RAIL RACER appreciation thread

Discussion in 'Transformers General Discussion' started by Shady boi, Dec 7, 2020.

  1. Shady boi, Dec 7, 2020
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    Can we appreciate the grandiose epicness that is Rail Racer?
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  2. Novaburnhilde, Dec 7, 2020
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    Virgin Astrotrain Vs. Chad Rail Racer

    I kid, I love my space choochoo.
     
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  3. Shady boi, Dec 7, 2020
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    ima draw that one day.
     
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  4. Veleno, Dec 7, 2020
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    My very first memory ever of Transformers was a toy advert of Rail Racer, which I watched while sitting on the floor near the TV in my old Grandma's house.
     
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  5. mn_128875, Dec 7, 2020
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    Every single combiner would TRAIN really hard if they want to beat this chad
     
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  6. Necromaster, Dec 7, 2020
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    Oh hell yeah, Rail Racer is great. There really hasn't been a combiner designed like him before or since. I own the toy (minus a few pieces of Midnight Express' gun) and the engineering is still pretty dang impressive for all three figures.
     
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  7. QLRformer, Dec 8, 2020
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    Rail Racer is an underrated combiner.
     
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  8. Furnace, Dec 8, 2020
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    Rail Racer is fascinating to me in that he feels more akin to the likes of Magnaboss and Tripredacus than to any other combiner. It'd be great to see more three-bot combiners like him.
     
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  9. StarscreamX, Dec 8, 2020
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    I love the combined form of Team Bullet Train, but the worst figure of the bunch is Midnight Express. If we ever get an updated version of Rail Racer and the "massive" legs on Midnight Express are fixed, it will be an instant buy.
     
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  10. Mako Crab, Dec 8, 2020
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    I used to have this guy. Kinda regret selling him off, but he is definitely a cool & unique combiner.

    I first saw him in Car Robots, where he was known as JRX. J4 (Midnight Express) was my favorite of the individual team members. He was voiced by a woman in Japan to give him a young exuberant feel, so when they decided to go with a G1 Tracks type of voice for the dub, I was kind of aghast. At first. I got over it.

    But yeah, I always put Rail Racer/JRX in my top 3 favorite combiners. He’s awesome.

     
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  11. Hot head prime, Dec 8, 2020
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    Incel computron vs virgin defensor vs Brad superion vs Chad rail racer
     
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  12. RKStrikerJK5, Dec 8, 2020
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    I love how well-integrated the components are. At first glance one might not realize he's a combiner!
     
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  13. MaxxieOD, Jan 18, 2021
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    I have this guy, and he's easily one of my top fav combiners (if not the top fav). Something about his design just hit all the buttons of what I like.
     
  14. KFGatri, Jan 19, 2021
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  15. SPLIT LIP, Jan 19, 2021
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    Still kicking myself for never getting one of those Korean JRX sets back when they were cheap. An awesome combiner we need to see more of.

    I so miss when gestalts weren't just "Scramble City or Devastator."
     
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  16. Blitz., Jan 19, 2021
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    Scored a JRX gift box set prob like a decade ago and it's still one of my favourite peace's in my collection. Amazing execution, great self presence. Really shows how older toys just had more budget to spend on details back then for a toy with no collectors market. Honestly still puts some newer toys to shame.
     
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