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| A '''running change''' is an alteration made to a toy in the middle of its
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| production run such that two distinct (in some way, often quite minor) toys
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| result, which are considered the "same toy" by the manufacturer, carrying the
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| same wave identifier and (usually) the same internal product code.
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| Running changes to <A title=Toy
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Toy">''Transformers'' toys</A> can range from a
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| simple assembly tweak or a minor part <A title=Retool
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Retool">retool</A> to a full-blown <A title=Redeco
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Redeco">redeco</A>, though the latter example is
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| much more rare nowadays (especially since it seems stores can't get
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| ''enough'' Transformers product, making it easier to put out a redeco as a
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| "new" product). Running changes may also apply to the packaging of the toys.
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| <A name=Examples></A>
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| <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Examples"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Running_change&action=edit&section=1">edit</A>]</SPAN>
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| <SPAN class=mw-headline>Examples</SPAN></H2>
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| *<A title=Transmetal
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transmetal">Transmetal</A> <A title=Rattrap
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rattrap">Rattrap</A>'s neck-hinge was retooled to
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| include a "catch" that keeps his head upright better in robot mode.
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| *The original bone-tan and purple deco for <A title="Dinobot II"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dinobot_II">Dinobot II</A> was changed to bright
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| white with blue.
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| *The Wal-Mart <A title=Exclusive
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Exclusive">exclusive</A> <A
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| title="Dinobots (toyline)"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dinobots_(toyline)">Dinobots</A> toyline had the
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| name "Swoop" changed to <A title="Terranotron (Dinobots)"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Terranotron_(Dinobots)">Terranotron</A> on the
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| toy's ID sticker after initial shipments.
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| *<A title="Classics (2006)"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Classics_(2006)">Classics</A> <A
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| title="Bumblebee (G1)"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(G1)">Bumblebee</A>'s air scoop on the
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| roof of his car mode was made a touch bigger after the first half of his run
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| when it was found that the <A title=Rubsign
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rubsign">rubsign</A> did not fit on top of the
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| scoop itself. Classics <A title="Cliffjumper (G1)"
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(G1)">Cliffjumper</A> was made from
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| the bigger air scoop <A title=Mold
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mold">mold</A>, as were <A title=BotCon
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/BotCon">BotCon</A> 2007's <A
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| title="Bug Bite (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bug_Bite_(G1)">Bug Bite</A>
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| and Classics Bumblebee from the Wal-Mart <A title=Exclusive
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| href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Exclusive">exclusive</A> "Legacy of Bumblebee" 3
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