Title:
Lugnut
Description:
Lugnut (Voyager Class, 2008)
Japanese ID number: TA-15
Accessories: Tail assembly/power mace
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Part of the third wave of Animated Voyager Class toys, Luggy transforms into a big ol’ retro-futuristic bomber plane that includes features from many historic designs, including the B-25 Mitchell and the Heinkel He 111. He also suffers from Bulkhead syndrome, as his robot mode is tiny compared to most Voyagers. A good portion of his vehicle mode transforms into his big-ass "power mace”, almost as big as Lugnut himself. He features three Autotransform gimmicks in his head, mace, and hands. The mace connects with a special tab into Lugnut’s hand and activates its gimmick: tapping the bottom of the mace on the ground while he holds it causes the engine pods to pop open. Pushing down the area on his back where the mace is stored flips his head up and splits his cockpit halves to the sides of his chest. The small purple tabs on his lower arms open and close his claws in unison. Pushing the mace into one of the hands causes it to close around the mace.
The mace can also be activated with any Mini-Con figure.
The figure’s paint deco shown in promotional photography and the boxart depicts Lugnut’s teal areas with highly metallic, almost silver coloration and a slightly lighter shade of purple. The final figure, however, has a darker purple with an much more show-accurate flat teal with no trace of the metallic coloring.
There have been reports of his cockpit halves not closing properly in vehicle mode due to an overly tightened screw inside his torso. It cannot be corrected without dismantling the figure. The head automorph area also tends to flop slightly, not staying in place in vehicle mode. It is unknown if later releases remedied this.
TakaraTomy’s release of Lugnut was redecoed with most of the flat purple replaced by a shinier metallic purple. His red eye appears to be brighter as well. Also, the Animated gold sigils were replaced by G1 ones, as on all Japanese Animated toys.
Japanese ID number: TA-15
Accessories: Tail assembly/power mace
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
Part of the third wave of Animated Voyager Class toys, Luggy transforms into a big ol’ retro-futuristic bomber plane that includes features from many historic designs, including the B-25 Mitchell and the Heinkel He 111. He also suffers from Bulkhead syndrome, as his robot mode is tiny compared to most Voyagers. A good portion of his vehicle mode transforms into his big-ass "power mace”, almost as big as Lugnut himself. He features three Autotransform gimmicks in his head, mace, and hands. The mace connects with a special tab into Lugnut’s hand and activates its gimmick: tapping the bottom of the mace on the ground while he holds it causes the engine pods to pop open. Pushing down the area on his back where the mace is stored flips his head up and splits his cockpit halves to the sides of his chest. The small purple tabs on his lower arms open and close his claws in unison. Pushing the mace into one of the hands causes it to close around the mace.
The mace can also be activated with any Mini-Con figure.
The figure’s paint deco shown in promotional photography and the boxart depicts Lugnut’s teal areas with highly metallic, almost silver coloration and a slightly lighter shade of purple. The final figure, however, has a darker purple with an much more show-accurate flat teal with no trace of the metallic coloring.
There have been reports of his cockpit halves not closing properly in vehicle mode due to an overly tightened screw inside his torso. It cannot be corrected without dismantling the figure. The head automorph area also tends to flop slightly, not staying in place in vehicle mode. It is unknown if later releases remedied this.
TakaraTomy’s release of Lugnut was redecoed with most of the flat purple replaced by a shinier metallic purple. His red eye appears to be brighter as well. Also, the Animated gold sigils were replaced by G1 ones, as on all Japanese Animated toys.
Theme:
Animated
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2008
Country:
United States
Series:
Animated
Date Added:
2023-06-13 17:11:28
Date Added:
2023-06-13 17:11:28
