Title:
Long Haul Constructicon
Description:
Long Haul (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
Team ID number: 5
Japanese ID number: 31
Accessories: Laser pistol, ”Missile Mount”/Devastator waist, ”Wing”/Devastator waist plate
Long Haul was originally from Takara’s Pre-Transformers Diaclone toyline, as ”Construction Vehicle Robot No. 5 Dump Truck”. He transforms into a bright green Hitachi DH321 mining dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself, and his rear wheels go up with it. Don’t even mention the splitting of the bed for transformation. In contrast to the majority of truck mode Transformers toys, he has dual rear wheels, which allows him to roll more easily. The ”Missile Mount” and ”Wing” can be attached to vehicle mode to create an ”Attack Truck” mode. He can also combine with his fellow Constructicons to form Devastator, functioning as the lower torso.There are two variations of Long Haul: one with a slotted chest (a hold-over from the first Diaclone variant where the Super Wing chestplate connected to the Dump Truck instead of the Truck Crane), and one without.On the European continent, Long Haul was initially released individually alongside the other Constructicons by Hasbro’s subsidiary Milton Bradley (MB) in 1985. In 1986, Long Haul and the other Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in ”Hasbro”-branded packaging (but manufactured by Joustra). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons’ main color was now yellow instead of green.These are not to be confused with the later, non-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow Generation 2 Constructicons (see below for both).For the GiG Italian release of Transformers, ”Macigno” and the other ”Escavators” were sold in boxes very similar to the Takara packaging instead of on Hasbro-style cards. The boxes even sported the Takara ID numbers from ”31” to ”36”, and omitted the ”Hasbro” logo on the packaging in favor of a ”Takara” logo.The purple chimney on Long Haul’s right shoulder can coincidentally function as an Armada-style Mini-Con port.
Team ID number: 5
Japanese ID number: 31
Accessories: Laser pistol, ”Missile Mount”/Devastator waist, ”Wing”/Devastator waist plate
Long Haul was originally from Takara’s Pre-Transformers Diaclone toyline, as ”Construction Vehicle Robot No. 5 Dump Truck”. He transforms into a bright green Hitachi DH321 mining dump truck. The dumping tray is articulated, but due to design, the forward lip of the tray (which hangs over the cab of the truck) is not actually connected to the tray itself, and his rear wheels go up with it. Don’t even mention the splitting of the bed for transformation. In contrast to the majority of truck mode Transformers toys, he has dual rear wheels, which allows him to roll more easily. The ”Missile Mount” and ”Wing” can be attached to vehicle mode to create an ”Attack Truck” mode. He can also combine with his fellow Constructicons to form Devastator, functioning as the lower torso.There are two variations of Long Haul: one with a slotted chest (a hold-over from the first Diaclone variant where the Super Wing chestplate connected to the Dump Truck instead of the Truck Crane), and one without.On the European continent, Long Haul was initially released individually alongside the other Constructicons by Hasbro’s subsidiary Milton Bradley (MB) in 1985. In 1986, Long Haul and the other Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in ”Hasbro”-branded packaging (but manufactured by Joustra). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons’ main color was now yellow instead of green.These are not to be confused with the later, non-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow Generation 2 Constructicons (see below for both).For the GiG Italian release of Transformers, ”Macigno” and the other ”Escavators” were sold in boxes very similar to the Takara packaging instead of on Hasbro-style cards. The boxes even sported the Takara ID numbers from ”31” to ”36”, and omitted the ”Hasbro” logo on the packaging in favor of a ”Takara” logo.The purple chimney on Long Haul’s right shoulder can coincidentally function as an Armada-style Mini-Con port.
Theme:
1985
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1985
Country:
United States
Series:
G1
Asst. Number:
GEN139
Model Number:
Green Construction
Date Added:
2018-06-08 15:37:57
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2018-06-08 15:37:57
