will be a lot of mp bumblebe repaints...

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Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on August 7th, 2015 @ 1:03am CDT

Wow, your toys look great, Lost Cybertronian

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Posted by Seibertron on August 7th, 2015 @ 12:49pm CDT

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:Wow, your toys look great, Lost Cybertronian

These are mine (as are all but a very small handful of the toys featured in the galleries) ... but thanks for the compliment!

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Posted by Seibertron on August 7th, 2015 @ 12:52pm CDT

Bounti76 wrote:Aside from the sticker, is there any difference between Bumper and the Microchange Familia?

The head sticker and chest stickers are different, and the shade of yellow is different (at least on the ones I photographed). I think the Micro Change version was a lighter shade of yellow and the Transformers one was a more standard yellow, but it's really hard to tell in my pictures which one was the lighter shade.

I sold the Micro Change one and I'd still like to replace at least the chest on my Bumblejumper because of the scratch through the Autobot sticker. Other than that flaw, it's a really nice Bumblejumper.

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Posted by Va'al on August 18th, 2015 @ 1:01pm CDT

Following on from the recent Seibertron.com offering of the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece G2 Bumblebee galleries (which you can find here), we are happy to present another dive into the multicoloured world of Generation 2 with the Minicars Bumblebee, Hubcap, Seaspray and Beachcomber!

Take a look below at the predecessors of the latest MP release, some of the stranger movieverse and Generations toys of recent years (pre-Combiner Wars), all in their miniature sizes from the early 90s, by clicking on any image below to view the full works.

Generation 2 Bumblebee

Generation 2 Hubcap

Generation 2 Beachcomber

Generation 2 Seaspray

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Posted by Metroplex79 on August 18th, 2015 @ 3:04pm CDT

WOOT!!!

Shiny paint FTW!!!

:lol:

Though my Hubcap isn't as mint as the others, I still like it.

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Posted by Noideaforaname on August 18th, 2015 @ 3:20pm CDT

For being G2 figures, they seem rather plain. Apart from just being shiny, I mean.

I think I dimly remember the cars from my early childhood, but without realizing they could transform. I dunno, maybe I'm confusing them with Hot Wheels or something...

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Posted by RAcast on August 18th, 2015 @ 4:37pm CDT

Literally my childhood right here. All of the nostalgic fuzzies~

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Posted by Optimum Supreme on August 19th, 2015 @ 4:12pm CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:I think I dimly remember the cars from my early childhood, but without realizing they could transform. I dunno, maybe I'm confusing them with Hot Wheels or something...

Or Penny Racers. Which they essentially are, Penny Racers what can turn into robots.

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Posted by Va'al on October 18th, 2015 @ 5:08am CDT

We brought you the latest TFCC Starscream recently, which is based on the G2 penchant for neon colours, so why not continue with the actual Generation 2 Starscream and fellow Seeker Ramjet!

Jump back into the pool of funky decos with the two jets from the 90s, Starscream in his traditional white and red, with some thrown in purple, while Ramjet sports a completely inverted purple, teal, and black scheme! Both sharing the same mold, you can find their full galleries by clicking on any of the images below.

Generation 2 Ramjet

Generation 2 Starscream

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2015 @ 10:43am CDT

G2 Ramjet was one lucky Decepticon back in the day. He got the special honor of being the only Decepticon to get screentime fighting Optimus in the Generation 2 cartoon's opening sequence (made from G2 toy commercial footage, of course):

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Posted by Noideaforaname on October 18th, 2015 @ 2:16pm CDT

Sticker eyes... they really didn't want to paint anything, did they?

Ramjet's G2 colors are amazing. I'm glad Slipstream adopted them (more or less), since they probably would remain incredibly obscure otherwise.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 18th, 2015 @ 2:38pm CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:Sticker eyes... they really didn't want to paint anything, did they?

Ramjet's G2 colors are amazing. I'm glad Slipstream adopted them (more or less), since they probably would remain incredibly obscure otherwise.

More like paint app technology not being quite there yet to the level of today. They were released in 1992 you know? Stickers were phased out right before Beast Wars in 1995.

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Posted by fenrir72 on October 18th, 2015 @ 6:07pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:Sticker eyes... they really didn't want to paint anything, did they?

Ramjet's G2 colors are amazing. I'm glad Slipstream adopted them (more or less), since they probably would remain incredibly obscure otherwise.

