Hey there, I'm trying to find out why the Jet Dasher I just recieved has a black chest instead of the normal blue one. Is it a variant, Diaclone or what? Also it does have Takara Macau on it, and please no snarky comments, thanks

 

I'm pretty sure the standard one is actually black chested.

 

The blue chest is the Diaclone and the black is G1 if you base it off these listings:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-G1...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef9340528
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-Di...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27a787292a

 

I'm the original owner of mine and it has the black chest.

 

Mine has a black chest.

 

Cool, so I guess I now have both, thanks to everyone who replied

 

Anyone mind if I piggyback this thread with another question about Powerdashers?

I have this vague memory of owning some non-Transformers ones years back that I bought as self-assembly kits. Can anybody confirm this as something more than hazy mists of time childhood recollection for me?

 

Jeez, that's what this ugly thing is going for nowadays? I know $16 isn't much for the original but $35 for the Diaclone?

I don't have one but plan on buying one eventually, just to be a completist on the mail away figs.

 

I remember some model kit TFs, and they had a pull back motor. I think I had one that was like Windcharger.

 

I remember seeing non-TF model kits in stores. I think Ertl made them.

 

I shall have to Google more with Ertl in mind.

At least I'm not going mad then. This memory has been bugging me for around twenty years.