Title:
Kup Sergeant 3rd Vehicle Mode
Description:
Sergeant Kup (Deluxe Class, 2011)
Accessories: "laser musket” rifle/exhaust pipe
Known designers: Hironori Kobayashi (TakaraTomy)
Part of wave 6 of Generations, "Sergeant Kup” sticks to the character’s roots, transforming into an old-school (or, alternatively, "retro"-styled) Earth pickup truck. The design closely resembles a Honda Ridgeline. He comes with his signature laser musket weapon, which looks like an actual musket this go-round. Like his contemporaries, Kup is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with C joint clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm kibble, and two on his lower back (these two are shown in the United version’s instructions). The musket can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Kup noticeably has a peculiar elbow setup; the top hinge moves vertically, while the bottom hinge moves horizontally. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Kup’s truck mode features a working tailgate.
Despite appearances, his musket does not have a proper 5 mm peg, being slightly smaller. This makes it impossible for Kup to hold 5 mm accessories without stretching and potentially damaging his hands. Coincidentally, it’s about the same size as the smaller peg on Classics Grimlock’s spring loaded launcher, meaning they can swap weapons. The extra, proper 5 mm ring on Grimlock’s weapon makes it a loose fit on Kup’s open hands, though.
He was later retooled/redecoed into Swerve, whose head was depicted in Kup’s instructions before the retool was officially announced, and was separately retooled into BotCon 2013 Hoist and Autobot Electrons.
Accessories: "laser musket” rifle/exhaust pipe
Known designers: Hironori Kobayashi (TakaraTomy)
Part of wave 6 of Generations, "Sergeant Kup” sticks to the character’s roots, transforming into an old-school (or, alternatively, "retro"-styled) Earth pickup truck. The design closely resembles a Honda Ridgeline. He comes with his signature laser musket weapon, which looks like an actual musket this go-round. Like his contemporaries, Kup is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with C joint clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm kibble, and two on his lower back (these two are shown in the United version’s instructions). The musket can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Kup noticeably has a peculiar elbow setup; the top hinge moves vertically, while the bottom hinge moves horizontally. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Kup’s truck mode features a working tailgate.
Despite appearances, his musket does not have a proper 5 mm peg, being slightly smaller. This makes it impossible for Kup to hold 5 mm accessories without stretching and potentially damaging his hands. Coincidentally, it’s about the same size as the smaller peg on Classics Grimlock’s spring loaded launcher, meaning they can swap weapons. The extra, proper 5 mm ring on Grimlock’s weapon makes it a loose fit on Kup’s open hands, though.
He was later retooled/redecoed into Swerve, whose head was depicted in Kup’s instructions before the retool was officially announced, and was separately retooled into BotCon 2013 Hoist and Autobot Electrons.
Theme:
Generations
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2011
Date Added:
2023-06-13 20:48:11
