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[[Image:Hearts of Steel Insecticons insectrain.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Like Reflector if they combined into a KICK-ASS train instead of a, ahem, camera]]
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:''The Insectrain is a [[Decepticon]] made up of the [[Insecticon (G1)| Insecticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Hearts of Steel]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''The Insectrain is a [[Decepticon]] made up of the [[Insecticon (G1)| Insecticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Hearts of Steel]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Hearts of Steel 2 - Insectrain.jpg|right|400px|thumb|This is not your father's Insecticons . . . it's your grandfather's Insecticons.]]


The '''Insectrain''' is the combined form of [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].  It is a mighty battletrain, combining the scissor blades of Shrapnel, the pile drivers of Kickback, and Bombshell's rotating turret.   
The '''Insectrain''' is the combined form of [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].  It is a mighty battletrain, combining the scissor blades of Shrapnel, the pile drivers of Kickback, and Bombshell's rotating turret.   
 
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Hearts of Steel''===
===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:Hearts of Steel 2 - Insectrain.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is not your father's Insecticons . . . it's your grandfather's Insecticons]]
[[Image:Hearts of Steel Insecticons insectrain.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like Reflector if they combined into a KICK-ASS train instead of a, ahem, camera.]]
The Insectrain smashed through a human a train carrying a huge amount of wealth from the Federal mint in Denver to Sacramento.  It then separated into its component robots to rob the train and bring the wealth contained to Starscream. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}   
The Insectrain smashed through a human a train carrying a huge amount of wealth from the Federal mint in Denver to Sacramento.  It then separated into its component robots to rob the train and bring the wealth contained to Starscream. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}   
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==Notes==
==Notes==
[[Image:Hearts of Steel Insecticons bot mode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, a toy of the Insectrain WOULD be awesome]]
[[Image:Hearts of Steel Insecticons bot mode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, a toy of the Insectrain WOULD be awesome.]]
* The name Insectrain was never used in the fiction, but comes from the concept art in the back of the trade paperback.
* The name Insectrain was never used in the fiction, but comes from the concept art in the back of the trade paperback.



Revision as of 00:06, 23 April 2009

The Insectrain is a Decepticon made up of the Insecticon subgroup from the Hearts of Steel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
This is not your father's Insecticons . . . it's your grandfather's Insecticons.

The Insectrain is the combined form of Shrapnel, Bombshell and Kickback. It is a mighty battletrain, combining the scissor blades of Shrapnel, the pile drivers of Kickback, and Bombshell's rotating turret.

Fiction

Hearts of Steel

Like Reflector if they combined into a KICK-ASS train instead of a, ahem, camera.

The Insectrain smashed through a human a train carrying a huge amount of wealth from the Federal mint in Denver to Sacramento. It then separated into its component robots to rob the train and bring the wealth contained to Starscream. Hearts of Steel issue 2

Notes

Yes, a toy of the Insectrain WOULD be awesome.
  • The name Insectrain was never used in the fiction, but comes from the concept art in the back of the trade paperback.