Sticker - Revision history

BerylRoll at 19:09, 7 May 2026

2026-05-07T19:09:43Z

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	Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].		Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].

	In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron (BW)#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.		In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm (BW)#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron (BW)#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.

	Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).		Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).

AzimuthAcolyte: Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

2026-03-09T04:22:12Z

Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

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	Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].		Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].

	In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.		In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron (BW)#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.

	Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).		Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).

Boingus: /* Modern Generation 1 reissues and redecos */

2025-12-25T06:06:25Z

Modern Generation 1 reissues and redecos

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	The Takara ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster\|Micromaster]]'' series (also begun in 2002) used nothing but paint operations for the five Micromaster six-teams, often leaving areas once covered by more complex-detail stickers blank and adding entirely new detailing to other areas. However, the final releases in the series, the DX Micromaster versions of [[Multiforce#Toys\|Multiforce]], used factory-applied paper decals for their robot mode torso detailing.		The Takara ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster\|Micromaster]]'' series (also begun in 2002) used nothing but paint operations for the five Micromaster six-teams, often leaving areas once covered by more complex-detail stickers blank and adding entirely new detailing to other areas. However, the final releases in the series, the DX Micromaster versions of [[Multiforce#Toys\|Multiforce]], used factory-applied paper decals for their robot mode torso detailing.

			The "[[Transformers Retro\|Retro]]" line of Generation 1 repaints in cartoon-accurate colors largely phased out stickers, except for [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Retro\|Laserbeak]], who has two pre-applied stickers.
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Boingus: /* Beyond the beasts */

2025-12-25T06:04:18Z

Beyond the beasts

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	[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]		[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]
	Strangely, the TakaraTomy release of [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail\|''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex]] came with a pre-applied Decepticon sticker. In the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'', customer-applied sticker sheets were included with [[Whirl (G1)#Generations\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations\|Roadbuster]], and more notably with the Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy, which used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness—presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Later Titan Class toys [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Exclusively in Asian markets, similar sheets were individually sold to add new details to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Menasor]], [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Defensor]], and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys\|Optimus Maximus]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines also featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below), leading to stickers being mostly abandoned once more. Optional sticker sheets were included with the exclusive ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster\|Cyclonus]] to add Generation 1 toy detailing.		Strangely, the TakaraTomy release of [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail\|''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex]] came with a pre-applied Decepticon sticker. In the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'', customer-applied sticker sheets were included with [[Whirl (G1)#Generations\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations\|Roadbuster]], and more notably with the Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy, which used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness—presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Later Titan Class toys [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Exclusively in Asian markets, similar sheets were individually sold to add new details to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Menasor]], [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Defensor]], and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys\|Optimus Maximus]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines also featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below), leading to stickers being mostly abandoned once more. Optional sticker sheets were included with the exclusive ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster\|Cyclonus]], and the Hasbro Asia-exlusive gift sets of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes\|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes\|Superion]] and ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Studio Series\|Devastator]], to add Generation 1 toy detailing.

	Hasbro's reissues of the ''Prime'' Arms Micron toys for the accompanying cartoons tenth anniversary came with sticker sheets similar to the original.		Hasbro's reissues of the ''Prime'' Arms Micron toys for the accompanying cartoons tenth anniversary came with sticker sheets similar to the original.

TheLastGherkin at 15:59, 8 February 2025

2025-02-08T15:59:41Z

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	[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]		[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]
	Strangely, the TakaraTomy release of [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail\|''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex]] came with a pre-applied Decepticon sticker. In the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'', customer-applied sticker sheets were included with [[Whirl (G1)#Generations\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations\|Roadbuster]], and more notably with the Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy, which used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness—presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Later Titan Class toys [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Exclusively in Asian markets, similar sheets were individually sold to add new details to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Menasor]], [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Defensor]], and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys\|Optimus Maximus]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines also featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below), leading to stickers being mostly abandoned once more. Optional sticker sheets were included with the exclusive ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#~~Generations Selects~~\|Cyclonus]] to add Generation 1 toy detailing.		Strangely, the TakaraTomy release of [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail\|''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex]] came with a pre-applied Decepticon sticker. In the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'', customer-applied sticker sheets were included with [[Whirl (G1)#Generations\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations\|Roadbuster]], and more notably with the Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy, which used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness—presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Later Titan Class toys [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Exclusively in Asian markets, similar sheets were individually sold to add new details to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Menasor]], [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Defensor]], and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys\|Optimus Maximus]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines also featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below), leading to stickers being mostly abandoned once more. Optional sticker sheets were included with the exclusive ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster\|Cyclonus]] to add Generation 1 toy detailing.

