tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886394984702550592024-03-13T08:09:49.529-07:00TF Scrapsmasarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-36282970337879953742023-04-09T05:30:00.003-07:002023-04-09T06:20:17.756-07:00The Prerub Shockwave<div>Part of a loose series of articles on Shockwave:</div><div><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2021/10/astro-magnum-historyelectronic-magnum.html">Astro Magnum: a History/Electronic Magnum: the Missing Link</a></div><div><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2019/05/spark-man-forgotten-pre-transformer.html">Spark Man: the forgotten pre-Transformer</a></div><div><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2018/08/file-notes-astro-magnum-shockwave.html">File Notes - Astro Magnum, Shockwave, Patent, Design Registration</a></div><div><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2017/06/file-notes-astro-magnum-toyco-intecs.html">File Notes - Astro Magnum, Toyco, Intecs, Shockwave, Galactic Man</a></div><div><br /></div><b>The Prerub Exists</b><div><br /></div><div>The initial releases of Hasbro's Shockwave in late 1984 were prerubs, meaning they hadn't yet been fitted with the rubsign that was an ubiquitous hallmark of 1985's <i>The Transformers</i> catalog. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE65xZhTUL9nOoq9v6F805dO3t7d43VWzlmz9bS_7xXbimlWDs0uQwhUHbCNZoPyxdMl5Qbrqm5S0CUKaZSozbRvdtzJI5DpMaPUSWBYlZSxCTCsN-4pvVAbGw_yZRF7xZRbtiJzGRRON3vu7vHkQlSrSW98ZmDM_YtIZX6U_csFkZjHLDctQyUI5/s1809/Shockwave%20triple%202.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1809" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE65xZhTUL9nOoq9v6F805dO3t7d43VWzlmz9bS_7xXbimlWDs0uQwhUHbCNZoPyxdMl5Qbrqm5S0CUKaZSozbRvdtzJI5DpMaPUSWBYlZSxCTCsN-4pvVAbGw_yZRF7xZRbtiJzGRRON3vu7vHkQlSrSW98ZmDM_YtIZX6U_csFkZjHLDctQyUI5/w640-h270/Shockwave%20triple%202.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Versions of Hasbro Shockwave<br />Left to right: Early Prerub, Prerub, Rubsign</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div>It is difficult to find a 'good' specimen of the early prerub Shockwaves, as they always suffer from a manufacturing error, which can be essentially referred to as 'split shoulder' or 'separated shoulder'.</div><div><br /></div><div>As seen below, here is a early sealed specimen, in an 'error' box. The 'error box' denotes that the grey border between the character art and the window does not extend all the way to Shockwave's firing laser. This is corrected on subsequent boxes. <a href="https://iamratchet.com/g1-shockwave-no-rub-short-grey-border/">The photo is taken from Iamratchet's article on the same.</a> </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubeNTCYrMXd5wwpcFq4AIZgShMy6Y6MPBohhdV3owFeualLIxfmEit5VY0VJzim9xSFuuxOpMcEAv-jVo3VlGQYKQHa_FRPrlCi-UHedkv5qIbQn1cOdtLOuqAUh5NMSdrqyK8GwPS9oEj0rUwuYfvqS114DJxiv1lFbZ5ajMapo4Y2e-2rUudtrM/s1368/PRSW1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1368" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubeNTCYrMXd5wwpcFq4AIZgShMy6Y6MPBohhdV3owFeualLIxfmEit5VY0VJzim9xSFuuxOpMcEAv-jVo3VlGQYKQHa_FRPrlCi-UHedkv5qIbQn1cOdtLOuqAUh5NMSdrqyK8GwPS9oEj0rUwuYfvqS114DJxiv1lFbZ5ajMapo4Y2e-2rUudtrM/s320/PRSW1.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sealed Prerub Shockwave</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The split at the shoulder joint of the torso is visible. The split forms a wedge and doesn't extend past the midpoint of the torso. When boxed, this is the most visible failure point, however there are two additional failure points which are hidden when in laser mode.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXkvsL9rYbe662MFzbvruAvVkogrKmB48V3NRXIJ97O-67DALmj5eDQXI-A4EPoU0NqqENXklYXos7jA7oR8Enaq5HRXYeS7X7OPdF2untB-xPW1mj9imIUvXSCP5TTBPPimr-sqVPdCJIqweUYGnILnHNe_px7BBIv9wHkoPpF6pA50UYFqR9xIv/s4032/20230409_161809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXkvsL9rYbe662MFzbvruAvVkogrKmB48V3NRXIJ97O-67DALmj5eDQXI-A4EPoU0NqqENXklYXos7jA7oR8Enaq5HRXYeS7X7OPdF2untB-xPW1mj9imIUvXSCP5TTBPPimr-sqVPdCJIqweUYGnILnHNe_px7BBIv9wHkoPpF6pA50UYFqR9xIv/s320/20230409_161809.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prerub Shockwave</div><div><br /></div>In robot mode, it is common to observe the shoulder split on the torso seam, as well as a split on the upper arm seam at the deltoid, and a split at the at the elbow of the forearm.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are two causes of this splitting:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Shockwave is manufactured with larger springs on the main shoulder joint, and at the elbow compared to his predecessors. The deltoid joint has the same spring as the pre-Shockwave versions. The springs allow the ratcheting mechanism at these joints.</div><div>2. The ABS plastic mix used to manufacture the first waves appears to have less tensile strength than in pre-Shockwaves. This is possibly explained by the change to purple colorant in the ABS mix, which may have resulted in inferior resistance to pulling stress, imparted by the ratchet springs. The forces exerted by the springs cause the joining post inside the part to fragment. The joining post houses the thread-forming screw. Since the screw cuts into the plastic, the post is weakened and this is always the failure point.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ10d4ixE7c_tvHKmbUGCxt9mG5q64UPWENySQCgvdgsz2Y9rYGFBEKESyKQpo0o-F5fno_oy98MJCTC6PvFXhIoFvUe2hNPAyFEptF24tDKikYJyIBy3tigtYqxLzm9gAb0w3Ba5gHWVK06OYcB4FTG_kp-hch716H8nKfnEF7bK_fO68X0-d0WH/s4032/20230409_182233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ10d4ixE7c_tvHKmbUGCxt9mG5q64UPWENySQCgvdgsz2Y9rYGFBEKESyKQpo0o-F5fno_oy98MJCTC6PvFXhIoFvUe2hNPAyFEptF24tDKikYJyIBy3tigtYqxLzm9gAb0w3Ba5gHWVK06OYcB4FTG_kp-hch716H8nKfnEF7bK_fO68X0-d0WH/s320/20230409_182233.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Springs used on Shockwave and Galactic Man<br />Left to right: Upper arm, Elbow, Shoulder</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE8r9Hpu9xW_V3h2Pg715HSdxczf0UfwXP_hrti0v5CnVtMjgee-xm2Tg30RIrkAHJMyyVcwn6lZ7gHaigsctgtcZKawEkQlsCC6P3E-Rs1cYmHvDrGAgCVApQ-eeT9irqf_FcTEId1FLJImV9jJYsJX3GGwijgCeE4JQ9RIDhs0lGSlI03ZZYbmr/s4032/20230409_182326.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE8r9Hpu9xW_V3h2Pg715HSdxczf0UfwXP_hrti0v5CnVtMjgee-xm2Tg30RIrkAHJMyyVcwn6lZ7gHaigsctgtcZKawEkQlsCC6P3E-Rs1cYmHvDrGAgCVApQ-eeT9irqf_FcTEId1FLJImV9jJYsJX3GGwijgCeE4JQ9RIDhs0lGSlI03ZZYbmr/s320/20230409_182326.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Springs use on pre-Shockwave figures<br />Left to right: Upper arm, Elbow, Shoulder</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiToNPHTNoVZ5cW24UrIQpsgJclGBq6GNIzObZjKEirE9Rv4D4WvReJ-vy2KPN9gDrfrFO-6Tyi80ukw1eBzpQUQWwTyW4fDX8PSiwKDOsP1gZxc8izGA55KbRdpIA4yQ3BjayKA2W9c0yrf7mGSzLAV9mwJmCyuAVsRZu8vdd1KuO9DT_slPpYx6f/s4032/20230409_182125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiToNPHTNoVZ5cW24UrIQpsgJclGBq6GNIzObZjKEirE9Rv4D4WvReJ-vy2KPN9gDrfrFO-6Tyi80ukw1eBzpQUQWwTyW4fDX8PSiwKDOsP1gZxc8izGA55KbRdpIA4yQ3BjayKA2W9c0yrf7mGSzLAV9mwJmCyuAVsRZu8vdd1KuO9DT_slPpYx6f/s320/20230409_182125.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical breakage of the joining post between parts. This example is the upper arm.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>In subsequent Shockwave's, such as later prerubs and standard rubsign versions (prerub Shockwave was also found in the corrected box - before the accessories wording was blanked out - and in Canadian releases), the separations are no longer common. This is despite the continued use of the larger springs, which suggests that the stronger springs are fine, provided the plastic is strong enough to resist the pulling stress. Because Shockwave would split even at the elbow where a normal small spring was always used, it suggests that inadequate tensile strength was the major contributing factor. Note that these springs would continue to be used in for Shockwave through to Galactic Man. Galactic Man is much easier to inspect - Shockwave has a factory glued torso - where as Galactic Man with a lower price point, is not.</div><br /><div><b>How Early is Early?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Within Shockwave's run, apart from the rubsign, he is almost entirely uniform - there aren't significant variants. We <i>can</i> observe that at some point, his Decepticon insignia changes from purple to pink.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIFMH7z83Y_PwWMHXssspm_DkMbRdJoSlaQXPD4x9qaazCVJzT7gEEdjJ3_xMaaD1QZRFaL52wYCX1upevMDouQUWQ1lWegvgPmqyuCBGbork2tf_U0c4aChp6KuZUoiAVYcv3wfVggjHrMIB3zaCX2nwKLqlWFB6e9aLahu-KD_Hs-J01yKeSaHf/s1772/Shockwave%20triple.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1772" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIFMH7z83Y_PwWMHXssspm_DkMbRdJoSlaQXPD4x9qaazCVJzT7gEEdjJ3_xMaaD1QZRFaL52wYCX1upevMDouQUWQ1lWegvgPmqyuCBGbork2tf_U0c4aChp6KuZUoiAVYcv3wfVggjHrMIB3zaCX2nwKLqlWFB6e9aLahu-KD_Hs-J01yKeSaHf/w640-h206/Shockwave%20triple.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shockwave's faction logo changes to pink in 1985.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In fact, the thing that tells us the most is not the figure, but the accessory - his barrel.</div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBoVwXi2Y_bYrDsS5W-n06ap6sQjLsxfLjWB-4o4QbFMpeRRsIr_07Z8vQJAh3XRIMs0Kxa7n2Vfxa0qSn3JYiSJVRgkksvG13UXAJSY7ThitiQ4NxYRMeIAJBzhI_AsFDs-WMYs6ontuV-OPrcLCZtJp6qC_MMoPb5fSfbB75LA_hCaIMgmvLfiy/s1815/Shockwave%20Barrels.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="1815" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBoVwXi2Y_bYrDsS5W-n06ap6sQjLsxfLjWB-4o4QbFMpeRRsIr_07Z8vQJAh3XRIMs0Kxa7n2Vfxa0qSn3JYiSJVRgkksvG13UXAJSY7ThitiQ4NxYRMeIAJBzhI_AsFDs-WMYs6ontuV-OPrcLCZtJp6qC_MMoPb5fSfbB75LA_hCaIMgmvLfiy/w640-h194/Shockwave%20Barrels.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Over the lifetime of the mold, we can see that the barrel underwent some changes. First was the introduction of a ridge that matches the ridge on the wrist. This allows for a tighter fit of the barrel over the right wrist. This occurred while the Graywaves - gray releases - were being produced for various small companies E.g., Royal Condor. At the same time, for an unknown reason, the adjacent section would be fitted with a small section of hookup wire that has been superglued in place. I think that this was used to assist in the fitting of the two halves, but only because this was replaced during the Shockwave era by an extra tab that lets the pieces interlock (this is the way to distinguish Galactic Man barrels from Graywave barrels).</div><div><br /></div><div>The barrel that comes with the earliest Shockwave is the same as the Graywave version, with the wire section instead of the fitting tab. Because only Shockwave came with purple translucent plastic, it can be identified as his earlier variant. That means that the earliest Shockwave is almost the same as the latest Electronic Magnum, the only visible mold difference being the Shockwave-specific trigger.</div>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-31416787683706284532022-10-31T08:02:00.023-07:002023-03-10T19:31:54.826-08:00The 40th Anniversary of the Valkyrie - Jetfire's Story<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RMPWqyLnQi2wdpY8CqNavxaLhnF_OpuRl346G_I3T_GBTOHxJKBKWkx_1wZtODO8Rt5fQy9WwAGPnzKheKQQ_b9B3rwWv3_Kl21xm-FfiZd6HZkdBrsJ4C_vBaHkWiUw_uLYiDlsiEzeVhYGZi4--OG5oTl3OKpDH4Pu44pmiVfGszqAdbr634BZ/s2139/Jetfire5.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RMPWqyLnQi2wdpY8CqNavxaLhnF_OpuRl346G_I3T_GBTOHxJKBKWkx_1wZtODO8Rt5fQy9WwAGPnzKheKQQ_b9B3rwWv3_Kl21xm-FfiZd6HZkdBrsJ4C_vBaHkWiUw_uLYiDlsiEzeVhYGZi4--OG5oTl3OKpDH4Pu44pmiVfGszqAdbr634BZ/w448-h640/Jetfire5.png" title="Artwork by Masarujasu (Author)" width="448" /></a></div><p><b>A Jetfire-centric Look at the Transformable 1/55 Valkyrie Figure</b></p><p>In November 1982, <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9">Takatoku Toys</a> Co., Ltd. released the first 1/55 scale Valkyrie figure, the VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie, from the animated TV series <i>Super Dimension Fortress Macross</i> (<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">超時空要塞マクロス), </span>which aired from October 3rd 1982 to June 26th 1983 on the MBS network (Mainichi Broadcasting System). Through 1983 and 1984, Takatoku Toys would further release the Valkyrie with headsculpt and deco variations as the VF-1S and VF-1A Battroid, and in gift sets with additional armor as the GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie and VF-1S Super Valkyrie.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjz9kxll8SNQnpOk-V_G_pkyTNBiO_WlJdV8Zng2PYmWlV7ZFF59T7L2H-ZwUY_4BnRpwC-eJITVXjUVXvyqK46BHcSYi32_xy1pMGmR04gYz_pMry5iuQHtUZXQXul__9jopn_31NdTqrVmvPodfuvA_eeTjL9JH4Xsd2BeiCLemhuo5NFeMTa71/s4032/20221011_232026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjz9kxll8SNQnpOk-V_G_pkyTNBiO_WlJdV8Zng2PYmWlV7ZFF59T7L2H-ZwUY_4BnRpwC-eJITVXjUVXvyqK46BHcSYi32_xy1pMGmR04gYz_pMry5iuQHtUZXQXul__9jopn_31NdTqrVmvPodfuvA_eeTjL9JH4Xsd2BeiCLemhuo5NFeMTa71/w400-h300/20221011_232026.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autobot Air Commander Jetfire <br /><i>The Transformers,</i> Hasbro Industries, Inc., 1984</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In late 1984, Jetfire landed on USA toy shelves as part of Hasbro's* <i>The Transformers</i> toyline. Although it was officially an inclusion in the 1985 (series two) catalog, Jetfire along with Shockwave were both available before Christmas 1984 alongside the series one toys, and the two figures shared the same television commercial as well. For reference, <i>The Transformers </i>toyline release began in May of 1984. *<i>Hasbro Industries, Inc. from 15 June 1972; Hasbro Bradley, Inc. from 17 September 1984 (Acquisition of Milton Bradley announced May 1984); Hasbro, Inc. from 14 August 1985.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5ynUUPpXwx8" width="320" youtube-src-id="5ynUUPpXwx8"></iframe></div><p>Like all the other figures from the first two series of <i>The Transformers</i>, Jetfire was a product from an existing franchise in the Japanese market. Hasbro had already struck a deal with Japan's Takara Co., Ltd. to repurpose their <i>Diaclone Real and Robo</i> and <i>Microman Micro Change</i> figures for <i>The Transformers</i> toyline, which they had first discovered at the Tokyo Toy Show of 1983. This was the basis of the <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm">November 1983 agreement between Hasbro Industries, Inc. and Takara Co., Ltd.</a>, a relationship that has endured to this day. Not long after, Hasbro looked elsewhere for additional figures to add variety of scale, striking deals with Toybox, Toyco, and Takatoku Toys. The Valkyrie figure that Hasbro repurposed as Jetfire, was Takatoku Toys' VF-1S Super Valkyrie. Jetfire was part of the 1985 and 1986 <i>Transformers</i> catalog, and had notable releases in USA, Canada and <a href="https://20thcenturytoycollector.com/posts/2013/02/27/mb-jetfire-and-mb-sunswipe/">Europe</a>, where he moonlighted as the Autobot leader in 1985 while <a href="https://20thcenturytoycollector.com/posts/2012/05/12/transformers-jetfire/">Optimus Prime was unavailable in that region.</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_Ys_-lPAJIIrgQjqcBcRfKeug8EMEAd-E-o9VhX9-TN1y3AX-sADr9tHBbF0lGydxHiasav4penzFQHJQa1vDwZ9UXTVc7-ug5m9kNiZnLOPV4qyAJ4xUpI7pCGid8ZfERfITVcazyRYwK5k3eePiRtgkfLLxeFnQrK-zzPMtCizKsCeOGhRGHeG/s800/p6240511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_Ys_-lPAJIIrgQjqcBcRfKeug8EMEAd-E-o9VhX9-TN1y3AX-sADr9tHBbF0lGydxHiasav4penzFQHJQa1vDwZ9UXTVc7-ug5m9kNiZnLOPV4qyAJ4xUpI7pCGid8ZfERfITVcazyRYwK5k3eePiRtgkfLLxeFnQrK-zzPMtCizKsCeOGhRGHeG/s320/p6240511.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://collectall.forumactif.com/t8617-les-transformers-milton-bradley-mb-france">Milton Bradley (MB) packaging (1985)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>The Beginning</b></p><p>The concept for the Valkyrie figure originated with designer Shoji Kawamori, a member of Studio Nue. Studio Nue co-created the <i>Macross</i> concept with the studio Artland. Other key parties in <i>Macross</i> were advertising agency <a href="https://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/tm/t-os/t-find/t-challenge-decision-results/o05319.pdf">Big West which commercialized the franchise and Tatsunoko Productions which animated the television series</a>. <a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/65/?wovn=en">Big West brought the project to Takatoku Toys in 1982</a>, and after some debate the project planners settled on the Valkyrie as the focal point of the toyline. Takatoku Toys still had doubts about the design, and Kawamori, who had assisted with the design of several transformable figures from Takara's <i>Diaclone</i> series in the early 1980s, created a transformable paper model to show Takatoku Toys' planning manager, Takeo Mitsui. Kawamori then made a proposal to commission a prototype from a trusted workshop. <a href="http://robottobsession.blogspot.com/2009/04/dellorigine-della-specie-valkyrie.html">The design of this model was entrusted to a company called Watanabe Giken</a>, which had been involved in prototyping various toys for Popy and Takara. Tetsu Watanabe led this project, and within two months delivered a one-off transformable wood-sculpted <a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/macrosswp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ValkyrieDX-724x1024.jpg">prototype</a>, which would be the basis for Takatoku Toys' managerial approval to proceed. Takatoku Toys was primarily a fabless product planning enterprise, so they approached Matsushiro Co., Ltd. who made RC cars and toy guns, to be the fabrication partner for this project. Matsushiro skillfully translated the prototype into a blueprint, and produced the injection molds (tooling), and manufactured the product.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SWeASOKrMdboN_GtkhP1rpA8tmYSMG5Xs_5ATK3hWUXaT_KTIu4zFmLwjZAikNeFB7pgiJC5riKyrihjmkUyrlrKifNcM5AgVqEDwSsM9SynOdJENbn4Kw7bqvgdXOurzhYMtA0mmmLzXLnMD7DRkcr9KAveB7Bkh2jdN57Q4LeBc7IikLDKVM7b/s500/03.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="500" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SWeASOKrMdboN_GtkhP1rpA8tmYSMG5Xs_5ATK3hWUXaT_KTIu4zFmLwjZAikNeFB7pgiJC5riKyrihjmkUyrlrKifNcM5AgVqEDwSsM9SynOdJENbn4Kw7bqvgdXOurzhYMtA0mmmLzXLnMD7DRkcr9KAveB7Bkh2jdN57Q4LeBc7IikLDKVM7b/w400-h305/03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/img/20081113_img/big/03.jpg">Watanabe's painted wooden prototype</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdq4sY8y2lYEKNZ3XJ5faIbhqVY8xhTWyfdOw5gns-LKjKVnYd64AkAFMjWmM6ZG-H6es9DTk7QWocIanqZnB6Ma-XngoUsSeEqhPtl6OQPdwA4_40X0Hi85BxGQTP3Nk25voSwJIpOCa2xbNi8ZBnr4sKhvc7nRGz2MXt8H6NFkdag6pzIQZLD0q/s1000/post-611-1264120585_thumb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdq4sY8y2lYEKNZ3XJ5faIbhqVY8xhTWyfdOw5gns-LKjKVnYd64AkAFMjWmM6ZG-H6es9DTk7QWocIanqZnB6Ma-XngoUsSeEqhPtl6OQPdwA4_40X0Hi85BxGQTP3Nk25voSwJIpOCa2xbNi8ZBnr4sKhvc7nRGz2MXt8H6NFkdag6pzIQZLD0q/w400-h300/post-611-1264120585_thumb.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/monthly_01_2010/post-611-1264120585.jpg">Article from Figure Oh #134</a> (March 2009)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The first figure, the VF-1J was released in November 1982, and was an instant hit. Takatoku Toys sold 200,000 units by the end of 1982 alone, and the combined 1/55 series had sold over 1 million units in total by the end of 1983. The figure <a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/65">release dates</a> were as follows:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>VF-1J (Hikaru Ichijyo type) (November 1982 - 3980 Yen) </li><li>VF-1S (<i>Ostensibly</i> Roy Focker Type, however as Roy was deceased in the TV show, Hikaru was on the box) (February 1983 - 3980 Yen)</li><li>VF-1J (Max type) (April 1983 - 3980 Yen)</li><li>VF-1J (Miria type) (April 1983 - 3980 Yen)</li><li>VF-1A (Misa <i>featured</i>) (July 1983 - 3980 Yen)</li><li>GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie (May 1983 - 4980 Yen)</li><li>VF-1S Super Valkyrie (February 1984 - 4980 Yen)</li><li>VF-1D (Postponed - ultimately unreleased)</li></ul><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3KlhX2l_3hJHTJGMoVafjr7hY3vJP0Mo7zXnrtAP135UmpklwkPkpKkI-Z8JYpqqeZTsdv_al81xhjDSLAcpSDi87rlbIuKag5WAdxEWBh8flW40So8o5M9X8ea_1xE43seBBYOfBV02hj4wVGSjfGi_ex7eUXkXbHXpjSBhA-U8pQl6M8NphCX6/s2646/20221011_212805.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="2267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3KlhX2l_3hJHTJGMoVafjr7hY3vJP0Mo7zXnrtAP135UmpklwkPkpKkI-Z8JYpqqeZTsdv_al81xhjDSLAcpSDi87rlbIuKag5WAdxEWBh8flW40So8o5M9X8ea_1xE43seBBYOfBV02hj4wVGSjfGi_ex7eUXkXbHXpjSBhA-U8pQl6M8NphCX6/w343-h400/20221011_212805.jpg" width="343" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie (Hikaru Type)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd0RkDzEDd6nM0ABX9egVA6VETOZr1dCOmeXndF2ussYqs5saoEb1OV9t0YWqVh9lTmxvwBwEw8Vckw2lnmtNfgWOBIP9y0rs7vS8LykJFHgrbsTMceylkdUiyXFbSoqBKJJsnzm5k34zkaV-9gSzZerCaIU5NdHevCAJjSPzt7UTShBu6FRcEhAf/s2597/20221011_213949.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="2260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd0RkDzEDd6nM0ABX9egVA6VETOZr1dCOmeXndF2ussYqs5saoEb1OV9t0YWqVh9lTmxvwBwEw8Vckw2lnmtNfgWOBIP9y0rs7vS8LykJFHgrbsTMceylkdUiyXFbSoqBKJJsnzm5k34zkaV-9gSzZerCaIU5NdHevCAJjSPzt7UTShBu6FRcEhAf/w348-h400/20221011_213949.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1S Battroid Valkyrie</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCdun8DoeQd0mjNcU4zC5lJUxlx_vj5NX44_-f2cgEx6Cpde4G6ejFmbD85XcrGehoB4yJenov3P6RshkI7b0dU4o7m390hFynrw6hUBzROy015whgSfHKZytOFMMs9Nim2_fKsODGRrEr2rp_UEcWMbbZ4e7Hd-zlqNDli7_t942A3T7fLrfpM9a/s2644/20221011_213009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="2269" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCdun8DoeQd0mjNcU4zC5lJUxlx_vj5NX44_-f2cgEx6Cpde4G6ejFmbD85XcrGehoB4yJenov3P6RshkI7b0dU4o7m390hFynrw6hUBzROy015whgSfHKZytOFMMs9Nim2_fKsODGRrEr2rp_UEcWMbbZ4e7Hd-zlqNDli7_t942A3T7fLrfpM9a/w344-h400/20221011_213009.jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie (Miria Type)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWdpuHybiNBxJCX6P-urJcUw-Fe77Qa4JyU3TYra-9D3iiGfnsF8HdNUDHyFWl8q6sXhPpLEoXet83FlMwf2-nPKA5sq_Cj5Ls80R7FJDs7ceYiNJsbelJtOyGlmQ2_wU1GZ-jS0QUW3JII5vN-iXtQX2JU22PaeydAnnXn3g5DC_LE5DvG06mxi-/s2443/20221011_215246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="2075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWdpuHybiNBxJCX6P-urJcUw-Fe77Qa4JyU3TYra-9D3iiGfnsF8HdNUDHyFWl8q6sXhPpLEoXet83FlMwf2-nPKA5sq_Cj5Ls80R7FJDs7ceYiNJsbelJtOyGlmQ2_wU1GZ-jS0QUW3JII5vN-iXtQX2JU22PaeydAnnXn3g5DC_LE5DvG06mxi-/w340-h400/20221011_215246.jpg" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie (Max Type)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk1Vt1dQLN8xeYSfPmbZMYYZCY4FDy1eDn91UVLDgzJVjDBLmqRK3gE5rIiB1AvND7DjsMmFxv0dD-IkcT9BzgHiOqVd3nbJtvRs4YZWN_gOWwN1OQlVnX9Xdwd8G8wMX0vcSEw7FE7JoAtLFEcdUVxaemlBhYcOYwTxR0zqxbyl-WV_SKwzsaWlZ/s2430/20221011_214940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="2092" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk1Vt1dQLN8xeYSfPmbZMYYZCY4FDy1eDn91UVLDgzJVjDBLmqRK3gE5rIiB1AvND7DjsMmFxv0dD-IkcT9BzgHiOqVd3nbJtvRs4YZWN_gOWwN1OQlVnX9Xdwd8G8wMX0vcSEw7FE7JoAtLFEcdUVxaemlBhYcOYwTxR0zqxbyl-WV_SKwzsaWlZ/w344-h400/20221011_214940.jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1A Battroid Valkyrie</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfL44orH7S8lt7qZPQXswUaQnX_WPgY8CNGgXInFrnWbUbUEEbYeDchirY9a-t1ahHLXvO8-ZABOPuHPLq2XtJ756rGXg_sdQaZMePPkkjXAtPFzKeJt4KlLa97ZJPXn5pHcA-i63lNAB4EPqTdGzJnaDVBthbYkEom0uX_Ar8ejzhjjgL7o5-KKc/s3497/20221011_214619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="3497" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfL44orH7S8lt7qZPQXswUaQnX_WPgY8CNGgXInFrnWbUbUEEbYeDchirY9a-t1ahHLXvO8-ZABOPuHPLq2XtJ756rGXg_sdQaZMePPkkjXAtPFzKeJt4KlLa97ZJPXn5pHcA-i63lNAB4EPqTdGzJnaDVBthbYkEom0uX_Ar8ejzhjjgL7o5-KKc/w400-h244/20221011_214619.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1S Armored Valkyrie GBP-1S</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz4v-Gf9vK2a6tN-Hsn7Kd7T0TRbRk0wn482JzC4vPOpex5MQx-dSmuiJVq2ALGOmQWR-bgVQe03K58uRwS46rOj1AtlQ3b3x7YK56QxdyD3Us0TCRoYMrpONwb2xaM7kjNIvXHmuB40u4A0ho3HEQq2beXkzS70QQ_CySb8BXctkO0C3dFIDY_X1/s3546/20221011_224008.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3546" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz4v-Gf9vK2a6tN-Hsn7Kd7T0TRbRk0wn482JzC4vPOpex5MQx-dSmuiJVq2ALGOmQWR-bgVQe03K58uRwS46rOj1AtlQ3b3x7YK56QxdyD3Us0TCRoYMrpONwb2xaM7kjNIvXHmuB40u4A0ho3HEQq2beXkzS70QQ_CySb8BXctkO0C3dFIDY_X1/w400-h249/20221011_224008.