More like paint app technology not being quite there yet to the level of today. They were released in 1992 you know? Stickers were phased out right before Beast Wars in 1995.

And Hb and TT still didn't implement it for the Seekers, whether it be TFC, Encore or the recent Seeker set. Kind of sad and frickin frustrating to attach....that's why we love the old bricks! :lol:

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Posted by Starsaber468 on October 18th, 2015 @ 8:14pm CDT

Speaking of some g2 verisons of the seekers tambeyoda was the first to review tfcc subscription service 3.0 g2 starscream

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2015 @ 8:43pm CDT

Starsaber468 wrote:Speaking of some g2 verisons of the seekers tambeyoda was the first to review tfcc subscription service 3.0 g2 starscream

There's already a thread for that figure.

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Posted by Ultra Markus on October 19th, 2015 @ 12:02am CDT

to bad the rest of the seekers didnt get the G2 treatment that would have made for some interesting color schemes 8-)

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Posted by RhA on October 19th, 2015 @ 4:07am CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:to bad the rest of the seekers didnt get the G2 treatment that would have made for some interesting color schemes

Now I'm wondering about what could have been... You are a wonderful person with beautiful ideas.

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Posted by Starsaber468 on October 19th, 2015 @ 7:08am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Starsaber468 wrote:Speaking of some g2 verisons of the seekers tambeyoda was the first to review tfcc subscription service 3.0 g2 starscream
There's already a thread for that figure.

Damn it >X-D

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Posted by RodimusRex on October 20th, 2015 @ 2:37pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:to bad the rest of the seekers didnt get the G2 treatment that would have made for some interesting color schemes

I'm about to start using Scourge and Cyclonus (technically, Bombshell is probably Cyclonus but Skywarp has an identical body) as my backup two seekers. I ordered a few things online recently to makeup for some gaps in my collection.

It depends on when you choose to place G2. Some of the manga places parts of it (the new characters) pre-movie. Marvel pretty much diverges from the path towards the movie events. The toy bios and Wings Universe lean towards it being post-Rebirth but keeps Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus around.

If I could design them from scratch, I would lean towards a G2 Skywarp and Thundercracker that at least take cues from Scourge and Cyclonus.

Another source of inspiration might be Machine Wars Skywarp, which has a G2 insignia and was intended as G2. And you might as well take inspiration from MW Thundercracker too then.

If you just want to go for wacky fan in-joke abominations, a white, yellow, and black Cyclonus with G2 style decals as Skywarp and a camo (or Action Master TC deco) Scourge as Thundercracker would bridge the gap.

Something-something about Forestonite causing Scourge/Cyclonus/Armada/Sweeps personalities to begin to revert.

So you could have a Scourge mold repainted in a half dozen different colors as dead Decepticons regaining their individuality. I think that's more interesting than a straight Starscream repaint.

Actually, if I could propose one thing to the club, I think I'd lean for G2 versions of the '86 movie characters. There's a UK comic book recoloration of Rodimus for G2 in purple, orange, and silver (with a G2 logo) that's spiffy as a starting point. There are decent recent molds of Magnus, Cup, Springer, Wheelie, Scourge, and Cyclonus. Galvatron is getting a cool new figure in Titans Return. I'm guessing we'll see a new Rodimus in the next couple of lines.

It'd be entertaining to G2-ize 'em all. And if you make the sweeps rainbow and give them their G1 individual personalities back, that's a ton of repaint potential. I can think of few things more G2 than taking something uniform like Sweeps and making a ton of clashing neon versions.

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Posted by Va'al on October 22nd, 2015 @ 4:00am CDT

Three galleries for the post of one, as Seibetron.com rolls out the Music Label series again to cover the three iterations of the iPod Docking Bay toys - and of course, they're all some form of Optimus Prime/Convoy. Tune in to the right frequency below, and click on any of the images to view the full galleries for Convoy, Optimus Prime, and Exile Perfect Year 2008 Convoy, as they all reuse the original Generation 1 Optimus toy in white and light blue, darker shades of blue and red, and red and orange respectively, and a new, bizarre headsculpt. Also included are comparisons to the their first mold, and other Music Label figures. Check them out!

