Title:
Ironhide
Description:
Ironhide (Mega Class, 2004)
Takara ID number: SC-04
Accessries: Missile
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Ironhide transforms into a blue Mitsubishi Montero, with distinctly penny-racer-ish proportions. He has a rather oversized red speaker/gun turret/high beam lights/thingamajig setup mounted on top. In robot mode, he is able to combine with most Autobot Deluxe and Mega size class toys, forming the top or bottom half of a super robot. In both modes, his turret fires a spring-loaded missile. His two shoulder-mounted weapons can be removed but use pegs that only really allow them to be mounted where intended. As such, many secondhand figures are missing not only the missile, but both guns as well. He has one Mini-Con 5 mm post on his right arm, which ends up on his back bumper in vehicle mode.
The Japanese release, named Roadbuster, had some minor deco and colour differences; most significantly, the tan plastic parts were replaced by grey, even though they remained tan in the Energon cartoon. The major functional difference between the two toys is that the Japanese version does not have electronics, while the U.S. release does. Sound effects activated by launching the missile or rotating the turret section, which gets old really fast.
Ironhide became a major shelfwarmer during the Energon toyline’s run, with some areas still having unsold Ironhides into 2006. His toy was often bundled together with Jetfire or Mirage.
One undocumented feature is that one can flip his helmet over his face to hide it in vehicle mode. While it does not cover his entire face, it at least hides the top portion of his head. This seems to be an intended part of his transformation but for whatever reason was left off the instructions. The smaller gun on his right shoulder has a black tab that can move slightly but doesn’t activate any features, suggesting a design change some time in development.
Takara ID number: SC-04
Accessries: Missile
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Ironhide transforms into a blue Mitsubishi Montero, with distinctly penny-racer-ish proportions. He has a rather oversized red speaker/gun turret/high beam lights/thingamajig setup mounted on top. In robot mode, he is able to combine with most Autobot Deluxe and Mega size class toys, forming the top or bottom half of a super robot. In both modes, his turret fires a spring-loaded missile. His two shoulder-mounted weapons can be removed but use pegs that only really allow them to be mounted where intended. As such, many secondhand figures are missing not only the missile, but both guns as well. He has one Mini-Con 5 mm post on his right arm, which ends up on his back bumper in vehicle mode.
The Japanese release, named Roadbuster, had some minor deco and colour differences; most significantly, the tan plastic parts were replaced by grey, even though they remained tan in the Energon cartoon. The major functional difference between the two toys is that the Japanese version does not have electronics, while the U.S. release does. Sound effects activated by launching the missile or rotating the turret section, which gets old really fast.
Ironhide became a major shelfwarmer during the Energon toyline’s run, with some areas still having unsold Ironhides into 2006. His toy was often bundled together with Jetfire or Mirage.
One undocumented feature is that one can flip his helmet over his face to hide it in vehicle mode. While it does not cover his entire face, it at least hides the top portion of his head. This seems to be an intended part of his transformation but for whatever reason was left off the instructions. The smaller gun on his right shoulder has a black tab that can move slightly but doesn’t activate any features, suggesting a design change some time in development.
Theme:
Energon
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2004
Date Added:
2022-11-05 18:48:12
Date Added:
2022-11-05 18:48:12