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1S Super Valkyrie</td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoKNHdc6_z4wZPEzVQl-trfoXxmemjw_Ii9vuM8I0alzQ4bQFAZdg32pxZaZHGgIZ29t6wHBbPWBe_UxM24CEwPp5WWe5yJMdJ7tFvMrXx8rtKcrBWCuV6u7uy7dive0tuVIhSruhTKrhgZfMVHV4eK_DH_6RDvOYUesBgOGjjzloJ0A9Np9U2Wmx/s827/VF-1D%20Proto.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoKNHdc6_z4wZPEzVQl-trfoXxmemjw_Ii9vuM8I0alzQ4bQFAZdg32pxZaZHGgIZ29t6wHBbPWBe_UxM24CEwPp5WWe5yJMdJ7tFvMrXx8rtKcrBWCuV6u7uy7dive0tuVIhSruhTKrhgZfMVHV4eK_DH_6RDvOYUesBgOGjjzloJ0A9Np9U2Wmx/w273-h400/VF-1D%20Proto.png" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjAP4sdGPM&ab_channel=ElFino013">VF-1D (Unreleased)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKEBPt-JB7gZXdYzUD70c-zb73iVjRMGo0K2rc8PoJabcLCm_slpaRO8W2M1xVQsZb17WIO0BErBuEyn_cptOK3sJ_pHD7h3nYrRi73Bq-lC8XGAga1HRzztN8rIqX_jevPMsPtppyR5ka2bmSspxuc_ltUBa6cNtKviZJXgHHBELsqBHgcR2AfEt/s600/toy%20journal%201982%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKEBPt-JB7gZXdYzUD70c-zb73iVjRMGo0K2rc8PoJabcLCm_slpaRO8W2M1xVQsZb17WIO0BErBuEyn_cptOK3sJ_pHD7h3nYrRi73Bq-lC8XGAga1HRzztN8rIqX_jevPMsPtppyR5ka2bmSspxuc_ltUBa6cNtKviZJXgHHBELsqBHgcR2AfEt/w266-h400/toy%20journal%201982%2012.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Journal (1982.12) showcases the VF-1J Battroid that faithfully reproduces the animation's mechanism</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vRiUieGQttcaV3-RrlWh8b-yHz1pRSfE4GPLpEflXudQeLNrXqB0dCNkks15qwVMGVJJywncBe8oguhvnsNKCbLt2JrULpLVwO3jjYrNUz010j-WNqMWRSRcvUBq61QZe1H-HCO3p5qqtymQZst6ws80t8i7oz3V00BgQpNUBHDYFeKnWnhedyk-/s600/toy%20journal%201983%20toy%20show.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="531" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vRiUieGQttcaV3-RrlWh8b-yHz1pRSfE4GPLpEflXudQeLNrXqB0dCNkks15qwVMGVJJywncBe8oguhvnsNKCbLt2JrULpLVwO3jjYrNUz010j-WNqMWRSRcvUBq61QZe1H-HCO3p5qqtymQZst6ws80t8i7oz3V00BgQpNUBHDYFeKnWnhedyk-/w354-h400/toy%20journal%201983%20toy%20show.jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Journal (1983.Toy Show Ed.) showcases up-coming VF-1J Max/Mira and GBP-1S</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtFIOudteBBZ27E4xRReFBYHmCJaujWWzcuWSF4PiVl3qSVmyaow6tA3HKpS4IM49PDviJfbJDa3aTZSbchf0u6M_w483huwiPW8Aulhyrc0-qN4buRYRXh8WfSp3MUqWSFbcpt2UP9vrY_33QCLCZAnsMwF_z0B1lWO7TTYZiEqh1LsCqbKZtJTx/s600/toy%20journal%201983%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtFIOudteBBZ27E4xRReFBYHmCJaujWWzcuWSF4PiVl3qSVmyaow6tA3HKpS4IM49PDviJfbJDa3aTZSbchf0u6M_w483huwiPW8Aulhyrc0-qN4buRYRXh8WfSp3MUqWSFbcpt2UP9vrY_33QCLCZAnsMwF_z0B1lWO7TTYZiEqh1LsCqbKZtJTx/w338-h400/toy%20journal%201983%203.jpg" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Journal (1983.3) showcases the VF-1S Battroid</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwOEI7KI8l06JI-7CK-3ioNGnCD1sHlQq5lA-ZF36YsaAhw8dgw2tfD5WPTNpsHBlVAQog6uHrqc-SBYUV-_b4pQ201dgjVxCuc9-_tEwK5NTrRP0lUjQDq_XF9CUn0k6gNlmZpgr7Dt3xbzaEZYJoS2gEMFHeU6sAYGKMZ_k_uO60aiyuG6vDzcc/s600/tokyo%20journal%201984%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="524" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwOEI7KI8l06JI-7CK-3ioNGnCD1sHlQq5lA-ZF36YsaAhw8dgw2tfD5WPTNpsHBlVAQog6uHrqc-SBYUV-_b4pQ201dgjVxCuc9-_tEwK5NTrRP0lUjQDq_XF9CUn0k6gNlmZpgr7Dt3xbzaEZYJoS2gEMFHeU6sAYGKMZ_k_uO60aiyuG6vDzcc/w349-h400/tokyo%20journal%201984%204.jpg" width="349" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Journal (1984.4) showcases the VF-1S Super Valkyrie and coincidentally all the Takatoku releases that would eventually make it into <i>The Transformers</i> (Beetras/Dorvack)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnu-gHGN13kHBlO5t4llvJpXagssMpDFbHRbjGB7Kj9F6n0q2P-wBeA8jwW1Lhm3YjvC2ag-PkCxbyAwPuwgheqfF9ydx99yu2MG-4tYFwsMQO_LWIcJoxZ-66JKZwy0dvu3nihz5AWyGVrNFlfSb8Jjd5nccyrsE4zZsqAhwBKGZ8Jzwagh6KIFo/s600/toy%20journal%201984%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnu-gHGN13kHBlO5t4llvJpXagssMpDFbHRbjGB7Kj9F6n0q2P-wBeA8jwW1Lhm3YjvC2ag-PkCxbyAwPuwgheqfF9ydx99yu2MG-4tYFwsMQO_LWIcJoxZ-66JKZwy0dvu3nihz5AWyGVrNFlfSb8Jjd5nccyrsE4zZsqAhwBKGZ8Jzwagh6KIFo/w368-h400/toy%20journal%201984%206.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Journal (1984.6) by which time Takatoku Toys had gone bankrupt <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oOjAP4sdGPM" width="320" youtube-src-id="oOjAP4sdGPM"></iframe></div><p></p><p><b>Hasbro Gets Onboard</b></p><p>The Super Valkyrie was released in Japan in February 1984, and on US shelves as Jetfire <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180112104043/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html">as early as October 1984</a> according to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjrrwtDwDM0w6tpNutW3eT6ZBGcoXak3c4ft86Jd5jYYDXKPo5erciIV-Ze2xXo61E1G00yG0x3uD2Y4h49Wq0zNuTpVAx8FVUjsO0eVaIeFkOXtpPQAF2YItBVOQw_UIbuOV57xm1zo/s1600/84_j07oct_RandEz.jpg">print ads</a>. Since this was the first 'Fast Pack' version of the 1/55 Valkyrie, it's reasonable to say that this must have been the very figure that Hasbro 'discovered' and decided to bring into the <i>Transformers</i> line, and the party they dealt with in the first instance was Takatoku Toys. In order to protect Hasbro's interest, <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/USD287037S/en?oq=D287037">Matsushiro filed US patents</a> for the figure in April 1984. Licensing was granted to Hasbro by Tatsunoko Productions, which owned exploitation rights outside Japan. Thus, one will find Tatsunoko Production logo stickers affixed to the front of the Jetfire packaging. Hasbro commissioned Mark Watts to illustrate Jetfire for the front of package art.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJwUk5m4oI9n9Gblc-E2l7rZ8CeWucRWlOxZ6aDxUbYBlUN_pL7Nd0glx8z6qFvC1hY3CcP9nq0y3cDQGCNe_QcFQecMIEgiTyfntCe7GDlKVxSs05o1b3RrtSeR2gFSh4BZE9yAfBcR0uWSV1WLpn45NZuHeBHfBuJHXIiZbkysQdBh7oZCupEIt/s807/Jetfire%20Patent.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJwUk5m4oI9n9Gblc-E2l7rZ8CeWucRWlOxZ6aDxUbYBlUN_pL7Nd0glx8z6qFvC1hY3CcP9nq0y3cDQGCNe_QcFQecMIEgiTyfntCe7GDlKVxSs05o1b3RrtSeR2gFSh4BZE9yAfBcR0uWSV1WLpn45NZuHeBHfBuJHXIiZbkysQdBh7oZCupEIt/w274-h400/Jetfire%20Patent.PNG" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US Patent filed by Matsushiro Co., Ltd.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-dZBdDVG4cSqR1GQEOb-e-B5YqBBQ47k3_rYck9A7j2xlRccK5mQ_WHiD47rF85_nEaP-2yTnoqt811_KzW3kSNj_ljdsVcc6il08FFYp3dBMq8lAW53sNq-laAt4xJVJ1zE0PmhfZ4nRjG2rQBOWDsYa6QP7tsSaH8CedDUTWsPS_lmZo-xYmeR/s600/Jet_Fire_Shopafi_Site_copy_1024x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-dZBdDVG4cSqR1GQEOb-e-B5YqBBQ47k3_rYck9A7j2xlRccK5mQ_WHiD47rF85_nEaP-2yTnoqt811_KzW3kSNj_ljdsVcc6il08FFYp3dBMq8lAW53sNq-laAt4xJVJ1zE0PmhfZ4nRjG2rQBOWDsYa6QP7tsSaH8CedDUTWsPS_lmZo-xYmeR/w266-h400/Jet_Fire_Shopafi_Site_copy_1024x1024.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jetfire artwork illustrated by Mark Watts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>There is a company product brief for Hasbro's 1985 product line that has character biography and sample photos of Jetfire dated 30th April 1984. Though the photos are poorly reproduced in the scans, you can see that the Jetfire sample is the pointed-nose Takatoku figure (The Hasbro release has a retooled 'blunt' nose for safety reasons*). It is unclear whether the photographs are necessarily from April, but it is clear that as of April, Hasbro already had advanced character development that would have commenced maybe weeks prior. The deco is also more advanced than seen in the TV commercial, as the nosecone is painted in these photographs. Hasbro had already decided on the sticker design, i.e., the diagonally striped feet stickers are visible, as well as the Autobot stickers on the booster armor. The <a href="https://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-other-jetfire/97/">instruction manual</a> was not final, suggesting that the figure would have come with missiles (however, only a rare Canadian distribution would have missiles). The procurement of the figure samples, licensing, development etc., would have begun very shortly after the release of the Super Valkyrie in February.</div>* <i>It is typical for Hasbro to do safety tests/drop tests and request modifications. This is certainly the reason for the nosecone change, <a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/64">Mr. Morishima (product development at Bandai) confirmed that Matsushiro did this change for overseas</a>, i.e., Hasbro. Additionally Hasbro required copyright notices stamped on the figures (Hasbro requested copyrights be added to TF toys by Takara in their contracts). This will also be why Matsushiro filed US patent in April 1984 as did Takara for their designs.</i><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3D2Nqe71nsevddZYuqf1dyv_Zv28rdclW8TWxfHozpsfC_wMrfuVg5fQg5OUpwDwxoB7x7grsodB5E44-XBPh9m0e-bEydrnyB8UtpsULVkR6OAMMTAZWWakJrJ9JXf_ajOKO99tE0bvhvlHrwz-onBDYUxad5ZmiU9PRxpgQInpMzC9MSBh5sEa/s927/jetfirebrief1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="785" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3D2Nqe71nsevddZYuqf1dyv_Zv28rdclW8TWxfHozpsfC_wMrfuVg5fQg5OUpwDwxoB7x7grsodB5E44-XBPh9m0e-bEydrnyB8UtpsULVkR6OAMMTAZWWakJrJ9JXf_ajOKO99tE0bvhvlHrwz-onBDYUxad5ZmiU9PRxpgQInpMzC9MSBh5sEa/w339-h400/jetfirebrief1.png" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polaroids of a Jetfire prototype, from the 1985 Product Brief</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Mrp9hO3lQzVdYaTQwjJeJg5iHERQTt4bDH6-371MGwB6Ywi2y6YtogG01pU7GphPTeiRQJUFsif9K8C_oG-uQH0DWplFqASTp4pJZPf3FDMOnHCtVAFrrJXc9kZUljNIZ2vTuxwFNx7aaJyAVzMnEsjA-tNKSmFJqvuctT6w5SGbXUuvVdN7apE/s917/jetfirebrief2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="795" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Mrp9hO3lQzVdYaTQwjJeJg5iHERQTt4bDH6-371MGwB6Ywi2y6YtogG01pU7GphPTeiRQJUFsif9K8C_oG-uQH0DWplFqASTp4pJZPf3FDMOnHCtVAFrrJXc9kZUljNIZ2vTuxwFNx7aaJyAVzMnEsjA-tNKSmFJqvuctT6w5SGbXUuvVdN7apE/w346-h400/jetfirebrief2.png" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biography of Jetfire (initially called Fireball) referencing the Valkyrie toy, from the 1985 Product Brief</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Nwlvl55wTCoPfZnUw4jAhb3DkQKpu2Lo6HWHIkiuwFtEEqEK_zI4WBn7H1oPM70Of2Av7zQ-9OGa_dVkb0OMfhbWMGsJ6CsXpKQsGSW4RAubjs8unUej9OaEO9tOBcMv-rJJZAPonVxJBD4vityZ7NHOYnBSDACqd8cUZ8JFcJFnddoJPJIZOQD6/s1143/jetfirebrief3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1143" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Nwlvl55wTCoPfZnUw4jAhb3DkQKpu2Lo6HWHIkiuwFtEEqEK_zI4WBn7H1oPM70Of2Av7zQ-9OGa_dVkb0OMfhbWMGsJ6CsXpKQsGSW4RAubjs8unUej9OaEO9tOBcMv-rJJZAPonVxJBD4vityZ7NHOYnBSDACqd8cUZ8JFcJFnddoJPJIZOQD6/w400-h291/jetfirebrief3.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instruction manual (non-final), from the 1985 Product Brief. Note it advertises 5 missiles.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Takatoku Toys went bankrupt (with debts of about 3 billion Yen - roughly 13 million USD) on <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9">May 25th 1984</a>, after suffering losses due to exposure on animated properties that slumped in ratings, or were prematurely cancelled. Matsushiro, which managed the fabrication and possessed the dies, became the owner of the dies, and continued development for Hasbro**. <a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/16592-155s-revisited/?do=findComment&comment=1563713">See TheLoneWolf's Matsushiro stamped Super in a Jetfire proof-of-concept package,</a> below, which is probably the only known example of a Matsushiro figure without the blunted nosecone. This figure could not have been retooled to a Matsushiro stamp, until after May 25th.</div><div><p>**<i>The common understanding is that Hasbro licensed the figure from Matsushiro directly, <u>after</u> Takatoku's bankruptcy, and I believe this idea is due to the two most commonly facts; 1, the Matsushiro stamping on the early Jetfire figure and 2, Takatoku's well known bankruptcy. However, I will discuss later how Takatoku's bankruptcy halted their Macross movie toyline mid-production, which basically leaves a time-stamp on the last Takatoku stamped toys possibly made by Matsushiro, for Takatoku around May. The very last property that Takatoku Toys released, were the Armored Insect Corps Beetras, of which they had developed 4 figures and released three prior to bankruptcy. According to print ads, the first figure was released in mid-March 1984, so I believe Takatoku was doing just fine during the period where Hasbro started developing Jetfire. <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%85%E6%94%BB%E9%80%9F%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%93%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3">Super Attack Galbion</a>, a TV series majorly sponsored by Takatoku Toys, was abruptly cancelled during production of episode 22 due to their bankruptcy. Episode 22 was reworked to include a brief story conclusion to the series, and aired on June 29 1984. Finally, print ads for Takatoku products still ran in the June 1984 Toy Journal. Considering lead times, these facts indicate Takatoku Toys was fully active <u>until</u> bankruptcy was announced at the end of May. I think the most plausible scenario is this - Hasbro contacted Takatoku Toys to license the figure, and out of that agreement (that included merchandising licensing from Tatsunoko Pro, and may have included some financial benefit to Takatoku), Hasbro was put in direct contact with Matsushiro in order to manage their specific product requirements more directly. Takatoku Toys was not bankrupt at the time, but it also didn't make sense for Takatoku to be a liaison between Hasbro and Matsushiro beyond the introductory phase, as Takatoku Toys was a consignee, not a fabricator. </i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7rlNlcuilPS_DWbd1rfsJNPedsXw0IqzbLVIrEEit8X-wzxDSNxqQVCRokEZ-0sMe0QjRcXY-XPOnh4p3AIXtLTI5mc-91_1yK6nlSL-uZ_3DMZnNTGz01exC7CAxPSr4mCjDaobtVNjkBkk0OwpcC_K0eOzeXf9my-z3-Qv6uFUb0J0Sk2CfdaA/s1677/BrYcpNSCEAA_Toz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7rlNlcuilPS_DWbd1rfsJNPedsXw0IqzbLVIrEEit8X-wzxDSNxqQVCRokEZ-0sMe0QjRcXY-XPOnh4p3AIXtLTI5mc-91_1yK6nlSL-uZ_3DMZnNTGz01exC7CAxPSr4mCjDaobtVNjkBkk0OwpcC_K0eOzeXf9my-z3-Qv6uFUb0J0Sk2CfdaA/w306-h400/BrYcpNSCEAA_Toz.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beetras - Takatoku Toys' last project</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For a brief period Matsushiro exported figures such as an unlicensed VF-1J in the UK called Space Fighter (which may have been left over inventory), and continued working with Hasbro on the development and manufacture of the Jetfire figure, but gradually fell victim to financial difficulties itself. Matsushiro therefore sought to be acquired by a big brand in the world of toys, ultimately being acquired by Bandai Co., Ltd. Matsushiro was restructured as <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9">Unix Co., Ltd.</a>, under the umbrella of Bandai Co., Ltd., and as such, Bandai took control of Matsushiro's assets, not limited to the Valkyrie, but also other figures which Bandai would also later supply to Hasbro, such as Whirl, Roadbuster, and the deluxe Insecticons that all began as Takatoku Toys' products. As the owner of Unix, Bandai also became responsible for fulfilling the Hasbro agreement.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakS2ecNJzK4ivkTksLaakIANNAz5He8ZmKTejTW29f1mwZy08JuY9XRgi1gkn6mzUbIlyt1V-R7VgRRerAeuNlkU1ypkMFxauU8wuyE1Xh72txBjf7i9aPlmGv3k6saGhtxb_guL88dgkeXwVDdy5ivzikY0-zZYWm9DDdPG9niGazwY46JXfA_ku/s1483/Matsushiro_SuperVF1S01.jpg.bcd31f99d5f661c421be5b2d26087f1c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1483" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakS2ecNJzK4ivkTksLaakIANNAz5He8ZmKTejTW29f1mwZy08JuY9XRgi1gkn6mzUbIlyt1V-R7VgRRerAeuNlkU1ypkMFxauU8wuyE1Xh72txBjf7i9aPlmGv3k6saGhtxb_guL88dgkeXwVDdy5ivzikY0-zZYWm9DDdPG9niGazwY46JXfA_ku/s320/Matsushiro_SuperVF1S01.jpg.bcd31f99d5f661c421be5b2d26087f1c.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matsushiro stamped Super Valk in Jetfire test packaging c/o <a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/16592-155s-revisited/?do=findComment&comment=1563713">TheLoneWolf</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkb25oahGlL0eLW9ehge4UG9hGgonoTB8iic6wAklMizOroEzj9LEjrTV2rMbtBnRYfQyTBX_b8-sGPLhZIb81Z6N7-wi5OdZl2ZS-CGP60YZxBUZRbzCh57Dp5Hn0IDviUjNpsN-Ag1ALor04qn8sbniNjPRr_U3WRPOnlgYx4n_AuQKtNK5P_qf/s2024/Matsushiro_SuperVF1S02.jpg.eb44bed5f78922bdb250d08ca89bf659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkb25oahGlL0eLW9ehge4UG9hGgonoTB8iic6wAklMizOroEzj9LEjrTV2rMbtBnRYfQyTBX_b8-sGPLhZIb81Z6N7-wi5OdZl2ZS-CGP60YZxBUZRbzCh57Dp5Hn0IDviUjNpsN-Ag1ALor04qn8sbniNjPRr_U3WRPOnlgYx4n_AuQKtNK5P_qf/s320/Matsushiro_SuperVF1S02.jpg.eb44bed5f78922bdb250d08ca89bf659.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matsushiro stamped Super Valk in Jetfire test packaging c/o <a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/16592-155s-revisited/?do=findComment&comment=1563713">TheLoneWolf</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSYlZZvkRn_okM4iOGJkKHibSTxLuHAuvyPoBAyGtCHlqKgloHIpdtx6Fo78vl-SUzLdS3-IpxrDrLGUjCP0yqbIYlr-_RPiFSdP7eUYvVqIxOmlg__AxTCWTqGoM8gIlv__LWY9Ws7OpQ7Pw8SxAEmtkmDLYGVc0M4e0tRLN5DgYfm3rpCjDP5tF/s2463/20221011_215121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="2115" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSYlZZvkRn_okM4iOGJkKHibSTxLuHAuvyPoBAyGtCHlqKgloHIpdtx6Fo78vl-SUzLdS3-IpxrDrLGUjCP0yqbIYlr-_RPiFSdP7eUYvVqIxOmlg__AxTCWTqGoM8gIlv__LWY9Ws7OpQ7Pw8SxAEmtkmDLYGVc0M4e0tRLN5DgYfm3rpCjDP5tF/s320/20221011_215121.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Space Fighter, released in UK by Matsushiro (Takatoku Toys stamped)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XqSUnDro8GgSUWvOImmaYM6Xzxr_MGLTHo33fmqGIObm3JJdGHFqJMc8z4PRGfruYjBUSqejs4n8L27032ltECyAdhPD7OrR21IrZUoTxFlRwc2cmGDCWO0znV2URXd4BOYaT8WB2V8GYvLs7GChuBswjAeyzK0ToNbUrDY3D9nl9B8crIWp8ikP/s2738/20221011_212631.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="2422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XqSUnDro8GgSUWvOImmaYM6Xzxr_MGLTHo33fmqGIObm3JJdGHFqJMc8z4PRGfruYjBUSqejs4n8L27032ltECyAdhPD7OrR21IrZUoTxFlRwc2cmGDCWO0znV2URXd4BOYaT8WB2V8GYvLs7GChuBswjAeyzK0ToNbUrDY3D9nl9B8crIWp8ikP/s320/20221011_212631.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Space Fighter, released in UK by Matsushiro (Takatoku Toys stamped)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>By the time they were acquired by Bandai, Matsushiro had already manufactured an inventory consisting of completed Jetfires with their Matsushiro stamping, and incomplete or unassembled figures. Ultimately, all Jetfire packaging/manuals listed Bandai as the manufacturer, suggesting Bandai must have taken over well before any orders were completed, packed or shipped. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoeJ5Z-PjUtYhqnytcAboWAh3g0QCvsQ802wsjfyXDWJZ8MVyi59pKZKP4a4zyhY1DvPrMW-inyjEHMPsX78tGxQKMr-w577V2UHwgY-viQjcLg1kep35THsghhoWXSgN8IDeK03yHjaT0M4O0v1I5rdHKuFCTgXFHZw2j1uFiuRbmvAnIOIBAPeR/s3658/20221028_203005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="3658" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoeJ5Z-PjUtYhqnytcAboWAh3g0QCvsQ802wsjfyXDWJZ8MVyi59pKZKP4a4zyhY1DvPrMW-inyjEHMPsX78tGxQKMr-w577V2UHwgY-viQjcLg1kep35THsghhoWXSgN8IDeK03yHjaT0M4O0v1I5rdHKuFCTgXFHZw2j1uFiuRbmvAnIOIBAPeR/w640-h174/20221028_203005.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfire was manufactured by Bandai Co., Ltd. for Hasbro Industries, Inc, commencing prior to Sept 14th, 1984</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Rubsigns appeared on Jetfire only after the Matsushiro mold was retooled to a Bandai stamping, and the rubsign was introduced in September, so Bandai must have taken over prior to September 1984. Indeed, this is why the company name is still Hasbro Industries, Inc. on the box. This changed to Hasbro Bradley, Inc. on September 14th - their merge with Milton Bradley. Bandai made some tooling changes to the original mold, such as the smooth antenna, and deco changes such as the removal of the UN SPACY logo from the wing***. Bandai tooled two additional dies of the figure, hence there are 3 molds and 4 different stampings evident for Jetfire in total across its run, and some transitional figures were assembled from mixed Matsushiro and Bandai inventory. (These details will be further explained in subsequent sections on variants.) <span style="text-align: center;">It is understood that the Matsushiro factory continued to operate as a fabricator for Bandai. It is unclear whether they continued to steward only the original mold, or were involved with the creation/tooling of the new Bandai molds, and production from them. It makes the most sense for production-through-to-packaging to be streamlined through one factory, and this also seems to be evident when considering how factory overstock spilled onto the grey market in the following years - discussed further down. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">In October 1984, the first Jetfires were advertised for sale in the USA - together with Shockwave making a fantastic pairing of must-have deluxe figures just in time for <i>The Transformers'</i> first Christmas.</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7i2yHGFE6fdt_10wx0G7cyqPkrPkvDx5XL7BJ4f5bwrL68WvU6VyZr6IU3LLnq4wY0PS3FbbRPneQpp0H_jHu3GzX5NWXerJJvdKS1DBZGO2FPrml8dFrgh7mlh0s_KhOeskApDchCx0zmch0t9eDRs4Dzyy5EjhijhmshAF2MzK-rorKSfn1hAz/s4032/20221011_232156.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7i2yHGFE6fdt_10wx0G7cyqPkrPkvDx5XL7BJ4f5bwrL68WvU6VyZr6IU3LLnq4wY0PS3FbbRPneQpp0H_jHu3GzX5NWXerJJvdKS1DBZGO2FPrml8dFrgh7mlh0s_KhOeskApDchCx0zmch0t9eDRs4Dzyy5EjhijhmshAF2MzK-rorKSfn1hAz/w400-h300/20221011_232156.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 'Matsushiro painted-wing' Jetfire</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWPMsIMBHp7ZWwOB89LNTrhwx1G5sIgEB-4BuPpeBUp9dcDHPFu3cNY9Y21_PjxCd-pw_QmM_PGOxZU9n1vpeamKkwaU3IuZbGfoX285TUeyOxERoo7xovv0Dmrd5wWy3NvSx5ylHd-1SpRJjinkmqdhcf6ecjs6kB1I6xq-oE-0yIOksczx32V8Y/s4000/20221011_232256.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWPMsIMBHp7ZWwOB89LNTrhwx1G5sIgEB-4BuPpeBUp9dcDHPFu3cNY9Y21_PjxCd-pw_QmM_PGOxZU9n1vpeamKkwaU3IuZbGfoX285TUeyOxERoo7xovv0Dmrd5wWy3NvSx5ylHd-1SpRJjinkmqdhcf6ecjs6kB1I6xq-oE-0yIOksczx32V8Y/w400-h300/20221011_232256.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 'Matsushiro stickered-wing' Jetfire</td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8Yg3KYK-0CFW8ofDGU_TcbjrubmrWQmsZ1nAFxmlfxssWjTFKSyW3DV19B6n45WQAxJhBXSB6ONqluSg-MGYWBknJHE0OnVSpYUCulxfH8yVIHlb4x0oUrMPfK7B6wRLkg3lC0TvdyDmtkdFyKM6umFtnA6tBBiCRtUSowvi6U9dYOyrstLKaauk/s4032/20221012_234226.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8Yg3KYK-0CFW8ofDGU_TcbjrubmrWQmsZ1nAFxmlfxssWjTFKSyW3DV19B6n45WQAxJhBXSB6ONqluSg-MGYWBknJHE0OnVSpYUCulxfH8yVIHlb4x0oUrMPfK7B6wRLkg3lC0TvdyDmtkdFyKM6umFtnA6tBBiCRtUSowvi6U9dYOyrstLKaauk/w400-h300/20221012_234226.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bandai-Matsushiro Jetfire</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMS5uhszoor6QXCTcgw9OJww84D6jevR5ZN6oupyPCqXHGgUlj7HAcYTSNXKSUKyU99ET315HWSJsYdUa-VtmopHsFr2gjTgApxrT0qBaCm3t71ghaaywoukh-V-QTwLSLejpDtChWTHPekmEGBchplxyUGPnUrd8MbKDfhl8ZmlBXRAPpV_13d4k/s3982/20221011_232426.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="3982" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMS5uhszoor6QXCTcgw9OJww84D6jevR5ZN6oupyPCqXHGgUlj7HAcYTSNXKSUKyU99ET315HWSJsYdUa-VtmopHsFr2gjTgApxrT0qBaCm3t71ghaaywoukh-V-QTwLSLejpDtChWTHPekmEGBchplxyUGPnUrd8MbKDfhl8ZmlBXRAPpV_13d4k/w400-h300/20221011_232426.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bandai Jetfire (either TM (1984) or ® (1985) packaging)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRAyDeyxfAoCZNlTIUfFiKzUPtmJRB1OVmknAA_mcROlWiWDxHDMN4Bk8MWDLN5D-BVLMYD9NuBHoVdcZg32aB42CpJUIhmeQ3_6VJSvVAAgfQAG6UAFLo9Jbw14mBwcBy2y55rwwVO6q9mwCm1xJfBXAXO0Rhs6FJXgybS7DJXAWZXm9eQWEZSo3/s1280/FB_IMG_1544412262500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRAyDeyxfAoCZNlTIUfFiKzUPtmJRB1OVmknAA_mcROlWiWDxHDMN4Bk8MWDLN5D-BVLMYD9NuBHoVdcZg32aB42CpJUIhmeQ3_6VJSvVAAgfQAG6UAFLo9Jbw14mBwcBy2y55rwwVO6q9mwCm1xJfBXAXO0Rhs6FJXgybS7DJXAWZXm9eQWEZSo3/s320/FB_IMG_1544412262500.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfire case from Dec 1985</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><i><b>*** </b>Although not the final form as seen in his animation debut (S1:E7, Fire in the Sky), the animation model for Jetfire as of July 3rd 1984, was pretty much a toy accurate representation down to the round logo on the wing.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcVl8iM3MGdoLgXo8GPcac3C68LPYEJ7ObTFM8wHCiZSli5fBf-_mYJ6s0m0_nIcwmTlrufolzhaWkuaE8sRx-5T_HUDqcn2qpRFB4DnrRz-JJkG_3msyQDXSeIzrjGshO1GCe2n_t14SrXOS3TTbJJaDU5MXfq4ecaUj2uyVC1ktHlvMqG5_IFy-/s1509/Jetfire%20animation%20Jul%203%2084.