Music Label Exile Perfect Year 2008 Convoy iPod Docking Bay

Music Label Optimus Prime iPod Docking Bay

Music Label Convoy iPod Docking Bay

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Posted by Windsweeper on October 22nd, 2015 @ 4:24am CDT

I always hated Primes original head. I much prefer the device label version. Shame it's ridiculously priced.

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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on October 22nd, 2015 @ 6:15am CDT

That music label Optimus; with the new head; looks amazing. Even though he's a g1 toy, he looks fantastic with the new head.

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Posted by welcometothedarksyde on October 22nd, 2015 @ 11:17am CDT

Va'al wrote:

Jarvis, lay down a fat beatline...

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Posted by Lucky Logician on October 22nd, 2015 @ 7:55pm CDT

The G1 version is on my "Holy Grail" figures list. =P~

I want him bad, but that price tag is so steep. Plus I'd have to buy a converter so I could actually use it (which is one of the reasons I want him so bad).

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Posted by Seibertron on October 23rd, 2015 @ 12:05pm CDT

Lucky Logician wrote:The G1 version is on my "Holy Grail" figures list. I want him bad, but that price tag is so steep. Plus I'd have to buy a converter so I could actually use it (which is one of the reasons I want him so bad).

Are you located in the US? I'm pretty sure he came with two chargers ... one European and one US one. If it didn't, then I just used a US adapter so that it would work. If you look at all of the images in the gallery, you'll find the ones where he is indeed working. Their speakers were playing whatever music was on the iPods, all Transformers related. I had a lot of fun with these galleries. My only regret is that it took me about 3 years to crop these photos and get them up on the site. They're done now for all to enjoy!

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Posted by fenrir72 on October 26th, 2015 @ 1:07am CDT

Seibertron wrote:
Lucky Logician wrote:The G1 version is on my "Holy Grail" figures list. I want him bad, but that price tag is so steep. Plus I'd have to buy a converter so I could actually use it (which is one of the reasons I want him so bad).

Are you located in the US? I'm pretty sure he came with two chargers ... one European and one US one. If it didn't, then I just used a US adapter so that it would work. If you look at all of the images in the gallery, you'll find the ones where he is indeed working. Their speakers were playing whatever music was on the iPods, all Transformers related. I had a lot of fun with these galleries. My only regret is that it took me about 3 years to crop these photos and get them up on the site. They're done now for all to enjoy!

Just a question Ryan. I own the G1 colors of iPod Optimus. As you know, the entire surface is painted with a coat of glossy paint. Is it the same for the White version? On the paint coat I mean.
Always wanted to use the white version for UM but did nt bite 'cause I had no use for two speakers.

This guy btw (Optimus G1 colors) was being sold for a song a couple of years ago, less than the regular price of a Masterpiece car.

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Posted by no-one on February 11th, 2016 @ 4:57pm CST

Hot on the heels of the Masterpiece MP-27 Ironhide gallery, we are proud to present galleries for Encore Emergency Green Ratchet, Encore Protection Black Ironhide, Encore Ratchet, Encore Ironhide and Dark of the Moon Cannon Force Ironhide.

Encore Emergency Green Ratchet was released in 2008 as a Japanese mail away exclusive to those that purchased the Transformers Visualworks book. The green deco is an homage to the way Ratchet looked in the live action movies. ¹

Encore Protection Black Ironhide was also released in 2008 as an New Years Specail e-HOBBY redeco. The included bio states that the black coating was to help hide Ironhide from his enemies. There is a bit of a debate to whether this deco was an homage to the Diaclone toy or to the the way Ironhide appeared in the live action movies. ²

Encore Ratchet is a 2007 reissue in the TakaraTomy Encore line. These versions of the toy came with cardboard cut-outs of the robot head to help emulate the look of the original TV series. The weapons platform also has some retooled clips to help Ratchet stay connected. ¹

Encore Ironhide is a 2007 reissue in the TakaraTomy Encore line. Much like the 2007 Encore Ratchet, this version of Ironhide also comes with the cardboard robot head cut-outs and the weapons platform retooling. ²

Dark of the Moon Cannon Force Ironhide is a 2011 G1 inspired redeco of the Dark of the Moon Voyager Class Ironhide. ³

Click any of the images below to be taken to the full gallery

Transformers Encore Emergency Green Ratchet

Transformers Encore Protection Black Ironhide

Transformers Encore Ratchet

Transformers Encore Ironhide

Dark of the Moon Cannon Force Ironhide

Remember to keep your browsers pointed to Seibertron.com for the latest in Transformer news, the largest Transformers galleries found on the web and the liveliest Transformers discussion this side of a space bridge.

