The Ark Addendum - Destron Headmaster Junior Weapons redux

Continuing the trend begun last week and continued by resident artist Iván, I thought I'd finish out the Destron Headmaster Junior's weaponry. This week it's their robot forms. Unfortunately, you'll notice a distinct lack of Cancer. While normally that's good, in this context it's unfortunate. The model pack of Masterforce Headmasters was quite scanty on Cancer. Fortunately some of that was made up for with some guidebooks from back in the 80s, but I still ran a bit shorter on his material than for his compatriots. For what it's worth, I'm also missing the non-gun-toting version of Minerva's robot form. Alas!

Bullhorn looks pretty bad-ass with guns in both hands, doesn't he? Wilder's not bad, but Bullhorn seems like he's the real brawn of this group.

Iván's Gallery: The Destron Headmaster Jr

Wow, almost a week with no posts. I'm slipping. The truth is, I've had a super-busy week, with a board meeting for the dot com where I work, some Transformers stuff, and some personal stuff. I'll try to keep the updates flowing, though things might not get a whole lot better till next week.

It's times like this, though, that I'm blessed with some other excellent contributors. Case in point, another edition of Iván's Gallery. This week, Iván brings us the Destron Headmaster Jrs, no doubt to tie into their weapons from last week's Ark Addendum. Here's what the artist has to say about the piece:

Rare,for this era there was exists the Headmasters, but the Japanese have rejected the initial idea.

These characters were renamed Transtectors, so the robots functioned as armor for the human who happened to be the pilot,

transformers while dormant.

Here they are: Cancer (Squezeeplay in North American version) Wilder (Fangry) and Bullhorn (Horrie - bull).

But unlike Siren - Nightbeat and company, these are not repainted.

In any case I personally prefer the Japanese version, the characters have more character, are better defined and differ more between them, apart from having its own history.

On the figures ..... if I can, also try to always buy the Japanese version, the human component has a picture, and are the originals ... second, those letters have niponas ... magic.

That's it from him! Catch you on the flip-side.

The Ark Addendum - Destron Headmaster Junior Weapons

Another week, another set of models. This week I bring you the weapons of the Destron Headmaster Juniors.

Unlike the Cybertron Headmaster Juniors, this trio remains armed to the teeth, even in their alternate modes. No namby-pamby rescue vehicles these, instead we get vicious crab/cobra monsters, a winged wolf thing, and mighty bull. While Cancer and Bullhorn get pretty cool weapons, Wilder just holds his regular gun. Boo! And yet they made him the leader.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to convince the good folks over at tfwiki.net that we really should be cataloging GoBots material. Maybe I'm just psyched now that I've got the series on DVD and most of the animation models. It's an uphill battle, but I feel like I'm winning over some supporters. I'll keep you posted.