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1509" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcVl8iM3MGdoLgXo8GPcac3C68LPYEJ7ObTFM8wHCiZSli5fBf-_mYJ6s0m0_nIcwmTlrufolzhaWkuaE8sRx-5T_HUDqcn2qpRFB4DnrRz-JJkG_3msyQDXSeIzrjGshO1GCe2n_t14SrXOS3TTbJJaDU5MXfq4ecaUj2uyVC1ktHlvMqG5_IFy-/w400-h219/Jetfire%20animation%20Jul%203%2084.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfire in the 1985 Briefing Binder</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>In the Series Bible, the roundel has been removed. It has also been warned to use Jetfire sparingly, due to legal reasons. Hasbro had agreed to let Takara use the Sunbow/Marvel animated series as a marketing tool in Japan, meaning the animation design would both an infringe on the Macross property, and be indirect marketing for a competitor's (Bandai) figure within Japan. Thus, the animation model would be redesigned and the name changed to Skyfire, to disassociate the cartoon character from Jetfire (by name/form) and therefore also from the Macross figure (by form), so that the animation could be aired in Japan. Also of relevance, by July Bandai would have obligations to both Macross Hi-Metal (for the Macross movie) and Transformers at the same time, and noting that the UN SPACY logo disappeared from Jetfire as soon as Bandai put their stamp on the figure, it was very likely due to influence from the licensors (Big West/Tatsunoko Pro) to ensure all parties stayed in their lanes.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7LTccRR4Ze71xuhhV2cvaRmx7-yEwTbNgFkdZOmodgGdnBprBltKO5AZF3jy3rjKii2ByiEj7_dqnd8jsc7U-if2NtdI8XHaAgRtdVIuWgNKInN5Sx8BM4MZX6Y9loG3BqEoISpxM38TwUpiH3rz2a_O0p3pjiU96yLLZNZfIqWuCedWW-o9migC/s1209/jetfire%20bible%20may%2010%2084.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1209" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7LTccRR4Ze71xuhhV2cvaRmx7-yEwTbNgFkdZOmodgGdnBprBltKO5AZF3jy3rjKii2ByiEj7_dqnd8jsc7U-if2NtdI8XHaAgRtdVIuWgNKInN5Sx8BM4MZX6Y9loG3BqEoISpxM38TwUpiH3rz2a_O0p3pjiU96yLLZNZfIqWuCedWW-o9migC/w400-h248/jetfire%20bible%20may%2010%2084.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfire in the <i>Transformers</i> Series Bible</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHo-gVOVha37BSqA7n2flheJ8Bt1Q5arPoQa5sBD-XTeEzkP0x9k2B-homqcG9GmhLWrzA0ZoNsy9LDfINCvYpYnQK3f_LBZALGzg6msXh6uoRnUps78d2Q_OTnFVFMpHcy_r3_TXZlNaTYRsZepfG10yFgvapUYSX5dMGaTPBDgNFZK0Ncmhyj9x/s646/G1_Jetfire.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="431" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHo-gVOVha37BSqA7n2flheJ8Bt1Q5arPoQa5sBD-XTeEzkP0x9k2B-homqcG9GmhLWrzA0ZoNsy9LDfINCvYpYnQK3f_LBZALGzg6msXh6uoRnUps78d2Q_OTnFVFMpHcy_r3_TXZlNaTYRsZepfG10yFgvapUYSX5dMGaTPBDgNFZK0Ncmhyj9x/s320/G1_Jetfire.webp" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Jetfire_(G1)">Skyfire animation model</a></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Cross Pollination</b></div><div><p>The <i>Macross</i> movie, <i>Super Dimension Fortress Macross: </i><i>Do You Remember Love (</i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか), </span><i>DYRL </i>for short, was released July 21st 1984. According to the Figure Oh article, Takatoku Toys were to about to put toys on the market for the<i> DYRL</i> film prior to bankruptcy. Takayuki Morishima of Bandai, was interviewed in <a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/64">2008</a> and <a href="http://robottobsession.blogspot.com/2009/04/dellorigine-della-specie-valkyrie.html">2009</a> regarding the <i>Macross Hi-Metal</i> toyline he was charged with overseeing once Bandai took over (with licensing from Big West). He explained that Takatoku Toys had already made model drawings and prototypes of the <i>DYRL</i> VF-1S design that Kawamori would later call the Strike Valkyrie. In fact, Matsushiro's inventory included the VF-1S bodies Takatoku Toys had already manufactured for the Strike Valkyrie, and Morishima used this inventory, and concealed the fact by placing a Bandai sticker over the Takatoku Toys stamping. Morishima developed molds from the designs picking up where Takatoku Toys had left off, such as modified fast pack/cannon design that integrates with the existing armor, and introduced his own additional design updates, such as missiles attached to the wings, and a slide-on canopy cover for Battroid mode. Bandai actually decided to do these revisions shortly before the film's release, meaning that Bandai in all likelihood acquired Matsushiro during June 1984. Because the canopy innovation was ready just in time to go to market, it became a campaign offering (in reality a counter-top speed lottery) with a 1-in-12 chance for a Valkyrie buyer to instantly win a pair of red canopy covers. The reception was positive and canopy covers became a staple for the rest of the line.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oOxmy3FF-gcCkGXLOmzfozg6FyAfK5zdCzlayGpiDeoF7S3W66I1OkvuhEss8itzsI4Z6AzJmwtmbosupEg5daUIObXsI-qpVzxqa2p0_viiw1R2LBanhwBVazx8ROMjG6M8sxNE60RCmW0KnzVkGajBgc3bAy7quxC0VQgXwoiCoNoSF2D7s_I9/s1713/stike%20ostrich%20stamp%20v2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1713" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oOxmy3FF-gcCkGXLOmzfozg6FyAfK5zdCzlayGpiDeoF7S3W66I1OkvuhEss8itzsI4Z6AzJmwtmbosupEg5daUIObXsI-qpVzxqa2p0_viiw1R2LBanhwBVazx8ROMjG6M8sxNE60RCmW0KnzVkGajBgc3bAy7quxC0VQgXwoiCoNoSF2D7s_I9/w400-h138/stike%20ostrich%20stamp%20v2.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bandai used stickers to conceal or modify the toy stamp</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The VF-1S Strike Valkyrie was released in October 1984, and sold 90,000 units by the end of the year. A film version of the VF-1A was released in January 1985, the Super Ostrich in April 1985, and the Elint Seeker in June 1985. While the Strike Valkyrie and the VF-1A were built from the original Takatoku mold lineage, the Elint Seeker and Super Ostrich were mostly built from Bandai's newly tooled molds, featuring the blunt nosecone originally modified for Hasbro's Jetfire. The figures featured unique armor sets as well, though some pieces were cast directly from the newer Jetfire armor molds.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRAK_ZpyYvy7uaJtnqCYq7-SdhKTh-bGqjhmt1feOAeo7PRwLq3CXm2f7zY7aRrdElF8vLJML9CBl1Vzmcdgo-XHzZSimWVoNCQdHdDX5C0sUiDV-z2KbprlXP5HrULRwI11JTnkQW6r5sAEk3iBhU5wLU6tIylphoVqeuVrQbn8Ddyt2MFoyoeMq/s3510/20221011_224155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="3510" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRAK_ZpyYvy7uaJtnqCYq7-SdhKTh-bGqjhmt1feOAeo7PRwLq3CXm2f7zY7aRrdElF8vLJML9CBl1Vzmcdgo-XHzZSimWVoNCQdHdDX5C0sUiDV-z2KbprlXP5HrULRwI11JTnkQW6r5sAEk3iBhU5wLU6tIylphoVqeuVrQbn8Ddyt2MFoyoeMq/w400-h251/20221011_224155.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hi-Metal</i> VF-1S Strike Valkyrie</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU96ShIYYDK_paoIo8pF38E3sajzuMV_lIONahh-bFcoF24hMMvrWtNZEaTVE5xlJ02BxsXm_A3EmBzqZAvvP4__riHbmvum7yHaxHsTBso6Zu2wrAmAhx_GGb5C1f7RRqSwcgKKHz6G5EsfW1uTCsYBTdvpgcB3NXSsuik-J6arnGXte9PKpTb-q7/s3014/20221012_000834.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="2619" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU96ShIYYDK_paoIo8pF38E3sajzuMV_lIONahh-bFcoF24hMMvrWtNZEaTVE5xlJ02BxsXm_A3EmBzqZAvvP4__riHbmvum7yHaxHsTBso6Zu2wrAmAhx_GGb5C1f7RRqSwcgKKHz6G5EsfW1uTCsYBTdvpgcB3NXSsuik-J6arnGXte9PKpTb-q7/s320/20221012_000834.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hi-Metal</i> VF-1A Valkyrie</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5ZxWYsno1euNsTiuMWYmVS3BLCESUcYp3dCzEarpikZpux9IVSTxKm6vw5l7bJlGVQYdp7l6AZHsRPm_JeDxmHcZ5TsZ8HNb7XCtyMvZYOebMElWz45sKw0peoH8DdcBnLjNpxKMTRB80Rp4NFoKVkVfHUz3eGloyVF4xPnwjOdBMhOxmAUjV7go/s3466/20221011_224435.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="3466" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5ZxWYsno1euNsTiuMWYmVS3BLCESUcYp3dCzEarpikZpux9IVSTxKm6vw5l7bJlGVQYdp7l6AZHsRPm_JeDxmHcZ5TsZ8HNb7XCtyMvZYOebMElWz45sKw0peoH8DdcBnLjNpxKMTRB80Rp4NFoKVkVfHUz3eGloyVF4xPnwjOdBMhOxmAUjV7go/w400-h251/20221011_224435.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hi-Metal</i> VT-1 Super Ostrich</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKgL7BKE0WfTpUV7ANRChMYzouk4TUf4UOT3Ff37T1roVvg7AvXWl7Al7IBFM6660bLMn6ZQwleV8Le5ZNzDotFfSamWJihEIgUSTArTWbmYzxksHzc__sSACx8Z8rRGfBiAMvI3pcgTV0HW0TmUyXWC6bnYt5FxDFJDT2TYS_Sk8O5cSn-UMcPz-/s3424/20221011_224659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="3424" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKgL7BKE0WfTpUV7ANRChMYzouk4TUf4UOT3Ff37T1roVvg7AvXWl7Al7IBFM6660bLMn6ZQwleV8Le5ZNzDotFfSamWJihEIgUSTArTWbmYzxksHzc__sSACx8Z8rRGfBiAMvI3pcgTV0HW0TmUyXWC6bnYt5FxDFJDT2TYS_Sk8O5cSn-UMcPz-/w400-h254/20221011_224659.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hi-Metal</i> VE-1 Elint Seeker<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><b>Variants</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The <i>Hi-Metal Macross</i> line was released in Japan at the same time as Jetfire was released in the USA. During this time, three injection molds were used to produce figures for both lines, and variations are present on the figures that help to tell the story of their lineage and chronology.</div><div><p>In order to discuss these variations, I will consider the maker's mark/copyright stamping to be the key hallmark, and group these by the molds that they were present on:</p><p>1. The Takatoku Toys Mold</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Takatoku Toys (© 毎日放送 • ビックウエスト / <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">タカトクトイス</span>) (© MBS • Big West / Takatoku Toys)</li><li>Matsushiro (MATSUSHIRO / TOKYO JAPAN)</li><li>Bandai Undated (BANDAI / TOKYO JAPAN)</li></ul><div>2. The Bandai 1984 Mold</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bandai 1984 (BANDAI LOGO / © BANDAI 1984 MADE IN JAPAN) </li></ul><div>3. The Bandai 1985 Mold</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bandai 1985 (BANDAI LOGO / BANDAI 1984 MADE IN JAPAN) </li></ul><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJFaqahmLOJ0IrtOPXfb943iIS_JLxjQRi9S6J2jUL7Sv7vutjlykJk6YziRGoqo8JHLq_f-jg8UceshOqiOp5IVIa3sa8lqobiwnwuB3FOOnQNHKrFFBmjhYk4dNH6FZN1eKMDKcomO8AW0ljZyzgNnu31pwckWERC6ulyuHrx49akywVbjmp0c0/s1875/ValkStamps.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJFaqahmLOJ0IrtOPXfb943iIS_JLxjQRi9S6J2jUL7Sv7vutjlykJk6YziRGoqo8JHLq_f-jg8UceshOqiOp5IVIa3sa8lqobiwnwuB3FOOnQNHKrFFBmjhYk4dNH6FZN1eKMDKcomO8AW0ljZyzgNnu31pwckWERC6ulyuHrx49akywVbjmp0c0/w214-h400/ValkStamps.png" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stamps from top to bottom:<br />Takatoku Toys, Matsushiro, Bandai Undated, Bandai 1984, Bandai 1985</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Takatoku Toys mold, featuring the Takatoku Toys logo and name, and copyrights to MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System) and Big West was used across all Takatoku Toys releases, and any releases by Matsushiro after Takatoku's Bankruptcy. It was used by Matsushiro for early Hasbro Jetfires, whereby the stamping was changed to MATSUSHIRO TOKYO JAPAN, and new tooling was created for the blunt nosecone (the original tooling was retained). When Bandai took over this mold, the stamp was updated to BANDAI TOKYO JAPAN, and this mold continued to to be used for Jetfire for a period. It was then used with the original pointed nosecone to produce Strike Valkyries (once the existing Takatoku Toys inventory was exhausted) and VF-1As for the <i>Hi-Metal</i> line. Bandai created a new mold (Bandai 1984) and used this to produce Hasbro Jetfires. Bandai created an additional mold (Bandai 1985) and used this to produce Hasbro Jetfires, while the 1984 mold was used to produce the Super Ostrich and Elint Seeker bodies for the <i>Hi-Metal</i> line.</p><p>In addition to the stampings, there are visible mold changes that occur from maker to maker. This is not an exhaustive list, limited only to the readily visible features, as opposed to internal or structural variations and markings that cannot be seen without disassembly.</p><table style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; empty-cells: show; margin: 10px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 653px;"><tbody style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-style: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MovUwsxBjUWwwOyOgItsFez3N4kL_UWRQK28UzyS4dbuwa7kOskU8KCA11jCYijlKIQx8r911SNqUZ7xiviDdD_vkjHhBErQFcylTmFQKi_m_lStgVer7B1shaj9QPJlAjuQ90TJ5mno099uEYJnMrQOytxZV5yPzlERHpcY4U78YOOztxe7Bkga/s3600/JFwings.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MovUwsxBjUWwwOyOgItsFez3N4kL_UWRQK28UzyS4dbuwa7kOskU8KCA11jCYijlKIQx8r911SNqUZ7xiviDdD_vkjHhBErQFcylTmFQKi_m_lStgVer7B1shaj9QPJlAjuQ90TJ5mno099uEYJnMrQOytxZV5yPzlERHpcY4U78YOOztxe7Bkga/w400-h134/JFwings.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Original Takatoku painted logo, Jetfire painted logo<br />Middle: Jetfire stickered logo<br />Right: Jetfire unbroken stripe</td></tr></tbody></table><i>It is strange that the print pad would be modified to remove the logo, only to have a sticker placed there instead anyway. However, the VF-1A was released in Jan 1985, and this had a logo-less wing stripe as well. I think that the sticker-wing Matsushiro was unfinished stock that was assembled and completed by Bandai, and it was mistakenly painted with the print pad intended for the VF-1A, hence a factory sticker added to make it appear complete. <br /></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1qZP0OegGMbPpy_vbEFs0_qEjIv3WkeSJNunrMGrn4ieGs5Mfco-q0M1w8cNXcrdkNR-Ckc2U5f1n1bysW60QNNgWhkJ9F6Bj1IjAa9W8iZJabWyvrKFKlOyFrenpuGdIcMlZAVVxPCWBsPkp1q2GM3lL9Pz2T5U9F6YTOYtsgapfvQlfWfJ5Szh/s240/vf-iaback.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="218" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1qZP0OegGMbPpy_vbEFs0_qEjIv3WkeSJNunrMGrn4ieGs5Mfco-q0M1w8cNXcrdkNR-Ckc2U5f1n1bysW60QNNgWhkJ9F6Bj1IjAa9W8iZJabWyvrKFKlOyFrenpuGdIcMlZAVVxPCWBsPkp1q2GM3lL9Pz2T5U9F6YTOYtsgapfvQlfWfJ5Szh/w182-h200/vf-iaback.png" width="182" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VF-1A (<i>Hi-Metal</i>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-style: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuFc4DZbAk85x4CAcqKEdGg2IAomocF-UAyyb6pK0cB1Vsp3dzRapIH0jULaUXnNF9BPXGjxOmO-N5gbmco11Ml8DMVkwpqMOk3-tfrosk4nmWWfWL99d1y1EF68fZwj8smbrZEv5h_R_S2FU-p7j0TaN-CtOzbx1GufVq_Tg87z9kdgp42zpBskg/s3600/JFantenna.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuFc4DZbAk85x4CAcqKEdGg2IAomocF-UAyyb6pK0cB1Vsp3dzRapIH0jULaUXnNF9BPXGjxOmO-N5gbmco11Ml8DMVkwpqMOk3-tfrosk4nmWWfWL99d1y1EF68fZwj8smbrZEv5h_R_S2FU-p7j0TaN-CtOzbx1GufVq_Tg87z9kdgp42zpBskg/w400-h134/JFantenna.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Ridged on Takatoku (A)<br />Middle: Ridged on Jetfire (B)<br />Right: Smooth on Jetfire</td></tr></tbody></table><i>Although the antenna found on the Matsushiro Jetfire is ridged (B), it is not the same as the Takatoku originated version (A). The Takatoku version continued to be used for Bandai-made releases of Strike Valkyrie. The B-type was only used on Jetfire, and superseded by the smooth version. Note that Takatoku uses a <b>bluish-grey plastic</b>, compared to grey used by Matsu/Bandai.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-style: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTfxNBe_hC76-svRBMT9CVzSfZ5pp4MIqK3U06a6guXyd81NzpqPCzA0eWKKP49tHjscoZejEcAeq9p-wJdsOR46wLYru_YJNi8R_k51gGI8XkFSCJneMGyGsKYTxFGPaneq9Y4HGhppjwS5d6fr3F3r8nyVXK4b1oO1L3t-iV__yzt3mMrj_qylU/s3600/JFrubsign.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTfxNBe_hC76-svRBMT9CVzSfZ5pp4MIqK3U06a6guXyd81NzpqPCzA0eWKKP49tHjscoZejEcAeq9p-wJdsOR46wLYru_YJNi8R_k51gGI8XkFSCJneMGyGsKYTxFGPaneq9Y4HGhppjwS5d6fr3F3r8nyVXK4b1oO1L3t-iV__yzt3mMrj_qylU/w400-h134/JFrubsign.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: No rubsign on Bandai undated<br />Middle: Rubsign on Bandai undated<br />Left: Rubsign on Bandai dated (note larger circle on head)</td></tr></tbody></table><i>All Matsushiro versions are prerub, so not shown here. Rubsign introduced after Bandai took over production, so undated Bandai could be pre-rub or rub, and this will correlate to other running changes that Bandai implemented - see upper leg updates.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVaMV1MaFM7JihIbZBY9lECUtsdmkF_aU2eekdYqpvj3C2_s7P2VuScJGqQy-rxl_TUMg364yr2OEkAIWk5MgaG_ochqn4aFV4MioxK7Iou0WZeOgRoe_bO5FBTtTqWXT5px77I_wsr3w05jzvwB4qr2T6ly3ZzSemGEXL61iWCiiawcOb9XvaXJ9/s3600/JFarmor.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVaMV1MaFM7JihIbZBY9lECUtsdmkF_aU2eekdYqpvj3C2_s7P2VuScJGqQy-rxl_TUMg364yr2OEkAIWk5MgaG_ochqn4aFV4MioxK7Iou0WZeOgRoe_bO5FBTtTqWXT5px77I_wsr3w05jzvwB4qr2T6ly3ZzSemGEXL61iWCiiawcOb9XvaXJ9/w400-h134/JFarmor.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Takatoku, 3 lines spaced wide on booster, leg armor<br />Middle: Jetfire, 3 lines spaced wide on booster, leg armor<br />Right: Jetfire, 3 lines spaced tight on booster, leg armor</td></tr></tbody></table><i>The armor that attaches the boosters to Jetfire's back has a recess designed to match the figure's version. The recess accommodates the protruding 'fuel cap' on the thruster unit. This 'cap' is recessed on the newer Bandai versions. See also the armor chart further down.</i><br /></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Nosecone</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Pointed<br />Blunted</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVzvqoicOekxyg9Xww3S3_edOMs_tx-WZQBMIzZN_DlVPh53QihoXgMD6n7TP2IavDmNshXTkBi0-BhMzhc5IdjzZwmVJVf8G1x9wGtAJ6hkZzaDz2pxciMEVakeZ6wZq9cihK9kOJ3T1PwqLRfTCZSQ04Cxu3_b4GZKcCSWzQ7uqX7EIkZ90s-7n/s3600/JFnosecone.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVzvqoicOekxyg9Xww3S3_edOMs_tx-WZQBMIzZN_DlVPh53QihoXgMD6n7TP2IavDmNshXTkBi0-BhMzhc5IdjzZwmVJVf8G1x9wGtAJ6hkZzaDz2pxciMEVakeZ6wZq9cihK9kOJ3T1PwqLRfTCZSQ04Cxu3_b4GZKcCSWzQ7uqX7EIkZ90s-7n/w400-h134/JFnosecone.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Takatoku pointed nosecone<br />Right: Jetfire blunted nosecone</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Canopy</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Lined<br /></span>Lined (Tinted)<br />Unlined (Tinted)</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-style: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N9JDCnV4g7E0brhbyGgy0d3k64YGNNuhUgDvW7Q_aN4ojJ7XSkCMSm_K6Vt6Ho45tsw_wik0rTC4UN6Yvi603_vHNpLX1xdxHYWiKdco8G--FjmQpTG1pg2TXjuOtmiKwXNV3bayyBSc8pBEOT7E8_eVgtF73uoHX5rJ9oGcxjQqnz7IlN9OzC8D/s3600/JFcanopy.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N9JDCnV4g7E0brhbyGgy0d3k64YGNNuhUgDvW7Q_aN4ojJ7XSkCMSm_K6Vt6Ho45tsw_wik0rTC4UN6Yvi603_vHNpLX1xdxHYWiKdco8G--FjmQpTG1pg2TXjuOtmiKwXNV3bayyBSc8pBEOT7E8_eVgtF73uoHX5rJ9oGcxjQqnz7IlN9OzC8D/w400-h134/JFcanopy.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Original Takatoku Lined Canopy, Lined Canopy on Matsushiro Jetfire<br />Middle: Lined Canopy on Undated Bandai with varied hues<br />Right: Unlined Canopy on Dated Bandai (and Undated Bandai), considered 'dark'</td></tr></tbody></table><i>Lined refers to the paint application over the canopy peak and around the edge. Probably a cost-cut, the same variation is also found on Autobot Whirl which is another figure originating with Takatoku Toys.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKvMdPivAKa3BvYTEjblDXmrsfFZLzx_uTPuwqp7XXGY5Y4pS5UCKn7qQYcKz5xc-7owtnUtJ0m2TUw6B5gi8OSds5bD1eAVD7ai2FrezooYNwjEgPwuW5BtTGxxM55tzBIpr1Ifv9GLWOwDVt9fH3GsyxkPN8_hOkmo83Cz3wnHZ8Es7w2mKieMx/s3600/JFupperleg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKvMdPivAKa3BvYTEjblDXmrsfFZLzx_uTPuwqp7XXGY5Y4pS5UCKn7qQYcKz5xc-7owtnUtJ0m2TUw6B5gi8OSds5bD1eAVD7ai2FrezooYNwjEgPwuW5BtTGxxM55tzBIpr1Ifv9GLWOwDVt9fH3GsyxkPN8_hOkmo83Cz3wnHZ8Es7w2mKieMx/w400-h134/JFupperleg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Takatoku, Smooth<br />Middle: Jetfire, Smooth (Matsu/Undated Bandai)<br />Right: Detailed (Dated Bandai)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4PiyPsXIpFtaOiyd55UrDSNu135dWKfmaKlHMuWXcdwB8tVLyVXJLzuISUpTq0LdPcxAcIRBLBZmvoa6Zh-ZqgLLEGmonUxNlzitWnmTiO6etgGwhxHkwGGeTgeKEovKvJ7w9RmLe_EYxFmvGy8Ku54kLTb_MbgBa0iw6SToAY_mRl1bcJPJcLfc/s3600/JFlegsprue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4PiyPsXIpFtaOiyd55UrDSNu135dWKfmaKlHMuWXcdwB8tVLyVXJLzuISUpTq0LdPcxAcIRBLBZmvoa6Zh-ZqgLLEGmonUxNlzitWnmTiO6etgGwhxHkwGGeTgeKEovKvJ7w9RmLe_EYxFmvGy8Ku54kLTb_MbgBa0iw6SToAY_mRl1bcJPJcLfc/w400-h134/JFlegsprue.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Tak/Matsu - 1 white sprue-gate, 1 grey sprue-gate (A)<br />Middle: Undated Bandai - 0 white sprue-gate, 1 grey sprue gate (B)<br />Undated Bandai - 0 white sprue-gate, then 0 grey sprue-gate (C)<br />Left: Dated Bandai - 0 white sprue-gate, 2 grey sprue gate</td></tr></tbody></table>Here's a bizarre change. After Bandai took over the original mold, they have progressively cleaned up the sprue-gates on the front of the thigh, which is very useful for establishing a progression timeline on this one piece (A>B>C) which helps inform the relative timing of other changes to the mold. However, on the new Bandai molds, they left 2 sprue marks on the flex-joint (grey part).</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk_T0nIdS28wLGtTAoqsrsng2lDFKkKlH-CewL7Ps62za5va9xUzjB3Wlaq2N9UgmkJC7yKFXdmeyzfq8pcuS0pGj3iSSsLfoPKefZW_u9LS4l3mTkCRN88Rt2uhnzyjdfvSA4qDwdgeN5VtMzGK_Qa7rYHyRAzRm-HJpXGI5XqF0hJJO-s_wFfJn/s3600/JFdorsal.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk_T0nIdS28wLGtTAoqsrsng2lDFKkKlH-CewL7Ps62za5va9xUzjB3Wlaq2N9UgmkJC7yKFXdmeyzfq8pcuS0pGj3iSSsLfoPKefZW_u9LS4l3mTkCRN88Rt2uhnzyjdfvSA4qDwdgeN5VtMzGK_Qa7rYHyRAzRm-HJpXGI5XqF0hJJO-s_wFfJn/w400-h134/JFdorsal.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Takatoku, 3rd square empty (simple)<br />Middle: Jetfire, 3rd square empty (simple)<br />Right: 3rd square has 3 lines within it (detailed)</td></tr></tbody></table>Note that all Jetfires have a tab that limits the degree that the wing can swing forward. Takatoku has full motion.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSMx33dFiyeGqJJcDSi8stO_DVv_Ncyl2suZrJ63GSEe3aBWUfqFCI_umUJ89b6N8PPmf1sGY_5a36ep1PH3avM71PgKhWENvpUpWcCI5VRASE_VH1sMkRrSRHIoLgioq5HSj-uOvcp9ZBnLi7Fx_JmriJPU8IbWOW27Yvc5rlQn86-ZcxN4Y3gfB/s3600/JFgunpods.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSMx33dFiyeGqJJcDSi8stO_DVv_Ncyl2suZrJ63GSEe3aBWUfqFCI_umUJ89b6N8PPmf1sGY_5a36ep1PH3avM71PgKhWENvpUpWcCI5VRASE_VH1sMkRrSRHIoLgioq5HSj-uOvcp9ZBnLi7Fx_JmriJPU8IbWOW27Yvc5rlQn86-ZcxN4Y3gfB/w640-h213/JFgunpods.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Takatoku/Matsu, lines on scope support do not extend to top<br />Middle: Transitional, (Matsu/Bandai Undated) with thickener line on handle<br />Right: Bandai Dated #1, #2, (two guns can only be told apart by surface differences on the handle/trigger) lines on scope support extend to top</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4KMtfJU3fLJjd6YS8rTxz85LuzCPd0X2pdHq5-eIN8Cbu3b7mDe13510iUW3NUEPxZg62ZlFhDFlTfk9VaStZO_8cjomMRY3UoHDpjlB2l3xCw7AYlglGe2EJgY1nNo4ukoK_AliegY97R53UzDuq_t1ij6rFv310L92wX_TapfTylrMOu059bKV/s2428/JFclip.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2428" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4KMtfJU3fLJjd6YS8rTxz85LuzCPd0X2pdHq5-eIN8Cbu3b7mDe13510iUW3NUEPxZg62ZlFhDFlTfk9VaStZO_8cjomMRY3UoHDpjlB2l3xCw7AYlglGe2EJgY1nNo4ukoK_AliegY97R53UzDuq_t1ij6rFv310L92wX_TapfTylrMOu059bKV/w400-h198/JFclip.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Tak/Matsu/Undated have the thin, un-numbered clip<br />Right: Dated Bandai have the thick clip, either #1 or #2</td></tr></tbody></table></i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The running changes can be mapped out, using the manufacturer stampings to group the figures, and then relating the variations across release years and lines, starting with the Takatoku Toys Super Valkyrie in February 1984, including all of the Bandai <i>Hi-Metal</i> releases through to the final Bandai Jetfire release. The period when Bandai took over from Matsushiro saw figures combined from prefabricated inventory by Matsushiro, and new inventory from Bandai, and it is plausible that there are hybrids that are not charted below, but would fit between column 4 and column 8.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxxdXSlPmTc3VBH9YkZJe1S4SnrdWPCYHm5haZ4sH6PhhfOqelCEh-ZELT7FAc-_BZlN9HVtKY9A5gwSqS0Q6TWPKJL7B8jvQ9keffJ1xpsC8iA7QKC9YNByIKOxtUXGgQ6CM3t_SiKJDNwwAnxRkpBqZwe0Dgb76EW5QqyuqHTSTbOWa4mnDjJYG/s999/jetfire%20timeline%20chart.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="999" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxxdXSlPmTc3VBH9YkZJe1S4SnrdWPCYHm5haZ4sH6PhhfOqelCEh-ZELT7FAc-_BZlN9HVtKY9A5gwSqS0Q6TWPKJL7B8jvQ9keffJ1xpsC8iA7QKC9YNByIKOxtUXGgQ6CM3t_SiKJDNwwAnxRkpBqZwe0Dgb76EW5QqyuqHTSTbOWa4mnDjJYG/w640-h462/jetfire%20timeline%20chart.