Titanic-Bot
| Class of Bootleg | Class 3 - Concept Bootleg |
| Class Notes: | This one is a lot of fun! Just in VERY poor taste! |
| Bootleg Source: | James Cameron's Titanic Movie |
| Bootleg Rating: |
 (Five out of five stars)
|
| Sightings: | USA |
| Vintage: | Fall/Winter 1998 |
Titanic. The Movie. I don't quite know how James Cameron did it...but every time I watch this movie I keep holding my breath, wondering if this time the Titanic will manage the turn and miss the ice. It's weird.
Anyway, when I first saw this toy, I knew what I was waiting to happen. I wanted the ship to turn into a giant robot and beat the crap out of the ice.
Presenting:
But, more imporantly, it's also TITANIC-BOT. A huge (to scale) robot. Hell-bent on making sure that everyone makes it safely home....THIS TIME.
The packaging on this toy is incredible! Professional artwork on the logo, illustration of the ship, and rendering of the robot mode (detailed at right). The card stock is also very thick and durable, and the plastic used in the blister is very high end.The toy itself is blistered to the card, but the card is die-cut. The toy sits halfway through the card, allowing the ship to be seen from both sides.
There is a small logo on the lower left corner of the card, identifying the maker as "Flying Dragon Toys Mfy. Ltd.", Titanic-Bot as item number "407BC" and the toy itself as "Made In China."
The back of the packaging has a wire-frame rendition of Titanic-Bot, as well as a very nice series of photos showing the ship in every stage of it's transformation. (A portion of which is shown below.)
As far as I know, this toy is not copied from any existing toy...although there may be a Japanese cruise ship transformer out there that has just suffered a terrible injustice.
As shown in the photo at right, the transformation to robot leaves a bit to be desired. The smokestacks jut out from the center of the figure's chest, the articulation is limited to hinges at the elbows.
But, still, it looks pretty darn cool. Titanic-Bot's weapons are the masts, designed to look like the ship's anchors.
And take a look at the head on the Titanic-Bot:
But the BIG QUESTION is
....how does Titanic-Bot handle an ICEBERG?!?!
The water laps just over the deck, but it stays afloat.
There's even a HUGE engine on the bottom that pushes Titanic-Bot around. Again, not well, but it does.
I dropped my block of ice onto the Titanic-Bot from a height of six feet or so. The double image is the best image cap I could get of the "splashdown."
A: Quite well! It took a licking and kept from sinking!
(Note the lower level of water in the pot. That water is now all over my dining room. Ah well.)
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