Flight stand

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The flight stand is a figure mounting system used for displaying action figures in mid-air, rather than standing on a surface. This allows them to be supported in poses that would otherwise be impossible if the figures were balanced on their own. Typically, flight stands consist of a large flat base and an arm that can be used to hold figures. Flight stands will often hold figures through pegs of various sizes, claws, or other attachments designed to be as hidden as possible.

Some Transformers toys have hexagonal/circular flight stand ports that allow them to be directly fitted onto standardized 3mm flight stand joints. By the early 2010s, this had become a standard feature on many modern-era Transformers.

Known toy molds with flight stand ports

Note: The vast majority of flight stand compatible ports found on figures are at the base of the spine, or between the legs of a figure. Unless noted otherwise, they're likely found there on your figure.

Generations

Deluxe Autobot Skids/Crosscut Armada Starscream/Jhiaxus Windblade Arcee

Voyager Roadbuster Sky-Byte

Legends

TBA

Age of Extinction

• Evasion Mode Optimus Prime
• High Octane Bumblebee

TBA

Movie Advanced Series

• Classic Optimus Prime
• Classic Bumblebee

TBA

Combiner Wars

Legends Autobot Powerglide/Decepticon Viper Decepticon Blackjack/Rodimus Protectobot Groove/Wreck-Gar

Deluxe Alpha Bravo/Protectobot Blades/Decepticon Vortex/Skyburst/Stormclash Decepticon Dragstrip/Mirage Firefly/Quickslinger/Decepticon Blast Off Skydive/Air Raid/Fellbat/Guyhawk/Strafe/General Cicadacon Breakdown/Sunstreaker/Jumpstream/Wheeljack/Ravage (Located under the hood) Dead End/Protectobot Streetwise/Brake-Neck/Prowl/Dust Up/Smokescreen/Lightsteed Decepticon Offroad/Protectobot First Aid/Ironhide/Trailbreaker Protectobot Rook/Swindle/Autobot Hound/Predacon Tarantulas Brawl/Nosecone/Drillhorn/Ironbison/General Ramhorn Protectobot Groove/Afterbreaker

Voyager Constructicon Hook Constructicon Long Haul Constructicon Scavenger Constructicon Bonecrusher Constructicon Scrapper Constructicon Mixmaster

Leader Megatron/Armada Megatron

Unite Warriors

• Blast Off/Strafe/Shuttler

Robots in Disguise (2015)

• Stormshot

Masterpiece

• Tracks
• Road Rage
• Loudpedal

TBA

Titans Return

Legends "Give me a flight stand and I can start breakdancing!" Autobot Rewind/Decepticon Rumble Autobot Wheelie Bumblebee/Roadburn Gnaw (Gnaw actually has three: two found on his back, one found on his Sharkticon mode's jaw) Kickback Brawn (Found on the figure's shield, which becomes the top of the vehicle mode) Seaspray (Found at the back of his Titan Master cabin) Fastclash/Cloudraker (Cloudraker also has three: two on his jet underside, and one under his nosecone, which ends up on his back)

Deluxe Blurr/Brainstorm/Autobot Nautica Hardhead/Decepticon Quake Scourge/Highbrow/Windblade (Highbrow has one port on the landing gear under his cockpit and one on his back) Skullsmasher/Decepticon Krok Chromedome/Autobot Breakaway Mindwipe/Convobat Wolfwire Autobot Hot Rod Triggerhappy/Metalhawk Autobot Twinferno/Grotusque Perceptor Autobot Topspin/Twin Twist Sergeant Kup

Voyager Galvatron Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain Alpha Trion/Broadside/Tidal Wave Megatron/Blitzwing (Found on the turret of the tank mode, which moves to the back of the figure in robot mode, or bottom of jet mode) Optimus Prime/Decepticon Octone

Leader Powermaster Optimus Prime/Magnus Prime Six Shot/Quickswitch

The Last Knight

• Autobot Sqweeks (found in the undercarriage of both forms behind the kickstand)

Movie The Best

• Optimus Prime

Power of the Primes

Legends Beachcomber (Found on the engine of his vehicle mode, which becomes his backpack in robot mode) Windcharger

Deluxe Dreadwind Slug Swoop (Swoop has four: one in the traditional location at the base of his spine, and two more found on the front of his pelvis for his beast mode. One more is found under the alt-mode's jaw.)