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfire Variant Timeline - note a distinction between Brand and Fabricator. Bandai is listed as the fabricator after acquiring Matsushiro and its assets, even though it is understood that the Matsushiro location continued to operate as a fabricator for Bandai. However it is unclear whether they continued to steward only the original mold, or were involved in the production of stock from the two new Bandai molds.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>To further support the theory that there were 3 distinct molds, I have documented all the Jetfire armor pieces below. The two armor sets that Bandai tooled are interchangeable, and were probably used in parallel at some point, so it is not unusual to see these parts mixed on some releases. That is to say, Bandai did not keep parts from their mold #1 and #2 separated.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVQfWxclOvOajNbMwUKX6K7vaEEJiJwdAzgGfiFjLksTVq50FD-haKER9_h8Rftkz3iWsJ45MSFR7Z4EDAwadEf9Sp5_rGOAmf33ZKGdOqh6NkYBb4USWMfVZjCJVO2mkJ46kpH8rp9rx0GlJbf7Flb_fAqORvJCh7n8dXd3-_yTuofp4PQdz5SkI/s3000/JFarmor4.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVQfWxclOvOajNbMwUKX6K7vaEEJiJwdAzgGfiFjLksTVq50FD-haKER9_h8Rftkz3iWsJ45MSFR7Z4EDAwadEf9Sp5_rGOAmf33ZKGdOqh6NkYBb4USWMfVZjCJVO2mkJ46kpH8rp9rx0GlJbf7Flb_fAqORvJCh7n8dXd3-_yTuofp4PQdz5SkI/w384-h640/JFarmor4.png" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: The original <b>Takatoku Toys</b> armor as carried over to Jetfire and used on Matsushiro and Undated Bandai stamped figures. Pieces are L/R stamped, except for forearm-armor, which are 1/2 as they are not chiral, and no stamp for the back-piece.<br />Middle: The <b>First Bandai</b> (1984) armor set. Back-piece is stamped 1. All pieces are L1/R1, except for forearm-armor, which are 1/11 as they are not chiral. This is <b>Bandai mold #1</b>.<br />Right: The <b>Second Bandai</b> (1985) armor set. Back-piece is stamped 2. All pieces are L2/R2, except for forearm-armor, which are 2/22 as they are not chiral. This is <b>Bandai mold #2</b>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Matsushiro Jetfires, famed amongst <i>Transformers</i> collectors for the UN SPACY logo, actually feature several other running changes that are evidence of an unstable production period. Firstly, Matsushiro Jetfires are known to have come with a second sticker sheet, that accompanies a main (4 panel) sheet that is different from the standard sheet. This is typically identified by the circle sticker orientation being vertical on the Matsushiro, with some bold lines around some of the stickers on the first panel. <p></p><p>The below image shows the early main sheet (Matsushiro) on the left, and the standard main sheet on the right. Stickers highlighted in white, are actually not even cut, so they cannot be peeled off the sheet. Stickers highlighted in blue, are color corrected on the main sheet from red to white. These stickers have red details that are lost if the background is red.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOarfCV4s8XZNw8AwIwgOXmT1I64lFmculJAJ7cqnznAlu7KEfxRfDrI6rS8UlA2Zy6yqolhtITXPS__kBxTdJZfR85hAq3HQBQNivZSWRMt70bUghJjFMn46YqGkAe0D4mnVqsCSZSFurQuLTdncBD3hepHIT4cGUCLJS2yVkT9Y7wWwlSRUytLL/s3823/JFstickers4.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="2788" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOarfCV4s8XZNw8AwIwgOXmT1I64lFmculJAJ7cqnznAlu7KEfxRfDrI6rS8UlA2Zy6yqolhtITXPS__kBxTdJZfR85hAq3HQBQNivZSWRMt70bUghJjFMn46YqGkAe0D4mnVqsCSZSFurQuLTdncBD3hepHIT4cGUCLJS2yVkT9Y7wWwlSRUytLL/w466-h640/JFstickers4.png" width="466" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: (Matsushiro) main sheet<br />Right: standard sheet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Because the sticker sheets were already printed and passed through the die, instead of re-doing them, an extra sheet was produced to supplement the error sheet. The additional Matsushiro sheet doesn't address all of the errors, that is to say the Matsushiro sticker set in its entirety is not equal to the standard sticker sheet. The extra Matsushiro sheet covers 17/19 uncut stickers, and provides color corrections for 2/10 (or 4/12 including uncut) stickers, with 5 duplicates.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z6OG0Hn5AU5cJJiFL6-O-6pPCD0f8AP2UWgkhNzP0dm2pJmsj8aG87d-tirPgSfve2nX24ays8ZdBFMX1yFSo9SSjoVOjj2hvNPhiWgHgRdQwF73vhgRHE5cGjEc4MZBZqeRqIpqaPjylP9s7YcC_ScgzfcYa-zScRzxTDFhzpU1SIftF-SkI45C/s2566/JFstickers2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="2566" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z6OG0Hn5AU5cJJiFL6-O-6pPCD0f8AP2UWgkhNzP0dm2pJmsj8aG87d-tirPgSfve2nX24ays8ZdBFMX1yFSo9SSjoVOjj2hvNPhiWgHgRdQwF73vhgRHE5cGjEc4MZBZqeRqIpqaPjylP9s7YcC_ScgzfcYa-zScRzxTDFhzpU1SIftF-SkI45C/w400-h308/JFstickers2.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Additional Matsushiro sheet covers some of the errors on the main sheet</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This Hasbro Standard card was discovered inside an employee owned Matsushiro Jetfire, and kindly provided by Chris A. It contains information about forthcoming deviations from the standard, including changes to the antenna (to 'straight out'), canopy material (to 'softer material'), and indicates the 'instruction sheet will be combined', which we believe to mean the sticker sheet will be combined into one. The card is dated September 1984. Based on the <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm">Takara agreement</a>: <i>(i) Every month Buyer may place with Seller a firm order for the PRODUCTS to be purchased from Seller containing exact models, quantities and prices of the PRODUCTS to be shipped within three (3) months from the order acceptance date., </i>we can presume a similar fulfilment schedule would have been agreed with Matsushiro, meaning these Matsushiro Jetfire's arriving in Pawtucket in September would have been ordered from them in June 1984, shortly before their acquisition by Bandai.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LRJ8pSnZ3W1awiYWf7y-J-Jcb69Li4mlKlHVqxZAw8dGi9V2V2TaENzJ45qFvsN9V4FuN5w7BBV2zmt9en3BzCkTZf2o74v6OfSoQ5a4JihWzxbZoWK-emsdUh3IBBsk_GhyXEWM9fZn46ugJKSlXsQMErGt_-SZE0Pol0ZCeQkzFueLZefaOPvB/s1379/MatsuJetfireStandardChris.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LRJ8pSnZ3W1awiYWf7y-J-Jcb69Li4mlKlHVqxZAw8dGi9V2V2TaENzJ45qFvsN9V4FuN5w7BBV2zmt9en3BzCkTZf2o74v6OfSoQ5a4JihWzxbZoWK-emsdUh3IBBsk_GhyXEWM9fZn46ugJKSlXsQMErGt_-SZE0Pol0ZCeQkzFueLZefaOPvB/w274-h400/MatsuJetfireStandardChris.png" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hasbro Standard card identifies a standard reference model</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Some Matsushiro Jetfires arrived in an error box, where some front of box text was illegibly printed in white against an almost white background, then quickly changed to black. The packages were both printed by Bandai, indicating that existing Matsushiro inventory was put into Bandai packaging while running changes were made to the box. You could find a painted-wing Matsu or sticker-wing Matsu in either an error or corrected box. Or in other words, it wasn't a typical linear packing line where freshly made toys went into freshly printed boxes in the order they were made. These toys had been piling up for a while before being packed.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7ZlEZXfPHAHvf10khbV2y61al0BjF53ekgfMHIR17NJyZB86F69YvYmFxCZ_oWx1iWCAuqFZgg5PAfqpPg7MbUlUzN2ACZxxP55keHS4naYl6iBGyGrTmHuNmXv7OcuYp3EIo1PiRX7SnoCg8a2y9t0El4JO0SMiBn2O5UQaAEPvB-rpbws71Hx8/s3224/JFbox.tif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3224" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7ZlEZXfPHAHvf10khbV2y61al0BjF53ekgfMHIR17NJyZB86F69YvYmFxCZ_oWx1iWCAuqFZgg5PAfqpPg7MbUlUzN2ACZxxP55keHS4naYl6iBGyGrTmHuNmXv7OcuYp3EIo1PiRX7SnoCg8a2y9t0El4JO0SMiBn2O5UQaAEPvB-rpbws71Hx8/w400-h303/JFbox.tif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Error box<br />Right: Corrected box</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Some Matsushiro Jetfires are known to have arrived in foam trays with cutouts in the bottom. This suggests that some packaging may be left-over from Takatoku-era inventory.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsw-uEp5fhNRDQDAZonYQKurxkMyGyzURiq3lFFiugwczgZvdBOVOp6Ap8LRh5ergx9IA0foXCikcMVUSEB-uZE_yroBB3vdK5S9__rsJz7vWhuYkM-nO-LzO5Bh6zXgU_r5RTs3ZpVyY76O_hXPOPKpbZngBjSaYCIH7JTs70gZbCyxAtU7VmU3F/s3600/JFfoam1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsw-uEp5fhNRDQDAZonYQKurxkMyGyzURiq3lFFiugwczgZvdBOVOp6Ap8LRh5ergx9IA0foXCikcMVUSEB-uZE_yroBB3vdK5S9__rsJz7vWhuYkM-nO-LzO5Bh6zXgU_r5RTs3ZpVyY76O_hXPOPKpbZngBjSaYCIH7JTs70gZbCyxAtU7VmU3F/w400-h134/JFfoam1.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Takatoku foam tray from the Super Valkyrie<br />Middle: Foam tray seen on some Matsushiro Jetfires<br />Right: Standard </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now that we are more familiar with the figure variants, we can see which figures were used in various marketing materials.<div><br /></div><div>In the 1984 television commercial, we can see a very early mock-up of Jetfire, still with the pointed nosecone, so this may be a hand-painted prototype of a Takatoku or Matsushiro figure. The nosecone has not been painted red, but all the decals have been finalized. The UN SPACY logo is clearly visible, but on the right wing instead of the left. The reason for this is the video has been mirrored - this is evidenced by Shockwave having the cable on the wrong arm, as well as Jetfire holding his gunpod in the left hand instead of right in the 4th frame where you can see the logo on the right wing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6nve-hhYe4CKpHR8zVDi7zh_ei3yR85JpyA8kBaszaXPBN9yCa1cJMTwiixRBO6gdNvYD_i1zXeA7xuNmA0DqO2oMdBi_rbI19YnYEJtMJJN8-rOfBLaPe8xP9tLVS1THZVDXgeVPla8w8GP5UATppjcCpCYPdXMNiuYxTgH8R-7XtOzVMgPEfOd/s1920/matsujetfirecommercial2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6nve-hhYe4CKpHR8zVDi7zh_ei3yR85JpyA8kBaszaXPBN9yCa1cJMTwiixRBO6gdNvYD_i1zXeA7xuNmA0DqO2oMdBi_rbI19YnYEJtMJJN8-rOfBLaPe8xP9tLVS1THZVDXgeVPla8w8GP5UATppjcCpCYPdXMNiuYxTgH8R-7XtOzVMgPEfOd/s320/matsujetfirecommercial2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW625Dezkkr-1ko6namHd-5Ez9D9ijT8a9SBluzqX2fDtJgUxW5R8WrILvmiTd8I1siu7z8suwKintA4GIhNNCYPx-wpKQL2TbnZJ5PtC6msfQbxOtZEmNxG9ls_YXUAFNBdhjqh9bzPr7npxfB4u3Kj1U0YovxYyd7kXX45h3yqDgUge2EDJWVTOX/s1920/matsujetfirecommercial3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW625Dezkkr-1ko6namHd-5Ez9D9ijT8a9SBluzqX2fDtJgUxW5R8WrILvmiTd8I1siu7z8suwKintA4GIhNNCYPx-wpKQL2TbnZJ5PtC6msfQbxOtZEmNxG9ls_YXUAFNBdhjqh9bzPr7npxfB4u3Kj1U0YovxYyd7kXX45h3yqDgUge2EDJWVTOX/s320/matsujetfirecommercial3.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o45KVTPN_RhwqjnQ89N3YbFOWwPXpf6tRpdjjZ2Uob1ztNX8ZbJ0VPEBo7KpySkvB6hOBW6c0G65YkC4gircKcvzDiGNFzsTyZzguDll5HdXKNw5m2KlcDgKlcvxSfDPCZ3UUUbHKVMMlfJAQX47aVahezRsDg74i5wXrUK7XVhjuOQmQQkvPS-g/s1920/matsujetfirecommercial4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o45KVTPN_RhwqjnQ89N3YbFOWwPXpf6tRpdjjZ2Uob1ztNX8ZbJ0VPEBo7KpySkvB6hOBW6c0G65YkC4gircKcvzDiGNFzsTyZzguDll5HdXKNw5m2KlcDgKlcvxSfDPCZ3UUUbHKVMMlfJAQX47aVahezRsDg74i5wXrUK7XVhjuOQmQQkvPS-g/s320/matsujetfirecommercial4.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTVE7mvs55UDxyfxpKfugu1yisfcvkrQZl778PGHi8jfXaewr2LpD9uM5togOL5Gg5QYTRQTEDmYBmtn9P_HIinsKUp4Hr3bicupTMXXJKATFJbyKh9WQMIssRRBu9xlKCl-oqHAIkIpHdsLEPOaMdTYc_EmmtYuYsj4xeT8tShUMw7XWs-kAh8wx/s1920/matsujetfirecommercial.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTVE7mvs55UDxyfxpKfugu1yisfcvkrQZl778PGHi8jfXaewr2LpD9uM5togOL5Gg5QYTRQTEDmYBmtn9P_HIinsKUp4Hr3bicupTMXXJKATFJbyKh9WQMIssRRBu9xlKCl-oqHAIkIpHdsLEPOaMdTYc_EmmtYuYsj4xeT8tShUMw7XWs-kAh8wx/s320/matsujetfirecommercial.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XjBzHo7f77TqdOhZQDYNIvSbHyfWqHpAzbu6EZDVI5tXgFJoUsijVQOhaqisfKD5-EPtxtl24_ii9M-415Ys2BJgclar9VBNcnfZiniEHFnkoqbf27S6jMTXOIE8zLC34P9nSOzUdgTLd4VHwOOuOhwpUwfzjtW5L2mt6C5xHXQhPntbxyw86wSE/s1920/matsujetfirecommercial5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XjBzHo7f77TqdOhZQDYNIvSbHyfWqHpAzbu6EZDVI5tXgFJoUsijVQOhaqisfKD5-EPtxtl24_ii9M-415Ys2BJgclar9VBNcnfZiniEHFnkoqbf27S6jMTXOIE8zLC34P9nSOzUdgTLd4VHwOOuOhwpUwfzjtW5L2mt6C5xHXQhPntbxyw86wSE/s320/matsujetfirecommercial5.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the packaging itself, we can see that it is a hand painted prototype, using a Takatoku figure. The key giveaway is there is no tab to restrict the sweep of the wing, which was first added by Matsushiro. Even though the figure is almost entirely recolored, the gunpod is the tell-tale blue-grey of the Takatoku Super Valkyrie release.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30e3nidoDyQEMCUu4mit-7uIIKDdkSf8_zdn8N8fruiw5lriUGWicbNQvySVqoZeci4XZCejV0Y0E-_-9OHnxAjli2DRe28SpjMVJfjQ-OTtiX3E9B7A1bi2NnprELewXK3nmEoOVeoZjYam8ebqnEbvM06D7hEPlD_2x_PiVG24j8gfvtMUFaJw5/s1175/jetfire%20proto.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1175" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30e3nidoDyQEMCUu4mit-7uIIKDdkSf8_zdn8N8fruiw5lriUGWicbNQvySVqoZeci4XZCejV0Y0E-_-9OHnxAjli2DRe28SpjMVJfjQ-OTtiX3E9B7A1bi2NnprELewXK3nmEoOVeoZjYam8ebqnEbvM06D7hEPlD_2x_PiVG24j8gfvtMUFaJw5/w400-h354/jetfire%20proto.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>In the <a href="http://obscuretf.com/hhk/images/full/USPRETF1985f.jpg">1985 pre-Toy Fair</a> catalog, the figure photographed is a Matsushiro version in an error box.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3v4hZf9Gf0tAujoN7HD31VnwWfqarwb3iVpOcSJDu-UAR42jnleKrceM6w8hjSYvv5ZUaRDBIFnqfv-BnGJ8pzn32ycdiACX9X7l6RyXqdUJfe92zeDFXKdaQgCqsSMSzTu2F0Yo-KzrjMm7ALsLnRwhn-Abh9JBNVSVH2YMGSj2KWRVJ2PqHKCP/s2165/USPRETF1985f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3v4hZf9Gf0tAujoN7HD31VnwWfqarwb3iVpOcSJDu-UAR42jnleKrceM6w8hjSYvv5ZUaRDBIFnqfv-BnGJ8pzn32ycdiACX9X7l6RyXqdUJfe92zeDFXKdaQgCqsSMSzTu2F0Yo-KzrjMm7ALsLnRwhn-Abh9JBNVSVH2YMGSj2KWRVJ2PqHKCP/w400-h295/USPRETF1985f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the <a href="http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2012/01/">1985 Toy Fair</a> catalog, the figure photographed is an Undated Bandai with striped canopy. A rubsign is advertised but not present in the photography.<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc0fhi68HJh5e5H1SJRJXDsI_4TfV6l3-cj-F-Qe0hah5ch8AWPrA8it73QNj4iSKV2bfqfdq3hesbJ3NK8O3O3KY7TlQLrUhln3hMhh5URFp-ol2yxLaxA26JwCEAlb_iYURhIeZQ_H-kQ3s5UNEQsrqv2StW9uiZlJqkCBycNr3PJluuDZLyrKE/s823/1985%20toy%20fair%20catalog.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc0fhi68HJh5e5H1SJRJXDsI_4TfV6l3-cj-F-Qe0hah5ch8AWPrA8it73QNj4iSKV2bfqfdq3hesbJ3NK8O3O3KY7TlQLrUhln3hMhh5URFp-ol2yxLaxA26JwCEAlb_iYURhIeZQ_H-kQ3s5UNEQsrqv2StW9uiZlJqkCBycNr3PJluuDZLyrKE/w306-h400/1985%20toy%20fair%20catalog.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div>In the <a href="https://tfarchive.com/toys/catalogues/generationone_catalogue/85a_catalog.jpg">US 1985 catalog</a>, the figure photographed is an Undated Bandai with striped canopy. The same photograph is used in the 1986 catalog. This is a prerub figure, although all toys packaged with this catalog had rubsigns.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqQEtPM55_EJwQ7uTsSWnfqPAooslfxTAJQBqADDyHzS2lSx-I_Uw83-v6w-WH2dDSvISMWHEjgsp6czqf8UGJhoP6HEL4bPSXFAMVpLpCz4-sGFYMJN7qwFt2powN97qwu1Tp9-knx_lkF2kifK_pvbnctj8O8KMs8mC0Roq9ImrMIGTnQUt9rTS/s782/85%20cat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqQEtPM55_EJwQ7uTsSWnfqPAooslfxTAJQBqADDyHzS2lSx-I_Uw83-v6w-WH2dDSvISMWHEjgsp6czqf8UGJhoP6HEL4bPSXFAMVpLpCz4-sGFYMJN7qwFt2powN97qwu1Tp9-knx_lkF2kifK_pvbnctj8O8KMs8mC0Roq9ImrMIGTnQUt9rTS/w375-h400/85%20cat.png" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the <a href="https://www.battlegrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/transformers.jpg">European 1985 catalog</a>, the figure photographed is also an Undated Bandai with striped canopy (prerub).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWmYYv9M293UyhYzx1eB-fi-Riiq1p1LCyrAy7KhPbhXUyjvyfKrH77xfYKxikCJWJRqZ4o27OTTcmTcst4yYnGMDHDctYC8ZQrmiJeSYBw2OMa41UI4-oYtPJ5PQKlnKhwTyrl-4hBHEXvSHZgPhYcKJH3CBmx7XqCOcClB3v7loKtbQUNO4bLPT/s1809/euro.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="1809" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWmYYv9M293UyhYzx1eB-fi-Riiq1p1LCyrAy7KhPbhXUyjvyfKrH77xfYKxikCJWJRqZ4o27OTTcmTcst4yYnGMDHDctYC8ZQrmiJeSYBw2OMa41UI4-oYtPJ5PQKlnKhwTyrl-4hBHEXvSHZgPhYcKJH3CBmx7XqCOcClB3v7loKtbQUNO4bLPT/w400-h289/euro.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Another interesting variant is the Jetfire that was released in Canada, which was the only release to come with missiles. The most common understanding is these were available through Consumers Distributing, a catalog store that operated in Canada and USA until 1996. It's hard to say whether these were exclusive to that store, as the instructions themselves state the figure comes with 5 missiles.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx4o3eLPxf-wmy4Ki8pizOeF67DIMyvPIAkGXMWShCU3743pqHO42BgMLjSeW6Ld4K6tHORxmAAImPqdTKfYs4SoikRDur27wqTm7q_wDn7IxiRBARd00VyOAQPB8t7HJsW6ZolQb6n6iagj0tXkwAtHILB2gMPRfp0ZJt11JzUwtqBZvn6hfALnq/s3224/JFmissiles.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3224" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx4o3eLPxf-wmy4Ki8pizOeF67DIMyvPIAkGXMWShCU3743pqHO42BgMLjSeW6Ld4K6tHORxmAAImPqdTKfYs4SoikRDur27wqTm7q_wDn7IxiRBARd00VyOAQPB8t7HJsW6ZolQb6n6iagj0tXkwAtHILB2gMPRfp0ZJt11JzUwtqBZvn6hfALnq/w400-h303/JFmissiles.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian version I purchased on eBay</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>Specimens that appear with missiles are usually the late 1985 Bandai variant. This is actually a late stage Jetfire, and the gunpod that accompanies it does not have a spring and cannot fire the missiles.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZkqF1fUgz2KjJFZCdirRLk3TDngTwW95Qyw3eodiLAWEK3N91QAxsmZwWVIORlJoxOn7g6CCODIvh7SM9nbXcurYJLJPZQiTGcvs_mcT7ACjm8dMAx1gieKgGoouVm5NmCJv-pwn203c5YMxI9OPgbRQHPi21uZZ050ayeoJNzX44YochB2oprjf/s871/canadia%20missile%20jf.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZkqF1fUgz2KjJFZCdirRLk3TDngTwW95Qyw3eodiLAWEK3N91QAxsmZwWVIORlJoxOn7g6CCODIvh7SM9nbXcurYJLJPZQiTGcvs_mcT7ACjm8dMAx1gieKgGoouVm5NmCJv-pwn203c5YMxI9OPgbRQHPi21uZZ050ayeoJNzX44YochB2oprjf/s320/canadia%20missile%20jf.png" width="294" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Canadian versions with missiles found via image search</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The more contentious question is whether the gunpod ever fired. According to this <a href="http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=51517&page=2">forum discussion</a>, a firing gun was found with a Matsushiro version sold in Canada.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyl95Vtxsl07xDNwBa-AHcGZR8LLHBfpqrdPzwykfi1oTKd63PNfleySdM3FEVyZ1KBIqcg-9ARvd5bFvWiAodSkKY4BBGI01KVvmSNAbzzMKjCKn_SksPKt9Dwu6HSya95uyNd0RYQhVEJBgZCWsUJT3FOQxrlLJPUFcsavcZPio8VYVuEehH5PuE/s1684/jfmissiles%20discussion.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1684" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyl95Vtxsl07xDNwBa-AHcGZR8LLHBfpqrdPzwykfi1oTKd63PNfleySdM3FEVyZ1KBIqcg-9ARvd5bFvWiAodSkKY4BBGI01KVvmSNAbzzMKjCKn_SksPKt9Dwu6HSya95uyNd0RYQhVEJBgZCWsUJT3FOQxrlLJPUFcsavcZPio8VYVuEehH5PuE/s320/jfmissiles%20discussion.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkn5ppXD9sN95RczLFvRZ8NWOKQW31Bqk3YuJDjqBuu1SuvDUpsZUX7KYL0vjKon3qnRBlYi9SqF0WEagKu3FtcNuN7Nb9zpGyhZcMxJVGPsA57LdyfDv_tWFzTUyiTPksNp6w1kG4k7jMg2b52_n6nu5rPRsEcjtL3gnwuK6vl5VWQ7dTuY1WsL0/s1220/jetfire%20gun.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1220" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkn5ppXD9sN95RczLFvRZ8NWOKQW31Bqk3YuJDjqBuu1SuvDUpsZUX7KYL0vjKon3qnRBlYi9SqF0WEagKu3FtcNuN7Nb9zpGyhZcMxJVGPsA57LdyfDv_tWFzTUyiTPksNp6w1kG4k7jMg2b52_n6nu5rPRsEcjtL3gnwuK6vl5VWQ7dTuY1WsL0/s320/jetfire%20gun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The actual gunpod itself is the transitional variant that came with Matsushiro and Undated Bandai versions. I also have one of these gunpods that fires, and it is the same variant. The most plausible explanation in my opinion, is that Consumers Distributing received early stock from Hasbro, Canada. As the Canadian release was always slated to have missiles, the initial stock was packed by Bandai with spring-loaded gunpods, because if the client wanted missiles it would make sense to launch them - wouldn't it? However being a safety concern, the error was corrected, and possibly stock was recalled back to Hasbro. Thus, the spring-loaded versions are considered Consumer Distributing exclusives and extremely rare, whereas in general missile-bearing Jetfires considered more broadly a Canadian market exclusive, and include later figure versions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QF8q9PYEeklg6Omi-eWoyEWCPeaMm5KfxDu9BZ05XmM6FGkroyX-HB_akNrA_73ztLTtDA1fJM1qTC_EHcItfRGFIOIgM5Rsx1Tppb2qveGKixlOhMp6zeleerqu1PirW97rtZr-Mvq_xixsadepZN0sOyNDGV3KIo6CwzIKcIudiRJmPWYsjjVb/s1751/canadiangunpod.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1751" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QF8q9PYEeklg6Omi-eWoyEWCPeaMm5KfxDu9BZ05XmM6FGkroyX-HB_akNrA_73ztLTtDA1fJM1qTC_EHcItfRGFIOIgM5Rsx1Tppb2qveGKixlOhMp6zeleerqu1PirW97rtZr-Mvq_xixsadepZN0sOyNDGV3KIo6CwzIKcIudiRJmPWYsjjVb/w400-h185/canadiangunpod.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>The End of an Era</b></p><p>Presumably, the <i>Macross Hi-Metal</i> line sold in Japan through 1985, and Jetfire was released through 1986. <i>Macross</i> had lived out its first iteration, and its creators moved on to other projects. In 1986 <i>The Transformers </i>began using toys designed in-house, specifically for the franchise. It is reported by Mr. Morishima that <a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/64/">Matsushiro went bankrupt</a>, implying this part of the Bandai business (Unix) had served its purpose, and was dissolved. When Bandai looked to restart the <i>Hi-Metal</i> line with a series of reissues in 1990, the Valkyrie tooling was taken to Bandai's Tochigi factory. Given several years of neglect, some parts required a complete remake such as the head, and other parts were re-worked for safety or cost, such as a removal of the spring-loaded landing gears and replacement of the steel wheels with plastic. The upper legs were reduced in parts, and the tail assembly received mold changes. The figure became a hybrid of all the molds, mostly a 1984 Bandai figure, with the 1985 armor, and the Takatoku gunpod, clip and nose cone. Ultimately, what is considered the first reissue of the VF-1S Super Valkyrie, was a kind of aberration, poorly received, and has not been repeated since. Even the post 2000 era reissues (2001/2008) harkened right back to the original design. A <a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/monthly_2020_12/image.jpeg.7d36bc29a9b59ec3e2a390ed96c82378.jpeg">VF-1J and VF-1A were also planned, and heads were prototyped</a>, but ultimately only the Super Valkyrie was released, the first and last of the 1990s.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL64mMtTaEBtrZA24YOKsfVxO-A1qX-u9lxYPpt27rWc8p7laZCD611UrumDBj5KnDlbyOY_VOIpmyocHyr8cRohVazSeegfPfDwaZqlU7grEaMcI6OGirt4qDp8ZZ7QjWoc4r-acpmr3mKDz-4SmEcDvflbQRmSTyGaBLhU24TbSwTpvls1-_jWis/s3404/20221011_224755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="3404" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL64mMtTaEBtrZA24YOKsfVxO-A1qX-u9lxYPpt27rWc8p7laZCD611UrumDBj5KnDlbyOY_VOIpmyocHyr8cRohVazSeegfPfDwaZqlU7grEaMcI6OGirt4qDp8ZZ7QjWoc4r-acpmr3mKDz-4SmEcDvflbQRmSTyGaBLhU24TbSwTpvls1-_jWis/w400-h253/20221011_224755.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hi-Metal</i> Super Valkyrie (1990)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After this, remaining 1980s inventory was liquidated in various ways.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Strike Valkyries were matched with Jetfire armor and sold in Strike packaging</li><li>Elint Seekers were matched with Jetfire armor and sold in Elint Seeker packaging</li><li>Jetfires with Jetfire armor sets were sold in Strike Packaging</li><li>Jetfires reassembled from surplus/QC parts were sold without armor in Yoiko No Omocha packaging by KS, and may be the only Japanese domestic release of the toy, albeit incomplete and unlicensed</li><li>(Note Jetfire armor could be mix-mold)</li></ul><div>It is not unfathomable that given the high production run, and factors such as the acquisition of previously manufactured inventory, as well as quality control, would result in asymmetries in the surplus or not-quite-right inventory remaining at the end of the respective releases, particularly with regard to the matching of figures to their armor sets. These mismatched sets were sold at discount to retailers outside Japan, and have often been viewed with suspicion by collectors. The various components indicate inventory from Takatoku-era through to Bandai-era, which suggests all of this inventory was sourced from the Matsushiro factory warehouse, and Matsushiro indeed handled all of the fabrication - every figure for every brand. Other inventory that has appeared in the after-market in great quantities are Takatoku GBP-1S armor sets, Bandai Roadbusters and Deluxe Insecticon (Beetras) accessory packs (<i>Transformers</i>), further corroborating a liquidation of the Matsushiro warehouse.