1 http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)/toys
2 http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironhide_(G1)/toys
3 http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironhide_(Movie)/toys

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Posted by LOST Cybertronian on February 17th, 2016 @ 10:26pm CST

A few days ago we brought you a gallery of the recently released Combiner Wars Sky Lynx. Now it is time to take a look at the G1 version, the Encore release anyway. Sky Lynx was one of those molds that Hasbro licensed from other companies. In this case the company was Toybox which is also where Omega Supreme came from. This Encore release is the first time G1 Sky Lynx was available in Japan.

What are the differences between the vintage version and Encore you ask?

Red Plastic is darker on Encore, lighter on G1
White plastic is off white, whereas G1 version is brighter white
Metal screws and rivets have gold tint on Encore instead of silver on G1
Mouth gun is painted a dark magenta or purple color, which is red on G1
Inside of mouth is painted red on Encore
Eyes of Lynx mode are now painted light blue
Gold chrome is lighter or a more subtle shade on Encore, darker on G1
Stickered "windows" on left rear side of shuttle was corrected to have circle removed finally!
Toybox stampings replaced with Tomy 2007 stampings

Click the images below to view the entire gallery. Go on and take a look.

Transformers Encore Sky Lynx

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Posted by BERSEKAEL on February 18th, 2016 @ 9:00pm CST

I wish the new skylinks could split in sky and links, just like this amazing g1 toy

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Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on February 18th, 2016 @ 9:05pm CST

I'm fine with the new Skylinx but I agree the ability to split apart was cool

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on March 27th, 2016 @ 10:29pm CDT

Fellow Seibertronians, today we bring you four new galleries positively brimming with G1 goodness with the Deluxe Insecticons: Venom, Chop Shop, Barrage, and Ransack. You may recognize a familiar face amongst them, as Chop Shop has just received a Combiner Wars Legends Class update, so check out Chop Shop and his Insecticon cohorts and let us know what you think in the comments below.

G1 1985 Venom

G1 1985 Chop Shop

G1 1985 Ransack

G1 1985 Barrage

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Posted by Rainmaker on March 27th, 2016 @ 10:54pm CDT

Wow, they look like pretenders almost.

Gotta say, I like G1 Chop Shop better than CW Chop Shop.

:MAXIMAL:

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Posted by Ultra Markus on March 27th, 2016 @ 11:47pm CDT

i always liked those guys, thought they had better robot modes than the other three

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Posted by MGrotusque on March 28th, 2016 @ 12:26am CDT

I love the Deluxe Insecticons. This gallery inspired me to pull all mine out of storage. THey are a glorious looking team.
I'm waiting for an official or even a 3rd party release of a proper Venom. Desperately. Venom was one of the first Transformers i ever owned as a kid. HE looks fantastic in both modes and i love that his whole torso is die cast.

Will somebody please make an updated Venom please!!

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Posted by Seibertron on March 28th, 2016 @ 1:00am CDT

MGrotusque wrote:I love the Deluxe Insecticons. This gallery inspired me to pull all mine out of storage. THey are a glorious looking team.
I'm waiting for an official or even a 3rd party release of a proper Venom. Desperately. Venom was one of the first Transformers i ever owned as a kid. HE looks fantastic in both modes and i love that his whole torso is die cast.

Will somebody please make an updated Venom please!!

These guys have been part of my collection in one form or another for at least 10 years or so. I've gone through a few different versions of them trying to get them ready for the galleries. At one point I was going to do repro labels on them, but one by one I obtained original sticker sheets, better versions of them, and so on.

A mosquito or something along those lines is what I always thought Venom was because I thought his insect mode had a needle nose. A harmless Cicada was not what I thought Venom was and I love that he has a happy face as a Cicada.

What's the deal with Barrage's fragile green plastic?

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Posted by Rainmaker on March 28th, 2016 @ 1:58am CDT

Atleast it isn't (fragile) gold plastic.

(G2 Barrage with gold plastic, now!)

:MAXIMAL:

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Posted by Seibertron on March 28th, 2016 @ 10:51am CDT

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Atleast it isn't (fragile) gold plastic.