War for Cybertron: Siege

Deluxe Sideswipe/Red Alert Siege mold: Sideswipe Cybertronian vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S10 Sideswipe WFC-S35 Red Alert War for Cybertron Trilogy Sideswipe Red Alert Deep Cover Hasbro: Siege WFC-S26 Covert Clone Sideswipe Generations Selects WFC-GS18 Autobot Tigertrack WFC-GS23 Deep Cover Earth vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Kingdom WFC-K38 Red Alert WFC-K42 Sideswipe Legacy Diaclone Universe Clampdown Hasbro: Legacy G2 Universe Sideswipe Studio Series Sideswipe Other: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Collaborative Gigawatt Hasbro: Shattered Glass Collection Sideswipe Legacy Armada Universe Wheeljack Cog/Powerdasher Aragon Autobot Hound/Hot Shot Skytread/Slamdance Chromia/Nightbird Ironhide/Autobot Ratchet Siege mold: Ironhide Cybertronian vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S21 Ironhide WFC-S34 Autobot Ratchet WFC-S49 Crosshairs War for Cybertron Trilogy Deseeus Army Drone Hasbro: Buzzworthy Bumblebee Animated Universe Autotrooper Earth vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E31 Ironhide Autobot Ratchet (GOC) Hasbro: Generations Selects WFC-GS17 Shattered Glass Ratchet DK-2 Guard Autobot Sixgun/Powerdasher Cromar Prowl/Barricade/Bluestreak/Smokescreen Refraktor Brunt/Powerdasher Zetar Autobot Impactor Autobot Mirage Spinister/Rotorstorm

Voyager Optimus Prime Siege mold: Optimus Prime (Voyager Class) Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S11 Optimus Prime War for Cybertron Trilogy Nemesis Prime (Spoiler Pack) Premium Finish PFGR-01 Optimus Prime Hasbro: Siege WFC-S65 Classic Animation Optimus Prime TakaraTomy: Siege Nemesis Prime Megatron Siege mold: Megatron Cybertronian vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S12 Megatron War for Cybertron Trilogy Megatron Premium Finish PF WFC-02 Megatron Hasbro: Siege WFC-S66 Classic Animation Megatron Generations Selects WFC-GS01 Combat Megatron Shattered Glass Collection Megatron War for Cybertron Trilogy Megatron (Spoiler Pack) Legacy Megatron (Rise of Tyranny) Legacy Megatron (Fractured Friendship) Earth vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E38 Megatron Dramatic Capture Series Megatron (Nemesis Bridge) Hasbro: Generations Selects WFC-GS14 Megatron Starscream Siege mold: Starscream Version 1: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S24 Starscream WFC-S27 Skywarp WFC-S39 Thundercracker WFC-S52 Seeker Acid Storm WFC-S53 Seeker Ion Storm WFC-S54 Seeker Nova Storm War for Cybertron Trilogy Hotlink Sparkless Seeker Premium Finish PF WFC-04 Starscream Hasbro: Generations Selects WFC-GS02 Decepticon Red Wing Shattered Glass Collection Starscream Legacy Nacelle Version 2: Hasbro: Legacy Senator Shockwave Soundwave/Soundblaster Autobot Springer Apeface

Leader Ultra Magnus Siege mold: Ultra Magnus Version 1: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S13 Ultra Magnus War for Cybertron Trilogy Ultra Magnus (Spoiler Pack) Premium Finish PF WFC-03 Ultra Magnus Version 2: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S40 Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime Hasbro: Legacy Nova Prime Version 3: Hasbro/TakaraTomy Kingdom Ultra Magnus Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base Optimus Prime Set (cab only) Hasbro: Shattered Glass Collection Ultra Magnus Decepticon Shockwave/Galactic Man Shockwave Astrotrain