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgWlrWN_Nj_dR6UWGf1OI4P8nfVbPgEdWiHF83J_W9I7E4XwVb2UdVmpfZ96KvqzP2xIOuneOQRuSzflgtYoeAj1HTV7QwAKhClprRt3C5Iajj70wT1dtuqrBJtuqhnd7kKZjfl-EyzPZty-KDxRPzTViVsUrb76pJi1fbT4vXqlEOcvL0dfkNlwg/s767/liquidation1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="767" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgWlrWN_Nj_dR6UWGf1OI4P8nfVbPgEdWiHF83J_W9I7E4XwVb2UdVmpfZ96KvqzP2xIOuneOQRuSzflgtYoeAj1HTV7QwAKhClprRt3C5Iajj70wT1dtuqrBJtuqhnd7kKZjfl-EyzPZty-KDxRPzTViVsUrb76pJi1fbT4vXqlEOcvL0dfkNlwg/w400-h279/liquidation1.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfires and Strikes with Jetfire armor in Strike packaging <br />(Tatsunoko Pro Sticker instead of Big West, implies this was sold outside Japan)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYz8hOrjphJvQpxoIn_OZroCNdSpp4fet5GKMGa9CHFVLaca3rl76TdpqsBvs-7dBS47ywx37YXz3EcsYvMRB6gY1uo3vueFy3h9j0lV4OZuhQAP-D3gCliuBqKpYRX2-vl6Hks_UShK2uCw0tzxm9qViTpaz9s6cXz5qLMKw89hv5lF5LXCnmAef/s1667/liquidation2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1667" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYz8hOrjphJvQpxoIn_OZroCNdSpp4fet5GKMGa9CHFVLaca3rl76TdpqsBvs-7dBS47ywx37YXz3EcsYvMRB6gY1uo3vueFy3h9j0lV4OZuhQAP-D3gCliuBqKpYRX2-vl6Hks_UShK2uCw0tzxm9qViTpaz9s6cXz5qLMKw89hv5lF5LXCnmAef/w400-h203/liquidation2.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jetfires and Elint Seekers in Elint Seeker packaging (missing Big West Sticker implies this was sold outside Japan)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDXF7K88q5H4RttDv-zVPiKQx9ISH5GE1uQ4zEwWkNZcJTXj5gJ2wXHesaRl8LxEq3uKyPTrct8UMoMojYlid6ddJSx-jxX54FxP2o7qihbJLiWXYNmCWd85uAnFwvuOyja5LiHI0t8Ude9Os8MX04U6gN4SGxq9AwxFD3LKaxplaj3cfLEmQHa8I/s976/elintred.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="976" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDXF7K88q5H4RttDv-zVPiKQx9ISH5GE1uQ4zEwWkNZcJTXj5gJ2wXHesaRl8LxEq3uKyPTrct8UMoMojYlid6ddJSx-jxX54FxP2o7qihbJLiWXYNmCWd85uAnFwvuOyja5LiHI0t8Ude9Os8MX04U6gN4SGxq9AwxFD3LKaxplaj3cfLEmQHa8I/w400-h301/elintred.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Online auction image for Elint Seeker with Jetfire armor</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnD8FOF4_qXK3r83KyFh0YZJExL7TuHPu93nxCT4BvFU4cAVQ2-Bf5xY3-chfoNyDamygHoAbsXehCsWzZI60Sevie3GDcCpMzckK_g-7GPMu9drXnUg0eU2U54q3jaYiiPO30QEnChAHIvzITTgsaIYYc-6ih27UCLeAqD9P6kl6TdXm099DxFEp/s3187/20230310_223135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3187" data-original-width="2376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnD8FOF4_qXK3r83KyFh0YZJExL7TuHPu93nxCT4BvFU4cAVQ2-Bf5xY3-chfoNyDamygHoAbsXehCsWzZI60Sevie3GDcCpMzckK_g-7GPMu9drXnUg0eU2U54q3jaYiiPO30QEnChAHIvzITTgsaIYYc-6ih27UCLeAqD9P6kl6TdXm099DxFEp/w299-h400/20230310_223135.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elint Seeker I purchased 2023 on Yahoo Japan</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolUHQ-fKWpAZqSF0I4-eyC0zKctRp4ZKr0fhzJ5Q2vmHGOZy3qCDY7DTQMQJ9jN9R7vWpug3zF7qxZTpd6A6vnHx1v0fPh4s3UEY3qpZbYJUrwBRzyZMhf-Hy1Xrr72YHIJJD61_7TWXVLYcKkb0qgczKCLJMG3Sb4tdz_ZKyY7YdVbzedBv2pTrl/s1080/vintage_macross_vf1s_strike_valkyrie_1564808556_24ac7fda_progressive.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolUHQ-fKWpAZqSF0I4-eyC0zKctRp4ZKr0fhzJ5Q2vmHGOZy3qCDY7DTQMQJ9jN9R7vWpug3zF7qxZTpd6A6vnHx1v0fPh4s3UEY3qpZbYJUrwBRzyZMhf-Hy1Xrr72YHIJJD61_7TWXVLYcKkb0qgczKCLJMG3Sb4tdz_ZKyY7YdVbzedBv2pTrl/w400-h300/vintage_macross_vf1s_strike_valkyrie_1564808556_24ac7fda_progressive.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Online auction image for Strike with Jetfire armor</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGZoC8C3p3E9-XwadHtvmbESlK_t4xySZvpguxEd7AtDUwtYDd7Elg4NbbqS89RN4eQWlj8lKKbG4GknTdNv6i_4SCYVhGqTpAtC6JZjpA2pDQ-j0c9uC6BtobpxNgPSMNREtGQ6QMOIt9rq95orq0_LahMwZnw_Mf6UjV_ialhJlHin6ey6notWA/s998/vintage_collectible_complete_s_1636388371_de2fe40f_progressive.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="998" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGZoC8C3p3E9-XwadHtvmbESlK_t4xySZvpguxEd7AtDUwtYDd7Elg4NbbqS89RN4eQWlj8lKKbG4GknTdNv6i_4SCYVhGqTpAtC6JZjpA2pDQ-j0c9uC6BtobpxNgPSMNREtGQ6QMOIt9rq95orq0_LahMwZnw_Mf6UjV_ialhJlHin6ey6notWA/w400-h308/vintage_collectible_complete_s_1636388371_de2fe40f_progressive.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Online image of Jetfire in Strike packaging (Tatsunoko Pro sticker)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPeXvIbCS6PHVAu3t98ukPxzEPsrQKejXvXithMwk_wQ8MsrYRaXKqssjZzx0rBbHO6EQBtqDrlIqup56dbRNMAQRzASed6XUZ7jwTrtml8VZ8ZiioeUMZLp9XSpmqRKB6t0Jwz2rHb0_xvLNGgDmdFR3IuomuaG5cfVQicahtZIcwxrFoFEC7Rb2/s1057/227437693_886706265271455_1959117512472886965_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPeXvIbCS6PHVAu3t98ukPxzEPsrQKejXvXithMwk_wQ8MsrYRaXKqssjZzx0rBbHO6EQBtqDrlIqup56dbRNMAQRzASed6XUZ7jwTrtml8VZ8ZiioeUMZLp9XSpmqRKB6t0Jwz2rHb0_xvLNGgDmdFR3IuomuaG5cfVQicahtZIcwxrFoFEC7Rb2/w319-h400/227437693_886706265271455_1959117512472886965_n.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Strike w/Jetfire armor in Strike packaging (Tatsunoko Pro) c/o Cory H.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_F6gesaCkNzPtPBUbnGLkTQb8PwG6c6Y1kw2ydPzdT3caf0t08-SikAKpBSx3BXk9G3qLrrlcx7gTUpqH_ZzUvfI1vuibcTz3q5K1jbq72b4adIfKwweFCkJ16fAuZ-7iZS7vlLNEo4sKcIU4S9ojwqGHO6aQBGzjAeBwY0QMtP5ZsbRgfyNoZwj/s2281/yoiko%20no%20omcha%20six.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="2281" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_F6gesaCkNzPtPBUbnGLkTQb8PwG6c6Y1kw2ydPzdT3caf0t08-SikAKpBSx3BXk9G3qLrrlcx7gTUpqH_ZzUvfI1vuibcTz3q5K1jbq72b4adIfKwweFCkJ16fAuZ-7iZS7vlLNEo4sKcIU4S9ojwqGHO6aQBGzjAeBwY0QMtP5ZsbRgfyNoZwj/w640-h195/yoiko%20no%20omcha%20six.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KS brand よいこのおもちゃ (Yoiko No Omocha) Jetfires. The generic packaging is reminiscent of discount toys and games sold in Dagashiya (駄菓子屋) - stores specializing in sweets and toys.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIt-Ml38P05uoGApKm9qICSgQEFabHDW61v8bdAQkxpykevMsvpQ5bVUanOZKE7IsDGiAmK66jI-vLl6I4Wc_WKScLaTHj0lMGNw03LGvjUbQ3SoNVgOZg-qj074VVeH3Mp-kPxW0wj-RJIsAjU6bS6VJeNOZ6uupohj7iropS9C8q0Pe7dKv_hUi/s1156/388140657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIt-Ml38P05uoGApKm9qICSgQEFabHDW61v8bdAQkxpykevMsvpQ5bVUanOZKE7IsDGiAmK66jI-vLl6I4Wc_WKScLaTHj0lMGNw03LGvjUbQ3SoNVgOZg-qj074VVeH3Mp-kPxW0wj-RJIsAjU6bS6VJeNOZ6uupohj7iropS9C8q0Pe7dKv_hUi/s320/388140657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l47xrb9YvqStCOuvlfWNkeoXRD2P9d7VE0QryLAghSff2SsB0DvOuTxuyNtjDn7NluPjyQtCsI7EMZ95dVOEJ2RupnHsX4piS1NgytJj5wwMz7RZ-g870Avp03JvYXXxLCV3pe4HSQgeWfy850miqTo4SGQXHXluAQ5epZzICBOUt-dtI1JYoNmi/s4032/20190613_000333%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l47xrb9YvqStCOuvlfWNkeoXRD2P9d7VE0QryLAghSff2SsB0DvOuTxuyNtjDn7NluPjyQtCsI7EMZ95dVOEJ2RupnHsX4piS1NgytJj5wwMz7RZ-g870Avp03JvYXXxLCV3pe4HSQgeWfy850miqTo4SGQXHXluAQ5epZzICBOUt-dtI1JYoNmi/w300-h400/20190613_000333%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because these figures are mixed assembly - a combination of Bandai and Takatoku originated parts, they are not suitable to be paired with any armor sets. These figures have a rubsign, and are missing the Autobot sticker on the nosecone. Some figures have the Autobot logo. They are both 1984 Bandai upper bodies, with Undated Bandai legs.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><b>Acknowledgements: </b></div><div><a href="https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/">Macross World Forums</a> - for invaluable user discussion and documentation of rare/key artefacts</div><div><a href="http://robottobsession.blogspot.com/2009/04/dellorigine-della-specie-valkyrie.html">Robot Obsession</a> - for Figure Oh #134 text</div><div>Tamashii Web: Finding the Origin of the 3rd Origin of Valkyrie (<a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/65/">Part 1</a>) and (<a href="https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/64/">Part 2</a>)</div><div>Nap - for the Hasbro Product Brief</div><div><a href="http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/">Roboplastic Apocalypse</a> - for finding and sharing everything Transformers</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPxZA_xzZ_O9uT4s2SB89YQ3Ot4exZ9hi9DRbZaNitaKiF0Xys24FzNX0Msv0AC5xHSkBb8lUya5s76qBQLp-5kZMq6PgaYcBcgW2X8pt3HagEgk6tiPXkA-ydIURw-oC3pKYHP80o8DbIEunf60Ft2DO58FRfuChmm-8UGtqD_NmEX2VRuHtIJ-z/s2200/Jetfire10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="2200" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPxZA_xzZ_O9uT4s2SB89YQ3Ot4exZ9hi9DRbZaNitaKiF0Xys24FzNX0Msv0AC5xHSkBb8lUya5s76qBQLp-5kZMq6PgaYcBcgW2X8pt3HagEgk6tiPXkA-ydIURw-oC3pKYHP80o8DbIEunf60Ft2DO58FRfuChmm-8UGtqD_NmEX2VRuHtIJ-z/w640-h622/Jetfire10.png" title="Artwork by Masarujasu (Author)" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-39920356697798437242022-09-26T03:59:00.021-07:002022-10-25T07:30:07.976-07:00That's Weird - Strange Encounters in Transformers Collecting<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Smooth Door/Error Door Optimus Prime Cab</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This Optimus Prime cab is missing the molded detail on the door of the cab, directly beneath the side window, and appears as a smooth block of red painted die-cast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first time I saw this was on <a href="https://artfire2000.com/product/pre-production-lot-testshot-pre-production-optimus-prime-convoy/">Artfire2000's listing</a> for a test-shot Convoy cab. I thought I'd never seen anything like it, but later found two like it in my box of trash bots. I had just never noticed. The one below (pictured) was accompanied by a super launcher trailer, and is ostensibly the Japanese market modification of the Diaclone square-stacks variant. (Note that the metal-plates trailer associated with Diaclone was actually modified to a paper sticker trailer during the Japanese run, and that was the end of metal plates.)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr1tjWytJH-78wgwT9g1Rw45bzoIQa3PSLFi8XtaVV3eg8k4AIiVVJ-2hYJohfWzagkZGsmUIj94bHC1daLmhkHvIbfCa4Q0oVs0r4cDTWNPXTLcl-qMvS-m42q6dTHi_WCSZm5hCu9w2D_o8qoS_zfEySF3L-KmgnlKulJ1t3zcmMBqS2DTqABBJ/s4032/20220926_204037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr1tjWytJH-78wgwT9g1Rw45bzoIQa3PSLFi8XtaVV3eg8k4AIiVVJ-2hYJohfWzagkZGsmUIj94bHC1daLmhkHvIbfCa4Q0oVs0r4cDTWNPXTLcl-qMvS-m42q6dTHi_WCSZm5hCu9w2D_o8qoS_zfEySF3L-KmgnlKulJ1t3zcmMBqS2DTqABBJ/s320/20220926_204037.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVeoZDzMM9XLt4zPghL54uT1oGzTXhsdri6Ar6YEYrvUTCEj4s-QNa33lCGs6uiJ8ffWKEC8UxcMgbLt5K4vGpgoo1xy_PtIRxrJyggM1tPGHEe5ETg2ecqmQLInQvs2T20lrE-uIJCBWrqsALY-JwNXlB5NVRloT6wGc2FTgCarktBvUI1Q9Hrt3/s4032/20220926_204440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVeoZDzMM9XLt4zPghL54uT1oGzTXhsdri6Ar6YEYrvUTCEj4s-QNa33lCGs6uiJ8ffWKEC8UxcMgbLt5K4vGpgoo1xy_PtIRxrJyggM1tPGHEe5ETg2ecqmQLInQvs2T20lrE-uIJCBWrqsALY-JwNXlB5NVRloT6wGc2FTgCarktBvUI1Q9Hrt3/s320/20220926_204440.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUx6xknUxCNRzhYYrlNDK4SRE_Doi7zn5wiwrVU_s6GV2qeIZ1p64LSfl2AUu7_WxLv2IN369bXDgMl-EjPYf-q4l7OArMXdO4y2mg_n6Cs81odNOkN6FDE-uGOU1-ToDWMK9OzopeqteUrEw-Tppy6j8tOE9iw4kPKTZoDjjKwkeHJ8sBN6k7tPv/s4032/20220926_204515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUx6xknUxCNRzhYYrlNDK4SRE_Doi7zn5wiwrVU_s6GV2qeIZ1p64LSfl2AUu7_WxLv2IN369bXDgMl-EjPYf-q4l7OArMXdO4y2mg_n6Cs81odNOkN6FDE-uGOU1-ToDWMK9OzopeqteUrEw-Tppy6j8tOE9iw4kPKTZoDjjKwkeHJ8sBN6k7tPv/s320/20220926_204515.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The cab has also turned up again <a href="https://archive.ph/zio3j">Yahoo Auctions</a>, again as the square stacks variant, and on <a href="https://archive.ph/f3wvK">eBay</a> as a round-stacks variant, matched with a 4 trailer, so I believe this die-cast piece was mixed in at the assembly line, and not strictly paired with any other cab parts or mold. There are tell-tale markings on the inside of the cab that indicate the detail was later corrected, as this die-cast piece often shows up on Ultra Magnus with the correct detail.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_iCuJNB1kleEOLPGdQF524UIenA1pM7Zg7xIzOvj21MjmEVlvMdiW-Eo2kSOn9qUMgFLuSpyiZ7UichLVY0v3Rywp3_XXDAsGjinUSW2nqJEA1btqJuUrZnHKM--XsQ2O9e3u5XYCetT0UsqNlWeSIcUTAuauQwPA4Sb7CrEnUWqUxNjJprzY4vw/s2560/G85C2845-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_iCuJNB1kleEOLPGdQF524UIenA1pM7Zg7xIzOvj21MjmEVlvMdiW-Eo2kSOn9qUMgFLuSpyiZ7UichLVY0v3Rywp3_XXDAsGjinUSW2nqJEA1btqJuUrZnHKM--XsQ2O9e3u5XYCetT0UsqNlWeSIcUTAuauQwPA4Sb7CrEnUWqUxNjJprzY4vw/s320/G85C2845-scaled.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Artfire2000.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOcSUjrK9XZijEwl8UriTZ4o6SS7ipvBT-3JlQKu6ywmNa0UzM6X9FrsaMLHhNUmdeUVpp183M-3YYvppC5PKvXIbLxTPyGNjDyzdS0vET_HFIVkR0gH9Z8cAyQL2W7YyZK9KMMvDItTp9XnBCdjMBycWO5QdlwgDnWGDgRKEx8nsAJHrGC8R6TFh/s1200/i-img1200x1200-16634861652epsjq322463.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOcSUjrK9XZijEwl8UriTZ4o6SS7ipvBT-3JlQKu6ywmNa0UzM6X9FrsaMLHhNUmdeUVpp183M-3YYvppC5PKvXIbLxTPyGNjDyzdS0vET_HFIVkR0gH9Z8cAyQL2W7YyZK9KMMvDItTp9XnBCdjMBycWO5QdlwgDnWGDgRKEx8nsAJHrGC8R6TFh/s320/i-img1200x1200-16634861652epsjq322463.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Yahoo Auctions</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFGKrjSk8ypg6X7E3N5A6iBf6wZ9d0DFQZxxwhqJxHSlXkpCsgFnkRu2TCvDz99_POb45AUtjtlxc-1YL8RLDVUhbdthIvqXhf4pOVFpHKhAYZQjaixPHftQmljKnLFnnCbh2Pu-qBcrbVqWRya_lol4G2mFnuctOncllRnEPH7qxOtWI_pvrwexE/s1600/no%20trim%20prime%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFGKrjSk8ypg6X7E3N5A6iBf6wZ9d0DFQZxxwhqJxHSlXkpCsgFnkRu2TCvDz99_POb45AUtjtlxc-1YL8RLDVUhbdthIvqXhf4pOVFpHKhAYZQjaixPHftQmljKnLFnnCbh2Pu-qBcrbVqWRya_lol4G2mFnuctOncllRnEPH7qxOtWI_pvrwexE/s320/no%20trim%20prime%202.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on eBay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is an error, similar to the smooth-bumper Prime, that was fixed, and doesn't show up too often. I don't see any Prime collectors talking about this today. I guess if we started to, we can call it smooth door, or error door, and then go crazy about how rare it is.</span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Starscream with Diaclone Cockpit Sticker</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This Takara date-stamped Starscream was noticed in an eBay listing, so I had to acquire it. It stood out because it had the Diaclone factory-applied cockpit sticker affixed and visible under the canopy. Starscream itself is a date-stamped, but pre-rub version, with solid wings (shortened tips). I had to find a separate pair of replacement horizontal fins (solid) and single-tabbed fists (to make it look complete).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfEhkP31arCFGSGRwzeb7Wg6V1NV_nQavUpmaNYMMRRSBwSuDFYlcUNwrgmwD4tgc9eLvfE8h9f6bN4ugVgl47nsRBszZYUtl8g2hvSgpcQ2WpHs-Y2DZRpITbHXrsskCH7Hq-D76ew7gpYKN4O__aZ1Il7ovsgbXdAzVycz0Fzhw5TglU_Er3zJq/s4032/20220926_202446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfEhkP31arCFGSGRwzeb7Wg6V1NV_nQavUpmaNYMMRRSBwSuDFYlcUNwrgmwD4tgc9eLvfE8h9f6bN4ugVgl47nsRBszZYUtl8g2hvSgpcQ2WpHs-Y2DZRpITbHXrsskCH7Hq-D76ew7gpYKN4O__aZ1Il7ovsgbXdAzVycz0Fzhw5TglU_Er3zJq/s320/20220926_202446.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUkkkoDqoswR_IOkZ5ypztrZr2qtTrNSKjIFf1hvNN8CngqkP_oWGYcrUUNFQwl9AcHsCQJT0ov0Caj47c04bI_QFPpxMDO_VEq7B1RP-p8iNHq6TPxCidRYlP2GNSMgSA3ZH7CXxDWe_3o8Z8BvKlIwk7A9MPvtda28w17RmnAF-NjIEZ9DqZdS4/s4032/20220926_202522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUkkkoDqoswR_IOkZ5ypztrZr2qtTrNSKjIFf1hvNN8CngqkP_oWGYcrUUNFQwl9AcHsCQJT0ov0Caj47c04bI_QFPpxMDO_VEq7B1RP-p8iNHq6TPxCidRYlP2GNSMgSA3ZH7CXxDWe_3o8Z8BvKlIwk7A9MPvtda28w17RmnAF-NjIEZ9DqZdS4/s320/20220926_202522.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvv3pBWtLK2DKwkcmhfWKZSBPf4ZLY4q5jeCCRo8ZwtFrLemP7rbdgKKVnuPecgwEgJxkReQmiwR-QkqFVyNYdYOSKxx8WeK7KUpfYmWm3tiJS2QrGaQQeLx0dCI_p3HgRwbuA71fTFPoLh56M5kMH7yr2ocYXFBfXKgtpSGIj-Rg7tdU_2htJWq6/s4032/20220926_202604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvv3pBWtLK2DKwkcmhfWKZSBPf4ZLY4q5jeCCRo8ZwtFrLemP7rbdgKKVnuPecgwEgJxkReQmiwR-QkqFVyNYdYOSKxx8WeK7KUpfYmWm3tiJS2QrGaQQeLx0dCI_p3HgRwbuA71fTFPoLh56M5kMH7yr2ocYXFBfXKgtpSGIj-Rg7tdU_2htJWq6/s320/20220926_202604.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYxhF_EHiAE-lUNUI8FpuMh-7Jfdz_8jr-5wO1IQDDxPQnRrbPfpcj2U1nRWfyN-LY5mKpbs7B4NxwrBzlcAxGJSg2A_CvPJGNnT70VRLGsYnmdT5ncD4hRTLKPM4UgJWaCFauU5v7CrUSf5jB2gHjHxl3qTOBjAJchEGsPlOd7rrNFMBgVlWsIA5/s4032/20220926_203346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYxhF_EHiAE-lUNUI8FpuMh-7Jfdz_8jr-5wO1IQDDxPQnRrbPfpcj2U1nRWfyN-LY5mKpbs7B4NxwrBzlcAxGJSg2A_CvPJGNnT70VRLGsYnmdT5ncD4hRTLKPM4UgJWaCFauU5v7CrUSf5jB2gHjHxl3qTOBjAJchEGsPlOd7rrNFMBgVlWsIA5/s320/20220926_203346.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">As far as Jetrobo goes, only the Japanese Diaclone came with cockpit stickers - the GiG Aquila and the Joustra Diaclone didn't. This may have turned up on the body of a US release G1 because Takara were still releasing Diaclone in Japan through 1984. See next...</span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Diaclone Jetrobo (Thundercracker) with Date Stamp</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although the rule of thumb is that Diaclones all bore non-dated maker's marks until Hasbro requested the copyright stamp with date to be added for G1, Takara continued to produce Diaclone for the Japanese market during 1984, in parallel with production for Hasbro's Transformers line. Thus, some mold changes introduced for Transformers act<span>ually backwashed into Diaclone. One example is this Diaclone Jetrobo Acrobat Jet. It has the shortened molded wing-tips, a Tak</span>ara dated-stamp and a rubber nosecone. The missiles have the extra horizontal sprue. It is basically an early pre-rub G1 Thundercracker, with Diaclone stickers and launchers. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZufVCKHjttIP0ILCG8AwoYmmjF7e1YNlw7HmatlTYaRz9ynevStdYuPR4Dl_jE01gJ_eUxFU1KGErwjNvamEx0LSOD9CNI-4LBgdz79uqrdy-yvzVvXNlaIaZ58gqAlXPoryhLfUrKySZB8oiMVLehyeUEIn4iMCvceoLNDl2YanuqwoMb6CztPq/s2048/40377005_541554392940162_3981558816536788992_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZufVCKHjttIP0ILCG8AwoYmmjF7e1YNlw7HmatlTYaRz9ynevStdYuPR4Dl_jE01gJ_eUxFU1KGErwjNvamEx0LSOD9CNI-4LBgdz79uqrdy-yvzVvXNlaIaZ58gqAlXPoryhLfUrKySZB8oiMVLehyeUEIn4iMCvceoLNDl2YanuqwoMb6CztPq/s320/40377005_541554392940162_3981558816536788992_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photo c/o J.R. (1/2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1A-_fSfRk8zkXKuEXUhW9FFBnKrKkVJ4iZHwGW62rmeKS0DB24u1ZOQf8Wc4vXLCmZGsO5DJ5o2ams5DmxaWs5dHBDjwHGqEhYRDbm_fLyt36XT2O_gN2My8sbrv7gWwJEJHzfez9yPp1cuH033x7LM2jEdsBbBmOdjrZGieJ5oD0628GD88EzpS/s2048/40321197_256877301625493_6828042430546182144_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1A-_fSfRk8zkXKuEXUhW9FFBnKrKkVJ4iZHwGW62rmeKS0DB24u1ZOQf8Wc4vXLCmZGsO5DJ5o2ams5DmxaWs5dHBDjwHGqEhYRDbm_fLyt36XT2O_gN2My8sbrv7gWwJEJHzfez9yPp1cuH033x7LM2jEdsBbBmOdjrZGieJ5oD0628GD88EzpS/s320/40321197_256877301625493_6828042430546182144_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photo c/o J.R. (2/2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I saw one turn up this year on Yahoo Auctions as well, strangely, it has the ridged canopy that we didn't see on G1 until the rub era, that's one thing that's a bit suss to me, considering J.R.'s has one just like this with the expected smooth canopy. But the interesting point that proves these aren't just an after-market figure swap, is that the box was also updated, to show the exact copyright stamp on the figure, on the bottom of the box - <span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">創作 • 著作物 </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980, 1983, JAPAN - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span>this was not present on the original boxes. </span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfMRx-aJmQErE20Ouc_IU1tLWfJBr8VJlHZrbvb6Fw5uAoH8ibHnHEdNT2pE-C00QFZ7E7SKZVnLgK6muybMcZAg1XxsOMqnqp5nueQ5wxj31Ey7yj7IrqweY0tb2YJVtDrECuPmiMvI4WY_H1wWpgTIYMK9RdE3ICgzJHbvJn9uo3Crj-YuLQqTg/s1200/i-img1200x900-1641191593olay5t559440.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfMRx-aJmQErE20Ouc_IU1tLWfJBr8VJlHZrbvb6Fw5uAoH8ibHnHEdNT2pE-C00QFZ7E7SKZVnLgK6muybMcZAg1XxsOMqnqp5nueQ5wxj31Ey7yj7IrqweY0tb2YJVtDrECuPmiMvI4WY_H1wWpgTIYMK9RdE3ICgzJHbvJn9uo3Crj-YuLQqTg/s320/i-img1200x900-1641191593olay5t559440.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Yahoo Auctions (1/3)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkNcTr8PKHCQNqbgUDOnu5wTxL6ewIAEcdvb6joQWFQkBdlO4Z8pHHnooCRk9H6RsB7qregtSu_b4ZYdqFNrZPLRiKTIbvpPrIaY5j86BMJN0KQJPMt03OlWaqTzMOq-O67olWRW-ai0tLMHRHo08B04B865VzpiTrDhdxFwt6tNg2dSfsXoD-7-S/s1200/i-img1200x900-1641191596zgzojm379529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkNcTr8PKHCQNqbgUDOnu5wTxL6ewIAEcdvb6joQWFQkBdlO4Z8pHHnooCRk9H6RsB7qregtSu_b4ZYdqFNrZPLRiKTIbvpPrIaY5j86BMJN0KQJPMt03OlWaqTzMOq-O67olWRW-ai0tLMHRHo08B04B865VzpiTrDhdxFwt6tNg2dSfsXoD-7-S/s320/i-img1200x900-1641191596zgzojm379529.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Yahoo Auctions (2/3)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk-UtSNPi71o0HdkpcQLVSmwydXV5L9j40eK7XZmOGmunMxopiiaggL8_auZ7C-ZOIJ9ajpNEZdqnU2ab3Bq83MBAVtKvvnOq2sv8jIQTcFCL3R7hYmuuc6ujOWiR9Fky25Oohbm9yo8budwuhkxOD0eXjO76tXTMDFli99lXWpFUJKCKYvemqJ-/s1200/i-img1200x900-1641191636fxewk7476005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk-UtSNPi71o0HdkpcQLVSmwydXV5L9j40eK7XZmOGmunMxopiiaggL8_auZ7C-ZOIJ9ajpNEZdqnU2ab3Bq83MBAVtKvvnOq2sv8jIQTcFCL3R7hYmuuc6ujOWiR9Fky25Oohbm9yo8budwuhkxOD0eXjO76tXTMDFli99lXWpFUJKCKYvemqJ-/s320/i-img1200x900-1641191636fxewk7476005.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Yahoo Auctions (3/3)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Diaclone Fairladies (Blue Streak) with Date Stamp</span></h4><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">These blue and black-hooded Fairlady Z cars have from time to time turned up with dated-Takara stamps, instead of the circle stamp. These have probably been viewed with a lot of skepticism, driving the market value down, as most collectors expect or want circle stamp versions. But, they do exist and have a perfectly valid reason to. Note that they are all mold #3 as described on my <a href="https://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2016/12/my-favorites-autobot-fairladies.html">Fairlady Z guide</a>.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J4RwL3a7u9eiHlQTBULqwQIiK_4L9KrU5tbQSeqs8ynrI_hSQ_r-YlbRfZxse825APt9-YZ7jxmT9yklPddt6unuWa-u3icOhhamgK9pkA4HYdwuwo3hbwW8xAK_u890aeWE0ATk-8CYuaOYo70sbwHJQVGCWr0a6aoAN1N2xGhF_Fh5lt5tt7XX/s512/i-img512x512-163739483035p9z62974.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J4RwL3a7u9eiHlQTBULqwQIiK_4L9KrU5tbQSeqs8ynrI_hSQ_r-YlbRfZxse825APt9-YZ7jxmT9yklPddt6unuWa-u3icOhhamgK9pkA4HYdwuwo3hbwW8xAK_u890aeWE0ATk-8CYuaOYo70sbwHJQVGCWr0a6aoAN1N2xGhF_Fh5lt5tt7XX/s320/i-img512x512-163739483035p9z62974.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Yahoo Auctions (1/2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qCuoNYciXNEpbnwSfzLxcqHknJniSRWMd2mAa6xNmVey9w6zoftOyf-4GDgCs231rNFncFPISz4UaL2Tm2MHOTNk1rJc94G9aWnFb8pfUCDTGn-VJzsgu7ykXwpcuNfs66T07agplrr0_I9KzMlPGajvXfIHOP-cQJlunWx2gTol4cEHcjyUACQq/s512/i-img512x384-1637394830bwmpkh2974.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qCuoNYciXNEpbnwSfzLxcqHknJniSRWMd2mAa6xNmVey9w6zoftOyf-4GDgCs231rNFncFPISz4UaL2Tm2MHOTNk1rJc94G9aWnFb8pfUCDTGn-VJzsgu7ykXwpcuNfs66T07agplrr0_I9KzMlPGajvXfIHOP-cQJlunWx2gTol4cEHcjyUACQq/s320/i-img512x384-1637394830bwmpkh2974.