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==Notes==
==Notes==
* [[Wikipedia:Lego|LEGO]] has long made use of an identical clip system.  As such, LEGO minifigures can cling to 3mm-bar-equipped Transformers.
* [[Wikipedia:Lego|LEGO]] has long made use of an identical clip system.  As such, LEGO minifigures can cling to 3mm-bar-equipped Transformers.
 
* While C joints ''per se'' were not developed until the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline, many previously made toys have similarly sized bars that can be used to attach C joint weaponry. At least [[Wheeljack (G1)/Toys#Generation 1|one example]] dates to the earliest days of the franchise. Have fun hunting for them!
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 17:43, 11 March 2011

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The C joint is an accessory mounting system using a rather simple 3mm bar and c-shaped clip. First used in the Revenge of the Fallen/N.E.S.T. Global Alliance series on a few items in 2009, by the time of 2010's gold-packaging Transformers line and Generations, the C joint has seen much more widespread use.

The system has been given the internal nickname "Miyake joint" by TakaraTomy employees, named after its designer Miyake Tomoya[1], who first used it on the Revenge of the Fallen Recon Ironhide toy.

Toys with C joints

Revenge of the Fallen/N.E.S.T. Global Alliance

Transformers (2010)

Generations

United

Notes

  • LEGO has long made use of an identical clip system. As such, LEGO minifigures can cling to 3mm-bar-equipped Transformers.
  • While C joints per se were not developed until the Revenge of the Fallen toyline, many previously made toys have similarly sized bars that can be used to attach C joint weaponry. At least one example dates to the earliest days of the franchise. Have fun hunting for them!

References