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RODIMUS MAJOR (HOT ROD) IS OUT IN STORES!!!

Transformers News: RODIMUS MAJOR (HOT ROD) IS OUT IN STORES!!!

Thursday, August 1st, 2002 2:29AM CDT

Category: Toy News
Posted by: Seibertron Views: 74,290

You want proof? Here it is: US reissue front of box, US reissue back of box, and US reissue tech spec. Just for the sake of comparison, here´s the "Hot Rodimus" Takara reissue front of box and back of box. More on this Toys R Us exclusive Generation One reissue figure this weekend as SEIBERTRON.com compares the reissue to the Japanese reissue and the original from 1986. We´ll also attempt to create a brand new Targetmaster Hot Rod from a POS original and an American reissue. Here are two additional photographs to tide you over: Pic A and Pic B.

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