"Alternators" Mirage Toy Review

General Information:
Release Year: July 2006
Retailer: General Release (Toys 'R' Us, Kay Bee, Wal-Mart etc.)
Price: $19.99 (Depending on Retailer)
Accessories: Engine/Guns
Motto: "You can't catch what you can't see."

With Takara currently reworking the Binaltech line in Japan, more and more Alternators are appearing who do not yet have Binaltech counterparts. The latest example of this is Mirage, who is not a simple redeco (as Ricochet was. Instead, Mirage is an all new sculpt.

"Alternators" Decepticharge Toy Review

General Information:
Release Year: July 2005
Retailer: General Release (Toys 'R' Us, Kay Bee, Wal-Mart etc.)
Price: $19.99 (Depending on Retailer)
Accessories: Engine, Collapsed top, Hardtop

Decepticharge is a new entry into the Transformers universe. Unlike other Alternators toys, he is not a G1 character reborn, but a new one. This figure was meant to be released earlier in the Binaltech line (once even possibly as Blackarachnia!), but as of December 2005, it has not, making it a US exclusive thus far.

"Alternators" Toy Review Index

"Alternators" were the US release of the Japanese "Binaltech" toy line. While the line did not utilize die-cast metal, it featured the same high level of detail as its Japanese counterpart. Also, "Alternators" featured some characters and decos not used in the "Binaltech" line.

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