Title:
Prowl Robot Mode
Description:
Prowl (Deluxe Class, 2008)
Series: Classic Series
Accessories: Gun
Universe Prowl transforms into a modified Nissan 350Z similarly to Prowl’s appearance in IDW Publishing’s Generation 1 comics. Like previous Generation 1 Prowl toys, his paint job is based upon that of a Japanese police car. The prototype and pre-production versions of Prowl featured a traditional American-style rectangular light bar, but the production toy features a swept-back modern light bar.Many buyers have reported that after repeated handling of the toy, the paint on the pieces of Prowl molded from translucent plastic (his doors, his roof, the sides of his hood and front bumper) quickly becomes sticky to the touch and begins to smear and rub off. Presumably, this owes something to the plastic and paint failing to bond properly, although what allowed the toy to leave factories with this flaw undetected is unknown. Sticky paint has not been reported on every Prowl; there is some suggestion that temperature and humidity play a role in whether or not it occurs. It has been suggested that the problem only affects the first run of Prowl figures, but sticky figures have been purchased at retail when the line was launched in Europe just over a month after its American debut. Also, on a lot of the UK release toys, all the pieces that are molded white plastic have a very faint pink tinge.This mold was redecoed for Timelines Streetstar and retooled to make Universe Silverstreak and Smokescreen and Timelines Rapido. The lightbar was also used for Universe Ratchet and Generations Red Alert. This toy also served as the model for the non-toy Shattered Glass incarnation of Prowl.
Series: Classic Series
Accessories: Gun
Universe Prowl transforms into a modified Nissan 350Z similarly to Prowl’s appearance in IDW Publishing’s Generation 1 comics. Like previous Generation 1 Prowl toys, his paint job is based upon that of a Japanese police car. The prototype and pre-production versions of Prowl featured a traditional American-style rectangular light bar, but the production toy features a swept-back modern light bar.Many buyers have reported that after repeated handling of the toy, the paint on the pieces of Prowl molded from translucent plastic (his doors, his roof, the sides of his hood and front bumper) quickly becomes sticky to the touch and begins to smear and rub off. Presumably, this owes something to the plastic and paint failing to bond properly, although what allowed the toy to leave factories with this flaw undetected is unknown. Sticky paint has not been reported on every Prowl; there is some suggestion that temperature and humidity play a role in whether or not it occurs. It has been suggested that the problem only affects the first run of Prowl figures, but sticky figures have been purchased at retail when the line was launched in Europe just over a month after its American debut. Also, on a lot of the UK release toys, all the pieces that are molded white plastic have a very faint pink tinge.This mold was redecoed for Timelines Streetstar and retooled to make Universe Silverstreak and Smokescreen and Timelines Rapido. The lightbar was also used for Universe Ratchet and Generations Red Alert. This toy also served as the model for the non-toy Shattered Glass incarnation of Prowl.
Theme:
Universe 2.0
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2008
Date Added:
2023-01-02 17:28:02
Date Added:
2023-01-02 17:28:02
