Ramjet (G1)/toys
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As a Conehead Seeker, Ramjet less often receives a toy whenever Starscream does.
Toys
The Transformers
- Ramjet (1985, 1986, 1990)
- Japanese ID number: D-56
- Accessories: 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
- The original Ramjet toy was a retool of the Diaclone "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp, with new wings that seem to be inspired by the prototype F-16XL, and new "Cluster Bombs". He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color. Ramjet's robot mode stickers are the same design as Starscream's, but in different colors.
- In robot mode his official instructions have the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet's character model depicts him as having his head untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to his appearance. This trait is shared by Thrust and Dirge, leading many owners to do the same thing to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.
- Ramjet was reissued in his original packaging in Australia in 1990.
Collector's Edition
- Ramjet (2001)
- ID number: Set D
- Accessories: 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
- Ramjet received a limited reissue as part of Takara's Collector's Edition series. With no notable changes from the G1 release, Collector's Edition Ramjet was exclusively available at Jaf-Con 10 in July 2001, along with Thrust.
Generation 2
- Ramjet (1993, 1994)
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins, front landing gear, sound effects box
- For the Generation 2 toyline, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy, and sky blue replacing the original black, leaving him to appear as if he were Skeletor's personal aircraft. Still, he features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the Generation 2 release of Starscream.
- Of note is the fact that his sky blue parts are extremely prone to yellowing, or in this case greening. Many Generation 2 Ramjets can be found with their blue parts in a teal color.
- This version of the mold would also have been used to make Generation 2 Sandstorm.
Classics
- Ramjet (Deluxe Class, 2007)
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
- Classics Ramjet, following the trend set by his original Generation 1 toy, is a retool of Classics Starscream and transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. The figure's deco is greatly simplified from Ramjet's G1 toy and cartoon decos, largely reducing the amount of black and red in favor of white. Aside from the different deco, changes from Starscream include a new nose cone/head, new F-16XL inspired wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. The new missiles, combined with their launchers, result in a mash-up between his G1 toy's non-firing weapons and his animation model's standard-issue Seeker rifles. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.
- As with most Classics toys, he features a heat-sensitive rubsign.
- Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The latter is used to form landing gear in his vehicle mode, as it was in both Starscream and Skywarp.
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Henkei! Henkei!
- Henkei! Henkei! Transformers Ramjet is a redeco of Classics Deluxe Class Ramjet. He features a significantly altered colour scheme, generally to make the toy even more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. His wings and missiles are molded in bright red plastic instead of gray plastic with red paint, with his missiles painted gray. His hands and feet are molded in white plastic instead of gray, to match more closely the cartoon model. Despite the figure's appearance, Henkei! Ramjet features no gray plastic at all, only white or red plastic painted gray, meaning he is is heavily painted and thus easily succeptable to paint chipping. Ramjet, like the other figures in the line features vacuum-metalized parts, his jet boosters and vertical stabilizers on his wings and his cockpit seat are chrome plated, though it is not uncommon for the innards of his jet boosters to be partially lacking the metalized coating. As Henkei! toys do not feature heat-sensitive rubsigns, Henkei Ramjet has five Decepticon sigils tampographed total, one each on the top side and under side of his two wings and one in front of his canopy.
Universe (2008)
- Aerial Rivals (Multi-pack, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- A redeco of Cybertron Legends of Cybertron Starscream, Universe Ramjet transforms into a Cybertronic "tetrajet". His wings, which end up on his arms in robot mode, each feature a swing-out weapon; the right arm has a blade, while the left has a (non-firing) cannon. He was only available in a Target-exclusive five-pack with Air Raid, Autobot Blades, Skydive, and Thrust (who shares his mold).
- Aside from Thrust, this mold was also used to make Cybertron Skywarp, Sunstorm, & Ramjet, War for Cybertron Starscream, and Dark of the Moon Cybertronian Starscream.
Timelines
- Ramjet (Club exclusive figure, 2011)
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
- Timelines/Generation 2 Ramjet is one of the 2011 Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive figures. He is a redeco of Classics Deluxe Class Ramjet in the colors of his Generation 2 toy, including replicating most of the sticker details. Most of the sticker details were recreated with paint, but the details on the insides of his shoulder intakes and on the tops of his feet were once again stickers, presumably because it was rough getting tampographs put in there. Ramjet was also slightly retooled, as his nosecone is rounded off and made of rubber instead of plastic, presumably for safety reasons. Ramjet (and Cheetor) went up for preorder on April 27, 2011. Ramjet was sold out by April 29, 2011.
