Ironhide (G1)/toys
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Toys
Generation 1
- Ironhide (1984/1991/2001/2007)
- Japanese ID number: 98
- Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles
- Ironhide was part of the original assortment of Autobot cars released in 1984. His mold was originally used to create a Diaclone Nissan Onebox Cherry Vanette. The Diaclone line of toys were not meant to depict sentient robots, but rather human-controlled machines; the Ironhide and Ratchet-predecessor toys are the ones that most clearly show evidence of this. Rather than a head, these toy robots had chairs behind windscreens where the human rider would control the robot. When ported into the Transformer toyline, it was both the Ratchet and Ironhide figures that differed the most from their animated incarnations, as the cartoon versions did away with all traces of the human-controlled design to give the robots proper faces and heads.
- Ironhide was reissued in Europe as part of their "Classics" line in 1990, and released in Japan from e-Hobby in 2001.
His head problem just became a shoulders problem.
- In mid-December 2007, he was reissued again as part of Takara's Transformers Encore line. This particular version came with an illustration on one box flap depicting Ironhide's cartoon-design head and chest windshield. By punching out the image along the perforated edges, folding it just so and tucking it in behind the toy's windshield, one could obscure the circuit-board "face" on the driver's seat and give the toy a "real" head, just like in the TV series. Sort of. This version of the toy was retooled to add a pair of "clips" to the mobile platform's gun-base, designed to keep Ironhide more securely attached when riding it. However, these clips are right where a pair of decals normally go.
- Protect Black Ironhide (2008)
- Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles
- e-Hobby released a New Year Special Exclusive: TF Encore Black Protect Ironhide. (In smoother, less loaded English, it would probably be Protective Blackcoat Ironhide. Hurray for cultural distance.) The toy was priced at 4725 yen. Pre-orders were taken until January 11th, 2008, with a shipping date of April 2008.
- The text on e-Hobby's page for the toy (see External Links, below) indicates the black coloration is meant to homage Ironhide's original Diaclone version, but between the release of Emergency Green Ratchet and a hint in Ironhide's new bio, it's easy to see this is also an homage to the new movie Ironhide. The packaging is the same as the regular TF Encore Ironhide's.
- According to his bio, Ironhide got the black protective coating to disguise himself from both Destrons and members of the human criminal underworld when he's acting as Convoy's bodyguard. Not a few of his fellow Cybertrons have whispered to him that he looks like a "Men in Black" vehicle, but Ironhide insists he got the idea from the deep black coloration of pickup trucks he saw around town. The coating, a composite gel metal, has made his trithyllium steel skin even more durable, allowing him to self-repair minor injuries right away. His robot/mobile artillery forms are now 25% more maneuverable than before, and he can handle even the worst of roads using his three-legged Marauder Mode. (This likely refers to the mode using the robot portion perched on top of the mobile artillery "battle sled.")
Generation 2
- Ironhide (Go-bot, 1995)
- Accessories: Gun
- Part of the second wave of Go-Bots focusing on Generation 1 characters, Ironhide transforms into a silver Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Using through-axle construction for his wheels, he is compatible with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" play sets and tracks.
- The mold is a redeco of Generation 2 Go-Bots toy Motormouth, and was later redecoed into the Robots in Disguise Spy Changer Ironhide, the Universe Autobot Ironhide, and the second Universe incarnation of Hoist.
- Ironhide (Power Master, 1995)
- Accessories: 2 guns
- Power Master Ironhide was one of the last toys in the Generation 2 line, and was only released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Oddly, the Australia and New Zealand releases were in US packaging, complete with Hasbro's Rhode Island address.
- Ironhide (barely) transforms from a grey camouflaged Humvee into a dorky robot. His main gimmick is his "Power Master" pull-back motor, which you use by pulling back on his motorized rear wheels, then placing one of his guns into one of the holes above the doors, which releases a catch and allows him to zip along a smooth surface.
Beast Wars
- Magnaboss (Ultra, 1997)
- Accessories: 2 guns
- Ironhide transforms from an elephant into a rather stumpy robot. He is an extremely complex figure with numerous hinges and panels unfolding between modes. Two removable guns are hidden behind the beast mode's ears. These guns can be plugged into the holes at the bottom of Ironhide's stump arms. In addition, Magnaboss's heel struts can be used as giant spike weapons, as Ironhide's arms become Magnaboss's legs.
- Ironhide can combine with Prowl and Silverbolt, his package buddies, into Magnaboss. Ironhide forms the bulk of Magnaboss's mass, including all four limbs.
- Ironhide was slightly redecoed to create Santon.
