C joint

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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<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/359804-united-reveal-shield-jazz-development-secret-story.html</ref>, 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

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• Brawn (bars only)
• Brakedown (bars only - bottom of his hands))
• Recon Ironhide
• Scattorshot (bars only - his guns)
• Skystalker

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Transformers (2010)

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• Breacher
• Fallback (bars only)
• Firetrap (bars only - his guns)
• Flak (bars only - his guns)
• Solar Storm Grappel (bars only)
• Hailstorm / Mindset (bars only)
• Hubcap (bars only - his exhaust pipes)
• Special Ops Jazz
• Lugnut (bars only)
• Perceptor (bars only)
• Oil Pan (bars only)
• Optimus Prime (bars only)
• Demolitions Rumble
• Sea Spray (bars only - his rungs)
• Sidearm Sideswipe (bars only)
• Sunspot
• Terradive
• Tomahawk (Four bars- two on his tail and the guns on his wings)
• Turbo Tracks
• Windcharger (bars only)
• Wreck-Gar

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Generations

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• Darkmount / Skullgrin
• Sergeant Kup
• Scourge
• Thunderwing / Sky Shadow (bars only - his guns)
• Wheeljack
• Junkheap

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United

This section lists only those molds or retools that have no Western release, molds released in the West retain their functionality when released in Japan.

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• Frenzy / Rumble
• Scrapheap

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Dark of the Moon

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• Space Case
• Shockwave (bars only)
• Bumblebee (bars only - his arms)
• Crankcase (bars only - his upper arms/door panels)
• Roadbuster (bars only - his forearms and missile pods)
• Jetwing Optimus Prime (Jetwing jet pack and Gatling Cannons only)
• Deluxe class Optimus Prime (bars only)
• Megatron (bars only - hips/doors, exhaust pipes, rung)
• Ratchet (bars only - arms)

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Human Alliance

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• Backfire
• Icepick
• Sandstorm/Half-Track
• Tailpipe
• Thunderhead/Crosshairs
• Whirl

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Cyberverse

• All Cyberverse figures have at lease one hand that is a clip. All Cyberverse weapon platforms/playsets have the usual smattering of clips and bars. They also all have a uniform placement of clips and bars on the sides of one of their modes, allowing them to connect to one another.

Notes

• LEGO has long made use of 3mm bars and clips as well. In practice, LEGO's standard is just the slightest bit larger than Hasbro's, so LEGO clips with even a little wear will only loosely grip C joint bars. Still, LEGO minifigures can cling to your 3mm-bar-equipped Transformers, and their vehicles (assuming they incorporate the appropriate parts) can mount 3mm clip weapons.

• Naturally, this means that similar-construction Kre-O parts should work as well.

• 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. The Action Master weapons' handles are all C joint-compatible pegs, though the general lack of clips on the robots themselves means this compatibility has somewhat limited practical application for modern figures. Still, you could give the Action Master partners some extra weaponry.
• ...but be careful about it. As with 5mm posts, a bar that appears to be 3mm may not quite be 3mm. TFWiki.net will not be held responsible if you break the clips on your weapons trying to force them onto bars that are too big.
• Because a clip is attached to Terradive's shoulder, he is technically the largest C-joint accessory yet made.

References

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