United
- Seekers: Elites (Three-pack, December 28, 2012)
- Accessories: Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
- United Ramjet is a redeco of the Classics Ramjet mold. This release is the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates Dirge and Thrust.
- This version of Ramjet is more closely based on his cartoon appearance, although he retains the bulkier G1 toy-inspired missiles of his earlier releases. His missile launchers are solid dark grey. His hands and forearms are dark grey plastic, with the forearms painted white. His wings are painted metallic red, while his jet boosters and stabilizers are dark grey plastic. Like his Henkei! Henkei! release, his Decepticon faction symbols are tampographed on both sides of his wings, and on his nosecone in front of the cockpit.
Kre-O
- Ramjet (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
- Collection: Collection 3
- Bag number: ***** 53
- Accessories: Logo brick, 2 clip-on rifles
- As part of the third wave of blindpacked Kre-O Micro-Changers, Ramjet is a Kreon who can be rebuilt into a tiny jet. He is essentially a redeco of Kreon Dirge, using almost all the same parts and construction; except that he comes with a new back-harness attachment piece to replace the flak jacket used in Dirge's assortment.
- This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at Target, with later waves showing up only at ToysЯUs or drug/discount stores.
- Kreon Class of '85 (Kreon figure set, 2015)
- Set number: B5152
- Voted: Best Headbutt
- Accessories: 2 clip-on rifles
- Kreon Class of '85 Ramjet's deco is much more heavily toy-detailed than the Micro-Changer. Oddly, his leg-wings are black instead of burgundy. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-retooled 2015 style of Kreon body.
- This box set of thirty Kreons was a San Diego Comic-Con 2015 exclusive, with leftovers being sold on Hasbro Toy Shop online after the show.
- Ramjet (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2017)
- Collection: Collection 3
- Accessories: Logo plate, 2 clip-on rifles
- In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at Walgreens stores in the U.S. These releases use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Ramjet's tampographs are slightly altered, changing the flat light gray to metallic silver.
- Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
Generations
Platinum Edition
- Seeker Squadron (Platinum Edition, 2015)
- Accessories: 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
- A reissue of the original Ramjet toy in a Platinum Edition 3-pack with Thrust and Dirge.
- In the United States, this set was officially a Target exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers BigBadToyStore and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in Canada, it was available via the Canadian Walmart website (but never found in stores).
- In the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores and A1 Toys, whereas in Spain, was officially available via the Spanish division of Amazon. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in Nerf blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German fan sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Seeker Squadron sets as a result.
War for Cybertron: Earthrise
- Seeker Elite (Voyager Class, 2020)
- ID number: WFC-E27
- Accessories: 2 "Null-Ray blasters"
- Released in an Amazon exclusive two-pack with Dirge in the Earthrise toyline, Ramjet is a heavy retooling of Starscream from the same line, transforming into a modified F-15 fighter jet with cranked-arrow delta wings based on the F-16XL prototype like his original toy. As one of the Coneheads, Ramjet features a new headsculpt based on the original conehead design, though it is a faux piece not formed from the actual nosecone. Ramjet's face also features a stern, almost grimaced expression.
- The figure's design and transformation scheme are heavily based on the 2006 Classics Starscream mold (and it's subsequent retool of Ramjet), while adding points of articulation the earlier figure did not have such as pivoting ankles, a more expressive ball-jointed head, and hinges that allow the wings to fold backwards on his legs in robot mode. However, due to this, his torso is very hollow at the sides and his intended waist articulation was dropped due to the physical space required for transformation.
- As with Dirge, Ramjet uses the same, unchanged Null-Ray blasters that came with Starscream. His stock photos show him slightly mis-tranformed, with his feet splayed apart in jet mode. The over reliance of paint for his shoulders and paint for his head means that he is extremely prone to paint chipping.
- The original version of this mold was also used to make Earthrise Skywarp and Thundercracker. It was redecoed into Sandstorm.
Masterpiece
- Masterpiece MP11NR Ramjet was revealed on the TakaraTomy Mall website in October 2015 as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, the first Conehead retool of Masterpiece MP-11 Starscream. Later the same day, the listing disappeared before the preorder period started. The listing reappeared at the end of November, with preorders staying open from November 30 to December 8. It was limited to 2000 pieces in Japan.
