Title:
Scorponok 5th Beast Mode
Description:
Scorponok (Deluxe Class, 2007)
TakaraTomy ID number: MD-04
Scorponok is a robotic scorpion. His body is covered in military warning and command designation markings, suggesting he forms part of a larger military vehicle (hint, hint). Two wheels on the bottom of his beast mode, when pushed along a flat, smooth surface, rotate gears that cause the turbines in his body and the pincers on his arms to spin. His tail features a spring-loaded, yet non-launching stinger that extends when a latch is released.In beast mode, Scorponok can combine with the underside of Blackout’s helicopter mode to exploit the larger Decepticon’s own gear gimmick system. A geared shaft linked to Blackout’s rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok’s back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout’s tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok’s pincers and the turbines in his body. (This can also be done with Blackout’s Revenge of the Fallen redeco Grindor, his retool Evac and Evac’s Revenge redeco Whirl.) This gimmick can also be activated (more easily) by rotating the geared wheels on Scorponok’s undercarriage instead.Deluxe Scorponok can transform into what might be charitably called a robot mode, but was most likely added as an afterthought to the design for added play value (and possibly so Hasbro could actually justify selling the toy as a "Transformer” by itself). The later Legends Class toy features a considerably better-executed bipedal robot mode. In any case, this robot mode never appears in the movie, but does appear briefly in the second Target-sponsored Movie Prequel comic and in The Reign of Starscream issue 1.Scorponok’s toy tends to age very poorly for a multitude of reasons, so collectors beware! Since his gimmick requires him to be rolled across the floor, many Scorponoks on the secondary market are very scraped up. The tampographs rub off almost immediately, so any Scorponok that has been played with will be missing at least some detail. Scorponok’s legs have a breakaway feature and tend to get lost, so be sure to check that the Scorponok you’re buying on eBay has all six of them. The rubber tip of the stinger also warps very easily, but it can be bent back into place. The gears inside the figure are not meant to last. Over time, they will either crack or become misaligned, causing them to get stuck. Lastly, the gears make Scorponok’s arms very heavy, so his joints get very loose, giving the toy a "floppy” feel.
TakaraTomy ID number: MD-04
Scorponok is a robotic scorpion. His body is covered in military warning and command designation markings, suggesting he forms part of a larger military vehicle (hint, hint). Two wheels on the bottom of his beast mode, when pushed along a flat, smooth surface, rotate gears that cause the turbines in his body and the pincers on his arms to spin. His tail features a spring-loaded, yet non-launching stinger that extends when a latch is released.In beast mode, Scorponok can combine with the underside of Blackout’s helicopter mode to exploit the larger Decepticon’s own gear gimmick system. A geared shaft linked to Blackout’s rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok’s back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout’s tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok’s pincers and the turbines in his body. (This can also be done with Blackout’s Revenge of the Fallen redeco Grindor, his retool Evac and Evac’s Revenge redeco Whirl.) This gimmick can also be activated (more easily) by rotating the geared wheels on Scorponok’s undercarriage instead.Deluxe Scorponok can transform into what might be charitably called a robot mode, but was most likely added as an afterthought to the design for added play value (and possibly so Hasbro could actually justify selling the toy as a "Transformer” by itself). The later Legends Class toy features a considerably better-executed bipedal robot mode. In any case, this robot mode never appears in the movie, but does appear briefly in the second Target-sponsored Movie Prequel comic and in The Reign of Starscream issue 1.Scorponok’s toy tends to age very poorly for a multitude of reasons, so collectors beware! Since his gimmick requires him to be rolled across the floor, many Scorponoks on the secondary market are very scraped up. The tampographs rub off almost immediately, so any Scorponok that has been played with will be missing at least some detail. Scorponok’s legs have a breakaway feature and tend to get lost, so be sure to check that the Scorponok you’re buying on eBay has all six of them. The rubber tip of the stinger also warps very easily, but it can be bent back into place. The gears inside the figure are not meant to last. Over time, they will either crack or become misaligned, causing them to get stuck. Lastly, the gears make Scorponok’s arms very heavy, so his joints get very loose, giving the toy a "floppy” feel.
Theme:
Movie
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2007
Date Added:
2023-01-23 20:46:31