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Yahoo Auctions (2/2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioziLbW39EuXpj0Vzy7CALf4FzgPLTW6j5f068iYUuG5LF5pG7QoR_8rq4sJvErxn54hRGg0g87w6P98gPdkS9XG3nWxJYmqiMv7xvlInFXS0hWOATdaqrPMiUukkCgFwZhbfJxKPxZ3yCNMYtlhavh2zJSwGBvbmVWafYbVGEDoNZtjTEZAvE5yFJ/s863/297241421_1213836162743404_9086295671835393295_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="863" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioziLbW39EuXpj0Vzy7CALf4FzgPLTW6j5f068iYUuG5LF5pG7QoR_8rq4sJvErxn54hRGg0g87w6P98gPdkS9XG3nWxJYmqiMv7xvlInFXS0hWOATdaqrPMiUukkCgFwZhbfJxKPxZ3yCNMYtlhavh2zJSwGBvbmVWafYbVGEDoNZtjTEZAvE5yFJ/s320/297241421_1213836162743404_9086295671835393295_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Facebook (1/2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EFn0dGLimqIm3uli7j4zcFqmZdMbfdpjz9PBw5GB0piGdVHXPWJIqAS-LfpGQByB5kNraAM6mS1xhd4zZbUysy4XhgoCcCRRzdak9fl7QcjJ7TR49RfJv0w_prxCtAB4ZhaghjJuoSqZNNw6Ts7Mq-fB4pNUUI2koI_QoP512rew3gVsbesi37lq/s845/FB_IMG_1660901438951.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EFn0dGLimqIm3uli7j4zcFqmZdMbfdpjz9PBw5GB0piGdVHXPWJIqAS-LfpGQByB5kNraAM6mS1xhd4zZbUysy4XhgoCcCRRzdak9fl7QcjJ7TR49RfJv0w_prxCtAB4ZhaghjJuoSqZNNw6Ts7Mq-fB4pNUUI2koI_QoP512rew3gVsbesi37lq/s320/FB_IMG_1660901438951.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Facebook (2/2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPiEQgZUKfSO3TIVl3jQYUwm8rQ8aggnCIO-h7-srLjIo4V8-S3Zi4V08_XvP4aRZ9dO1o508meDyRF1vfXuK0AE8v4TSAqF-mvWbrSaqXNUB87mM_cojcNKA-tZ_1Y5p-Mz1_DR8bXpZvHVJ1CV_sfWGMUtrwOKhmY1sHxWR5ExqFqaVZXmvaMQe/s2560/G85C2215-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPiEQgZUKfSO3TIVl3jQYUwm8rQ8aggnCIO-h7-srLjIo4V8-S3Zi4V08_XvP4aRZ9dO1o508meDyRF1vfXuK0AE8v4TSAqF-mvWbrSaqXNUB87mM_cojcNKA-tZ_1Y5p-Mz1_DR8bXpZvHVJ1CV_sfWGMUtrwOKhmY1sHxWR5ExqFqaVZXmvaMQe/s320/G85C2215-scaled.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seen on Artfire2000.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h4><br /></h4><div><div><b>5. G1 Jets with Empty Afterburners</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Lift it above your head and have a good look. Rarely, you'll find a G1 pre-rub jet with a pair of empty afterburners. Usually, there is a dome, that represents the exhaust cone. I've seen this on a Starscream as well, so I presume Thundercracker may also have this variant. This looks to have been corrected quickly, and is both obscure and difficult to notice.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8b8We1x9IRNuUTlUdqwv5IaR0X5XiCFP2_MVcSRPUgNBYSCVbh54naRksov6krgb79mufT8N5kcUBg9BcXhW7Qh1BCVeEpzj5egkcMUDp6A4TVs8ynucgtFFrrOVAFGspoGo7XU6lh0rS5sgmBc2YS0p4WrVRJcfmucXJ3nrCd3s_yATJnLyPr80/s4032/20220928_192558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8b8We1x9IRNuUTlUdqwv5IaR0X5XiCFP2_MVcSRPUgNBYSCVbh54naRksov6krgb79mufT8N5kcUBg9BcXhW7Qh1BCVeEpzj5egkcMUDp6A4TVs8ynucgtFFrrOVAFGspoGo7XU6lh0rS5sgmBc2YS0p4WrVRJcfmucXJ3nrCd3s_yATJnLyPr80/s320/20220928_192558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inferior exhaust geometry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DbxuhPU00BW2VnyhQqkKpQnE5I3rEYrBTf_FsMyRTMrEUpvZvPWZ1tU_YXYDdHwGpYpreSimjuzMiZq4UnVXYnwJKM9kOgukYx6IRF3gJdRR2dx0VTFk5Wzwn-vNREdLdWtr-nSUjk5MhjDBIb133h3-ZeLvOgY68xdypV9xfqbVBZiTLeWf9F4p/s4032/20220928_192819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DbxuhPU00BW2VnyhQqkKpQnE5I3rEYrBTf_FsMyRTMrEUpvZvPWZ1tU_YXYDdHwGpYpreSimjuzMiZq4UnVXYnwJKM9kOgukYx6IRF3gJdRR2dx0VTFk5Wzwn-vNREdLdWtr-nSUjk5MhjDBIb133h3-ZeLvOgY68xdypV9xfqbVBZiTLeWf9F4p/s320/20220928_192819.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Superior exhaust geometry</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><b>6. Mailaway Tundercracker with Angled Launcher Tabs</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>This is an oldy, but a goodie. These must have been super late 1986, given the 1986 catalog in the picture below, but also the scarcity of this variant. These are seen also on Thrust, and presumably on Starscream which are the only three 1986 catalog jets to have launchers. (Dirge and Ramjet do not.) Honestly, what is the point? They don't even shoot!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UY0Uqovwz8TX7MG7dw8mC0kJAxEkj6yRxhh2NBFchvzh_hcvc0LdNGSf6Nufx8N4YtPwj6dz0spkZL0QL06zpSsZlMwT8DmK5juohmz3qTOcMOq5RbvHrgEd9_TzZ_tPOzN_riPlChv1CwxIqUe8Qck122UX34Zgw75TJUoaA7ezu6ZR9Vb_e9jn/s4032/20220928_193145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UY0Uqovwz8TX7MG7dw8mC0kJAxEkj6yRxhh2NBFchvzh_hcvc0LdNGSf6Nufx8N4YtPwj6dz0spkZL0QL06zpSsZlMwT8DmK5juohmz3qTOcMOq5RbvHrgEd9_TzZ_tPOzN_riPlChv1CwxIqUe8Qck122UX34Zgw75TJUoaA7ezu6ZR9Vb_e9jn/s320/20220928_193145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrPI7NcX_Se-J3t-HfiEgsOnIm8yHM3bKmuRhba1KbAvEifsxn0KtrXyD7uodWShU4eiOhhXtX9UX4A5HtLmm3v1sPJqgpkIBKpw-Tl50LIptiqoMQbUmtYp6Mrmw3VtXdZpSVDsa6r_0f9WH1k6jRSpMvvqfv4RyR8x-Z55kNHe04krvrKJMn9Sg/s1280/vintage-g1-transformers_1_fc80e6936fb387d1120f2f2bf0a5cea0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1280" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrPI7NcX_Se-J3t-HfiEgsOnIm8yHM3bKmuRhba1KbAvEifsxn0KtrXyD7uodWShU4eiOhhXtX9UX4A5HtLmm3v1sPJqgpkIBKpw-Tl50LIptiqoMQbUmtYp6Mrmw3VtXdZpSVDsa6r_0f9WH1k6jRSpMvvqfv4RyR8x-Z55kNHe04krvrKJMn9Sg/w400-h263/vintage-g1-transformers_1_fc80e6936fb387d1120f2f2bf0a5cea0.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-g1-transformers-1833701274</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>This is a living article, more to come...</div>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-73042116807716559392022-01-23T02:52:00.013-08:002023-03-10T19:34:28.146-08:00Ralston Purina and Cookie Crisp Jazz<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWFYqnkD51i9Ff9h_aFOPJRbPu9gVhs8mUQDQSf6E_1D2_g4PY_NSKaUWNEx8tIC4X0t_DL8IYC4wRmW0TauiZ9Z61ljIR2RXEx3nGgdK-ttA5iLP-YTbTjOHPEUswWznBby8R2lYDvOLVHpBIuUgQq4b5s5mAHqfpuOTu4Prjo87r_M_viRilev1/s2139/dagb72s-4c7d3920-dc5e-4cab-a704-69ba04a7faba.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWFYqnkD51i9Ff9h_aFOPJRbPu9gVhs8mUQDQSf6E_1D2_g4PY_NSKaUWNEx8tIC4X0t_DL8IYC4wRmW0TauiZ9Z61ljIR2RXEx3nGgdK-ttA5iLP-YTbTjOHPEUswWznBby8R2lYDvOLVHpBIuUgQq4b5s5mAHqfpuOTu4Prjo87r_M_viRilev1/w448-h640/dagb72s-4c7d3920-dc5e-4cab-a704-69ba04a7faba.png" width="448" /></a></div><b><p><b>Some notes about the promotion. </b></p></b><p></p><p>Jazz was available as both an instant win prize claim, and also a purchase offer from Ralston Purina cereals, 'Cookie Crisp' and 'Cracker Jack', from a promotion that began after Hasbro Bradley became Hasbro., Inc. (the company name change was in August 1985). On the back of the box is written "© 1985 Hasbro., Inc.". According to the promotion, there were 25,000 instant win prizes, redeemed by sending the instant win certificate (which was the blue action sticker backing sheet, with YOU'RE A WINNER printed on it) to Promotional Marketing Corporation (Westport CT) who were the agency responsible for managing the instant win promotion. Jazz could also be purchased by sending 2 proof of purchases + $3.95, directly to Ralston Purina in Mascoutah, Illinois. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SzDi5la0I8w" width="320" youtube-src-id="SzDi5la0I8w"></iframe></div><p>The promotion is also seen on boxes of the unreleased 'The Transformers' chocolate cereal, with mock-ups dated 9.26 (1985), that was probably the cereal originally intended for the promotion, as a tie-in to launch the product. However, the instant win prize claim was not present on this mock up. It was intended to be only a purchase offer of Jazz. In the end, the cereal did not launch, and I speculate that Ralston Purina had already committed to an unknown wholesale purchase of Jazz figures that it now needed to clear. </p><p>Without a Transformer brand cereal to provide context for a toy redemption promotion, up to 25,000 figures were earmarked to be given away for free via other cereal brands - Cookie Crisp and Cracker Jack. All in all, the promotion ran for less than a year, beginning sometime in late 1985, likely post September, and ending on 9.30.1986. </p><p>The fulfillment of the 'mail away' toys was by American Redemption Systems Inc. (ARS), a full-service promotional fulfillment and coupon management company set up by Ralston Purina and operating out of 711 W. Fuesser Road, Mascoutah, Ill. 62224-0001. By the time the promotional mock-ups and commercial were cut, Jazz already had the 'Martinii logo' removed from the promotional artwork, photographs and video. </p><p>Cookie Crisp Jazzes developed their own special variant status among collectors, namely that they usually have all references to 'Porsche' and 'Martinii' (sic) missing from the factory applied door sticker and sticker sheet, (and the <a href="https://tfsource.com/blog/2012/07/24/mail-away-g1-transformers-part-1/">manual had these references blacked out with marker</a> as well) which led to a kind of collector's rule that all blank-door figures are Cookie Crisp, when in fact these blank-door figures were also regularly found on toy shelves as well. There are plenty of US packaged non-Martinii Jazzes out there for a toy that was not part of the 1986 USA assortment, meaning the change to remove those references must have occurred mid 1985. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8yxAaLBNLn1wAfkbNgjX4BQyTrbwvczSu8LPgKaRsoqINunm-eUzDPSyFNIq1j4sNBBzGsK0PVsJkdaScOYpsrIkgfe48o7cVaqs19FLJgW2EEUEvh4sO4DD5MkU0sQ79SwBeRJtATwAnMmc9frGSIgw91j8EZXDabMFFGohRoYbL1fTvFJDpKV-/s400/transformers-g1-jazz-mail-away-cookie_1_2883aef9a07c9e90e70e42310c21dbbd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8yxAaLBNLn1wAfkbNgjX4BQyTrbwvczSu8LPgKaRsoqINunm-eUzDPSyFNIq1j4sNBBzGsK0PVsJkdaScOYpsrIkgfe48o7cVaqs19FLJgW2EEUEvh4sO4DD5MkU0sQ79SwBeRJtATwAnMmc9frGSIgw91j8EZXDabMFFGohRoYbL1fTvFJDpKV-/s320/transformers-g1-jazz-mail-away-cookie_1_2883aef9a07c9e90e70e42310c21dbbd.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used Cookie Crisp Jazz with double-stickered door, blocked out manual, blank applied stickers, mail-away bio.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6Ld1htWnq7_LCtG7JDGi9YJpdqbA_V1gM1J-2rak6B95IyBV212EMJJVF3QaX9sfgIKM6ScmsvGkje4YTUbiOJJOaQ6YsgtfzgskTtEu66T3SX0PQFyqngBYqwzdlWJqluhgivenkrIMqlpuA1wwrIitU4xB5tZSXO3je1e7v8UkZlQTZHV1GA7W/s4032/20230308_160429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6Ld1htWnq7_LCtG7JDGi9YJpdqbA_V1gM1J-2rak6B95IyBV212EMJJVF3QaX9sfgIKM6ScmsvGkje4YTUbiOJJOaQ6YsgtfzgskTtEu66T3SX0PQFyqngBYqwzdlWJqluhgivenkrIMqlpuA1wwrIitU4xB5tZSXO3je1e7v8UkZlQTZHV1GA7W/s320/20230308_160429.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unused Cookie Crisp jazz with paperwork (minus bio).</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Jazz variant lineage should be thus:</p><p>1. Regular Martinii Jazz Figure/Porsche Martinii Sticker Sheet</p><p>2. Regular Martinii Jazz Figure (probably slipped through the cracks)/Blank Stickers Sheet (indicates Hasbro intent to change, note these blanked stickers can be both trimmed and untrimmed)</p><p>3. Blank-door Jazz Figure (double stickered - opaque blank paper sticker is placed over the existing factory applied sticker/Blank Sticker Sheet as above</p><p>4. Blank-door Jazz Figure (factory applied blank sticker)/Blank Sticker Sheet</p><p>The types that were received via the Ralston Purina promotion where mostly type 3, with a few types 2 potentially received early on. It is impossible to rule out type 4, but also extremely difficult to verify as they look would like standard late Jazzes without the bio/mailer box. Basically nothing less than a sealed mailer being opened up could prove this beyond a doubt. The flipside is this; double-doored Jazzes tend to attract 'matching' ephemera - the manual/sticker/box/bio - as collectors try to piece them together into sets that contain all the definitive hallmarks.</p><p>One has to consider that Purina Ralston was receiving some bulk shipments of Jazz toys from Hasbro, and then packing them into mailer boxes at Fuesser Road. The first shipments may have been received weeks or months before the promotional materials were finalized and the promotion went live, and those shipments may have contained transitional stock.</p><p>I do think that some Jazz figures intended to receive a second door sticker, (as evidenced by the blank sticker sheet), probably did not - in error, as there are many known errors in the G1 history - and it is plausible that these were among the early inventory at ARS. <a href="https://transformingseminarian.blogspot.com/2008/01/counting-collection-cookie-crisp-jazz.html">See testimony here</a>. Do we think given a near one year of fulfillment, that there were no oddball figures mixed in?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglA3UddPFGt6pWg4KhRzVnOCdYmF0ymNZpLd170eHRAOs7b8paztiJ5jUG-YoLVdQ3xq9nKyfx4uIXP2xLmdXY9g3eVFqT5JU71AqQm0oiP-RxV_rX1RctPspCC6Md_L1pJ4ebsxnUtfXJiUHHUHkRgeRi8SJL7kcUO6oryw6sYvA-PWPTAp6OE0gT=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglA3UddPFGt6pWg4KhRzVnOCdYmF0ymNZpLd170eHRAOs7b8paztiJ5jUG-YoLVdQ3xq9nKyfx4uIXP2xLmdXY9g3eVFqT5JU71AqQm0oiP-RxV_rX1RctPspCC6Md_L1pJ4ebsxnUtfXJiUHHUHkRgeRi8SJL7kcUO6oryw6sYvA-PWPTAp6OE0gT=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blank-door Jazz is not an exclusively mail-away figure.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRwVSJ0mclQklCut_fhCLT8qge_MMfRpGk47W0pOUEzkzorgc3o-d-1a62aKSjyDyjmFhNneNaBPekQ3o_jk2V4Dg-rCT-QRBaA2FVO9glJt7sgO5qMozvtXJbu00QKqCxQdqgL1Xahi7WlDbZWYsmnnYLkKbqmXTWrfKgA8EkfOa2qLlkVy3ipBXm=s600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRwVSJ0mclQklCut_fhCLT8qge_MMfRpGk47W0pOUEzkzorgc3o-d-1a62aKSjyDyjmFhNneNaBPekQ3o_jk2V4Dg-rCT-QRBaA2FVO9glJt7sgO5qMozvtXJbu00QKqCxQdqgL1Xahi7WlDbZWYsmnnYLkKbqmXTWrfKgA8EkfOa2qLlkVy3ipBXm=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A standard Martinii door sticker Jazz, with non-Porsche/Martinii stickers applied.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Byx8uE4vCRmBOU9JMtB5G2yV0lBr6cozXGIQLv_NuExpvlgHN7dZKjmoejjRBC2VvR8GwCxbxk5WmFf5_8XsjgN8H86CBXvlrOieFJCZDgnPdzdDkFj0fLDW2rvNCYiXQVYUh9ZAF3SNIXj_zH5I8ZHMkWgqd0pcUlzld9KNmJp4txNo_NoPcT4N/s1600/s-l1600%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Byx8uE4vCRmBOU9JMtB5G2yV0lBr6cozXGIQLv_NuExpvlgHN7dZKjmoejjRBC2VvR8GwCxbxk5WmFf5_8XsjgN8H86CBXvlrOieFJCZDgnPdzdDkFj0fLDW2rvNCYiXQVYUh9ZAF3SNIXj_zH5I8ZHMkWgqd0pcUlzld9KNmJp4txNo_NoPcT4N/w320-h240/s-l1600%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untrimmed Sticker</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDOziouhB_217lrduUVZNIMguGKmJtxA9P0nQWlgCC6HYXaI5ibXUBSWINsAKcD4ztQO58g7UR2pID5N6SJvV1KON1AIDZGU6jbi86Ja6gmBVFDxlGg8tCNKQWWa24JGn210p4pNEnAC8c7q2kLYWsA3yFZZrkS4XYW5JKSmryz15aCwBed_3UFLz/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDOziouhB_217lrduUVZNIMguGKmJtxA9P0nQWlgCC6HYXaI5ibXUBSWINsAKcD4ztQO58g7UR2pID5N6SJvV1KON1AIDZGU6jbi86Ja6gmBVFDxlGg8tCNKQWWa24JGn210p4pNEnAC8c7q2kLYWsA3yFZZrkS4XYW5JKSmryz15aCwBed_3UFLz/w300-h400/s-l1600.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimmed Sticker</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>*<a href="http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/VarJazzCookieCrispMIB.html">Note, when researching I saw a mail-away Jazz that was paired with a MCRB mailer (the 7075 Oakland Mills Rd mailer)</a>. However it looks like it was actually the mailer for a Wheeljack, as there is no Robot Point redemption offer for Jazz.</p><p><b>Links</b></p><p>Front of Cookie Crisp Cereal Box: <a href="https://lmb3.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/tfg1aoftccbox-1.jpg?w=2000&h=">https://lmb3.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/tfg1aoftccbox-1.jpg?w=2000&h=</a></p><p>Back of Cookie Crisp Cereal Box: <a href="https://lmb3.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/tfg1aoftccbox-2.jpg?w=2000&h=">https://lmb3.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/tfg1aoftccbox-2.jpg?w=2000&h=</a></p><p>Cracker Jack Cereal Box, Jazz with Mailer Box: <a href="https://www.thechosenprime.com/AFACrackerJackJazz1">https://www.thechosenprime.com/AFACrackerJackJazz1</a></p><p>Cookie Crisp Mailer Box: <a href="https://www.hakes.com/Image/MediumRes/245056/1/image.jpg">https://www.hakes.com/Image/MediumRes/245056/1/image.jpg</a></p><p>Transformers Cereal Test Packaging: <a href="https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=766">https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=766</a></p><p>Promotional Marketing Corporation: <a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6PcXyvp-6KcC&pg=RA2-PA28&lpg=RA2-PA28&dq=Promotional+Marketing+Corporation+Ralston+Purina&source=bl&ots=vroHXYwyoz&sig=ACfU3U2ESePhRPGnmYRZ2x4DzacqcdLuXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ_ZeMp5j1AhXKSWwGHQbfA2AQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=Promotional%20Marketing%20Corporation%20Ralston%20Purina&f=false">https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6PcXyvp-6KcC&pg=RA2-PA28&lpg=RA2-PA28&dq=Promotional+Marketing+Corporation+Ralston+Purina&source=bl&ots=vroHXYwyoz&sig=ACfU3U2ESePhRPGnmYRZ2x4DzacqcdLuXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ_ZeMp5j1AhXKSWwGHQbfA2AQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=Promotional%20Marketing%20Corporation%20Ralston%20Purina&f=false</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_tVoPoSWJ53Oigklm5YyEW0_MOdotshmSLPp-ClZz9pWkQWtqlikQICIQ-NAgJs6mDfhgO7YD6MJFDWd0rbkTQty1l9BWWP0YrcCbUkfCFVcoy1hupoUk1YVkCCjIJwCjx5KsdDKMh0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="31" data-original-width="317" height="31" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_tVoPoSWJ53Oigklm5YyEW0_MOdotshmSLPp-ClZz9pWkQWtqlikQICIQ-NAgJs6mDfhgO7YD6MJFDWd0rbkTQty1l9BWWP0YrcCbUkfCFVcoy1hupoUk1YVkCCjIJwCjx5KsdDKMh0/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Ralston Purina Peanuts Cookbook (note address): <a href="https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/load_object/7067/pdf/">https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/load_object/7067/pdf/</a><p></p><p>Mention of ARS address: <a href="https://tulsaworld.com/archive/proctor-gamble-does-not-fund-satan-church/article_9bd6d2e5-de41-5c42-ac5a-ec525f33e097.html">https://tulsaworld.com/archive/proctor-gamble-does-not-fund-satan-church/article_9bd6d2e5-de41-5c42-ac5a-ec525f33e097.html</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH95tCWpRsZdR9NAA3mDNcTs6Hmk9kQnjjmLjh4QJaGjIwq53_zg-vJD5iw7UyL6BP81VSl5qOrgTP1fQ8mtz7fu-FsCo-DdhrqIDiIexJRqazf66ijiv4Negw1jH8Yz4S7fOwnJ21t1w/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="618" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH95tCWpRsZdR9NAA3mDNcTs6Hmk9kQnjjmLjh4QJaGjIwq53_zg-vJD5iw7UyL6BP81VSl5qOrgTP1fQ8mtz7fu-FsCo-DdhrqIDiIexJRqazf66ijiv4Negw1jH8Yz4S7fOwnJ21t1w/" width="320" /></a></div>ARS Trademark: <a href="https://www.trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/74573283/ARS">https://www.trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/74573283/ARS</a><p></p><p>ARS Relationship to Ralston Purina: <a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nN78DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=and+American+Redemption+Systems+Inc.+(ARS),+a+full-service+promotional+fulfi+llment+and+coupon+management+company&source=bl&ots=56GPcwJv2F&sig=ACfU3U0Fvajas6XVhmZi2M6LbhN53QMLIA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsk6q40Mf1AhUBjeYKHaq6BIIQ6AF6BAgvEAM#v=onepage&q=and%20American%20Redemption%20Systems%20Inc.%20(ARS)%2C%20a%20full-service%20promotional%20fulfi%20llment%20and%20coupon%20management%20company&f=false">https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nN78DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=and+American+Redemption+Systems+Inc.+(ARS),+a+full-service+promotional+fulfi+llment+and+coupon+management+company&source=bl&ots=56GPcwJv2F&sig=ACfU3U0Fvajas6XVhmZi2M6LbhN53QMLIA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsk6q40Mf1AhUBjeYKHaq6BIIQ6AF6BAgvEAM#v=onepage&q=and%20American%20Redemption%20Systems%20Inc.%20(ARS)%2C%20a%20full-service%20promotional%20fulfi%20llment%20and%20coupon%20management%20company&f=false</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknTUdh7XZYXbA-JSNCpn3eDi7iJuLbzAE4mWX4ocykSeyxLtk1hdxwq7YSUma33ni9b-eKkPkWeCRl4zvbqXuWyBxMjLOq0GFhilEDzyT6QjmheTxzzGyLNmYbDAOM87NlKp2kXTjZxQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="295" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknTUdh7XZYXbA-JSNCpn3eDi7iJuLbzAE4mWX4ocykSeyxLtk1hdxwq7YSUma33ni9b-eKkPkWeCRl4zvbqXuWyBxMjLOq0GFhilEDzyT6QjmheTxzzGyLNmYbDAOM87NlKp2kXTjZxQ/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></div>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-87054502184552720372022-01-16T06:06:00.005-08:002022-10-25T07:29:50.974-07:00Paint - G1 Shockwave Fanart<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb1q8YaoHif6nNIIsS3T3LHhzyh0VKthkJORvIMIGng4EqtfS5e7y0IlrMlNuqoTfbIO9HuAwjsfJP3ZpPrUaTzydlNYCBsql5WJC013tbakNsge3MnO-DCnhJGOzFX1CB4Jo7HDZSKAsSO-39u6xZTqPIVpRhtNNkKSZwbFnZ92I2sZO_vskVpbpC=s2139" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb1q8YaoHif6nNIIsS3T3LHhzyh0VKthkJORvIMIGng4EqtfS5e7y0IlrMlNuqoTfbIO9HuAwjsfJP3ZpPrUaTzydlNYCBsql5WJC013tbakNsge3MnO-DCnhJGOzFX1CB4Jo7HDZSKAsSO-39u6xZTqPIVpRhtNNkKSZwbFnZ92I2sZO_vskVpbpC=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shockwave</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFE7uzoDTbbOzdpEMu74XtgeEnpcBfhQRgLhCz444vV4hjZUkQkmdqiTFOyRazMVdFOgIcjIEaczkTzL_cGrra9ELgNM-UwBilbfkkn1decwXL5bSFdzz2JkJI3HoLZx0s9efOm1sO36JhmEqLOkSTFZFsj2WQcWihKjVMVNYkFmVbzRxpT-qWo29j=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="4000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFE7uzoDTbbOzdpEMu74XtgeEnpcBfhQRgLhCz444vV4hjZUkQkmdqiTFOyRazMVdFOgIcjIEaczkTzL_cGrra9ELgNM-UwBilbfkkn1decwXL5bSFdzz2JkJI3HoLZx0s9efOm1sO36JhmEqLOkSTFZFsj2WQcWihKjVMVNYkFmVbzRxpT-qWo29j=w400-h214" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Astro Magnum - Shockwave - Galactic Man</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Released as:</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Decepticon Operations Shockwave</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The Transformers, Hasbro Industries, Inc., 1984</span><div>(Intecs, Ltd., Seoul)<br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br />First Released as:<br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 Changeable Astro Magnum</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Toyco, Ltd., Japan, 1983</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYwlKKoe8RXf2kJA0dl7NFdpTdDyEmlaSAOtY15zcTmggDe-zxRypEd7Bifemp3rz5MINqY9LJ4_qOR1zNF-mt7_dU1s_j2xTkn6Uzi1NzZHSJndNjGJFWRp-NFadLuEp9ICIeSDHI6A/s1600/20180627_185056.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYwlKKoe8RXf2kJA0dl7NFdpTdDyEmlaSAOtY15zcTmggDe-zxRypEd7Bifemp3rz5MINqY9LJ4_qOR1zNF-mt7_dU1s_j2xTkn6Uzi1NzZHSJndNjGJFWRp-NFadLuEp9ICIeSDHI6A/s320/20180627_185056.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Astro Magnum (Toyco, Ltd.)<br />Toyco, Japan, 1983 Release</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdz5FBNsshIsMGi6-razp6Csb9o1rTYec0cEhIhRnbhb5_gNhX4koZpJoeOLfukpWo7Whzlbrt2--SicH9-SI42sf8GKbfZvNBD9xfBqwTVQL4Uz1H0VrdGl-6pvRi78MQAHVLlun230rpZ2IFVtkLFrDW9xgjBl1JWnAptMyXKzFP64fywK1sTrOm=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdz5FBNsshIsMGi6-razp6Csb9o1rTYec0cEhIhRnbhb5_gNhX4koZpJoeOLfukpWo7Whzlbrt2--SicH9-SI42sf8GKbfZvNBD9xfBqwTVQL4Uz1H0VrdGl-6pvRi78MQAHVLlun230rpZ2IFVtkLFrDW9xgjBl1JWnAptMyXKzFP64fywK1sTrOm=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laserwave (Intecs, Ltd.)<br />Takara, Japan, 1985 Release</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVg19kvL7DZnTMhenQSz2EUJLW0dMNLsnVkuo04rQRlrLPatP3X-97YCtgg0tNmdPJaRJ4rQ1hVH4KW5w_7_YkAVK-7j9A4we-s8Z6UpsWdvg5MNLa2ktrCmKzgZIB2wZsCBimcOMNvDLbbOyuuZg26K0Du4j8N8Ta0ZaOWWzvaafed5icXSdabeyY=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVg19kvL7DZnTMhenQSz2EUJLW0dMNLsnVkuo04rQRlrLPatP3X-97YCtgg0tNmdPJaRJ4rQ1hVH4KW5w_7_YkAVK-7j9A4we-s8Z6UpsWdvg5MNLa2ktrCmKzgZIB2wZsCBimcOMNvDLbbOyuuZg26K0Du4j8N8Ta0ZaOWWzvaafed5icXSdabeyY=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galactic Man (Intecs, Ltd.)<br />Tandy/Radio Shack, USA, 1985 Release</td></tr></tbody></table><br />masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-55126772031617817322021-10-20T04:12:00.041-07:002023-03-14T06:34:05.436-07:00Astro Magnum: a History/Electronic Magnum: the Missing Link<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfGTgZtByA6Kw5dc5-Am2gxK1rmyWpG8FcqHxj-Tv0CmRHqz3xhyphenhyphenWPCU3vXjIV8pGMEITi1FfkhbYkqxo5OjGMckp-X1v1s4RhZlzyyycvFLWvqZl1PjGxwWEPus4nG-f8UE7FmccIuM/s2766/shockwavecrtoontif1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Galactic Man, Shockwave, Electronic Magnum, Spark Man, Astro Magnum" border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="2766" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfGTgZtByA6Kw5dc5-Am2gxK1rmyWpG8FcqHxj-Tv0CmRHqz3xhyphenhyphenWPCU3vXjIV8pGMEITi1FfkhbYkqxo5OjGMckp-X1v1s4RhZlzyyycvFLWvqZl1PjGxwWEPus4nG-f8UE7FmccIuM/w640-h264/shockwavecrtoontif1.png" title="Artwork by Masarujasu (Author)" width="640" /></a></div><p>Pre-reading on this topic:</p><p><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2019/05/spark-man-forgotten-pre-transformer.html" target="_blank">Spark Man: the forgotten pre-Transformer</a></p><p><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2018/08/file-notes-astro-magnum-shockwave.html" target="_blank">File Notes - Astro Magnum, Shockwave, Patent, Design Registration</a></p><p><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2017/06/file-notes-astro-magnum-toyco-intecs.html" target="_blank">File Notes - Astro Magnum, Toyco, Intecs, Shockwave, Galactic Man</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Part 1 - Electronic Magnum: the Missing Link</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">About two years ago I discovered that the ‘Shockwave-like’