(G2 Barrage with gold plastic, now!)

It might as well be. The "horns" on his chest easily break, the insect legs break off, and on the one featured in this gallery, the hinge joint for his insect mode's horns broke, which I finally managed to get superglued back together so that it would be functional at least for my gallery so that I could finish them. I'll look for a 3rd replacement for this figure in my collection while I'm at BotCon next month.

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Posted by MGrotusque on March 28th, 2016 @ 11:49am CDT

My barrage is still in good shape but I tread lightly around him. I don't want him to break. He's a tough guy to find in good condition and I got a nice minty one.

I have 3 different Venoms in varying degrees of awesomeness. Accept for one. I was so excited to finally get him in hand and relish in child like nestalgia that I dropped him and snapped his arm off. So bummed.

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Posted by Diem on March 28th, 2016 @ 11:50am CDT

I had no idea Barrage had such a goofy robot face, since I've only seen him from a distance before.

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Posted by Seibertron on March 28th, 2016 @ 11:56am CDT

Diem wrote:I had no idea Barrage had such a goofy robot face, since I've only seen him from a distance before.

His face is the odd one out in this quartet. His body is fine, it's just hist face that's goofy. It'd be interesting to see Combiner Wars Bombshell with an updated Barrage head.

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Posted by Bounti76 on March 31st, 2016 @ 2:53pm CDT

MGrotusque wrote:I love the Deluxe Insecticons. This gallery inspired me to pull all mine out of storage. THey are a glorious looking team.
I'm waiting for an official or even a 3rd party release of a proper Venom. Desperately. Venom was one of the first Transformers i ever owned as a kid. HE looks fantastic in both modes and i love that his whole torso is die cast.

Will somebody please make an updated Venom please!!

According to TFWiki, it doesn't seem likely we'll ever get reissues of these guys, since Bandai owns the molds. Still, just like Chop Shop has been retooled from Generations Shrapnel, there's nothing to stop HasTak from creating new molds or slightly retooling existing molds to give these guys some love.

Re: New Galleries: G1 Mini-Bots IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow) (1783187)
Posted by Va'al on April 21st, 2016 @ 2:17am CDT

Not that it looks it will be that needed, but just in time to help get everyone excited for Hasbro's upcoming Titans Return line, Seibertron.com is happy to present a new set of galleries in the Generation 1 catch-up, all the way from 1987, featuring G1 Targetmasters Slugslinger, Misfire, Triggerhappy, Crosshairs, Pointblank, and Sureshot - and two for the price of one (still free!), we also include their tiny Targetmaster partners (as we will see happening with Titan Masters soon, though in different size) Caliburst, Aimless, Blowpipe, Pinpointer, Peacemaker, and Spoilsport!

Waiting for the full update for these figure in new Generations molds, click on any of the images below to browse through a numbers of blasts from the past, includin 360° looks at the figures, under the foot and comparison shots - pew pew.

G1 1987 Slugslinger

G1 1987 Triggerhappy

G1 1987 Misfire

G1 1987 Pointblank

G1 1987 Sureshot

G1 1987 Crosshairs

G1 1987 Caliburst

G1 1987 Blowpipe

G1 1987 Aimless

G1 1987 Peacemaker

G1 1987 Spoilsport

G1 1987 Pinpointer

Re: New Galleries: G1 Mini-Bots IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow) (1783189)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 21st, 2016 @ 2:19am CDT

I surely thought Sureshot was a Decepticon targetmaster.

:MAXIMAL:

(Pun partially intended)

Re: New Galleries: G1 Mini-Bots IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow) (1783191)
Posted by Bounti76 on April 21st, 2016 @ 2:33am CDT

Nice galleries! Especially loved Pointblank and Peacemaker.....those were the only Targetmaster(s) I ever had as a kid.

Did you have any trouble transforming the Decepticon Targetmaster partners? I know they're notorious for breaking at the hips.

Re: New Galleries: G1 Mini-Bots IGA Blue Cliffjumper, Bumblejumper, and Micro Change MC04 Mini CAR Robo 02 XG1500 (Yellow) (1783193)
Posted by Cyberpath on April 21st, 2016 @ 2:50am CDT

Pioneers.

Never had any Targetmasters, but always liked the introduction of the new Autobot cars and Decepticon jets to the series.
So is this group getting new molds in Titans Return?

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