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Most of the Transformer cars and planes, the Dinobots,
Insecticons, Constructicons and Jumpstarters, even Optimus Prime, used
to be Diaclones. Most of them came with little human shaped figures with
magnetic feet. These were the so-called "Diaclone
drivers". They could be seated into the mecha, which they controlled.
This explains the little cabins, that can still be found in the Dinobots
and Insecticons. The early Diaclone catalogs show different versions of
the Diaclones than the later catalogs. I thought at first that they were
both sold, but the early versions were only prototypes (just like the prototypes
of Cyclones and Broadside in the Transformer catalogs). Most of the Diaclones
came in several different colors. Below is a list of all of the Diaclone
toys and their color variations. The list is sorted in chronological order
and split in Diaclone and Waruder
mecha.
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| This one of the largest Diaclone mecha (17 inch!). It transforms into a large mobile base/command center (on tracks). |
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| Three vehicles that can combine into one robot. The individual vehicles were called Battles01, Battles02 and Battles03. Dia Battles was also sold as a larger or smaller sized kit. |
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| A train, which transforms into a spaceship (by a really cool automatic "wrr wrr" system!). |
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| A track tired vehicle that can transform into a command center. (the same "wrr wrr" system) |
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| I don't know for sure what they really are, but they appear to be small square platforms with small cars that could be launched by a spring mechanism. These platforms could also be connected to each other. Each type came either in red, black or blue. |
| Type 1: Order Center
Type 2: Mobilization Area Type 3: Supply Area Type 4: Repair Center |
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| Dia Attacker can transform from a 20 cm. (8 inch) tall robot into a neat looking spaceship, which can split into several smaller spacecraft. |
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| This 15 cm (6 inch) tall robot (also known as Multiforce 14) can transform into 14 small vehicles, that could be used by the Diaclone warriors. It consists of 8 different types: Blocker 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Gats Blocker was sold as giftset, with 5 figures, or per type (two per box for the double ones. |
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| The Dashers are vehicles with pull-back engines that can transform into robots. The Transformer versions were only available trough mailorder. | ||
| Sky Dasher | Powerdasher Plane | blue/silver |
| Drill Dasher | Powerdasher Drill | black/yellow |
| F-1 Dasher | Powerdasher Car | red/blue |
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| Three vehicles that can combine into a single robot. The individual vehicles were called Mach Powered, Land Powered and Earth Powered. Each vehicle came with a Powered Suit (see below) that could be inserted into the vehicle. The giftset version came with one biosuit and three figures. The single boxed vehicles each had one biosuit and one figure. | |
| Mach Powered | High speed fighter-bomber that forms the upper torso, arms an head. |
| Land Powered | Treaded missile launcher that becomes the lower torso. |
| Earth Powered | Sort of hovercraft that becomes the legs. |
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| A small biosuit in which a Diaclone figure can be inserted. It came in three types: Type A, B or C, which came in either red or blue. |
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| Three vehicles that can combine into a large robot. The three vehicles are called Battle Header (land vehicle with pull-back engine), Battle Breaster and Battle Leger. |
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| This is one of the largest Diaclone mecha. It can transform from a hugh robot into a command center/battlestation. |
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| This robot can change into two different robot modes. |
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| Similar to Twin Combat, but larger and with a robot face instead of a helmet with a window. |
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| A spaceship with a bird-like "head". It can flip open to form a sort of base. |
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| No. 1 Countach LP500S | Sunstreaker | red |
| No. 2 Onebox Cherry Vanette | Ironhide | black |
| No. 3 Countach Patrol Car Type | Patrol car version of Sunstreaker | white |
| No. 4 Onebox Ambulance Type | Ratchet with a red cross on top | white |
| No. 5 4WD Hi-luxe | Trailbreaker | black, blue or yellow |
| No. 6 Honda City R | Skids (with a little scooter, different face) | red or silver (also came in giftset with a blue No. 8 4WD Wrecker Type) |
| No. 7 Fairlady Z | Bluestreak | blue with silver hood, silver with black hood, gold chromed |
| No. 8 4WD Wrecker Type | Hoist | red or blue (only in the giftset with a silver No. 6 Honda City R) |
| No. 9 Honda City Turbo | Skids (with a little scooter) | black, red or blue |
| No.10 Fire Engine | Inferno | red |
| No.11 Fairlady Z Racing Type | Smokescreen | red/blue |
| No.12 J59 Jeep | Hound | green |
| No.13 Police Car Fairlady Z | Prowl | black/white |
| No.14 Porsche 935 Turbo | Jazz | white, gold chromed (contest price) |
| No.15 New Countach LP500S | Sideswipe | red, yellow or black (only in Powered Convoy giftset) |
| No.16 F-1 Ligier JS11 | Mirage | blue or red (only in Powered Convoy giftset) |
| No.17 Battle Convoy | Optimus Prime | red/blue/grey, with "Diaclone" on the sides of the trailer and a blue vehicle |
| No.18 Lancia Stratos Turbo | Wheeljack | white or orange/with a blue windshield and spoiler (different head) |
| No.19 New Countach Police Car | Red Alert, but as a police car | white |
| No.20 Crane | Grapple | yellow |
| No.21 Corvette Stingray | Tracks | red |
| Powered Convoy | Ultra Magnus | blue cab, blue/red/grey trailer
