Overheat (Maketoys)
Overheat is a fictional character and third-party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Afterburner made by Maketoys in 2014.
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Maketoys
Overheat is an homage to the Generation 1 character Afterburner.
He should not be confused with X-Transbots Overheat, who is a homage to Drag Strip.
Development
Quantron was released in September 2014.
Overheat was released individually in 2015.
Reception
The Cybercast podcast for December 21st, 2013 discussed the TFsource Christmas catalog pictures of the Quantron team in the news.[1]
Fiction
Blindfire, Celeritas, Metalstorm, Overheat and Sonic Drill appeared in "The Ripper". In this story Blindfire returned to base after drinking too much enerhol and was attacked by Ripper. When he got back to base no one believed him.
Toys
- Maketoys MTCM-03 Quantron (2014)
- A new mold by Maketoys. Quantron is made up of 5 robots who each turn into vehicles. He stands 28 centimeters tall in combined form.
- Blindfire turns from robot to a apace fighter and forms the right arm. Blindfire was recolored into Ripper.
- Celeritas turns from robot to car and forms the right leg.
- Metalstorm turns from robot to bomber jet and forms the head and torso.
- Overheat turns from robot to motorcycle and forms the left arm.
- Sonic Drill turns from robot to drill tank and forms the left leg.
- Maketoys MTCM-03D Overheat (2015)
- An individual release of Overheat. Turns from robot to motorcycle. Becomes an arm of Quantron.
Gallery
Quantron prototype
Quantron in robots mode
Quantron in vehicles mode
References
- ↑ Josh (December 21st, 2013). "Cybercast". https://www.youtube.com/user/G1Hexatron?feature=watch (Podcast). Josh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDJAsIWUsmk.