Commander Due to his immense size and weight, Jetfire does not have a 3mm compatible flight stand port anywhere on his person, but on the underside of his jet mode is a recessed hexagonal port that measures just over 5mm, presumably meant for a larger stand that does not exist (officially). War for Cybertron: Earthrise Deluxe Hoist/Trailbreaker Wheeljack/Decepticon Exhaust Cliffjumper Earthrise mold: Cliffjumper Version 1 (1980s sports coupe): Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E7 Cliffjumper Generations Selects WFC-GS16 Bug Bite Hasbro: Generations Selects WFC-GS13 Hubcap Shattered Glass Collection Goldbug Buzzworthy Bumblebee Bumblebee (Worlds Collide) Cliffjumper (Studio Series) Version 2 (Volkswagen): Hasbro/TakaraTomy: War for Cybertron Trilogy Bumblebee Hasbro: Buzzworthy Bumblebee Goldbug (Creatures Collide) Retro Bumblebee Ironworks/Greasepit Arcee/Lifeline/Elita-1 Decepticon Airwave/Hot House/Overair Quintesson Allicon/Quintesson Bailiff Smokescreen/Prowl/Bluestreak/Barricade Decepticon Fasttrack/Black Roritchi Sunstreaker/Cordon/Spin-Out Runamuck/Runabout Voyager Starscream Earthrise mold: Starscream Version 1: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E9 Starscream WFC-E29 Thundercracker WFC-E29 Skywarp Studio Series 86-12 Coronation Starscream Hasbro: Buzzworthy Bumblebee Decepticon Seeker TakaraTomy: Beast Wars Again Ghost Starscream Dramatic Capture Series Starscream Thundercracker Skywarp Version 2: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E27 Ramjet Generations Selects WFC-GS24 Ramjet (Generation 2) Hasbro: Generations Selects WFC-GS21 Sandstorm Legacy Cloudcover Ramjet Studio Series Elite Seeker Other versions: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E26 Thrust WFC-E27 Dirge Hasbro: Legacy Dirge Autobot Grapple/Inferno/Artfire/Road Hauler Decepticon Snapdragon Quintesson Judge Leader Optimus Prime Earthrise mold: Optimus Prime (Leader Class) Truck/robot: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E11 Optimus Prime Alternate Universe Optimus Prime War for Cybertron Trilogy Optimus Prime Kingdom WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Hasbro: Generations Selects WFC-GS17 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime TakaraTomy: Dramatic Capture Series Autobot Headquarters Optimus Prime TakaraTomy: Bump of Chicken Convoy Trailer/Combat Deck: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Earthrise WFC-E11 Optimus Prime Alternate Universe Optimus Prime War for Cybertron Trilogy Nemesis Prime (Spoiler Pack) Kingdom WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Hasbro: Holiday Optimus Prime VNR Optimus Prime Target Optimus Prime Doubledealer War for Cybertron: Kingdom Core Optimus Prime Rattrap (hidden under back kibble in robot mode) Vertebreak/Dracodon (recessed in 5mm port where tail connects in beast mode) Starscream/Skywarp (under nosecone) Megatron/G2 Universe Megatron Soundwave (3mm ports on legs, technically for weapon storage but still compatible with flight stands) Autobot Hot Rod Deluxe Cheetor/Shadow Panther/Nightprowler (on robot mode crotch and on tail weapon) Blackarachnia Warpath Paleotrex/Skelivore/Transmutate/Spindle Airazor/Maximal Skywarp/Terrorsaur Ractonite/Tricranius/Masterdominus Huffer/Autobot Pipes/Autobot Road Ranger/Autobot Puffer Predacon Scorponok/Predacon Sandstorm (under tail in robot mode) Wingfinger Autobot Tracks/Autobot Road Rage Waspinator/Skywasp/Buzzsaw Autobot Slammer Voyager Leader Revoltech This one may be cheating, hence the separate category. Certain Revoltech figures come with stands and extra holes for those stands. Those figures will be noted, but all Revoltech figures have 3mm peg holes in their feet to use the base instead should they include one. Yamaguchi series 19. Convoy 19fs. Ultra Magnus 25. Megatron 46. Starscream (figure stand included) 47. Hot Rodimus (figure stand included) Sci-Fi series 30. Optimus Prime 38. Bumblebee 40. Jet Wing Ver. Optimus Prime (figure stand included) Legacy of Revoltech Legacy of Revoltech is a series of reissues of popular Revoltech toys, unchanged from their original releases. LR-008 Convoy LR-044 Jet Wing ver. Optimus Prime LR-049 Optimus Prime LR-050 Bumblebee Flight stands Transformers Age of Extinction Figure Stand (2014) This colorless translucent display stand was given away by Toys"R"Us Singapore with any purchase over $30 Singapore Dollars. It included a base embossed with the Age of Extinction logo, and two arms with claws. Transformers Exclusive Display Stand (2015) This display stand was sold from the TakaraTomy Mall and marketed as attachable to the Transformers Masterpiece Series, Movie Advanced Series, and Legends Series. Made of colorless translucent plastic, it consists of a base with the Autobot logo, and a triple-jointed arm with a 3mm-peg to insert into flight stand ports. Transformers Masterpiece Stand (2015) (version 1) This display stand was a re-deco of the above stand, and was provided as an accessory with Masterpiece Tracks and Loudpedal, in solid black and translucent purple, respectively. Transformers Masterpiece Stand (2018) (version 2) The second type of Masterpiece display stand, with a serrated square-shaped base, was included with Beast Wars Megatron, Dinobot, Starscream Ver. 2.0, Skywarp Ver. 2.0, and Thundercracker Ver. 2.0 - with the base being recolored each time to better match the character. HasLab Victory Saber Flight Stand (2022) When the HasLab crowd-funded Victory Saber project passed 17,000 backers, it unlocked the inclusion of a translucent blue flight stand featuring the Victory logo and the Autobot insignia. The stand features a removable 'arm', which can attach to the base in two different ways to support Victory Saber in both vehicle and robot modes. Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base (2022) Now you too can wield the eldritch magic of anti-gravity, for the low price of $17.99! A decidedly odd release, these uniquely branded flight stands stand out from the rest by featuring a tensegrity mechanism that makes the upper platform appear as if it is floating in midair. A silver base is included with a redeco of Kingdom Ultra Magnus' inner robot as Optimus Prime, and two alternately colored bases are sold separately; one in heroic Autobot red and the other in EVIL Decepticon purple.