Title:
Transquito
Description:
Transquito (Mega, 1997)
Accessories: Missile
The only new toy in the third wave of second-year Beast Wars Megas, Transquito transforms into an organic mosquito. In this mode, a push-switch on his back makes his insect wings slide back and forth. His insect-mode proboscis is actually a spring-loaded missile that fires from his mouth in robot mode. This gimmick does not work in beast mode... well, not well, since the missile just shudders slightly backwards into his skull.
He has a third attack mode, forming what appears to be some form of amblypygid. Its oversized mandibles are formed by unfolding his wings; the "flapping” gimmick from mosquito mode makes the mandibles close down on victims.
Transquito was a notorious shelfwarmer, possibly the most not-selling toy in the line, and it had some hefty competition in that regard. There were reports of stores still sitting on unsold Transquitos even after the Beast Wars line was well over, and that happened in late 2000!
This toy was released in Japan as an import with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was also used to make the Beast Wars II Insectron Bigmos.
Accessories: Missile
The only new toy in the third wave of second-year Beast Wars Megas, Transquito transforms into an organic mosquito. In this mode, a push-switch on his back makes his insect wings slide back and forth. His insect-mode proboscis is actually a spring-loaded missile that fires from his mouth in robot mode. This gimmick does not work in beast mode... well, not well, since the missile just shudders slightly backwards into his skull.
He has a third attack mode, forming what appears to be some form of amblypygid. Its oversized mandibles are formed by unfolding his wings; the "flapping” gimmick from mosquito mode makes the mandibles close down on victims.
Transquito was a notorious shelfwarmer, possibly the most not-selling toy in the line, and it had some hefty competition in that regard. There were reports of stores still sitting on unsold Transquitos even after the Beast Wars line was well over, and that happened in late 2000!
This toy was released in Japan as an import with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was also used to make the Beast Wars II Insectron Bigmos.
Theme:
Beast Wars
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1997
Date Added:
2022-02-18 13:36:01
Date Added:
2022-02-18 13:36:01