transforming toy - Spark Man, by Intecs, Ltd., Korea - was the legitimate
successor to the original Astro Magnum <span style="font-family: inherit;">(アストロマグナム)</span> by Toyco, Ltd., Japan <span style="font-family: inherit;">(</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">トイコー</span></span><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></span></span>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Two years before that, I noted another possible incarnation
of the figure that was also assumed by casual observers to be a knockoff
(albeit being so obscure that it probably was accepted at face value as a KO
without second thought). This figure was Electronic Magnum by Royal Condor –
which I suspected could also be of the same ilk as Spark Man, as it shared some
key features with Spark Man. With the recent revelations, the original Soundwave variant bible, <a href="https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/05/shockwave-toyco-variants-part-1.html" target="_blank">Soundwaves Oblivion</a>, has moved Electronic Magnum and Spark Man from the KO list to official variant list. At the time there were only a few internet photos to go by. For four years I have been hoping to get my hands on
Electronic Magnum to have a closer look. Well, now I have one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFRP7wbSt7I4_79tiwkVEAUa8yaz506mytChyphenhyphenGAkjwi4-BHVgHtMXN2CBdptSzdYLIkpbwbD_49p7owm4yz7I73OmS6EoLp8OA0S8OMxnErVw6Rd2x_48rP3M1XsnmlqdPv9YnzO8o-Q/s2048/20210924_011525.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="2048" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFRP7wbSt7I4_79tiwkVEAUa8yaz506mytChyphenhyphenGAkjwi4-BHVgHtMXN2CBdptSzdYLIkpbwbD_49p7owm4yz7I73OmS6EoLp8OA0S8OMxnErVw6Rd2x_48rP3M1XsnmlqdPv9YnzO8o-Q/w400-h226/20210924_011525.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJCy8VyXmUBDJQ5GirSYAlYqa2VUbTqe8jrYO_p4B5EEONJ2k8r_W3eOOOZRyOk4pqtNtZb_nkznZoZNl4nqz8bNopksOF_FWQuWbsWmUzTY0XViDcTC3urvLWzOUO4Yi3JGCBtHzBi0/s2016/20211020_182818.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJCy8VyXmUBDJQ5GirSYAlYqa2VUbTqe8jrYO_p4B5EEONJ2k8r_W3eOOOZRyOk4pqtNtZb_nkznZoZNl4nqz8bNopksOF_FWQuWbsWmUzTY0XViDcTC3urvLWzOUO4Yi3JGCBtHzBi0/w480-h640/20211020_182818.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-iaOTFgeOXRoVV4pcYrpIjPoRz5We7R4DFMTpjavEYVVdj6F_lFU7rhQtRPkvLVQfz6na_bGTW1Yc68z8C9yWjncmGwcI7vOupn0U-cXZYMLO3raCDLRHSKZ5JC21gwzv3Sn181cXR0/s2016/20211020_180027.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-iaOTFgeOXRoVV4pcYrpIjPoRz5We7R4DFMTpjavEYVVdj6F_lFU7rhQtRPkvLVQfz6na_bGTW1Yc68z8C9yWjncmGwcI7vOupn0U-cXZYMLO3raCDLRHSKZ5JC21gwzv3Sn181cXR0/w480-h640/20211020_180027.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jcetlcrdj1x3g3RMHGrwa2d9TIOFtwVVSk_KX7YfH7TquR3MOfDGq24h0QaqL6ChhK10XY343jPNxktGNOYl5xxakLXM4kQQ3U4arAWFF0XbEbMzUhPdACDpLLIO-fxZMT3FMvsgrfI/s2016/20211020_180057.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jcetlcrdj1x3g3RMHGrwa2d9TIOFtwVVSk_KX7YfH7TquR3MOfDGq24h0QaqL6ChhK10XY343jPNxktGNOYl5xxakLXM4kQQ3U4arAWFF0XbEbMzUhPdACDpLLIO-fxZMT3FMvsgrfI/w480-h640/20211020_180057.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIbGKF6MGjxryxaGsTe9Hq7PTEaYEkjUijYvI_9V_qg2FC7efphoJvHbEV2q8l4W0OT5emH34JPrLmEzIeASK-Pmr5tVubPiKOwMeGKKR4JwK7nyzRPe9kWR7FBqL_YujUGI30ilc-o0/s2016/20210924_012502.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIbGKF6MGjxryxaGsTe9Hq7PTEaYEkjUijYvI_9V_qg2FC7efphoJvHbEV2q8l4W0OT5emH34JPrLmEzIeASK-Pmr5tVubPiKOwMeGKKR4JwK7nyzRPe9kWR7FBqL_YujUGI30ilc-o0/w480-h640/20210924_012502.png" width="480" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Immediately, the box provides information that was not in the
existing photographs of the time - the back displays similar patent pending information
that was found on the Spark Man box. Spark Man was made by Intecs, who also made
Shockwave for Hasbro. The Japan design registration number has been carried across from
Toyco’s Astro Magnum box, to Spark Man’s box, and now to the Electronic Magnum
box. Further to that, the patent numbers for the other geographies (US, UK/HK,
Taiwan) are the same with the exception of USA, which is absent. The back of
box instructions are identical, except that Electronic Magnum has an additional
customized drawing (copied from step (7)), illustrating the 9V battery
instruction. Like Spark Man, this toy was made in Korea. These factors indicate
the toy was made by Intecs and at roughly the same time as Spark Man (but
likely slightly later).<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJvvEXhdTG18iKdgccoxKy7EjDQhaZXIi442vMQQDpR65WY82l6_WZhrr4ELq2scXqOfFSyLOdJNFrVcnp7dKi9_2JqXxNZk_7r1A-JAniWfPQC9ETV4YVWCdkOagO5cz01rxydSLYnE/s2016/20210924_011113.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJvvEXhdTG18iKdgccoxKy7EjDQhaZXIi442vMQQDpR65WY82l6_WZhrr4ELq2scXqOfFSyLOdJNFrVcnp7dKi9_2JqXxNZk_7r1A-JAniWfPQC9ETV4YVWCdkOagO5cz01rxydSLYnE/w480-h640/20210924_011113.png" width="480" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The leg is still stamped with the ‘Toyco TRADEMARK’ logo,
which is an essential hallmark, but it does not have the ‘© 1983’ that is
visible on Shockwave (and Galactic Man), placing this at least next door to
non-copyrighted Spark Man but earlier than Shockwave.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now here’s the kicker - the leg has been modified to have
the dowels that connect into holes on the backpack, and a newly cast battery cover
that is not like Spark Man/Astro Magnum. Given the absence of ‘© 1983’, the first time these features appear on this toy is on Electronic Magnum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Like Astro Magnum and Spark Man, Electronic Magnum has a
smooth right wrist – Shockwave and Galactic Man have a ridge that allows the gun
barrel to stay on better.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Finally, any figure cast from this injection mold shares the same defective panel line on the right side of the chest.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVLeWGEe_A8dl1W46CXGCw8vdB6teWCJIQnVkaasJIQIs71lMKrLTeaqeNf2_Ti5bHqNI1T1WMVslpUtgZ1QKwF4o41Tnhppq_r_wzZ62eGGJPB6hDZL5jSJPTO5w1I9EklwyBSvLP3Y/s3434/sparkmaninlayfiver1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="3434" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVLeWGEe_A8dl1W46CXGCw8vdB6teWCJIQnVkaasJIQIs71lMKrLTeaqeNf2_Ti5bHqNI1T1WMVslpUtgZ1QKwF4o41Tnhppq_r_wzZ62eGGJPB6hDZL5jSJPTO5w1I9EklwyBSvLP3Y/w640-h170/sparkmaninlayfiver1.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1. Toyco Astro Magnum (Toyco)*<br />2. Smooth wrist. Dowel on backpack that fits into recesses on top of legs when joined together.<br />3. Symmetrical battery cover, fits flush into body. MADE IN JAPAN.<br />4. No date Toyco trademark.<br />5. The vertical panel line on side of chest has defects from injection mold (die). This defect can be seen on all figures indicating they are cast from the same die.<br />6. Horizontal slit on backpack above the dowels.<br />7. (Hidden) no battery ejection ribbon.<br />*Spark Man (Intecs) images inlaid for their similarities (MADE IN KOREA) taken from facebook.com/tfperu</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq36JeqkVegvVK1UvisJCorRTHl_VsU5zjV5UzxZW5a-6a4ijmalH_BvyTHjnJtEYUns50WpHQwCbDyVIZhC9u12fJNoc0Db4asBirfoYFhjQIQj_iD9e0sbeBmGMdYn5f_KP4skgXXes/s3434/electronicmagnumfiver2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="3434" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq36JeqkVegvVK1UvisJCorRTHl_VsU5zjV5UzxZW5a-6a4ijmalH_BvyTHjnJtEYUns50WpHQwCbDyVIZhC9u12fJNoc0Db4asBirfoYFhjQIQj_iD9e0sbeBmGMdYn5f_KP4skgXXes/w640-h170/electronicmagnumfiver2.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>1. Royal Condor Electronic Magnum (Intecs) and Village Toys N-4-SR (Intecs) looks the same</span><br /><span>2. Smooth wrist <span>(Later ridge </span>is added). Dowel on legs that fit into holes on backpack, when joined together.<br /></span><span>3. Asymmetrical battery cover, not flush-fitted. MADE IN KOREA.</span><br /><span>4. No date Toyco trademark</span><span>. (Later - </span>© 1983 is added).<br /></span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">5. The vertical panel line on side of chest has defects from injection mold (die). This defect can be seen on all figures indicating they are cast from the same die.<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">6. No horizontal slit on backpack above the holes.</span><br style="font-size: small;" /><span style="font-size: x-small;">7. (Hidden) no battery ejection ribbon. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>(Later - </span><span>hole for ribbon added, but ribbon not added).</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyc1iYC0KzRP8fSicldQTDbiviqQ_e5Y_YA4mP8XII9i6Km0p8XnKN2RJ0G5GYinOuXfjJjDhD4u482_4LL5dQIwhVB8e17dxa1Ku92RPWS7R9rHTf9j9VW72lqnUwEm2Fkgg-MDdCdI/s3434/shockwavefiver1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="3434" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyc1iYC0KzRP8fSicldQTDbiviqQ_e5Y_YA4mP8XII9i6Km0p8XnKN2RJ0G5GYinOuXfjJjDhD4u482_4LL5dQIwhVB8e17dxa1Ku92RPWS7R9rHTf9j9VW72lqnUwEm2Fkgg-MDdCdI/w640-h170/shockwavefiver1.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>1. Hasbro/Takara Shockwave (Intecs)</span><br /><span>2. Ridged wrist. Dowel on legs that fit into holes on backpack, when joined together.</span><br /><span>3. Asymmetrical battery cover, not flush-fitted. MADE IN KOREA.</span><br /><span>4. © 1983 Toyco trademark.</span><br /><span>5. The vertical panel line on side of chest has defects from injection mold (die). This defect can be seen on all figures indicating they are cast from the same die.<br /><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">6. No horizontal slit on backpack above the holes.</span><br style="font-size: small;" /><span>7. (Hidden) battery ejection ribbon.</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5si5w2gKTKON3opoxqSLtagJfuTSk2-VSt-VdAZZJkaP-bOhNOWv2j05DsYUewVeqw5JqFognBuK4kdIpx5HOrCGSgafOgexuIstwIclc5IESRxChFaMeXttoHc3WdNeu1rJDUeyrHQ/s3434/galacticmanfiver.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="3434" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5si5w2gKTKON3opoxqSLtagJfuTSk2-VSt-VdAZZJkaP-bOhNOWv2j05DsYUewVeqw5JqFognBuK4kdIpx5HOrCGSgafOgexuIstwIclc5IESRxChFaMeXttoHc3WdNeu1rJDUeyrHQ/w640-h170/galacticmanfiver.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>1. Radio Shack/Tandy Galactic Man (Intecs)</span><br /><span>2. Ridged wrist. Dowel on legs that fit into holes on backpack, when joined together.</span><br /><span>3. Asymmetrical battery cover, not flush-fitted. MADE IN KOREA.</span><br /><span>4. © 1983 Toyco trademark.</span><br /></span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">5. The vertical panel line on side of chest has defects from injection mold (die). This defect can be seen on all figures indicating they are cast from the same die.<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>6. No horizontal slit on backpack above the holes.</span><br /><span>7. (Hidden) battery ejection ribbon.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Summarized thusly, these major hallmarks occurred in this
order: ‘Toyco TRADEMARK’ logo, and smooth wrist, and dowel on backpack, and
holes in legs, and symmetrical flush battery cover, and no battery ejection ribbon, and horizontal backpack slit, and ‘MADE IN JAPAN’ > ‘MADE
IN KOREA’ > leg dowels, and backpack holes, and asymmetric non-flush battery
cover, and removal of backpack slit > ridge on right wrist and hole-fixture in battery cavity to attach ribbon > and addition of ‘© 1983’ to inner right leg and battery ejection ribbon (Shockwave/Galactic Man only).</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This means in terms of manufacturing order, aka injection
mold lineage, Electronic Magnum is the transitional figure between Spark Man
and Shockwave.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On <a href="https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/05/shockwave-toyco-variants-part-1.html" target="_blank">Soundwaves Oblivion</a>, the Electronic Magnum figure documented has the ‘© 1983’ added to the stamp, and the ridge is added to the wrist, making that particular specimen identical to Galactic Man, which came out the following year in 1985. So this means that Electronic Magnum was produced when the injection mold was undergoing tooling changes, and transitional variants can be seen within Electronic Magnum's specific lifespan! <b>See Part 2 for the reason for these changes.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Electronic Magnum is not a knock off, but yet another
official license by Intecs Ltd., to a toy brand (Royal Condor).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Electronic Magnum looks to be identical to <a href="https://www.the-liberator.net/site-files/robot-toys/convert-a-bots-pages/n-4-sr-convert-a-bots.htm">Village Toys N-4-SR release of 1984</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Part 2 - Astro Magnum: a History</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Silver Shocker</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">About 4 years ago I made a blog entry here reiterating that
Toyco - the inventor of the Astro Magnum figure – was and is a Japanese
company, in opposition to the often repeated (in Transformer's circles) 'myth'
that it's Korean. In July 2018, Toyco joined twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd">https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd</a>) and
began tweeting about their toys, old and new. So, from this point forward,
there can never be any doubt about Toyco again!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, a few choice tweets were made about the Astro Magnum
toy, which as you may have guessed, is a favorite topic of mine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Tweets<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">On November 20<sup>th</sup>, 2020, they shared an advert or
flyer dated 1983/Oct/11 promising an October 1983 release of the figure with a
RRP of 3,980 Yen. This advert actually appeared in the October 1983 issue of Toy Journal.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc8rwYHbd0vt1oHDEEhxMCVsC_nW4PT0WYX4uRT6vobAwhZpuVzx7761dJIBcyBvYpHSmw23miidP_jlLr-IWJuBSSeYBmhCdJ9HrLZJtejlIyU1_rRgX3EAo792yUUkvXS1FhkGM1Gg/s2048/EnPBJfiVoAAqDsT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc8rwYHbd0vt1oHDEEhxMCVsC_nW4PT0WYX4uRT6vobAwhZpuVzx7761dJIBcyBvYpHSmw23miidP_jlLr-IWJuBSSeYBmhCdJ9HrLZJtejlIyU1_rRgX3EAo792yUUkvXS1FhkGM1Gg/w293-h400/EnPBJfiVoAAqDsT.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1329618690678001665">https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1329618690678001665</a>)<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvAU_P9FWGjchODX-QA4E5XgwftA9oA53MvtC0zdtHmyyJrWBDAL2u7NlRP8rNnRzgSuNDRgR8KtKLC07sWWKDJs5zKIeZ4K-f_je8UdhaFa7gKyWjIx84vayTubKbL7kPn5py7GpPdk/w358-h400/toy+journal+1983+10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="358" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toy Journal 1983.10</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal">In April 2021, they uncovered a silver (vacuum metalized)
Astro Magnum figure somewhere in their company premises, which they described
as, “not for sale at the time” and “a corporate treasure”. They've posted a
short video of the item (<a href="https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1385341789758844929">https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1385341789758844929</a>), in gun and robot modes, and a still photo. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbYIbniftiZR_A05qgBRm9gSrM-nfJ1PSLK1MROglmAL7ISKd-Qo3aDHCrVmY0AjXbG5keigralhDv-MmL01ieYVDSXDeHQNeQXfPGOBOLKsHZI5XUZSvota72VejVx1bEdMvijjDbis/s1478/Ezm4f1yVEAUE9Y1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1478" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbYIbniftiZR_A05qgBRm9gSrM-nfJ1PSLK1MROglmAL7ISKd-Qo3aDHCrVmY0AjXbG5keigralhDv-MmL01ieYVDSXDeHQNeQXfPGOBOLKsHZI5XUZSvota72VejVx1bEdMvijjDbis/w400-h300/Ezm4f1yVEAUE9Y1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1385341223787843587/photo/1" style="text-align: left;">https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1385341223787843587/photo/1</a><span style="text-align: left;">)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Of course, Transformers fans were excited. Toyco
makes a public acknowledgement of a toy that disappeared in the late 80s. It is
a toy that everyone wants re-issued and the idea that Toyco has re-discovered
some vestiges of that figure ignites dreams of a re-release. <a href="https://tformers.com/transformers-astro-magnum-tracking-down-the-shockwave-mold/9709/news.html" target="_blank">But alas, in 2008,Toyco reps had stated that the rights were transferred to other companies (precluding Toyco from being able to sell it even if they wanted to, and by inference HasTak could not either). A key part of their statement was that they knew the molds were in South Korea for Transformers production and finally ended up in China before being lost to the world.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Twist<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">THE SILVER FIGURE IS ACTUALLY GALACTIC MAN.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Let’s get down to some toy geekery here. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The ‘© 1983’ can be seen on the leg under the Toyco company
mark, consistent with Galactic Man and not Astro Magnum (no copyright). <o:p></o:p>The back of the leg has protruding dowels that fit into 2 holes on the backpack in gun mode, consistent with Galactic Man and not Astro Magnum (the legs have holes that accommodate a dowel on the backpack). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-P3MetHjU92EO_Fdh9WkmU7o9dbcftuI-ki1fKk4mqTQI99aapzoH8guzd83AgTxBHkI6sNB3vw5WwREt12MOrC5qjHYM9L-IgifjO_W3IU_PFUVBDtuRCNb5_aKySuegpGNriU1puE/s1920/Silver+Galactic+Man+2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-P3MetHjU92EO_Fdh9WkmU7o9dbcftuI-ki1fKk4mqTQI99aapzoH8guzd83AgTxBHkI6sNB3vw5WwREt12MOrC5qjHYM9L-IgifjO_W3IU_PFUVBDtuRCNb5_aKySuegpGNriU1puE/w640-h360/Silver+Galactic+Man+2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>The wrist has a friction ridge for securing the detachable gun barrel in gun mode, consistent with Galactic Man and not Astro Magnum (has a smooth wrist).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM4Jrt4a7G8noVFQh_F4c-LltzhwcqlUX-Kf4o-qVNxQbsAFTINw5Tasx54ExSNOqLlfJU0oeFGcw9f09vwBUVztpW7OEPigKgh-ggjE6p1GzXGzFfehiXhvvz3Qyi2X-mOYMj6Iz6aU/s1920/Silver+Galactic+Man+3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM4Jrt4a7G8noVFQh_F4c-LltzhwcqlUX-Kf4o-qVNxQbsAFTINw5Tasx54ExSNOqLlfJU0oeFGcw9f09vwBUVztpW7OEPigKgh-ggjE6p1GzXGzFfehiXhvvz3Qyi2X-mOYMj6Iz6aU/w640-h360/Silver+Galactic+Man+3.png" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The battery hatch is not flush with the back, instead sits
over the battery compartment, consistent with Galactic Man and not Astro Magnum
(flush). </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEyevxjWZ5qsMbi61uUG2Mig4qtj3YZG2_Y-qmTiiJ0NeIQ8g1GZ7sEiCsyDRGP168kShdwQ6UPE-_lcv2c6EeuZs6u8Rx06TZix3Rf3LLnhlWvPIqo0L9dPmXbKNuBTM7kQ8tUW1Lkg/s1920/Silver+Galactic+Man+1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEyevxjWZ5qsMbi61uUG2Mig4qtj3YZG2_Y-qmTiiJ0NeIQ8g1GZ7sEiCsyDRGP168kShdwQ6UPE-_lcv2c6EeuZs6u8Rx06TZix3Rf3LLnhlWvPIqo0L9dPmXbKNuBTM7kQ8tUW1Lkg/w640-h360/Silver+Galactic+Man+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">A savvy aficionado might recognize it has a clear (now
yellowed) fist and laser barrel, crosshair panel, chest panel etc, consistent
with Galactic Man and not Astro Magnum (pink). Well, this is a tricky one. Most
Astro Magnums have pink, but there are clear versions as well that came with
multi-lingual instructions in both V1 (blue box) and V2 (red box). These are very
rare toys and it is not a widely known fact.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So why does Toyco have a silver version of Galactic Man that
was made in Korea? Well, I have to throw some milestones into the mix to set
the scene, and then try to join some dots.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Blast from the Past<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">1. Astro Magnum was released by Toyco in October 1983 (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">十月旬発売</span>). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc8rwYHbd0vt1oHDEEhxMCVsC_nW4PT0WYX4uRT6vobAwhZpuVzx7761dJIBcyBvYpHSmw23miidP_jlLr-IWJuBSSeYBmhCdJ9HrLZJtejlIyU1_rRgX3EAo792yUUkvXS1FhkGM1Gg/s2048/EnPBJfiVoAAqDsT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc8rwYHbd0vt1oHDEEhxMCVsC_nW4PT0WYX4uRT6vobAwhZpuVzx7761dJIBcyBvYpHSmw23miidP_jlLr-IWJuBSSeYBmhCdJ9HrLZJtejlIyU1_rRgX3EAo792yUUkvXS1FhkGM1Gg/w292-h400/EnPBJfiVoAAqDsT.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span>(<a href="https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1329618690678001665/photo/1">https://twitter.com/toyco_ltd/status/1329618690678001665/photo/1</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>2. The Tokyo Toy Show video <a href="(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiQdw1zmuM)">(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiQdw1zmuM)</a>
taken June 18<sup>th</sup>, 1983, shows: Diaclone (1:29) and Micro Change toys
that would be part of 1984 Transformers line up. I assume at this time there
are figures that are already on sale and figures that are being showcased to be
released in the near future. Ligier’s (Mirage) plaque states it will be on sale
from August 1983, in roughly 2 months. The video also shows Takatoku (7:43)
1/55 scale Macross Valkyries already in market (since November 1982) that would
later become Transformer’s Jetfire in late 1984, but not part of the inaugural
Transformers catalogue line up. I didn't see a Toyco presence at the 1983 show.
Bear in mind, if the Twitter is anything to go by, in 1983 Toyco was still in its
infancy and only had a handful of toys for sale.<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">4. Shockwave was on sale as early as <a href="https://www.battlegrip.com/1984-newspaper-advertisement-transformers-shockwave/?fbclid=IwAR2ml3zS2H7fHJ1ZrLhiDwf6E5eOSWnT9pHQd8WM4HOzitygThpW4Ysm3D8">November 1 1984 according to archived print ads.</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180112104043/http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html#demi84" target="_blank">Another early advert on 18<sup>th</sup>
November, 1984.</a> He was on sale until late 1986 but was not actually part of the 1986 US TF catalogue. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWJI-DVWernTeUC7w38CPvW8iBqtqYXuPDyHLlYaBOt2qLytvZN7xh8UE020lO1IDT_JtxrmVp0nvSqeVkZ4LWL_UtziBWC6JA7C7lesAyI2u30QO5hyAv0H5LF6EjbCfC9eYyTKJQpmDnZc-TuyV7mNGN5dmZO6GiVpicdftHqFMZFAxho99j_9S/s517/Shockwave%20Toy%20Fair.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWJI-DVWernTeUC7w38CPvW8iBqtqYXuPDyHLlYaBOt2qLytvZN7xh8UE020lO1IDT_JtxrmVp0nvSqeVkZ4LWL_UtziBWC6JA7C7lesAyI2u30QO5hyAv0H5LF6EjbCfC9eYyTKJQpmDnZc-TuyV7mNGN5dmZO6GiVpicdftHqFMZFAxho99j_9S/s320/Shockwave%20Toy%20Fair.jpg" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2010/06/1985-hasbro-toy-catalog-part-12-insert.html">1985 Toy Fair Catalog</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiksFt3Qm3v9oae5XBTPQE6KBK225_FKUOszW56a8MoOXPRW0-zQ28qGbKA6nlk-r9Nt8S3jE1pGu-XArJw1eyK5Trl44yAe7ySrctlvPQJ5909rt5FWJu5kjSuoMsJTaQ3ufzgtAaeTjiZKvcLVgU9Re2vkh43yaRnm2YAP6Ec_lVf3o0n2jemuB3/s2165/USPRETF1985f_1292787996.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2165" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiksFt3Qm3v9oae5XBTPQE6KBK225_FKUOszW56a8MoOXPRW0-zQ28qGbKA6nlk-r9Nt8S3jE1pGu-XArJw1eyK5Trl44yAe7ySrctlvPQJ5909rt5FWJu5kjSuoMsJTaQ3ufzgtAaeTjiZKvcLVgU9Re2vkh43yaRnm2YAP6Ec_lVf3o0n2jemuB3/s320/USPRETF1985f_1292787996.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1985 Pre-Toy Fair Catalog</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">5. Galactic Man was sold at Radio Shack before Christmas
1985, according to a Christmas TV spot for 1985 <a href="(https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/videos.htm)">(https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/videos.htm)</a>.
