Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

It's strange how many beast Transformers there are that were released prior to Beast Wars and Beast machines. One example is Grimlock who was released back in the G1 days along with several other Dinobots. Then there are Soundwave's minions and the Predacons and the Terrorcons. If I'm not mistaken, the Predacons were the first gestalt team that consisted of all Deluxe class Transformers. The only other one I can remember that I left out are the Secons. Then there's Sixshot and Trypticon.

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

Kids like dinosaurs and cars and planes and robots. I imagine it was a no brainer for the toy designers. Though why alien species would model themselves as earth wildlife that clearly wasn't fooling anyone as passing as the real thing was just glossed right over (until beast wars). Still they where cool and are now inseperable from the mythos.

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

I also forgot about the G1 Insecticons.

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

Dont forget scorpinox

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

Scorponok isn't too bad if you don't mind shelling out a lot of money for one that turns into a giant scorpion. I usually preferred vehicle Transformers, but getting a beast one is kinda nice once in awhile.

I got a question on Volkswagen Beetle Transformers. We've seen at least two Bumblebees that turn into one and a Cliffjumper that turns into one, but has there ever been a Decepticon that turns into a Volkswagen Beetle. I know Gobots went the opposite direction with Bug Bite.

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

Are you referring to MP Diaclone Bee? I don't think we had a Cliff that turns into a VW.

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

I got a small red Cliffjumper from Target shortly after the movie came out. I probably threw the package away that tells the name, but he's definitely Cliffjumper and turns into a Beetle.

Re: Food for thought on Beast Transformers
 

Loved the Mainframe CG show, but never got into organic beast alt modes. I'm all over robotic ones though, dinobots, snapdragon, apeface, weirdwolf, you name it.

Was never onboard with the technorganic look either. Diff strokes fer diff folks. I'm sure I'd be all about Beast Wars if I grew up in that era.

Odd part is I enjoyed Robots In Disguise back in the day, vehicles with Beast Wars style robot bodies and toy engineering.