Menastreaker: the Grand Master of Minicons

Forgotten Partners 3 of 4:

Like Runamuck, Blurr's partner Wrench is actually color matched to him! Unlike Runamuck, Wrench can no longer interact with Blurr because all 4 Minicon ports have been retooled off and the fly-car gimmick is now uses a Cyber Key...bummer.

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I love Minicons and prototype shoes, but this is THE greatest action figure of all time.

The cream of the crop.

My literal, infant, human son.

📷 vintage #StarWars Blue Snag ❤️

Another one for the prototype/test shot/sample display! I have seen plenty of Hasbro green tag sample toys over the years, but to see a #Takara packaging sample of something is more unique. I love it!

📷 #Transformers Micron Legend Race Minicon Team sealed packaging sample
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Blurr doesn't, and it's a struggle to say Hoist had any to begin with. I would say Runamuck and Buzzsaw still have it though.

I think you and I both know the answer to this question, lol.

Forgotten Partners: 2 of 4

Next up is Runamuck, with his partner Gauge. This Minicon's colors are much closer matched to the big bot than the other 4 examples, plus Gauge can do the little window-flip thing.

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"Disenfranchised" is a word you use for someone who can't afford food, or is in a tough financial situation where they can't provide for their family.

"Disenfranchised" is NOT a word you use for someone who can or cannot buy KO Black Zarak.

Quite a few, DM me if you wouldn't mind

interested!

...2 figures that have a curve to that part of the plastic (see the parts circled in red on the first photo). Time to start checking your Minicons!

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...versions. HOWEVER, there is a spot where the wheel is pegged into the front of the truck where the plastic is thicker on the gold Prime set, as opposed to the retail Hasbro and the Takara release. It's very subtle, but the black plastic is thicker and forms a rectangle, as opposed to the other...

𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓!

for Black Friday during the Armada run, K-Mart had an exclusive set that included the gold cab Optimus Prime, Jetfire, the Adventure Minicon team, and for some reason Red Alert's minicon partner Longarm. There is seemingly no difference between the 2 Hasbro...

Forgotten Partners: 1 of 4

The first 4 Armada toys used in the Cybertron line did not include their original Minicon partners. #Takara would rectify this by including them in the Micron Booster 3 assortment. The first of these being Clamp, meant to go with Longrack.

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I do have some refined G1 taste.

📷 #Transformers #MissingLink Arcee
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𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 '𝘦𝘮

📷 #Transformers Car Robots LD Black Fire Convoy, wearing 1 of 1 unreleased Armada Red Alert shoes.

Chilling Jets

Much like Tidal Wave, the blue on the Blizzard Saber doesn't exactly match the blue on Starscream Super, but damn if they don't look beautiful together!

📷 #Transformers #Superlink Nightscream S, with the Micron Booster 1 Blizzard Saber
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They are what I would call an "ugly G2 green" but are beautiful at the same time.

Green Lightning

Despite not being the same green, the Micron Booster 1 boats go very well with Energon Tidal Wave. Thanks to @theperfectpixl.bsky.social for the idea!

📷 #Transformers #Superlink Shockwave w/ the Micron Booster 1 Littoral Reconnaissance Team.
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What I'm hearing is Red Alert can bottom, but he prefers to top.

Earthrise Sky Lynx? G1 Goshooter? No thanks, I'm buying an actual grail!

1 of 1 production sample of unreleased Armada Red Alert shoes. Sold and signed by Mr. Aaron Archer himself

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But where is Transformers?

Time for more (supposed) color matching:

I have read a couple places that the Platinum Minicon Team is color-matched to #GalaxyForce Ligerjack...even though Ligerjack doesn't have any Minicon ports or clear plastic. Still a beautiful and rare set.

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@theperfectpixl.bsky.social saying "Noisemaze is...the only Galaxy Force toy I have that doesn’t take up a boatload of space" might be the most real sentence I've ever heard.

ugh, don't start. I'm still pissed at Hasbro for splitting up families.

I would venture to say Megalo Convoy is much more effective at excavating than the Minicon, lol

Each Minicon was available individually, and only available on a certain day in a certain Japanese store in 2005. The twist was the store giving away Zapmap did not have any locations in Tokyo, causing fans to travel or just not get one. Zapmap is still the most expensive team member, even today.

Megalo mega-action.

Galaxy Force Megalo Convoy and his color-matched #Minicon team. Obtaining them was the classic, sadistic Takara campaign nonsense, Zapmap being the PITA.

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Disappointment.

📷 #Transformers #GalaxyFocre Jetfire and his Kid's Meal counterpart.
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The perfect Transformers for @maddiechase.bsky.social

the heels on the blackbird jet, and a peg was added to the nose of the other one.