blue cab, blue/red/grey/chrome trailer (last version also in giftset with a black No.15 New Countach LP500S and a red No.16 F-1 Ligier JS11) |
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| The Transformer versions of the Train Robos were only released in Japan as the Trainbots. The Diaclone versions came in two different color variations. Only the first variations were released as Transformers. Trainrobos No. 1 to 6 were also sold as giftset with two figures and a sheet with railway emplacement printed on it. | ||
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| No. 1 Tôkaidô Bullet Train | Shouki | white/blue |
| No. 2 EF65 Blue Train | Getsuei | blue/yellow |
| No. 3 Tôhoku Jôetsu Bullet Train | Yukikaze | white/blue |
| No. 4 Tôkai-type Express Train | Suiken | red/green |
| No. 5 L-Special-Express-485
System Special Express Train |
Seizan | yellow/red |
| No. 6 DE10 Diesel Locomotive | Kaen | red/grey |
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| No. 7 Tôkaidô Bullet Train | - | chrome |
| No. 8 ED 67 Blue Train
Pulling
Train |
- | red |
| No. 9 Dr. Yellow Bullet
Train,
Comprehensive Test Train |
- | yellow/blue |
| No. 10 Kuha 111-type Express
Train |
- | white/blue (Yokosuka Line Colors) |
| No. 11 L Special Express 583-type
Sleeping Car |
- | yellow/blue |
| No. 12 DE10 Diesel Locomotive,
Crystal Type |
- | red/grey |
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| The F-15 Robos were the forerunners of the so-called Decepticon "Seekers". Only Starscream and Thundercracker were released as Diaclones. The Diaclone versions have plastic noses instead of rubber and "Diaclone" written on the wings. The Diaclone version of Starscream also had F-15 written on his wings. | ||
| Acrobat type | Starscream | grey/red |
| Super-high-speed fighter type | Thundercracker | blue/white |
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| These were cars with pull-back engines that could transform into armed vehicles. |
| Onebox
Lamborghini Cheetah Stallion |
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| Diaclone versions of the Jumpstarters in in my opinion much nicer colors, which just like the Transformer versions hardly ever land on their feet:) | ||
| Drill Tank Type | Twin Twist | dark blue with a red or a grey chest |
| Jet Type | Topspin | gray or red with a blue chest |
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| The Diaclone Constructicons came in two variations. The early version had an orange Hook and Mixmaster and with blue fists, gun and chestwing and the later version with a blue Hook and Mixmaster and red fists, gun and chestwing. The giftset came with an additional plastic rockpile, on which the robots can be displayed and cardboard beams which can be assembled to form a building structure. As far as I know only the early versions were released as individually packaged. | ||
| No. 1 Bulldozer | Bonecrusher | yellow |
| No. 2 Power Shovel | Scavenger | yellow with black tracks |
| No. 3 Shovel-dozer | Scrapper | yellow |
| No. 4 Truck Crane | Hook | dark orange or blue |
| No. 5 Dump Truck | Long Haul | dark orange |
| No. 6 Concrete Mixer | Mixmaster | dark orange or blue |
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| The parts in the Transformer versions which are of a softer red plastic are of a harder chromed plastic (silver or gold) in the Diaclone versions. The Diaclone version of Swoop also had sharper pointed wing tips and beak. | ||
| Tyrannosaurus | Grimlock | grey with a blue hip |
| Triceratops | Slag | grey with a blue torso |
| Brontosaurus | Sludge | grey with a red torso |
| Stegosaurus | Snarl | grey with a black torso |
| Pteranodon | Swoop | silver with a blue torso |
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| The Transformer versions of the Omnibots were identical to the Diaclone versions and were only released as mailorder exclusives. The Transformer versions in the US came in clear factory bags, while the Japanese mailorder exclusives came in non-colored boxes. | ||
| Ferrari BB | Overdrive | red |
| Savannah RX-7 | Camshaft | silver |
| Selica XX | Downshift | white |
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| Of the Transformer Triplechangers was only Blitzwing released as a Diaclone. The Diaclone version of Blitzwing had a thinner barrel than the Transformer version and a much nicer color scheme. The Helicopter type was oddly enough never released as a Transformer. In Japan the early Astrotrains were black and white, which may indicate that they were intended to be released as a Diaclone, but were canceled to make place for the Transformers in Japan. So the black and white Astrotrains may actually be unreleased Diaclones repackaged as Transformers. | ||
| No. 1 Jet Fighter Type | Blitzwing | white/dark green |
| No. 2 Helicopter Type | - | blue/grey |
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| Three vehicles that can combine into one robot. The three vehicles were called Mosquider, Arinder and Sasorander. (B.t.w. there was also a "cute" little kit version of the Warudaros). Warudaros was sold as a set and as individualy packaged vehicles. Each vehicle has a different type of Waruder figure. | |
| Mosquider | Spaceship that becomes the head. |
| Arinder | Spaceship which forms the upper torso and arms. |
| Sasorander | Ground vehicle that becomes the lower torso and legs. |
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| These toys had "wind up" engines, by which they could walk. They also came with a biosuit. Each color variation came with a different type of Waruder figure. | |
| Type 1 | red with blue suit, blue with green suit or green with red suit |
| Type 2 | red with blue suit, blue with green suit or green with red suit |
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| These are the Diaclone versions of the Insecticons. The Insecter Robos came either individually boxed or as a giftset. | ||
| Kabtoron (from "kabutomushi" = "rhinoceros beetle") | Bombshell | red/black/brown/silver |
| Battas (from "batta" = "grasshopper") | Kickback | red/green/black/brown/silver |
| Kuwagatorer (from "kuwagata" = "stag beetle") | Shrapnel | red/black/brown/silver |
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| This very odd looking robot came originally from the Magnemo series, also from Takara, were it was called Machine Saurer. |
