Can anyone tell me which tech deck dudes have transformers type paint jobs and names. I already know of Manga and Mort.....but i remember their being a devastator, optimus and rodimus prime one as well. Thanks for all the help in advance
I've just had a quick scan on the website, and while I didn't go through the whole lot, I did come across Minga (who looks a bit black Prime-ish).
For what I've heard and/or seen, there's Minga (Prime-esque), Manga (mayyybe Magnus), and Mort (Megatron-like) Maybe more, I don't know.
I've seen the Mort as megatron and yes manga can be repainted as magnus....i found him the other day. I'll have to look in to the minga mold
There are 3 molds and FIVE characters as far as I know. Prime: the original paint of Manga (or minga, I always confuse these) Devastator: same mold as Prime, named either Manga or Minga, whichever Prime wasn't named. Ultra Magnus: new mold, has no weapon, and is apparently also named Manga as pictured above. Hot Rod: same mold as Magnus, and I think the same name. I've only seen him in a 5 pack, never individually. Megatron: named Mort. A new mold and comes with a little guy who looks a lot like Ratbat. He has a HUGE cap M on his forehead. As I said, that's all I know of. There may be a Megs repaint by now.
Just thought I'd give an update on these with pics for each mold and repaint for anyone who's collecting them like me. ================================= Manga [original] Some similarities to Prime; color scheme reminds me of RiD Prime. http://www.techdeckdudes.com/masterbios/5940E.htm Minga [original] Closer mold similarities with Prime, but the color scheme seems more Nemesis Prime-esque http://www.techdeckdudes.com/masterbios/6350C.htm Mort [original] clearly an homage to Megatron http://www.techdeckdudes.com/masterbios/6330A.htm http://www.flickr.com/photos/atamaii/1623867806/ Repaints: Manga: Devastator homage http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/da/86/e779_1.JPG Minga: G1 Optimus Prime homage http://www.i-mockery.com/blabber/pics/transformers-minga.jpg - according to my research, this is THE most wanted Tech Deck Dude from the entire series. One ebay seller's trying to sell it for $75. Minga: Hot Rod/Rodimus homage http://www.atamaii.com/skate-crew-b.html Manga: Ultra Magnus homage http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/dragonballzcentral_1999_561197255 And for anyone shopping for these on ebay, beware of seller "actionfigurelair-store". This dealer's the one trying to sell the G1 Prime for $75, and is describing the Ultra Magnus, Megatron, and Rodimus repaints as "rare" and selling them for $14 a pop when in fact you can get them for $3.99 at TRU and Target. And Minga/Rodimus is in a 3-pack for $9.99 at TRU. Also, beware of sloppy paint aps. I inspected 3 different Mort/Megatron and 4 different Manga/Magnus before I was finally satisfied with the paint aps.
Thanks for the info on these! I had read about them awile ago but wasn't sure what i should be looking for. I checked out our toy department and we had mort hanging on the shelf, he and dispensor shall be added to my minature shelf.
