The toys of the Transformers Part2

Hello everyone.  Last week, I wrote about the evolutions of the toys. So this week, I'll extend the subject to the variety of the Transformers.

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The toys I introduced last week just transform to a car. But as stated above, their transforming patterns are almost countless. Though there are more exceptions, I’ll classify them roughly.

1. Vehicles (and airplanes, tanks...)
 Vehicles are the most general form to transform.

 Bulkhead (in the Prime series)

 The Prime series are the toys and movies published quite recently. So the quality of toys are very high. Please look at the chest. The doors and other parts are folded densely. This shape expresses powerful masculinity.
 The maker tried to reduce the extra parts when it transforms. Can you imagine the process of transforming?

Arcee (in the Prime series)

 The women Transformer tend to scan motorcycle. The characteristic points are the breast and the division of the tire. The front part of the vehicle are divided and folded to form the breast, the feature of the women. And one of the tire is also divided to two parts and folded in legs. The setting of tires is one of the difficult point of making Transformer's toys.
There are picture of back view. And surprisingly, the tire rolls again when them are  put together!





























2. Animals (and all of organic lives...)
 As the series of toys, animals are also famous form to transform. Because of the hit of the "Beastwars" series, this category has been developed. The organic shapes are very difficult to transform. But there are lots of animal forms includes birds, fishes, insects...

Optimus Primal (in the Beastwars series)

This is the most famous toy of Beastwars series.  Though this toy in the picture is the renewal version, this series started in 1990s. But the density of gimmick is beyond our expectations.  In its arms and back, put many weapons.















Megatron (in the Beastwars series)

 The bold transforming attracts attention.
In fact, the face of it can be used as water pistol.
This toy is also most famous one.

3. Not Scanned

 Needless to say, before the scanning, the Transformers had the original form. This type of toys means the form of the Transformers when they lived in the planet Cybertron. Depending on the kinds of media, some stories are often set in their country, Cybertron. Even the original forms, the form resembles to vehicles. I suppose this is one of the reason they scan vehicles quite often.

 Optimus Prime (Universe series)
 I introduced same caracter last week. On the Earth, it scanned a trailer. Face, Coloring and other characteristics are retained even they scanned some form.

4. Daily Necessities

 For mimetic reason, this type of form are very effective. These toys doesn't work actually.

Spyshot (in the movie cries)

 Highscore (in the movie series)

 The transformed grip is very effective for the shape like a gorilla.


















5. Collaborations

 The Transformers often collaborates with other makers. Because of its nature, the Transformers are very easy to collaborate with something. But there are too many examples to put them here, so at next week I'll introduce them.