Jungle Warrior
Jungle Warrior is a fictional character made by third party Transformer company JustIToys in 2008. He is an homage both the 1985 Transformers Dinobot toy Sludge and the Smallest Transforming Transformers toy line. Several limited edition recolors of this toy have been released. Reprolables has released a set of replacement labels for this toy.
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JustIToys
Jungle Warrior is an homage to 1985 Transformers Dinobot Sludge. He shares the same basic design as Sludge, whose function was "Jungle Warrior".
According to the tech specs on the back on the box Jungle Warrior incredibly tough and very strong, but is unintelligent, slow and lacks firepower.
Development
A teaser for Jungle Warrior was placed on the box of JustIToys Commander.[1]
In October 2007 JustIToys put prototype images of Jungle Warrior and Bombardier on their web site.[2]
In January 2008 JustIToys released images of the finish Jungle Warrior and Bombardier toys.[3]
Reception
The WTF@TFW podcast for June 10th, 2010 selected a picture of the Smallest Dinorobots Comic Version as one of the New Picture Picks.[4]
Toys
- JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Jungle Warrior (2008)
- An original third party Transformer mold based on the Generation 1 Sludge engineering. Turns from robot to dinosaur. Packed with a collector card, instructions, labels, a sword and gun. This release of the mold is missing the missile launcher and missiles which shipped with later versions of the mold. They shipped with the first release of Bombardier. The box art for Jungle Warrior includes screen shots of Sludge of the Transformers animated series. It also promotes the upcoming release of Bombardier.
- JustIToys Smallest Dinobots G2 Red Desert Warrior and Ice Sculture Jungle Warrior (2009)
- A stocking stuffer special with recolors of Desert Warrior Snarl in red and Jungle Warrior in clear plastic. Limited to 500 pieces. This toy sert was called Dinobots instead of Dinorobots.
- JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Dark Retribution Black Version (2009)
- A five-pack with the Smallest Dinorobots in a black recolor. Limited to 500 pieces.
- JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Dark Retribution Black Version red (2009)
- Randomly inserted among the black versions, but the toys are red. Limited to 10 pieces.
- JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Comic Version (2010)
- A five-pack of the Smallest Dinorobots in a Marvel Comics accurate colors. Limited to 300 pieces.
- Reprolables Smallest Transformers Sludge
- A set of labels intended for Jungle Warrior.[5]
Gallery
G2 Red Desert Warrior and Ice Sculpture Jungle Warrior box
References
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/the-next-wst-dinobot-is-sludge-5324/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13413
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/prototype-images-of-world39s-smallest-dinobots-sludge-and-swoop-154086/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13413
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/tfw2005-exclusive-news-first-images-of-justitoys-swoop-and-sludge-164109/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13413
- ↑ Vangelus (June 10th, 2010). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/308539-wtf-tfw-99-june-10-2010-a.html.
- ↑ http://www.reprolabels.com/Stf/sludge.php
External links
- http://www.toyarena.com/product_info.php/wst-jungle-warrior-sludge-p-1865
- http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/unofficial-third-party-wst-307/jungle-warrior-3284/
- http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/unofficial-third-party-wst-307/jungle-warrior-ice-sculpture-3286/
- Jungle Warrior at VNC Toys
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnaTRGj1os
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ehHfoYin4
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