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"The manic mace armed competitor robot Stinger comes with a unique ripcord mechanism and ramp accessory."
— Official description from the Robot Wars Online Shop[1]

As part of the third wave of pullback toys, a scaled-down replica of Stinger was released as Robot Wars merchandise, powered by a Ripcord system.

Features[]

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The Stinger toy (without its launcher)

The toy of Stinger was unlike any of the other pullbacks. It wasn't a true pullback, and was instead powered by a ripcord system, in which the cord was threaded through one of the wheels. Stinger came with a launcher as well, so that the toy could be held in place while the ripcord was pulled, and released when the wheels were spinning fast enough. Stinger could also be configured so that only one of its wheels spun when the ripcord was pulled, allowing it to spin madly and imitate its real life counterpart. This toy is based on the Extreme 1 version of the robot as there is no baseplate or alternate pizza cutter attachment. The tip of the mace is yellow on one side and red on the other.

Like its real life counterpart, Stinger was a thwackbot, armed with its trademark mace. It is also one of the heaviest Robot Wars pullbacks due to its unique ripcord system.

Accessories[]

MiniSlopeRamp

The ramp that came with Stinger

StingerRipcord

Stinger with the ramp and ripcord

Stinger came with a curved stunt ramp which could be used as an obstacle and was described as a "banked ramp" on the toy's packaging. The set also included a number of 5 point barrels and 5 point cones, as well as a stunt board, or it could be bought with the Razer pullback, but did not come with the stunt board. When it drives up the stunt board, its spear can thrash around.

Stinger was also available in a dual set with the Refbot toy, as well as the stunt ramp and battleboard that are present the respective robots' individual releases. The dual set also includes six yellow barrels and a handful of cones and balls.

Differences from real life[]

  • The wheel on the left side of the robot has two square holes for letting the ripcord pass through. These holes aren't present on the real robot.
  • Similarly, on the right wheel, an adjustable peg, which decides whether one wheel or two wheels drive on the toy, is not present on the real life counterpart.
  • The toy is much bigger in scale to other pullbacks than to its real life counterpart.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • It is possible to balance Stinger on its side with precise positioning of the mace.
  • Due to Stinger's ripcord mechanism, the toy itself is nearly twice the weight of other competitor pullbacks. This can make it awkward to use during fights, especially against flippers.
  • Stinger's name was on one of the panels of the battleboard that came with the Refbot pullback action toy.
  • The Stinger toy was released along with Firestorm and Wheely Big Cheese after the Refbot toy.

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