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Post by geoffkemp on Apr 1, 2007 13:00:09 GMT
Hi,
Got my Mirage yesterday as an Easter present from my wife.
Looking it over,just wodnering about some of the references on model in car form.
Got the Witwicky Sparkplugs one, on the tail fin, but wondered about the other three on there. Has anyone got any ideas ??
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Post by Hellhound on Apr 1, 2007 19:27:24 GMT
I think (can't be bothered to dig mine out) it says 'Lithonian power train' or something on the nose, that refers to the planet destroyed at the begining of the animated film apparently.
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Post by jhs8swd on Apr 4, 2007 8:05:07 GMT
From Ben Yee's review on www.bwtf.com ... "The designers had some definite fun with the various tampographed details on this vehicle. The very front has "Lithonian Drivetrain" in orange script, a reference to the unfortunate planet Unicron eats at the beginning of Transformers: The Movie. The number 26 can be found in black against a silver oval on the front nose and on the sides towards a middle. This is a direct carry over detail from the original Mirage, who also had the number 26 on him. On either side of the vehicle towards the back is a checker flag tampo with the words "F.P. Racing". According to Dave Van Domelen's review of Mirage this is a reference to fellow fan Dave Willis' RPG group. The checkered pattern is in black and bright orange. The spoiler itself has a very G1-centric reference, with the words "Witwicky Sparkplugs" boldly showing. "Witwicky" was the last name of the father and son whom the Autobots befriended from the original Transformers series. "Sparkplugs" holds a double meaning. While it of course can refer to the car part, it also refers to the nickname of Spike Witwicky's father: Sparkplug. Small tampos near the cockpit that say "Plasma Injection Energy". While this sounds very scifi (and really , it is) it is also a humorous reference to "Pie", which seems to tickle a lot of fans when used in reference to Transformers. This entire deco was well thought out and pays homage to G1 in multiple ways (as well as fans)." |
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Post by geoffkemp on Apr 5, 2007 8:39:48 GMT
Thanks, I did think some of those references looked familair.
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