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Day 254: Hightail (Cybertron Scout)

Motorcycles tend to be tricky designs to execute in Transformers toys. Play value and appropriate scaling are often at odds, since cars typically form the baseline scale of the figures, the motorcycles have to be outsized in order to be producable as poseable, transformable toys. Hightail is no different -- turning into a rather big motorcycle. But, as added play value he is perfectly scaled for 3 3/4" action figures to ride. So your G.I.JOE or Star Wars figures can ride Hightail around. Hightail was available at retail in 2006 and came with a Cyber Planet Key that unlocked additional weapons systems. 



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