Title:
Predacon With Side Burn And Skid-
Description:
Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z (Max-Con, 2003)
Takara release date: September 9, 2003
Accessories: Tail/whip
Released in the fifth and final wave of Armada Max-Cons, Predacon is a redeco and retool of the Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron mold, transforming from a metallic T. rex to a robot mode with organic-looking parts. He also has a third "flight” configuration, flipping out a pair of VTOL fans from his beast-mode sides and "landing gear” from his feet. In robot mode, his tail becomes a massive articulated claw-whip.
Mini-Con Powerlinx plugs were added at the hubs of his turbine fans, as well as the parts that become his robot-mode shoulder-armor. Naturally, none of them activate any gimmicks, but they are given "power-up” paint effects. He is one of only two Armada toys to be released with two Mini-Con partners (the other being Sideways); he came with Side Burn and Skid-Z.
In an undocumented bit of extra play value, Predacon can attach energon stars to the outside of his legs (though the original Megatron toy cannot, as the corresponding part is too small on that version of the mold).
Unlike the original Hasbro release of the mold, the bronze parts of Predacon do not suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome.
Predacon was not part of the regular Takara Legends of the Microns line, but was released as a "USA Edition” exclusively through Toys"R"Us Japan’s web site, in Hasbro packaging with stickers to convey legal information in Japanese.
This toy was repurposed as the Beast Wars: Uprising character Preditron.
Takara release date: September 9, 2003
Accessories: Tail/whip
Released in the fifth and final wave of Armada Max-Cons, Predacon is a redeco and retool of the Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron mold, transforming from a metallic T. rex to a robot mode with organic-looking parts. He also has a third "flight” configuration, flipping out a pair of VTOL fans from his beast-mode sides and "landing gear” from his feet. In robot mode, his tail becomes a massive articulated claw-whip.
Mini-Con Powerlinx plugs were added at the hubs of his turbine fans, as well as the parts that become his robot-mode shoulder-armor. Naturally, none of them activate any gimmicks, but they are given "power-up” paint effects. He is one of only two Armada toys to be released with two Mini-Con partners (the other being Sideways); he came with Side Burn and Skid-Z.
In an undocumented bit of extra play value, Predacon can attach energon stars to the outside of his legs (though the original Megatron toy cannot, as the corresponding part is too small on that version of the mold).
Unlike the original Hasbro release of the mold, the bronze parts of Predacon do not suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome.
Predacon was not part of the regular Takara Legends of the Microns line, but was released as a "USA Edition” exclusively through Toys"R"Us Japan’s web site, in Hasbro packaging with stickers to convey legal information in Japanese.
This toy was repurposed as the Beast Wars: Uprising character Preditron.
Theme:
Armada
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2003
Date Added:
2022-09-24 14:00:34
Date Added:
2022-09-24 14:00:34
