Title:
Insecticon Beast Mode
Description:
Insecticon (Scout Class, 2010)
Japanese ID number: AA-04
Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Insecticon is an insectoid robot who turns into a robotic insect. Surprise! He has a relatively basic transformation compared to other Scouts, but because all 6 of his arms and legs have at least 3 points of articulation, he ends up with 23 points of articulation. You heard right.The instructions neglect to mention that the inside of his abdomen features a hinged piece that can be swung down to help fill it up in insect mode. They also incorrectly tell one to orient the robot head face-down against the thorax for insect mode, when it should instead face towards the back, giving more space for the bases of the legs to join together and, undocumented in the instructions, clip onto tabs on the underside of the thorax, allowing for a more cohesive insect mode.The TakaraTomy Autobot Alliance release of Insecticon features considerable changes to his plastic colours: Whereas Hasbro’s release featured an olive-coloured base colour with light grey joints and translucent blue wings, TakaraTomy’s features a dark brown base with lavender joints and clear white wings.
Notes
According to concept art by Massive Black, the Insecticons were to have combined into a single monstrous, six-legged robot known as the Hive.In the same post, concept art showed the microcons were also described as being insects.The Insecticons are never referred to by name in the films, though Brains referred to these critters as Megatron’s "chromosomes” in Age of Extinction.During the production of Age of Extinction, Kickback was seemingly considered to appear in the film as an Insecticon. Concept art of the character was made by Rob Wiggins.
Japanese ID number: AA-04
Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Insecticon is an insectoid robot who turns into a robotic insect. Surprise! He has a relatively basic transformation compared to other Scouts, but because all 6 of his arms and legs have at least 3 points of articulation, he ends up with 23 points of articulation. You heard right.The instructions neglect to mention that the inside of his abdomen features a hinged piece that can be swung down to help fill it up in insect mode. They also incorrectly tell one to orient the robot head face-down against the thorax for insect mode, when it should instead face towards the back, giving more space for the bases of the legs to join together and, undocumented in the instructions, clip onto tabs on the underside of the thorax, allowing for a more cohesive insect mode.The TakaraTomy Autobot Alliance release of Insecticon features considerable changes to his plastic colours: Whereas Hasbro’s release featured an olive-coloured base colour with light grey joints and translucent blue wings, TakaraTomy’s features a dark brown base with lavender joints and clear white wings.
Notes
According to concept art by Massive Black, the Insecticons were to have combined into a single monstrous, six-legged robot known as the Hive.In the same post, concept art showed the microcons were also described as being insects.The Insecticons are never referred to by name in the films, though Brains referred to these critters as Megatron’s "chromosomes” in Age of Extinction.During the production of Age of Extinction, Kickback was seemingly considered to appear in the film as an Insecticon. Concept art of the character was made by Rob Wiggins.
Theme:
Hunt For The Decepticons
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2010
Date Added:
2023-04-15 15:21:43
Date Added:
2023-04-15 15:21:43
