Toy "secrets"

Overlord · Post by **Overlord** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:04 am

hmm you can attach motormaster, onslaught, hot spot, and silverbolt to metroplex to make a "super city" mode

though you're really only supposed to attach silverbolt (in ramp mode) and hot spot (repair bay mode) (process detailed in the japanese instructions, which us instructions don't have), metroplex has slots for all four to connect.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:24 am

Really that pretty cool, you should post a pic of it

Noble · Post by **Noble** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:57 am

I'd like to see that as I only have metroplex and onslaught, we need pics !

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:08 am

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:50 am

Here ya go I took the time to put it together.

I don't have the rest of the arielbots so they are missing. Supose I could of used the G2 arielbots.....oh well

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:55 am

Thanks Hot Shot for the pics.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:17 am

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET

thanks Hot shot

Post by **Time Traveller** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:26 am

Dewd! i didn't know Metro came with ports for the 'con leaders... Does trypsie have slots for Silverbolt and Hot Spot?

Noble · Post by **Noble** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:12 pm

thanks for posting up the pics and I too want to know if the same is possible for trypticon

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:29 pm

As far as I am aware it was only Motormaster and Onslaught that could connect to him.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:32 pm

Yep...You could do the same with Trypicon. But only with 2 of the leaders.

Overlord · Post by **Overlord** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:36 pm

Yeah, Trypticon can only use motormaster and onslaught. I recall reading somewhere that Metroplex was designed before trypticon, and as such metroplex was supposed to be able to do "scramble city" with the four gestalt teams (aerialbots, combaticons, protectobots, and stunticons). However they did the toy design before the plot lines were laid out for which gestalt teams would fall under which factions (autobot, decepticon).

Finally when the gestalt teams had factions, they realized trypticon didn't have any attachments whatsoever, so they added those "L" connectors to him to give him that ability.

You can see that they changed their intentions sort of last minute for trypticon, because whereas metroplex has molded slots for the four gestalt leaders built into the toy frame, trypticon does not, and you need the somewhat awkward L connectors to attach only two, instead of four.

japanese trypticon instructions apparently actually incorporate those L connectors into the t rex mode, where exactly i'm not sure.

yeah i'm fascinated by something as somewhat trivial as this because I've had trypticon since I was 6 or 7 years old (still complete, word) and didn't know he could do that until relatively recently

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:52 pm

Anyone know where I might be able to get the Japanese instructions for both Trypticon and Metroplex?

Post by **Time Traveller** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:48 pm

the L connectors form additional lower spines on his back. you'll see two holes on each side that accommodate them.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:06 pm

I've known about all that before.
Just not enough to mention.
I've never seen any good pics on how that is done.
Thanks Hot Shot

Overlord · Post by **Overlord** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:17 pm

Time Traveller wrote:the L connectors form additional lower spines on his back. you'll see two holes on each side that accommodate them.

Cool, just set that up. Looks a bit awkward but whatever

Ramjet · Post by **Ramjet** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:32 pm

The McDonalds OP and Meg's hands glow in the dark.

Perceptor · Post by **Perceptor** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:58 pm

I just noticed this: G1 Ratchet and Ironhide can hold G1 Skids' Liquid Nitrogen Rifle really well if you just turn their hands sideways. (It looks really cool on them!) They can also hold Skids' Twin Blaster and Rocket Pod, but cliped on their arms, and not nearly as well.

Catilla · Post by **Catilla** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:49 pm

how much do theres black light cheap ?.
i think its due to the fact it can act like sunlight (yellowing ) wheezel is this correct ? (im hopeing the answers yes)

Ramjet · Post by **Ramjet** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:32 am

I don't think it was in the destructions, but to make the Classics/Universe Octane/Tankor whatever-he-is a little more bearable, I use his guns as smokestacks near his cab in "truck" mode. It's not much, but he needs all the help he can get.