Ironhead (Unique Toys)
Ironhead is a fictional character and third party Transformer created by Unique Toys in as an homage to the 1986 Transformer Headstrong.
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Unique Toys
Ironhead is a third party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Headstrong created by Unique Toys. He turns from a humanoid robot to a robotic rhino and becomes the left leg of War Lord.
Other third party Transformer homages to Generation 1 Headstrong include Mastermind Creations Fortis.
Development
Ironhead was originally solicited as "War Rhino", even appearing with that name in fiction, but the final toy was called Ironhead.
Unique Toys teased War Rhino in an image with a motto on their Facebook page in December 2012.[1]
In January 2013 Unique Toys released image of a War Rhino prototype.[2]
Ironhead was released in May 2013.
Reception
The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for February 27th, 2013 discussed the combined form of War Lord as part of their Third Party Roundup.[3]
The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for May 13th, 2013 discussed Unique Toys War Lord vs. Mastermind Creations Feral Rex.[4]
Comics
War Rhino appeared in the 2013 story Re-Evolution by David Harland. In the story War Bison, War Panther and War Rhino discovered they were being spied on by Ironpaw.
Toys
- Unique Toys UT-W02 Ironhead (2013)
- An original mold by Unique Toys. Turns from a humanoid robot to robotic rhino or becomes the left leg of War Lord. Comes with a sword, cannons, collector card and instructions/comic. The cannons feature LED lights.
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References
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/unique-toys-war-lord-beasticons-war-hawk-prototype-and-teaser-images-176503/
- ↑ http://tformers.com/transformers-unique-toys-reveal-war-rhino/19332/news.html
- ↑ Brian Kilby (February 27th, 2013). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/podcast/2013/3/3/radio-free-cybertron-02272013.html.
- ↑ blunghole (May 13th, 2013). "Good Morning, Cybertron!". https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Morning-Cybertron/147383341975239 (Podcast). blunghole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ukTDy3OYA.