Title:
86 15 86-15 Sludge
Description:
Dinobot Sludge (Leader Class, 2022)
Movie: The Transformers: The Movie
Hasbro ID number: 86-15
TakaraTomy ID number: SS-89
TakaraTomy release date: August 27, 2022
Accessories: Blaster, "Mockery of Justice” backdrop
Known designers: Felipe Hamame (instruction designer)
Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, Studio Series "Dinobot Sludge” is a Leader Class-sized figure approximating his character art from The Transformers Collection, transforming into a mechanical Brontosaurus that hybridizes his cartoon and G1 toy appearances. The third of the original Dinobots to receive the Studio Series treatment, Sludge comes with his traditional cannon accessory which can either be wielded in robot mode or stored under his dinosaur mode’s belly. Sludge’s toy packaging uses the "window-less” style first seen with Coronation Starscream, with the box art depicting Sludge blasting away hordes of Sharkticons.
Unlike the other Generation 1-styled Studio Series Dinobots so far, Sludge does not come with an additional mini-figure. To make up for this, Sludge has significantly more complex engineering that results in him having a dinosaur mode that’s decidedly larger than Grimlock’s or Slug’s.
In an undocumented feature, Sludge’s blaster accessory can store on his back by plugging its 5mm post handle into either of the two screw holes along the length of the dino neck.
Also not mentioned in the instructions - in robot mode, if the front dino legs hanging off the back are angled to sit flush against the dino neck with the dino feet sandwiched tightly between the dino chin and neck with the dino head folded up, it will create a much more secure backpack with enough clearance for a complete 180-degree waist swivel without the backpack getting undone. Whether this was an intentional part of the design that was erroneously omitted from the instructions or just a happy accident is unknown.
Movie: The Transformers: The Movie
Hasbro ID number: 86-15
TakaraTomy ID number: SS-89
TakaraTomy release date: August 27, 2022
Accessories: Blaster, "Mockery of Justice” backdrop
Known designers: Felipe Hamame (instruction designer)
Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, Studio Series "Dinobot Sludge” is a Leader Class-sized figure approximating his character art from The Transformers Collection, transforming into a mechanical Brontosaurus that hybridizes his cartoon and G1 toy appearances. The third of the original Dinobots to receive the Studio Series treatment, Sludge comes with his traditional cannon accessory which can either be wielded in robot mode or stored under his dinosaur mode’s belly. Sludge’s toy packaging uses the "window-less” style first seen with Coronation Starscream, with the box art depicting Sludge blasting away hordes of Sharkticons.
Unlike the other Generation 1-styled Studio Series Dinobots so far, Sludge does not come with an additional mini-figure. To make up for this, Sludge has significantly more complex engineering that results in him having a dinosaur mode that’s decidedly larger than Grimlock’s or Slug’s.
In an undocumented feature, Sludge’s blaster accessory can store on his back by plugging its 5mm post handle into either of the two screw holes along the length of the dino neck.
Also not mentioned in the instructions - in robot mode, if the front dino legs hanging off the back are angled to sit flush against the dino neck with the dino feet sandwiched tightly between the dino chin and neck with the dino head folded up, it will create a much more secure backpack with enough clearance for a complete 180-degree waist swivel without the backpack getting undone. Whether this was an intentional part of the design that was erroneously omitted from the instructions or just a happy accident is unknown.
Theme:
Studio Series
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2022
Country:
United States
Series:
Studio Series
Model Number:
Grey Beast
Date Added:
2022-12-24 14:09:55
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2022-12-24 14:09:55
