Transformers?

[FooTemps]

Does anyone collect the old school transformers toys? Almost all of the transformers we (my bro and I) have are sold... I don't think I can find the rest of them... they're lost somewhere... lol

[The Frymarker]

Actually I used to have a bunch of them.

Strangely enough that is all we talked about on New Year's day.

Oldschool who was the leader of the Decepticons and what was he.

My husband says he was a gun. I thought he was an f15, my brother in law though he was the tape from the tape recorder.

Does anyone know?

[Timmee]

His name was Megatron, and he was a pistol (with scope). Starscream was the F15 (I think that's which plane he was), and Soundwave was the tape recorder. Offhand, I can't remember the names of all the tapes that Soundwave used to have.

For bonus points, what were the names of the 2 Transformers that looked like VW Beetles, and what were their colors?

[The Frymarker]

WOW Timmee, well I know one beetle it was the yellow named bumblebee

So Megatron was the leader huh....my husband was right

[lopxtc]

Bumble_Bee was the yellow beetle
Cliff_Jumper was the red beetle

Soundwave had the following;

Names were Rumble, Buzzsaw, and Frenzy (forgot which was which though)

A flying creature tape
A panther type creature tape
A humanoid one that could use his arms like sledgehammers
I think one other ...

I believe all the decepticon jets were modeled after the F-15, with Jet_Fire (the decepticon turned good-guy autobot) plane being an F-14. Minor note, Jet-Fire was a direct rip of the Veritech fighters from Macross, specifically the Armoured Super Veritech variant ... :)

Aaron

[Mango]

Fry: You got it, the Yellow Bug was Bumblebee, the red one was Cliffjumper I believe, it was like a Dunebuggy version of the Bug if I remember correctly. The cassete tapers were named:

Eject
Rewind
Steeljaw and Ramhorn I believe.

Then there were more that came out later: Grandslam and Raindance.

Those are just the Autobot tapes, the Decepticon tape was called like BatRat or something.
They had others that I can't remember.

/me is a huge Transformers fan.

My favorite ones were the Constructicons and bit City Bots like Metroplex and Ultra Magnus. I still have most of mine but they are in my attic somewhere. I really have to find them some day.

[lopxtc]

Also, while the transformers were good ... Transformers:Beast Wars was the best series to ever come out in the series history ...

Awesome story line, which eventually tied in the original story line, and great computer animation ... cant wait till this comes out on DVD.

Aaron

[lopxtc]

BatRat is a common misconception as one of Soundwaves tapes ... while he was a tape, they never explained where he came from. He actually assumed command of the decepticons at one time along with the Head_Masters ...

Aaron

Originally posted by SprayingMango
the Decepticon tape was called like BatRat or something.
They had others that I can't remember.

[Mango]

Wow ok, you definetly know a lot more about it than me! :) :)

[The Frymarker]

Hehe

I remember that tape that turned into a panther...that was my favorite one, I used to carry it every where.

I just talked to hubby, he said he has most of his in his parents garage, he said he even had Soundwave that actually worked as a cassette player....I didn't know that.


Lopxtc, you are definitely a dedicated fan!

I watch the Transformers with my son, he loves the show...I bought him the fisher price version of the transformers for Christmas.

I think FP did a great job with them, they are perfect for the little ones without being too difficult to transform.

[wyn1370]

Rumble and Frenzy, rumble was blue in the show but red per the toys and frenzy would be the other one. I think I remember in one episode they both where using their arms as pile-driver things.
Soundwave also had two bird tapes, buzzsaw (whom you never saw in the show) and lazerbeak, who was in nearly every episode.

Does anyone watch armada? I have to admitt I do, but the show is horrible.

[dre1919]

Transformers and G.I. Joe were my favorite shows growing up. Transformers the movie was cool because we finally got to see some of the Transformers get injured or killed, instead of them always doing the G.I. Joe thing and shooting around each other. It was too bad some of the cool guys had to go down, but that was more realistic. Was there a better scene in any of the series shows or the movie when the Decepticons had almost taken the Autobot base and then in rolls Optimus Prime, by himself, and just takes them all out because he's just that bad. Of course, he jacks himself all up doing it, but the selfless heroism made it a "goosebump" scene for cartoons. Optimus was the man... I also like Hound, the miltary jeep that could turn invisible, and Ironsides. No matter how crazy or deadly the plan sounded, Ironsides was down for it no question. They should have realized that and let him go out better in the movie than the way he did. Does anybody know if they have the series on DVD yet? I'd buy them.

[The Frymarker]

Iwas waiting for someone to bring up G.I.Joe. I have one of the orginal GI Joe's that was pullstring and talked. He has the flocked hair and beard.

We used to have all of the GIJoe toys, the aircraft carrier was the best.

[wyn1370]

yeah, Transformers the series is out on DVD. Check amazon, I almost picked it up a few months back.
Yep that was the best scene in the whole movie, my friend actually cried when we saw it in the theatre way back when.

Now GI Joe is by far one of the best toys/shows ever, I have the movie on DVD and a good deal of my old collection as well. They actually started the show (late night cartoon network), the comics back up again (by Image, picks up where they left off, supposedly) and toys (almost forgot them).

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

Originally posted by wyn1370

Now GI Joe is by far one of the best toys/shows ever, I have the movie on DVD and a good deal of my old collection as well. They actually started the show (late night cartoon network) and the comics back up again (by Image, picks up where they left off, supposedly).

Damn straight bro, i loved GI Joe i had all the toys and yes i do mean all of them. My favorite was like the 6 foot battle ship my grandma worked at the toy store and she would bring them home when they got new ones. But when my parents got divorced they got lost in the shuffle i wish i could find them im sure they are worth alot/