I was lucky to get one from the back room on the day he was released, and haven’t seen a single one on shelves since. Overall: Runabout is great, though potentially hard to find. For some reason, Runabout comes with both of them. G1 Runamuck and Runabout each had different guns. While I often prefer toy accuracy, I think everyone can agree, the animation is a much better look for Runabout. Obviously he is based on the animation and not the toy. Robot Mode: In robot mode Runabout is perfect. He has minimal paint apps, but he only needs minimal paint apps. I’ve always preferred his red and black color scheme to Runamuck. It’s the gift that keeps on disappointing. Over four years after Anything-But-Fun Publications hold over Transformers ended, we’re still finding out stupid things they did. This means there was no actual reason Botcon could not have called him “Decepticon Runabout” or “Botcon Runabout”, or anything logical that isn’t Over-Run. Runabout is the more fragile of the two Transformers toys however. This suggests that runabout is not a name that can be trademarked on it’s own. Function: Shock Trooper Motto: A pretty car makes an even prettier wreck. REUNITE DECEPTICON TWINS: Reunite the Decepticon twins with this Decepticon Runabout figure and WFC-E37 Runamuck (Sold separately. Orders Ship Within 24hrs International Shipping. Eight years later (less than that if you assume Runabout’s been in the pipeline for at least a year) here he is with the proper name, though the box says “Decepticon Runabout”. Transformers Generations 2020 War For Cybertron Earthrise Runabout (Target Exclusive) WFC-E41. Runamuck shares the same parts as Roundabout, but is molded into a white. Generation 1 Battlecharger Runamuck (1986) A toy car with a pull-back mechanism that automatically pops open into robot mode while rolling. The small vessels from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine were called runabouts. As with nearly all Transformers toys released in 1986, Runabout was an all-new mold and not a reissue from a previous toy line. He has the right name! Back in 2012 Anything-But-Fun Publications Runabout was released under the name Over-Run (though in typical fashion still used Runabout in the fiction, I complain about how stupid that is here) and it was assumed that the name was unavailable, most likely because Paramount held rights to it. Vehicle Mode: Let’s start with the most important thing about Runabout. Special thanks to Ebay sellers peeweestoysandvideogames for Runabout and shamokin_1 for Runamuck.Transformers: Generations: Earthrise Deluxe Class Runabout Same as with Runabout, his rifle is just mounted on his shoulder.Įach Battlecharger stands roughly 4.25 inches tall. Runamuck comes with a Friction Rifle that causes its targets to gain incredible levels of kinetic energy for five minutes, resulting in steel-melting temperature levels from the slightest movement. “The road is my playpen, cars are my toys.” Same as with Runabout, functions as a Decepticon Shock Trooper. Runamuck loves to spread fear, terrorizing all on the road as he crashes into everything. The rifle just slots onto his shoulders actually. Runabout comes with his High-energy Particle Beam rifle. “A pretty car makes an even prettier wreck.” This Battlecrasher also loves loud explosions, the bigger they are, the better he likes them. in order to read the temperature of the oil in the transformers it has been. Runabout fears boredom, so he likes to keep busy by crashing into unsuspecting vehicles on the road. The trailer is attached to the rear of a runabout by means of a fifth-w heel. Upon meeting Optimus Prime in a dream, Rattrap invented a new 'base mode' for him to transform into, placing Runabout and Override on the bases ramps. Transformers vintage G1 Decepticon Battle Chargers Runabout and RunamuckĪdmittedly, I decided to use reproduced stickers from to make the figure look more decent.
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