	Hasbro's reissues of the ''Prime'' Arms Micron toys for the accompanying cartoons tenth anniversary came with sticker sheets similar to the original.		Hasbro's reissues of the ''Prime'' Arms Micron toys for the accompanying cartoons tenth anniversary came with sticker sheets similar to the original.

Thylacine 2000: /* Aftermarket replacements */

2024-11-28T03:27:04Z

Aftermarket replacements

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	==Aftermarket replacements==		==Aftermarket replacements==
	Aftermarket manufacturers ~~have sprung up that~~ supply reproduction ~~stickers~~. ~~Some are available that were designed and never~~ used ~~on the original toy~~; ~~others are original designs supplied as~~ [[customizing\|~~improvements~~]]~~, providing detail not previously found, to help make the toy~~ more ~~screen~~- or ~~comic~~-~~accurate. Still other designs may allow~~ a toy ~~to be [[repurposing\|repurposed]]~~ as a different character~~, made to resemble a real-life vehicle on which its alt mode is based, improve flaws on official figures, or may add a novelty factor~~.		Aftermarket manufacturers supply reproduction sticker sets. These can be used to replace missing or damaged vintage specimens; or to [[customizing\|add all-new detail]] (perhaps more fiction-accurate or to better resemble real-world alternate modes); or to repurpose a toy as a completely different character.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Boingus: /* Beyond the beasts */

2024-11-28T01:36:40Z

Beyond the beasts

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	[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]		[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]
	In the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'', customer-applied sticker sheets were included with [[Whirl (G1)#Generations\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations\|Roadbuster]], and more notably with the Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy, which used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness—presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Later Titan Class toys [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Exclusively in Asian markets, similar sheets were individually sold to add new details to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#~~Generations~~\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#~~Generations~~\|Superion]], ~~and~~ [[Menasor (G1)#~~Generations~~\|Menasor]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines also featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below), leading to stickers being mostly abandoned once more. ~~An exception was the optional~~ sticker sheets included with the ~~online-~~exclusive ''~~[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]~~ [[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects\|Cyclonus]] to add G1 toy detailing.		Strangely, the TakaraTomy release of [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail\|''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex]] came with a pre-applied Decepticon sticker. In the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'', customer-applied sticker sheets were included with [[Whirl (G1)#Generations\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations\|Roadbuster]], and more notably with the Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy, which used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness—presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Later Titan Class toys [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Exclusively in Asian markets, similar sheets were individually sold to add new details to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Menasor]], [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Defensor]], and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys\|Optimus Maximus]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines also featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below), leading to stickers being mostly abandoned once more. Optional sticker sheets were included with the exclusive ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects\|Cyclonus]] to add Generation 1 toy detailing.

			Hasbro's reissues of the ''Prime'' Arms Micron toys for the accompanying cartoons tenth anniversary came with sticker sheets similar to the original.
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The Wadapan at 13:48, 29 October 2022

2022-10-29T13:48:42Z

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	[[File:Prime-toy RatchetTakTom.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|TakaraTomy ''Prime'' Ratchet. Almost every bit of red on the robot mode is a customer-applied sticker.]]		[[File:Prime-toy RatchetTakTom.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|TakaraTomy ''Prime'' Ratchet. Almost every bit of red on the robot mode is a customer-applied sticker.]]
	In more collector-oriented lines, sticker sheets were sometimes included with some toys to bring back that old nostalgic "finalize/customize your toy" feel. The Takara ''[[Transformers: Alternators\|Binaltech]]'' line (their name for ''Alternators'') and its spin-offs had several toys with additional sticker sheets: most notable is the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[army-building\|army-builder]] bot [[Autorooper#Toys\|Autorooper]], which came with a sticker sheet full of squad markings, enabling you to have your Autorooper be any of the ''forty-eight'' individual units from the story, not simply the one assigned to [[Atari Hitotonari#Toys\|Atari Hitotonari]], its pack-in partner. (It is unknown if anyone actually ''did'' assemble a full complement of Autoroopers. And if they did, what the hell they did with the other forty-seven Ataris. Though forty-eight [[Kremzeek#Kiss Players 2\|Kremzeek]]s sound pretty awesome.) Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#\|''Prime'' toyline]] actually ''removed'' much of the painted detailing of the Hasbro versions and replaced them with customer-applied sticker sheets, as part of the line's [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, where each toy also came with an unassembled (and unpainted) [[Mini-Con]] still on a sprue—making the whole purchase more akin to buying and finishing a model kit. [[BotCon]] returned to the customer-applied-sticker well often, mainly with the customization class exclusives, but they offered sheets for numerous other toys in their last year of operation.		In more collector-oriented lines, sticker sheets were sometimes included with some toys to bring back that old nostalgic "finalize/customize your toy" feel. The Takara ''[[Transformers: Alternators\|Binaltech]]'' line (their name for ''Alternators'') and its spin-offs had several toys with additional sticker sheets: most notable is the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[army-building\|army-builder]] bot [[Autorooper#Toys\|Autorooper]], which came with a sticker sheet full of squad markings, enabling you to have your Autorooper be any of the ''forty-eight'' individual units from the story, not simply the one assigned to [[Atari Hitotonari#Toys\|Atari Hitotonari]], its pack-in partner. (It is unknown if anyone actually ''did'' assemble a full complement of Autoroopers. And if they did, what the hell they did with the other forty-seven Ataris. Though forty-eight [[Kremzeek#Kiss Players 2\|Kremzeek]]s sound pretty awesome.) Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#\|''Prime'' toyline]] actually ''removed'' much of the painted detailing of the Hasbro versions and replaced them with customer-applied sticker sheets, as part of the line's [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, where each toy also came with an unassembled (and unpainted) [[Mini-Con]] still on a sprue—making the whole purchase more akin to buying and finishing a model kit. The [[Yokohama Convoy]] giveaway toy has odd plastic colours because a separately-distributed sticker sheet is meant to complete a Nemesis Prime-inspired deco, with transparent windows. [[BotCon]] returned to the customer-applied-sticker well often, mainly with the customization class exclusives, but they offered sheets for numerous other toys in their last year of operation.

