Transformers Toys Generations Legacy Core Autobot Hot Rod Action Figure - 8 and Up, Multicolor, One Size, F3012

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Undocumented, and possibly unintended, the magazine of the time gun can come off, somewhat making it resemble the other blaster Hot Rod occasionally used in the film. Care must be taken when handling these three effects parts as they are made from thin, hard plastic that can break if bent, as opposed to the more durable mushy goodness of the other effects parts. Like Camaro Bumblebee and his rival Barricade, Hot Rod also features pinned wheels instead of the simple-assembly ones.

In a very unexpected turn, the original Hot Rod toy was reissued as a Walmart exclusive in 2018, under the Vintage G1 banner, using the mold utilized for The Transformers Collection reissue (which includes the 5mm posts on his weapons). Like WWII Bumblebee, Hot Rod also features a psuedo- Automorph gimmick: His front chest panel can be pushed up and down, retracting/extending his head as long it faces upwards. While this might be a voyager class figure in the traditional sense, you can definitely see where that extra budget went. On the one hand it does unfortunately make some figures more expensive than they perhaps should be, but on the other it can lead to some pretty interesting releases and help maintain proper scale between figures. A War for Cybertron Trilogy staple, Rodimus Prime and the trailer are littered with 5 mm ports to facilitate the C.Intended to be part of the second wave of the Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection, Autobot Hot Rod was to be a redeco of the Studio Series figure in colors reminiscent of his original 1986 toy release. While there are still plenty of paint apps on the figure for the additional detailing, the majority of the body's colour comes from the plastic itself which gives Hot Rod a really clean look and finish.

His two rifles can be clipped together to form a larger gun with a Headmaster seat; separately they can be pegged behind Hot Rodimus's front wheels or one can be pegged into his engine. BIG SCREEN INSPIRED: Figure scale reflects the character’s size in the world of Transformers: The Last Knight. Some of the second production run retain the original elbows from the first production run while the others feature the retooled elbows from the Hasbro version. Due to the lack of the multiple-barreled handgun from the original mold, Hot Rod's turret swivel is left bare.The original Hot Rod toy was reissued by Takara in later December 2000, as part of a small line of reissues that celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the Transformers toyline in Japan. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Part of the fourth wave of the Combiner Wars subline imprint of Generations, Legends Class Rodimus is a redeco and new-head retool of Generations Legends Class Decepticon Blackjack, transforming into a red sports car to robot and back! Furthering his armament, the figure comes with Hot Rod's two twin Photon Lasers, which can combine and extend through a spring-loaded automorph-style process into Rodimus Prime's larger Photon Eliminator. This version of Rodimus features the same Matrix of Leadership included with the TakaraTomy version (minus the silver and gold chrome, replaced with unpainted gray and gold painted sections), but also an additional new mold matrix similar to the one included with the original Masterpiece Optimus. But, he's so precisely based on "The Rebirth" that he actually replicates the slightly degraded colors of the broadcast masters used for the episodes' DVD release (as opposed to the higher-quality "production masters" used for most of the rest of the series), meaning his magenta has become burgundy, and his boots are tinged red instead of plain gray, when by all rights those should just be the same colors as the previous toy.Also notable is this is the first version of this mold to have the spoiler molded in an entirely different plastic color than the thighs (a good number of the other versions of this mold paint the spoiler a different color to achieve a certain look). Along with Bumblebee, he joined the Allies in World War II; using their vehicle modes to infiltrate a Nazi convoy and attack an occupied Nazi command post.