Title:
Prowl Toys"R"Us (Robot Mode)
Description:
Prowl (2003/2006)
Accessories: "acid pellet gun”, left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided incendiary missiles"
In 2003, Hasbro released their own reissue of the original Prowl toy as part of their Toys"R"Us exclusive Commemorative Series IV that was available in the United States, Canada, and Australia. This version of Prowl featured all the modifications made to the original toy for Takara’s Transformers Collection, and a few more besides. Like his mold-mate Bluestreak, released in the previous wave, Prowl’s gun and missiles are cast in unchromed black plastic, and his missile launchers are once again disabled, in lieu of enlarging the missiles to the disproportionate length required for safety reasons (as was done for several other Commemorative figures). Where his original toy’s launchers merely had their springs removed, leaving their trigger mechanisms intact to hold the missiles in place, this figure actually recasts the launchers as solid pieces with no triggers, into which the missiles are simply popped.
In 2006, three years after the US release and long after the Commemorative Series had been discontinued by Toys"R"Us in America, Prowl and several other figures were released as Toys"R"Us exclusives in the United Kingdom. Unlike previous UK releases of Commemorative Series figures, the packaging for this batch was no longer multilingual, but in English only. Despite this, the packaging was not identical to the previous US version; it lacked the "Commemorative Series”, "classic re-issue”, and "choking hazard” safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings, and moved the "Ages 5+” recommendation to a new position.
Accessories: "acid pellet gun”, left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided incendiary missiles"
In 2003, Hasbro released their own reissue of the original Prowl toy as part of their Toys"R"Us exclusive Commemorative Series IV that was available in the United States, Canada, and Australia. This version of Prowl featured all the modifications made to the original toy for Takara’s Transformers Collection, and a few more besides. Like his mold-mate Bluestreak, released in the previous wave, Prowl’s gun and missiles are cast in unchromed black plastic, and his missile launchers are once again disabled, in lieu of enlarging the missiles to the disproportionate length required for safety reasons (as was done for several other Commemorative figures). Where his original toy’s launchers merely had their springs removed, leaving their trigger mechanisms intact to hold the missiles in place, this figure actually recasts the launchers as solid pieces with no triggers, into which the missiles are simply popped.
In 2006, three years after the US release and long after the Commemorative Series had been discontinued by Toys"R"Us in America, Prowl and several other figures were released as Toys"R"Us exclusives in the United Kingdom. Unlike previous UK releases of Commemorative Series figures, the packaging for this batch was no longer multilingual, but in English only. Despite this, the packaging was not identical to the previous US version; it lacked the "Commemorative Series”, "classic re-issue”, and "choking hazard” safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings, and moved the "Ages 5+” recommendation to a new position.
Theme:
Reissue
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Date Added:
2022-07-13 12:43:52
Date Added:
2022-07-13 12:43:52