	[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]		[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]

The Wadapan: cleanup

2022-10-29T13:30:45Z

cleanup

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Thylacine 2000: /* Beyond the beasts */

2022-05-03T18:05:09Z

Beyond the beasts

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	In 2013, the massive ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations:]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness, presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Other Titan Class toys like [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Beginning in 2015, Hasbro released add-on label kits for separate purchase in Asian markets only, with sheets meant to add new highlights to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generations\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Generations\|Superion]], and [[Menasor (G1)#Generations\|Menasor]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. [[BotCon]] would go to the customer-applied-sticker well repeatedly, mainly with the customization class exclusives, but they offered sheets for numerous other toys in their last year of operation.		In 2013, the massive ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations:]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations\|Metroplex]] toy used over ''one hundred'' customer-applied stickers for detail to accentuate his bigness, presumably because doing all those fine details in paint would have skyrocketed the budget of this already-expensive figure. Other Titan Class toys like [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Titans Return\|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return\|Trypticon]] had similar sheets packed in as well. Beginning in 2015, Hasbro released add-on label kits for separate purchase in Asian markets only, with sheets meant to add new highlights to ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generations\|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)#Generations\|Superion]], and [[Menasor (G1)#Generations\|Menasor]], as well as the first two waves of Deluxes and Voyagers from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)\|Titans Return]]''. [[BotCon]] would go to the customer-applied-sticker well repeatedly, mainly with the customization class exclusives, but they offered sheets for numerous other toys in their last year of operation.

	TakaraTomy's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#\|''Prime'' toyline]] actually took away a ''lot'' of the painted detailing of the Hasbro versions and replaced them with customer-applied sticker sheets. This was part of the line's [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, where each toy also came with an unassembled (and unpainted) [[Mini-Con]] still on a sprue, making the whole purchase more akin to buying and finishing a model kit. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below). ~~The following lines mostly~~ abandoned stickers again~~; a notable exception was the~~ ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] [[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]]~~, which featured a rubsign~~ and ~~sticker sheet to match those of~~ [[~~Galvatron~~ (G1)/toys#~~Toys~~\|~~his original G1 toy~~]].		TakaraTomy's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#\|''Prime'' toyline]] actually took away a ''lot'' of the painted detailing of the Hasbro versions and replaced them with customer-applied sticker sheets. This was part of the line's [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, where each toy also came with an unassembled (and unpainted) [[Mini-Con]] still on a sprue, making the whole purchase more akin to buying and finishing a model kit. The ''Titans Return'' and [[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|''Power of the Primes'']] toylines featured factory-applied foil stickers on numerous larger Voyager and Leader Class figures... which actually did not go over well with fans (see "[[#Pros and cons\|pros and cons]]" below). After that point, mass retail Transformers product abandoned stickers again. Online exclusives ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] [[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Selects]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Selects\|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects\|Cyclonus]] each were released with optional sticker sheets meant to resemble those of their G1 toys.
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	Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].		Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].

	In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron (BW)#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.		In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm (BW)#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron (BW)#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.

	Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).		Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).

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	Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].		Stickers returned for the line's second year in a familiar form: the "[[rubsign\|energon chip]]", a tiny, often-hidden heat-reactive sticker that would reveal the robot's allegiance, bringing back the classic rubsign [[gimmick]]. These stickers stuck (ha ha) with the line up through the third year, but were replaced by the snazzier-looking [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Transmetal 2\|Transmetals 2]].