- The Magnaboss toy included no information about its 3 components beyond their names. The character was finally established to be Generation 1 Ironhide a decade after its release in IDW's Beast Wars Sourcebook in 2007.
Timelines
- Descent into Evil (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
- Accessories: Fold out gun/radar energon weapon, BotCon 2005 pin
- A BotCon 2005 convention exclusive, Timelines Ironhide was only available in the Descent into Evil boxset. He is a retool and redeco of Energon Tow-Line, with a newly sculpted head resembling his Generation 1 animation model. When not in vehicle mode, Ironhide splits into a robot mode and a battle sled. Like Towline, Ironhide can powerlinx with any other powerlinxable Deluxe or Mega from the Energon toyline, or with his battle sled. In his powerlinx mode, he has small (non-firing) guns that flip out from his feet to form over-shoulder blasters. He comes with a blue Energon weapon.
- Ironhide's retooled mold was also used for Timelines Ratchet.
Attacktix
- Ironhide (Booster, 2007)
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Universe (2008)
Classic Series
- Ironhide (Deluxe, 2008)
- Accessories: Converting Cannon
- Ironhide transforms into a red SUV. Hasbro did a poor job at matching the colour of his painted windows to the transparent blue plastic windows. Pictures of a hand-painted prototype released by Hasbro shows Ironhide having silver paint on his wheels and face, but on the final toy the wheels were left unpainted and his face is the same light blue paint as the windows. Hasbro has recently confirmed that the final products' face paint was an error and will be corrected in a running change. So far, no dice.
- There is also an engineering defect in the figure. Due to a combination of three places on the figure having too much plastic, Ironhide's head does not rise enough and it ends up looking like he's hanging his head in shame. However, with a bit of tinkering, the head can be raised to a more level, straight position[1].
- His robot mode has a Automorph-like gimmick that brings up mechanical detailing/armor behind his chestplate. His Converting Cannon weapon is a double-ended piece that fits over his hand, and has a Gatling cannon on one end and a melee blade on the other. This weapon is meant to emulate Ironhide's arm-mounted water gun from the Generation 1 fiction.
- He has an Oregon license plate.
- His packaging's art, depicting him with an aggressive snarl, was a first in the Universe toyline. Since then a range of sneers, smiles and even some active poses have become more common in later waves, replacing the blank expressions used before.
Henkei! Henkei!
- Ironhide (Deluxe, 2008)
- Japanese ID number: C-11
- Accessories: Converting Cannon
- Henkei! Henkei! Transformers Ironhide is a redeco of Universe Ironhide, generally to make him more accurate to Ironhide's cartoon appearances. To this end, some plastic colours have been rearranged, such as his now-grey shoulders, darker gray hands, and red forearms, as well as a generally darker shade of red plastic and lighter gray plastic. Additionally, the blue paint used for his opaque windows are a better match to his transparent blue windows than on Hasbro's Universe toy. As with all Henkei toys, Ironhide features vacuum-metallized silver for his headlights, brake lights and his converting cannon housing.
- Although the instructions indicate that Ironhide's weapon should be attached by flipping his hand to the side of his wrist (as in transformation) and fitting the weapon over the naked wrist, the hand can in fact be made to fit inside the weapon with some careful jiggling.
Merchandise
Super Collection Figure
- Ironhide (200?)
- Released in the "Act 3" assortment of SCF, this is a small PVC figurine of Ironhide based on his cartoon appearances.
Heroes of Cybertron
- Ironhide (2003)
- The Hasbro release of the SCF figures were cast in either transparent blue or transparent red plastic, which was then painted over, giving Ironhide light-piped eyes, but a generally sloppier appearance.
Hard Hero
- Ironhide (2002?)
- This cold-cast porcelain 6-inch tall bust was sculpted by Jason Ray, and is based very heavily upon Ironhide's cartoon appearance. A signed artist's proof version was available, limited to 100 pieces.
Transformers - Mini Bust
- Ironhide (2009)
- Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Ironhide was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1000 pieces. This detailed bust is based on Ironhide's (you guessed it) cartoon/comic model, but with much more detailing and with elements of his toy design. These include his vehicle sled's missile launcher mounted on his shoulder, his wielding of his sled's static laser gun and his original Diaclone "face" being present behind his windshield. In addition to the missile launcher being removable his open left hand can be replaced with a hand gripping his cartoon pistol for two handed "chop busting."
Robot Heroes
- Ironhide vs. Kickback (2008)
- This adorably happy figurine of Ironhide is ready to pound his packmate Kickback into metal filings.
Trivia
- The black Diaclone version of Ironhide was sold by Takara in North America as the Diakron "DK-2" Car/Robot in 1983, seemingly just a few months before he would be rebranded as a Transformer.