- The pictures in the original October listings had the figure slightly mistransformed in jet mode (the nosecone was not fully closed) and featured the hologram pilot cast in orange plastic, while the updated pics from the November listing show the figure's nosecone correctly closed and the hologram pilot is now cast in clear plastic.
- Unfortunately, quality control problems with this figure are very commonplace, with seemingly a majority of specimens having a misassembly in the robot shoulders that prevents fully locking the wings together in jet mode.
- Ramjet was further remolded, naturally, into MP-11NT Thrust and MP-11ND Dirge, also TakaraTomy Mall exclusives.
Merchandise
Super Collection Figure
- Ramjet (2003)
- Act: 6
- Accessories: Stand
- A retooling of the Super Collection Figure Starscream figure, Ramjet was released in the sixth "act" of the line. No he's not super cartoon-accurate. He was available in both full-color and pewter versions, one of each in a case of twelve.
- The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
- In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ramjet was packed with the right arm of the Act's "build-a-figure" Grand Maximus. This part too could be in either full color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color pieces to two pewters.
- This Act was seemingly in shorter supply than the others before and since, and is not terribly common on the secondary market.
- This mold was also used to make his Act-mates Thrust and Dirge. The original tooling was also used to make Thundercracker, Skywarp, and the Heroes of Cybertron special releases Sunstorm and Air Warrior.
MyClone
- Ramjet (2003)
- Japanese ID number: MTF016
- MyClone Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the MyClone trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature Transformers characters. Following the MyClone aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other MyClone figure.
3D Battle-Card Game
- Ramjet (2007)
- A 34-point "common" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Ramjet "transforms" into a white and red jet, generally following his Classics deco scheme. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Starscream, Dreadwing, Thundercracker, and Jetfire, and Generation 1 Starscream and Skywarp.
Transformers - Mini Bust
- Ramjet (Diamond Select, 2008)
- Ramjet was released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 250 pieces. The sculpt features Ramjet's distinctive wings. Strangely enough his motto on the box is "The skies are my castle, and I like to live alone" as found *in* his tech spec as opposed to "If it flies, crash it" as it was in both his tech spec and Transformers Universe profile.
The Loyal Subjects
- Ramjet
- The Loyal Subjects Ramjet is a Wave 2 figure with standard articulation. He is mostly based on his Classics toy. For every 16 figures, there are 2 Ramjets. The basic mold, but not the accessories, was also used to make Dirge and Thrust, as well as the "Ghost" versions of all three Coneheads.
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Ramjet, Sky Smasher (2018)
- Wave 1
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T32/T40
- Stars: 10
- Ramjet, Sky Smasher is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the Transformers Trading Card Game.
- The artwork for the card is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile card game.
Notes
- A 1980s Japanese catalog photo shows the then-new second year Seeker jet wings in different colors attached to unaltered first year Seeker bodies. In Ramjet's case, the prototype toy uses Starscream's main body. This production stage lasted long enough to receive its own package art that was eventually published in the 2014 Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging book.
- The Generation 2 Ramjet toy provided inspiration for generic Decepticons in IDW Publishing's The Transformers vol. 2 #44 and Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #8.
- Speaking of G2, Hasbro evidently had more redeco plans for Ramjet (and the paired Starscream) that fell through:
- Generation 2 concept art published in the 2011 Transformers Vault book shows an unreleased tannish variant of Ramjet that would have been named "Sandstorm". Most likely, Sandstorm would have debuted alongside "Blackout", whose prototypes and artwork have been uncovered under similar conditions.
- Another hand-painted mock-up, this time of the original Ramjet in "cloud camo" deco, is also known to exist. Whether it was ever meant to be taken into production and whether it was meant to be Ramjet or a new character remains unknown. It was originally offered for sale in October of 2000 from Whiz Bang Collectibles, along with other items seemingly from a former Hasbro employee's collection.[1] Possibly, "cloud camo Ramjet" would have been paired for release alongside "jungle attack Starscream".
- Hasbro designed a "pretooled" alternate head on the Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Air Raid body tooling styled on the 1985 Coneheads, but ultimately, only TakaraTomy used this head to make Unite Warriors Curse Armada Thrust.[2]
