Title:
Scavenger With Rollbar
Description:
Scavenger with Rollbar (Max-Con, 2002)
Takara ID number: MC-07
Takara release date: April 24, 2003
Accessories: Missile
Released in the second wave of Armada Max-Cons, Scavenger transforms into a large green bulldozer equipped with a rear roller drum. Unusual for Transformers toys, Scavenger features fully-functional rubber caterpillar treads. In vehicle mode, pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down. He also has an opening driver’s cabin designed mainly to accommodate his Mini-Con partner Rollbar in robot mode; pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds.
In robot mode, Scavenger has no "useful” leg articulation whatsoever, as his legs are halves of the shovel blade pegged onto the purple drum wheel... but that doesn’t matter. Pushing Scavenger forward in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the leg-facades up and down in a simulation of walking. Each step is accompanied by a stomp sound effect. This is great. Twisting his waist activates a crashing metal sound effect. Powerlinxing a Mini-Con to the active Powerlinx plug on his right hip then pulling it back fires a purple projectile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.
In order to get him to stand upright when not activating the walking gimmick, one must lock one of his legs down using the flap on the armature; this brings it down far enough for the toe to touch the ground, keeping him upright instead of tilted forwards. In addition one can also unpeg the other leg from the drum and lock the flap on its armature allowing both feet to touch the ground, creating the illusion that he is standing in place. However, this results in one leg flopping around due to it not being connected.
The Takara Legend of the Microns release of "Devastor” has only one notable difference from the Hasbro release, having a "separated” Autobot symbol on his chest rather than a solid block of red.
This mold was used to make Treadbolt (likely conceived as a Powerlinx redeco).
Takara ID number: MC-07
Takara release date: April 24, 2003
Accessories: Missile
Released in the second wave of Armada Max-Cons, Scavenger transforms into a large green bulldozer equipped with a rear roller drum. Unusual for Transformers toys, Scavenger features fully-functional rubber caterpillar treads. In vehicle mode, pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down. He also has an opening driver’s cabin designed mainly to accommodate his Mini-Con partner Rollbar in robot mode; pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds.
In robot mode, Scavenger has no "useful” leg articulation whatsoever, as his legs are halves of the shovel blade pegged onto the purple drum wheel... but that doesn’t matter. Pushing Scavenger forward in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the leg-facades up and down in a simulation of walking. Each step is accompanied by a stomp sound effect. This is great. Twisting his waist activates a crashing metal sound effect. Powerlinxing a Mini-Con to the active Powerlinx plug on his right hip then pulling it back fires a purple projectile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.
In order to get him to stand upright when not activating the walking gimmick, one must lock one of his legs down using the flap on the armature; this brings it down far enough for the toe to touch the ground, keeping him upright instead of tilted forwards. In addition one can also unpeg the other leg from the drum and lock the flap on its armature allowing both feet to touch the ground, creating the illusion that he is standing in place. However, this results in one leg flopping around due to it not being connected.
The Takara Legend of the Microns release of "Devastor” has only one notable difference from the Hasbro release, having a "separated” Autobot symbol on his chest rather than a solid block of red.
This mold was used to make Treadbolt (likely conceived as a Powerlinx redeco).
Theme:
Armada
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2003
Country:
United States
Series:
Armada
Asst. Number:
AM11
Date Added:
2022-02-11 20:09:27
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-02-19
Date Added:
2022-02-11 20:09:27
