Title:
Mudflap
Description:
Mudflap (Voyager Class, 2005)
Takara ID number: GD-09
Takara release date: March 31, 2005
Accessories: Missile, Earth Cyber Key
Cyber Key Code: v6t7
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Cybertron Mudflap transforms into a blue crane truck. The toy features two Cyber Key gimmicks, but unfortunately, they both suffer from design flaws. Inserting his Key into the side of his cab flips out a firing missile launcher, which works fine in truck mode; in robot mode, however, it is slung under his right arm, and the spring-loaded hinge that flips it out is not strong enough to hold it up, meaning that it dangles loosely underneath his forearm. His second gimmick is his ridiculously colossal saw-blade: first, his crane arm is manually extended, opening up the Cyber Key slot in its side, and inserting the Key then flips out the translucent green blade. When fully extended, the blade and crane are about three times the height of his body. Sadly, the Hasbro version’s blade is molded from soft, flexible plastic, and if left undeployed for too long, will warp due to tension from the spring holding it down - and since it comes packaged undeployed, having been stuck like that since it left China, it can very easily be already warped fresh out of the box.
There are a number of small differences between the Hasbro and Takara Galaxy Force "Demolishor” releases of the toy. Demolishor’s main body color is a purpler periwinkle color, while the crane boom is molded white as in the stock photos, opposed to Hasbro’s deep grey. The hydraulic supports are NOT painted, while the front and rear grilles are slightly more detailed. Notably, the Takara release has no faction symbol. Because the Takara version did not use a flexible kind of plastic for the clear parts, it did not suffer the same flaw as the Hasbro version, and the blade did not bend over time. Takara’s instructions also have the key inserted from underneath, so the weight of the missile launching gimmick rests against the pin, and not the spring.
Both versions have his face a metallic grey rather than the gold tint of the cartoon. Most of his stock photos display him with his feet reversed from their cartoon look as well.
This mold was going to be redecoed to make Landslide, but was ultimately canceled (for reasons stated below)—and was later redecoed into Movie Mudflap anyway.
Takara ID number: GD-09
Takara release date: March 31, 2005
Accessories: Missile, Earth Cyber Key
Cyber Key Code: v6t7
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Cybertron Mudflap transforms into a blue crane truck. The toy features two Cyber Key gimmicks, but unfortunately, they both suffer from design flaws. Inserting his Key into the side of his cab flips out a firing missile launcher, which works fine in truck mode; in robot mode, however, it is slung under his right arm, and the spring-loaded hinge that flips it out is not strong enough to hold it up, meaning that it dangles loosely underneath his forearm. His second gimmick is his ridiculously colossal saw-blade: first, his crane arm is manually extended, opening up the Cyber Key slot in its side, and inserting the Key then flips out the translucent green blade. When fully extended, the blade and crane are about three times the height of his body. Sadly, the Hasbro version’s blade is molded from soft, flexible plastic, and if left undeployed for too long, will warp due to tension from the spring holding it down - and since it comes packaged undeployed, having been stuck like that since it left China, it can very easily be already warped fresh out of the box.
There are a number of small differences between the Hasbro and Takara Galaxy Force "Demolishor” releases of the toy. Demolishor’s main body color is a purpler periwinkle color, while the crane boom is molded white as in the stock photos, opposed to Hasbro’s deep grey. The hydraulic supports are NOT painted, while the front and rear grilles are slightly more detailed. Notably, the Takara release has no faction symbol. Because the Takara version did not use a flexible kind of plastic for the clear parts, it did not suffer the same flaw as the Hasbro version, and the blade did not bend over time. Takara’s instructions also have the key inserted from underneath, so the weight of the missile launching gimmick rests against the pin, and not the spring.
Both versions have his face a metallic grey rather than the gold tint of the cartoon. Most of his stock photos display him with his feet reversed from their cartoon look as well.
This mold was going to be redecoed to make Landslide, but was ultimately canceled (for reasons stated below)—and was later redecoed into Movie Mudflap anyway.
Theme:
Cybertron
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2005
Date Added:
2023-01-02 15:47:54
Date Added:
2023-01-02 15:47:54
