Retractable string gimmick
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The retractable string gimmick involves a string that is wound up inside of a toy. The string can be pulled out manually, then it can be retracted automatically with either a spring mechanism or gears. Retractable strings are used to simulate such things as winches and grappling hooks.
Fiction
Toys
Beast Wars
- Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia
Generation 1
Armada
Energon
Super Link
Cybertron
Universe (2008)
Animated
Timelines
Revenge of the Fallen
- Human Alliance Mudflap