	In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.		In Japan, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)\|Beast Wars II]]'' made ample use of molds developed for ''Generation 2'' in its early Destron releases, resulting in a fair amount of factory-applied paper stickers on toys like [[Megastorm#Toys\|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys\|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys\|BB]]. In 1999, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (1999)\|Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars Metals\|Jaguar]] not only had a factory-applied sticker inside an opening chest compartment (revealing a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] faction symbol), but also the first separate sticker sheet in a ''Transformers'' toy since 1995. This foil sticker sheet featured two replacement "viewscreen" images for the chest-sticker ([[Megatron (G1)\|Generation 1 Megatron]]'s head, and the classic [[Decepticon]] insignia on a purple grid background) as well as two Predacon symbols and two Decepticon symbols to be placed on his biceps as you wish. Mind, due to the rounded biceps, they don't really stay on well. The [[redeco]] of this toy, [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron (BW)#BotCon2001\|Transmetal Tigatron]], also had a similar decal sheet.

	Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).		Stickers made a very brief comeback in the short 1997 ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers\|Machine Wars]]'' series. The Basic-sized figures had factory-applied paper stickers, while the larger boxed toys retained apply-your-own paper sticker sheets, as those toys were all redecos of older last-year-of-Generation-1 transitional European toys. In many cases their new sticker sheets yielded unimpressive or confusing results due to the sticker colors not having been properly changed to match the new toy color schemes (i.e. putting a featureless white sticker onto a piece of white plastic of the same size and shape).

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	[[File:Prime-toy RatchetTakTom.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|TakaraTomy ''Prime'' Ratchet. Almost every bit of red on the robot mode is a customer-applied sticker.]]		[[File:Prime-toy RatchetTakTom.jpg\|left\|upright=1\|thumb\|TakaraTomy ''Prime'' Ratchet. Almost every bit of red on the robot mode is a customer-applied sticker.]]
	In more collector-oriented lines, sticker sheets were sometimes included with some toys to bring back that old nostalgic "finalize/customize your toy" feel. The Takara ''[[Transformers: Alternators\|Binaltech]]'' line (their name for ''Alternators'') and its spin-offs had several toys with additional sticker sheets: most notable is the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[army-building\|army-builder]] bot [[Autorooper#Toys\|Autorooper]], which came with a sticker sheet full of squad markings, enabling you to have your Autorooper be any of the ''forty-eight'' individual units from the story, not simply the one assigned to [[Atari Hitotonari#Toys\|Atari Hitotonari]], its pack-in partner. (It is unknown if anyone actually ''did'' assemble a full complement of Autoroopers. And if they did, what the hell they did with the other forty-seven Ataris. Though forty-eight [[Kremzeek#Kiss Players 2\|Kremzeek]]s sound pretty awesome.) Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#\|''Prime'' toyline]] actually ''removed'' much of the painted detailing of the Hasbro versions and replaced them with customer-applied sticker sheets, as part of the line's [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, where each toy also came with an unassembled (and unpainted) [[Mini-Con]] still on a sprue—making the whole purchase more akin to buying and finishing a model kit. [[BotCon]] returned to the customer-applied-sticker well often, mainly with the customization class exclusives, but they offered sheets for numerous other toys in their last year of operation.		In more collector-oriented lines, sticker sheets were sometimes included with some toys to bring back that old nostalgic "finalize/customize your toy" feel. The Takara ''[[Transformers: Alternators\|Binaltech]]'' line (their name for ''Alternators'') and its spin-offs had several toys with additional sticker sheets: most notable is the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[army-building\|army-builder]] bot [[Autorooper#Toys\|Autorooper]], which came with a sticker sheet full of squad markings, enabling you to have your Autorooper be any of the ''forty-eight'' individual units from the story, not simply the one assigned to [[Atari Hitotonari#Toys\|Atari Hitotonari]], its pack-in partner. (It is unknown if anyone actually ''did'' assemble a full complement of Autoroopers. And if they did, what the hell they did with the other forty-seven Ataris. Though forty-eight [[Kremzeek#Kiss Players 2\|Kremzeek]]s sound pretty awesome.) Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#\|''Prime'' toyline]] actually ''removed'' much of the painted detailing of the Hasbro versions and replaced them with customer-applied sticker sheets, as part of the line's [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, where each toy also came with an unassembled (and unpainted) [[Mini-Con]] still on a sprue—making the whole purchase more akin to buying and finishing a model kit. The [[Yokohama Convoy]] giveaway toy has odd plastic colours because a separately-distributed sticker sheet is meant to complete a Nemesis Prime-inspired deco, with transparent windows. [[BotCon]] returned to the customer-applied-sticker well often, mainly with the customization class exclusives, but they offered sheets for numerous other toys in their last year of operation.

	[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]		[[File:HasbroAsiaTitansReturnstickersheet.jpg\|right\|upright=1\|thumb\|You can ''always'' spend more money on this hobby.]]