Ratchet and his retool/ redeco buddy Ironhide, like all Diaclones, were designed to be piloted mecha, which is why he has a seat instead of a head. A variant of the toy includes red crosses on the top and sides of the vehicle. The toy transforms from a Nissan Cherry Vanette SGL Coach ambulance to a robot and gun-station. The Transformers Ratchet was originally a Onebox Ambulance Type toy from Takara's Diaclone line before Hasbro brought Transformers to North America. Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles.
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They're actually the Four-Star versions of a Jumpstarter (those guys really know how to knockoff a toy.they nearly completely redesign it). I *want* these!!Īnd then there's these things that looks like a Jumpstarter's grandpa: I'd love to get them: For example, where the heck do those Dinosaur-jumpys come from? It's totally awsome! They have a third mode: robo-dino, dinosaur, and vehicle ( pic of 3 modes on boxart). ) Here are some pics from people who know I love Jumpstarters, so they torture me with ones that I don't have.
Interestingly, this KO molding has been re-released several years later, now in white.ĭonations to the cause. They come in two styles, and at least 4 colors (the ones I have come with the same leg color, but the head and chest-colors are reversed).
Like the one above, these roll, but do not 'flip' transformation is manual. They are completely knocked-off they bear a likeness to the Jumpstarter toy, but none of the dimensions match. :-) These guys are more than double the size of ordinary jumpstarters. Excepting the lack of an adustable head-knob, or a copyright, you might be able to pass this one off as as Pre-TF. Same with the knob on the one to the right by far the closest likeness to a Jumpstarter. The head-knob is molded as one piece as well. This one rolls, but does not have the spring-loaded 'flipping' action. He's got arms that are molded quite similar to Topspin, but the body is wider, and the legs are longer. I don't know much about the one on the left. There is no adjustment for their balance when flipping the adjuster knobs are molded as one piece with the head. I suppose they felt they altered them enough from the originals. :-) And the company was bold enough to copyright-stamp them. A pretty cheap looking likeness of them however, these actually work. Something I usually don't indulge in are fake TFs however, since I am a huge fan of Jumpstarters, I'm going to show you my fav fakes. :-)Īnd of-course, the Mexican version (note the red-painted eyes, a must for Mexican-TFs): Just a little note.the Salt-Men are Estrela products (Brazil) the Robot-Men are from Antex (Argentina) as you wrote. Then, we have the Antex/Estrela versions, both G1 (known as Salt-Man X and Salt-Man Z), and G2 (known as Robot-Man X and Robot-Man Z). What is there to say, except that they set the standard.įor more information on American variants of these (including mold, sticker, and package), please see the Autobot page. Then, we move on to the Transformer ones we all know and love: *the* Topspin and Twintwist! See also this catalog pic of the Jumpstarters. In-addition, these Pre-TF Jumpstarters also came in 'reversed' color types (where Twintwist is red/blue, and Topspin is grey/blue). Like many toys, they also had a Pre-TF origin: Okay, so here's the deal.most of us know the Jumpstarters as Topspin and Twintwist from the American series.
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