Title:
Mixmaster - Voyager Class
Description:
Mixmaster (Voyager Class, 2009)
TakaraTomy ID number: RD-12
Accessories: Missile
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), more»
Voyager Class Revenge of the Fallen Mixmaster transforms into a gray and silver cement mixer with purple windows and headlights, based loosely on the Mack Granite truck seen in the film. He is notoriously one of the hardest to transform toys from the Movie toyline. The vehicle mode’s mixing drum is incapable of rotating due to the transformation, but does boast a pair of gigantic Decepticon logos on either side (though in a different orientation than what is seen in the final film). The cement chute at the rear of the vehicle mode can accurately raise and lower on a hinge, and the cannon can be fixed to fire directly overhead or behind at pursuing vehicles.
The packaging calls out Mech Alive gimmickry in the form of "spinning gears” on his chest, but the feature is only present in the thighs and forearms, which reveal shifting internal bits when the joints are rotated. The robot mode’s missile-firing cannon is locked in place on its back pointing straight upward; it can be raised over Mixmaster’s head, although this involves letting the cab hang loose on his back as it’s designed to attach to the cannon. Alternately the toy can be transformed to its artillery cannon-like Battle Mode that has him essentially performing a belly flop, letting the launcher fire forward. At least, according to the Battle Mode’s official depiction in the instructions.
The instructions and the box pictures show the joint that attaches the cab to the robot to be inverted, with the released toy having the cab joint upside-down as compared with what is in the instructions and box pictures. Out of the box, the toy cannot exactly mimic the battle mode of the instructions or stock photos, but it’s close enough for most people to assume they were doing something wrong until one realizes this mis-assembly. The joint can be corrected by the removal and re-attachment of the metal pin behind the front-bumper, but this is not as easy as it sounds and may potentially be damaging to the toy. This only applies to the Hasbro version of the instructions, however, as the Japanese Takara release had instructions depicting a completely different battle mode,[1] which utilised the joint in the direction it is assembled, as well as pegs and holes present on the rear wheel segments and the inside of the cab respectively (see image to the right with highlighted circles).
The image of the cement mixer mode on the packaging has been flipped horizontally as well, leaving the location of the ladder switched. Additionally, the robot mode image on the packaging has a different mold for the mixing drum shells, with rectangular-shaped pegs rather than circular.
TakaraTomy ID number: RD-12
Accessories: Missile
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), more»
Voyager Class Revenge of the Fallen Mixmaster transforms into a gray and silver cement mixer with purple windows and headlights, based loosely on the Mack Granite truck seen in the film. He is notoriously one of the hardest to transform toys from the Movie toyline. The vehicle mode’s mixing drum is incapable of rotating due to the transformation, but does boast a pair of gigantic Decepticon logos on either side (though in a different orientation than what is seen in the final film). The cement chute at the rear of the vehicle mode can accurately raise and lower on a hinge, and the cannon can be fixed to fire directly overhead or behind at pursuing vehicles.
The packaging calls out Mech Alive gimmickry in the form of "spinning gears” on his chest, but the feature is only present in the thighs and forearms, which reveal shifting internal bits when the joints are rotated. The robot mode’s missile-firing cannon is locked in place on its back pointing straight upward; it can be raised over Mixmaster’s head, although this involves letting the cab hang loose on his back as it’s designed to attach to the cannon. Alternately the toy can be transformed to its artillery cannon-like Battle Mode that has him essentially performing a belly flop, letting the launcher fire forward. At least, according to the Battle Mode’s official depiction in the instructions.
The instructions and the box pictures show the joint that attaches the cab to the robot to be inverted, with the released toy having the cab joint upside-down as compared with what is in the instructions and box pictures. Out of the box, the toy cannot exactly mimic the battle mode of the instructions or stock photos, but it’s close enough for most people to assume they were doing something wrong until one realizes this mis-assembly. The joint can be corrected by the removal and re-attachment of the metal pin behind the front-bumper, but this is not as easy as it sounds and may potentially be damaging to the toy. This only applies to the Hasbro version of the instructions, however, as the Japanese Takara release had instructions depicting a completely different battle mode,[1] which utilised the joint in the direction it is assembled, as well as pegs and holes present on the rear wheel segments and the inside of the cab respectively (see image to the right with highlighted circles).
The image of the cement mixer mode on the packaging has been flipped horizontally as well, leaving the location of the ladder switched. Additionally, the robot mode image on the packaging has a different mold for the mixing drum shells, with rectangular-shaped pegs rather than circular.
Theme:
Transformers
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2009
Series:
ROTF
Date Added:
2022-12-07 18:22:09
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$62.00
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-03-23
Date Added:
2022-12-07 18:22:09