Galactic Man is not in the yearly catalogues (from the same site) 1983, 1984,
1985, 1986, but these catalogues only feature 2 or 4 pages of toys anyway. According to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRSezvqgVZthcm_3EFlvys_lccxSEYvZFvBypSaktx8NbEjOITfP0YCJPP2m0cIOJgEBG7LQ4kAhhZtcFv1GUj91Gb9MEiQEbOKjfcY_CcJ49jIKkOXUQbZzkzqV8rfEismhXRjDFPPA/s400/85_k24nov_shack_b.jpg" target="_blank">PSMR</a>, there was a advert for Galactic man in print on 24th November, 1985. <a href="https://www.battlegrip.com/1985-galactic-man-newspaper-ad/">Another print ad</a> on November 27th 1985. The <a href="https://www.legalhoop.com/trademark/detail/73504469/GALACTIC%20MAN">trademark for Galactic Man</a> was registered October 18th 1984.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5evKL_B-cyYaWpyuCQxbCOaaa91djsRvN-SyoYYH7aRiVE2CU1-ogx80HfEDcGKu-aigSB3ZWzqNLGNBGzyGZXMgoxiP1xBjArbVZIOQhtqSOhl7vhvIH4QiOHqO1B19r4HwJLqA-v0/s1189/Galactic+Man+RS+Commercial+1985.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1189" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5evKL_B-cyYaWpyuCQxbCOaaa91djsRvN-SyoYYH7aRiVE2CU1-ogx80HfEDcGKu-aigSB3ZWzqNLGNBGzyGZXMgoxiP1xBjArbVZIOQhtqSOhl7vhvIH4QiOHqO1B19r4HwJLqA-v0/w640-h322/Galactic+Man+RS+Commercial+1985.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/240221%20Desktop/(https:/www.radioshackcatalogs.com/videos.htm).%20" style="text-align: left;">(https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/videos.htm)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">5. Cross referencing with other sources, it seems reasonable
that Galactic Man was available prior to 1985 Christmas and up to and around
1986 Christmas. The evidence for this is PSMR cites Galactic Man print ads from
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRSezvqgVZthcm_3EFlvys_lccxSEYvZFvBypSaktx8NbEjOITfP0YCJPP2m0cIOJgEBG7LQ4kAhhZtcFv1GUj91Gb9MEiQEbOKjfcY_CcJ49jIKkOXUQbZzkzqV8rfEismhXRjDFPPA/s400/85_k24nov_shack_b.jpg">November 1985</a> to December 1985. The 1987 Radio Shack catalogue introduces the
robot Robie Jr. as new for 1987 catalogue (which was printed in 1986) for $79.95
(1987 Catalogue page 108). Robie Jr. shared a Christmas Flyer with Galactic Man,
so this Christmas Catalog could have been for Christmas 1986. Some online
resources suggest that Robie Jr. was available in 1986, so I think it was
probably released late 1986 then added to the 1987 catalogue. Also, there is no date on the flyer but the calendar has Christmas day landing on Thursday, which was true of 1986 but not 1985 or 1987.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKsrXnoRjWtX2m0oKJ0tlW7GnWymWV0DxtwyHRf-qUf-BDVyxRcn1PHb-Ie5aLUaCB1My3S_FRkhYQJKnekMN-2xcqIXQdqw6ROEEmVn4h9OVIXJNVtkYj1y_rLZE5NwQlpX4qF8WHhA/s1024/44795532861_4493dbcacf_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1024" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKsrXnoRjWtX2m0oKJ0tlW7GnWymWV0DxtwyHRf-qUf-BDVyxRcn1PHb-Ie5aLUaCB1My3S_FRkhYQJKnekMN-2xcqIXQdqw6ROEEmVn4h9OVIXJNVtkYj1y_rLZE5NwQlpX4qF8WHhA/w400-h324/44795532861_4493dbcacf_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/67954715@N05/44795532861)">https://www.flickr.com/photos/67954715@N05/44795532861)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">So where am I going with this?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>A Magnum Story (Opus)<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Toyco creates Astro Magnum, ready for release in October
1983, in Japan. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtpH7mynPghyZ92Ypyl52c_IoKXvzQVlgC6nPnRrBH0WIoPMdR07ieY6VmO-RdM9-TV_kXyWkG6ceJdFWjy1Nnq7tJGdbzJt-7qIGe1sdh63o9YFyAfUHqzjqdteWXAE-JoHTmbvpYgU/s1500/20180627_185056.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtpH7mynPghyZ92Ypyl52c_IoKXvzQVlgC6nPnRrBH0WIoPMdR07ieY6VmO-RdM9-TV_kXyWkG6ceJdFWjy1Nnq7tJGdbzJt-7qIGe1sdh63o9YFyAfUHqzjqdteWXAE-JoHTmbvpYgU/w400-h300/20180627_185056.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">The toy wasn't available in June 1983 to show off at the toy
show. Anyhow, the Hasbro people in attendance probably were so entirely enamored
with the comprehensive cohort of reconfigurable toy robots from Takara
(Diaclone/Micro Change), that they didn't go looking for other transforming
toys per se (such as the 1/55 Valkyrie). So, they return to Pawtucket with news
of this amazing product line(s) from Takara with a transforming gimmick and set
in motion events leading to the <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm" target="_blank">November 1<sup>st</sup>, 1983 agreement between Takara and Hasbro</a>, and 'The Transformers' are launched in early 1984.
You can read more about this on my timeline post.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Meanwhile in Japan, Toyco is selling Astro Magnum for 3,980
JPY, at the time about $17 (USD). They've got a patent application pending in
Japan. The toy is being manufactured in Japan. Who knows if it was a big hit or
not? Surely the tooling for this toy was not cheap. It's as large as a 1/55
Valkyrie, the same store price, but heavier and full of electronics. It does
not have the benefit of marketing, merchandising and cartoon tie-in that Macross has.
Plus, for the same tooling, Takatoku is squeezing out 6 different color decos
(6 different figures to collect) and selling hundreds of thousands of units
within months. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IBk-34vs3lxA7RrFk9-aB1WByIM2CWDGC-86VR85e_vIrXrKnX1BkCnEhqsioqS27w1XZYH0i10PA908ZLjBQa3ejoWDz5AhDPfx08_S-EI027Vi8U85qWdHRjWnhoCKN336vDfP67E/s1920/Valk+cost.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IBk-34vs3lxA7RrFk9-aB1WByIM2CWDGC-86VR85e_vIrXrKnX1BkCnEhqsioqS27w1XZYH0i10PA908ZLjBQa3ejoWDz5AhDPfx08_S-EI027Vi8U85qWdHRjWnhoCKN336vDfP67E/w400-h225/Valk+cost.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjAP4sdGPM)">(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjAP4sdGPM)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Toyco attempts to distribute Astro Magnum overseas (the red
box). We see an English Language box with emphasis on the robot mode of the
toy, and multi-lingual instructions for various geographies. With no story
around the toy, does it fail to arouse interest in overseas markets the way
Diakron failed in the US? Who knows?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNozclnl66nEcJa-SIV6fAAAtrv-6grilXHZBs8omVmpPscElhuPdPP7B1Ey0vg05iAXycCTh5k5AX5lW9KRAmHpzfB4ZbnF6J3Oz_xmS5dgrMfKgBGF-D6FohGW6YSN3SXz-Ik1RASI/s1200/A_AstroMagnumBox_ShakiraatTFW.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNozclnl66nEcJa-SIV6fAAAtrv-6grilXHZBs8omVmpPscElhuPdPP7B1Ey0vg05iAXycCTh5k5AX5lW9KRAmHpzfB4ZbnF6J3Oz_xmS5dgrMfKgBGF-D6FohGW6YSN3SXz-Ik1RASI/w300-h400/A_AstroMagnumBox_ShakiraatTFW.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red box version.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Let's say, Toyco decides to wipe its hands of the figure.
The relatively new toy company hasn't been able to successfully market the
figure and get the return on investment (injection mold tooling costs for a
figure this size was very expensive). So, they shop the figure around and find
a buyer in Korean outfit Intecs Ltd. Intecs agree to buy the mold. Toyco
transfers the rights, the tooling and associated collateral like instructions,
stock photos, packaging dies etc. to Intecs. Toyco has now clawed back some or
most of their investment. As of that moment, Astro Magnum has gone from a money
sink to almost pure profit.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Intecs immediately starts manufacturing the toy and exports
it as Spark Man, © 1983 Intecs Ltd. - it says so right on the
box and figure. The Transfer could have been done as early as before the end of
1983, but this could also just indicate the date the Japanese patent
application was filed by Toyco. The figure is identical to the final version of
Astro Magnum that Toyco manufactured I.e., clear parts. All the tooling is the
same (following the tooling is key in this story). Intecs appears to have some
distribution network, with plans to distribute this toy in UK, US, HK, Korea,
Taiwan (as indicated by patent applications on the box).<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGpeLj_gkGIA57vUEBIibqG1lkZFLnTCKh12wPoft8ncZMs6UxOedpD4VKLz6Ri-v_T-jTqPoKpsXOUf7CyZ2qv0mZ1Zt7h_dSp9iKY8oF_BDai7bQENdamb5Ya2wlx1szC46bzQAHe8/s1199/Intecs+SM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1199" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGpeLj_gkGIA57vUEBIibqG1lkZFLnTCKh12wPoft8ncZMs6UxOedpD4VKLz6Ri-v_T-jTqPoKpsXOUf7CyZ2qv0mZ1Zt7h_dSp9iKY8oF_BDai7bQENdamb5Ya2wlx1szC46bzQAHe8/w400-h243/Intecs+SM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Intec's figure.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYKwue5GeVG7BJSP_mCcJm-bkcu-DBqLdIMtMPfI1SdwQ4yyZJoZT-Pc3p9wCFO2DJ9FEsjM1NRtMbAyBLN-JTuPfYdB_9AkRGB_2_pzFyqsDB5OtSBUNRyaOXZFLONkmURpFXT4mrKo/s1000/240444667_4703301593014396_1411173876076460436_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYKwue5GeVG7BJSP_mCcJm-bkcu-DBqLdIMtMPfI1SdwQ4yyZJoZT-Pc3p9wCFO2DJ9FEsjM1NRtMbAyBLN-JTuPfYdB_9AkRGB_2_pzFyqsDB5OtSBUNRyaOXZFLONkmURpFXT4mrKo/w400-h180/240444667_4703301593014396_1411173876076460436_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(facebook.com/tfperu)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Now, around this time, Hasbro is high on the trade preview success
of Transformers. It is early 1984 (US Toy Fair is Feb 1984). They are looking
again to Japan for more transforming toys, anything they can get their hands on
to bolster the ranks as they are already planning the 1985 product catalogue
(as well as refining their character biographies and developing the cartoon
series). Note that the toys hit the shelves in May 1984, with the Marvel comic,
and the cartoon show screens in September 1985. Of particular
interest to this story, they secure a supply deal with Takatoku Toys (later Matsushiro, then Bandai
- long story) and licensing from Tatsunoko Productions to use the 1/55 Super Valkyrie
figure (released in Japan in February 1984) for Autobot Jetfire (but not in Japan, that's Macross/Big West
territory). That's a big, deluxe good guy figure that every kid will want for
Christmas (Sales are paramount, even though they plan to only use the character
sparingly in the cartoon, due to legal issues). They need a big, deluxe bad guy
too. Maybe Hasbro gets wind of the Japanese Astromagnum and looks up Toyco in
Tokyo. Maybe Hasbro becomes aware of Spark Man as it exists somewhat obscurely
in the US market at the time. Anyhow, can Toyco do it? No, not anymore -
they've sold it to Intecs, in Korea, and they are making Spark Man now. Hasbro
gets in touch with Intecs with or without Toyco's help.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Intecs is happy to fulfill orders. Intecs sends Hasbro
samples of their Spark Man toy. The original cartoon character color scheme for
Shockwave is nearly identical to Spark Man: dark grey body with light grey accents, the metal parts are gold, the clear parts light blue and he has a red eye.<b> </b>See Jim and Bill's panel here <a href="(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucbX1MY4K8).">(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucbX1MY4K8).</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaD8jJEW-HezNvdQCwHIcod5x00zVRtMYNENPYCPMZykTLJmMpiqYV65g0cgD5kjM77xlNJM_fklUAOdQe4AggXo7N7wJ8QRZUtL9hr-qXsh0bLG9-r4f14g9BSNB6alh0QXHgcfJQ8E/s2048/D2BQOydX4AYJhCt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaD8jJEW-HezNvdQCwHIcod5x00zVRtMYNENPYCPMZykTLJmMpiqYV65g0cgD5kjM77xlNJM_fklUAOdQe4AggXo7N7wJ8QRZUtL9hr-qXsh0bLG9-r4f14g9BSNB6alh0QXHgcfJQ8E/w400-h300/D2BQOydX4AYJhCt.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="(https://twitter.com/jessewittenrich/status/1107973728179290112)">(https://twitter.com/jessewittenrich/status/1107973728179290112)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPkCNQCvfhfYLsvS37h2pDBpSdHfJKmI-zPO3Q02XdEJNcVvGMM_idJdpSLhA2Mov2jaV4xtNdCKrCKxXo-oBt7udstblwZiSoeRwPn3DqDL2GgRdm-36ByQKCIurH9WZQaCZwPUojKs/s1553/D2BQOyaWwAAH4He.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="927" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPkCNQCvfhfYLsvS37h2pDBpSdHfJKmI-zPO3Q02XdEJNcVvGMM_idJdpSLhA2Mov2jaV4xtNdCKrCKxXo-oBt7udstblwZiSoeRwPn3DqDL2GgRdm-36ByQKCIurH9WZQaCZwPUojKs/w239-h400/D2BQOyaWwAAH4He.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;">(https://twitter.com/jessewittenrich/status/1107973728179290112)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>In March 1984, he is already in the cartoon pilot script as Flash Beam.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKeZAIJ4sjSVi2kClW4vDAxaPlW0uhyKwi4YnZ_tqlc6N_ihsDIOaIMUt3DiT14cCQGsLTNxS43LLNeqD7l6hTHEJIc59FqRvTC1Y5yQH8Y4K-5px9O1ml3HY0yOr3qAacaUJNFPTON0/s806/MTMTE+1+script.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="806" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKeZAIJ4sjSVi2kClW4vDAxaPlW0uhyKwi4YnZ_tqlc6N_ihsDIOaIMUt3DiT14cCQGsLTNxS43LLNeqD7l6hTHEJIc59FqRvTC1Y5yQH8Y4K-5px9O1ml3HY0yOr3qAacaUJNFPTON0/w640-h482/MTMTE+1+script.PNG" title="MTMTE Ep. 1 Script, Page 9a" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">This means that as early as <b>March 13<sup>th</sup>, 1984</b>, Hasbro
had already incorporated the figure into their cartoon narrative and planned 1985
toyline, meaning Intecs was already the licensor of the toy mold in Q1 1984.
The 1985 product brief entry dated April 5<sup>th<b> </b></sup>provides a biography of the Decepticon codename:
Shockwave, references "SPARK MAN" which means 'the toy
that is the physical sample for this character'. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2oyv_Ik5fhmV93k2Q2qqyokAtGW1KmSMQNQ8w_XENIe7_mrjEMoHJ79bH8GdX3EsFdTvUdYAlraFIh8Vv7AYVHCfiuxkSgnXB1Cy27QYjJZ3-jUA6QXdkvSQP7ck4PYKFA6S0TfU5D4/s602/sparkmanbio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="602" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2oyv_Ik5fhmV93k2Q2qqyokAtGW1KmSMQNQ8w_XENIe7_mrjEMoHJ79bH8GdX3EsFdTvUdYAlraFIh8Vv7AYVHCfiuxkSgnXB1Cy27QYjJZ3-jUA6QXdkvSQP7ck4PYKFA6S0TfU5D4/w640-h594/sparkmanbio.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6Roovo6upi3wGMNxGdSwcpVRhVqxFeqScCxpP_c6KKqQ9ri0LV9tN4G0nc3xmSa6F-dMIfTtj0A_t6bwDLVH7nEeAU0B5-FM8wJJSKs3Qy4-xzr3SeHtTAOO0wHesC-hw1vXw27QWCs/s786/sparkmanbio3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="786" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6Roovo6upi3wGMNxGdSwcpVRhVqxFeqScCxpP_c6KKqQ9ri0LV9tN4G0nc3xmSa6F-dMIfTtj0A_t6bwDLVH7nEeAU0B5-FM8wJJSKs3Qy4-xzr3SeHtTAOO0wHesC-hw1vXw27QWCs/w640-h350/sparkmanbio3.png" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: center;">The same was found for Autobot codename: Jetfire, referencing "VALKYRIE" in the same typeface and position in the same binder, meaning the Macross 1/55 Super Valkyrie figure licensed from Tatsunoko Pro/Takatoku Toys.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_-NfPfizFxG21o6-k3sn6yQxUfh68nQz-41e3JUm2vVHwrf0BeEekxRzLKJ9fMngKR2epTmgrmE-dC4PEJD3NG5Lam0ixQhjL655b1GFr7xKioHD_kXNt806p_07QywnGgaHt9D3Xac/s602/jetfirebio.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="602" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_-NfPfizFxG21o6-k3sn6yQxUfh68nQz-41e3JUm2vVHwrf0BeEekxRzLKJ9fMngKR2epTmgrmE-dC4PEJD3NG5Lam0ixQhjL655b1GFr7xKioHD_kXNt806p_07QywnGgaHt9D3Xac/w640-h576/jetfirebio.png" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">If
Shockwave is predicated on the Spark Man toy, then the earliest references to
Shockwave or Flash Beam in the developmental literature would indicate the
approximate time that Hasbro received Spark Man toy samples from Intecs. By 4<sup>th</sup> May 1984, the color scheme has been revised (to purple). Hasbro
uses the Spark Man figure to mockup some purple figures and take photography
for the catalog and toybox. At this point, the box photography shows that the
Spark Man figure has been painted purple. You can see the
lack of copyright, flush battery cover and leg holes in the photos. A hand cut Decepticon
sticker has been added to chest. The clear parts have been painted a lighter purple. The trigger has been replaced with a prototype of
the flat trigger. </p><p></p></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIHQsSsxg9vBtMwMufU6AwAGfDf7gbeMnqME1GMDW6MHOGmEQu6DMwtSCHjCKKZ_-U5W0rHNGkLCGHa6TO4lSk3qCJsTnoOtOhklfCql0ipDdgPLJkDkxO_wPx_RsA4pRc9ykJt2pjVg/s809/shockwavecolor4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="783" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIHQsSsxg9vBtMwMufU6AwAGfDf7gbeMnqME1GMDW6MHOGmEQu6DMwtSCHjCKKZ_-U5W0rHNGkLCGHa6TO4lSk3qCJsTnoOtOhklfCql0ipDdgPLJkDkxO_wPx_RsA4pRc9ykJt2pjVg/w388-h400/shockwavecolor4.png" width="388" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprJkrkfrVIP3aepnjggkqajIwl2rK_fpPkIkfOTa8c8m7ansxFo8qvHCcNaQzsGXkl3w0A2sBn-B96thtSfYzLY-Gcl1yOQVUektPkX1R7QG-Voj2T1RAZrDA9ZSOvGyMJ46e_43QeU0/s1139/shockbox2.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="555" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprJkrkfrVIP3aepnjggkqajIwl2rK_fpPkIkfOTa8c8m7ansxFo8qvHCcNaQzsGXkl3w0A2sBn-B96thtSfYzLY-Gcl1yOQVUektPkX1R7QG-Voj2T1RAZrDA9ZSOvGyMJ46e_43QeU0/w312-h640/shockbox2.png" width="312" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">This can also be seen on the manual, the new drawings are based on the Hasbro mockup.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_imgsrc.php?imageID=701&size=9999"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="800" height="158" src="http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_imgsrc.php?imageID=701&size=9999" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_imgsrc.php?imageID=700&size=9999" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="800" height="163" src="http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_imgsrc.php?imageID=700&size=9999" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="(http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_view.php?mode=instructions&itemID=1037&imageID=700)">(http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_view.php?mode=instructions&itemID=1037&imageID=700)</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">There are some changes Hasbro requests of Intecs that
requires retooling of the mold - "Fix the legs so they clip into the
backpack, change the battery cover - kids need to be able to open this, put a
ridge on the wrist to stop the barrel falling off. The trigger is a little
provocative, tone that down please. Oh, and can you please put a copyright ‘©1983’
on the figure and ‘MADE IN KOREA’ too?" Hasbro had made similar requests
of Takara, such as requiring copyright stamps, country of manufacture, and
altered parts for improved safety and/or function.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">At the same time, another company, Royal Condor which is a
trademark of SR Mickelberg Co. Inc. (USA) <a href="(https://trademark.trademarkia.com/royal-condor-73332663.html)">(https://trademark.trademarkia.com/royal-condor-73332663.html)</a>
sources the toy for sale in USA, probably via their asia-regional arm SRM
COMPANY LTD of Hong Kong (later SRM Toys LTD) in 1984 as well <a href="(https://www.hkgbusiness.com/en/company/Srm-Entertainment-Limited).">(https://www.hkgbusiness.com/en/company/Srm-Entertainment-Limited).</a>
It is called Electronic Magnum. By the time they receive
their stock, the figure has received some of the modifications that Intecs have
done for Hasbro, and within that stock there are variations as the injection mold gets progressively updated. The toy packaging is in the same format as Spark Man -
upright, robot mode with a window and flap. The toy photography is not the
re-used Astro Magnum photography seen on the Spark Man box, but newly taken
photos of a regular Spark Man, sourced from Intecs prior to the Hasbro
requested changes to the tooling. Village Toys also licensed the toy from Intecs (evidenced on the packaging that is made in Korea), and distributes in their Convert-A-Bots line, as N-4-SR (this figure share the same hallmarks as the Royal Condor version). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgUCQAN0rV1ss8jcTjmtVzOpRgrtbxr6FOjfDiSbveEdx7gF2nvhCL6drzQfRFtgpSSeejC50-icLbO_Wk-JYRPgE044wAGWyv3QigCnpAkKY3rGgTQ7uJgqRnLwlF9GQ0Z8ip_o8tPo/s2660/emagnumboxthree.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2660" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgUCQAN0rV1ss8jcTjmtVzOpRgrtbxr6FOjfDiSbveEdx7gF2nvhCL6drzQfRFtgpSSeejC50-icLbO_Wk-JYRPgE044wAGWyv3QigCnpAkKY3rGgTQ7uJgqRnLwlF9GQ0Z8ip_o8tPo/w640-h284/emagnumboxthree.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Electronic Magnum packaging photography</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Intecs finalises the injection mold changes and Decepticon
Shockwave is born. Of all the versions, Shockwave is the most different to
Astro Magnum, as it embodies every deviation from the original molding. Intecs manufacture the figure, print the box and papers and
export the finished article from Seoul to Pawtucket.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcP9COg5PwXVbWePFDrkBoftBOBLOJLmE7Ukxtj6QMGOzuny17REc_7x_KAbTizuKekuBdCD-WghZ-6sOcwa6wArYU6fmceui4Ruc-SOkZu8w7s75XfxrRRiwjNostGjoBT_aqCowWjw/s2048/20180821_193035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcP9COg5PwXVbWePFDrkBoftBOBLOJLmE7Ukxtj6QMGOzuny17REc_7x_KAbTizuKekuBdCD-WghZ-6sOcwa6wArYU6fmceui4Ruc-SOkZu8w7s75XfxrRRiwjNostGjoBT_aqCowWjw/w400-h300/20180821_193035.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">USA Shockwave</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe4juW-_Z7zVP3_KRTP7C9mAgWfNrDmSgEJV5Opy0B9R_zsgIDn-kXZRs4AfZj5NwINtFJ4f7108Gel2uVNtxfhyphenhyphenFlNCpiVNIhMrQGRBEooF2-BD-Wt_bQj0XTu97bzXUWd_ftWLoP_Q/s2994/20210925_181236.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2994" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe4juW-_Z7zVP3_KRTP7C9mAgWfNrDmSgEJV5Opy0B9R_zsgIDn-kXZRs4AfZj5NwINtFJ4f7108Gel2uVNtxfhyphenhyphenFlNCpiVNIhMrQGRBEooF2-BD-Wt_bQj0XTu97bzXUWd_ftWLoP_Q/w640-h224/20210925_181236.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made and printed in Korea. Manufactured by Intecs, Ltd., Seoul.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Shockwave
starts appearing on US shelves in November 1984, just in time for Christmas.
Shockwave's RRP is around $29.99 give or take depending on the toy store
flyers. Contrast this with galactic Man being $14.95 at Radio Shack the
following year. Is Shockwave this pricey because of the marketing costs
surrounding the Transformers brand? Was there some retooling cost associated
with this figure that Hasbro had to factor into the price?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcCKPalQQxv1ms_NqgOKFYO2Z5Vh9Zik8r28wlxW1ID0oasGSTXJKkAuWaj9G02s3BEZPPgda1Dr1gFzWYoOklJWn0kaxSquHAM4afqnmZLN2Gx0wtQqcWZzlSEncjuthlS0OnucPIxw/s2048/20200203_002126.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcCKPalQQxv1ms_NqgOKFYO2Z5Vh9Zik8r28wlxW1ID0oasGSTXJKkAuWaj9G02s3BEZPPgda1Dr1gFzWYoOklJWn0kaxSquHAM4afqnmZLN2Gx0wtQqcWZzlSEncjuthlS0OnucPIxw/w640-h480/20200203_002126.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Takara released Laserwave (レーザーウェーブ) in 1985 in Japan. What makes this toy extra special, is it is the only toy not manufactured by Takara to be sold under the Takara brand with Transformers marketing. This is because the toy was not owned or manufactured by a domestic market competitor. It was already owned by Intecs in Korea. If the toy was still owned and/or manufactured by Toyco, Takara would not have included it in the domestic line because revenue would flow to the competition, and Takara would never ask the direct competition to supply toys for them. Putting other intellectual property concerns aside, none of the Takatoku/Matsushiro/Bandai associated toys (Jetfire, Roadbuster, Whirl, Chop Shop, Venom, Barrage, Ransack) were released in Japan. Bandai (who ended up owning these toys) was a major Japanese competitor. Similarly, the Toybox toys that were manufactured by Tomy (Sky Lynx and Omega Supreme) were never released in Japan under Transformers. Takara would have never asked their major competitors to supply toys for Transformers for sale in Japan, nor allow them to benefit from their exclusive agreement with Hasbro.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Later Tandy/Radio Shack decide they need a Spark Man of
their own. They too, like Hasbro and Royal Condor before them, reach out to
Intecs. Tandy can only have the grey version (because the purple
characterization of the figure is Hasbro intellectual property), and it is packed
like Spark Man but with a windowless box with no flap. Ready for sale in 1985,
and appearing to be the last chapter of the Korean story, it is essentially a Shockwave casting with the original trigger, combined with the Astro Magnum deco. Tandy never disclose Intecs as manufacturer, only that it was 'custom made in Korea'. Tandy had a subsidiary called
A&A International that was tasked with their manufacturing and purchasing
operations in HK, Korea, Japan and Taiwan (according to their annual reports). Galactic man uses the original Astro Magnum stock photography on the
back of the box. The front of box photo is not Galactic man, it is an Astro
Magnum figure, with 'Astro Magnum' text cleaned off the chest sticker, and
Tandy sticker added to the hip. Given that of all the releases, Galactic Man is the only figure to sport Astro Magnum-esque stickers, it's probable that Astro Magnum itself was the figure A&A discovered, possibly in Japan or in neighboring countries, and Astro Magnum was the visual template for Galactic Man.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWNEFHhlisQqIF5nFUId4b1SM7mPZ8xKPZKqbhtooJhe9tScJ8nZSMG-nTr1mpQKkumDiMzGPz9zrbfgWKL8SLbf4jpF5ZZMU80qF8Dx_I1FnncJjiMguRSC9CRpw04WAakjDICqy0iE/s2048/20210925_171835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWNEFHhlisQqIF5nFUId4b1SM7mPZ8xKPZKqbhtooJhe9tScJ8nZSMG-nTr1mpQKkumDiMzGPz9zrbfgWKL8SLbf4jpF5ZZMU80qF8Dx_I1FnncJjiMguRSC9CRpw04WAakjDICqy0iE/w300-h400/20210925_171835.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galactic Man</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY59rndRyIEou6HRK8-9-hv0HwUG1T18YXhmMW21Izs8eKtFqppf5K9SHj8jXVaZ9Ps7JtDhjpzrzO1uzg0l9VsyF5gkkWFutSs_344Z61SHLTXhD-E7rt3YX9Wpfp_SntKIedg3YF2Cs/s2048/20210925_171855.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY59rndRyIEou6HRK8-9-hv0HwUG1T18YXhmMW21Izs8eKtFqppf5K9SHj8jXVaZ9Ps7JtDhjpzrzO1uzg0l9VsyF5gkkWFutSs_344Z61SHLTXhD-E7rt3YX9Wpfp_SntKIedg3YF2Cs/w300-h400/20210925_171855.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galactic Man packaging photography</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Xy2XKGl-eZpQu85gUD2geAwRMmwIkSuSXWzvFUdh_Zk1Sb1n2NWnY7Is6DvBFo5WTpVVOVYVsoVPuiqkZlL8IJ7WLKp2R80H3Y5jvmTjpH6myIKBwE4y79oZrJoJE1ETHs4i80BxUFs/s3274/20210925_174556.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="3274" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Xy2XKGl-eZpQu85gUD2geAwRMmwIkSuSXWzvFUdh_Zk1Sb1n2NWnY7Is6DvBFo5WTpVVOVYVsoVPuiqkZlL8IJ7WLKp2R80H3Y5jvmTjpH6myIKBwE4y79oZrJoJE1ETHs4i80BxUFs/w640-h188/20210925_174556.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Astro Magnum packaging photography</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">So, back to Toyco. It is 1985 or 1986. By the end of story,
the figure that resides with Intecs in Korea has undergone modifications, forever separating
it from the original Astro Magnum figure that debuted in 1983. Most notably, leg, backpack, wrist and battery cover
changes, ‘MADE IN KOREA’, and a ‘©1983 stamp’. Intecs vac metallizes some
Galactic Man figures and sends them to Toyco. Why? Maybe as a thank you. Intecs
probably did very well out of the situation, selling a good two and a half year's worth of figures (from mid-1984 to Christmas 1986) all over the world. Maybe
Toyco asked for some figures to hand out to staff in recognition of the toy
they created after seeing it reborn again as Destron Laserwave on Japanese shelves
in 1985 as part of the world-wide hit Transformers. For those who follow the history of Transformer toys and their associated rarities, it would be evident that there appears to
be a culture of handing out gold and silver figures as competition/campaign prizes and internal company gifts. See
Takara, in particular.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Whatever the reason, for a brief moment,
the prodigal son returns home, shiny and chrome.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEC8Dj3lqyxtturh1wRtpnbDrN9aQou31IQ4DiSQz53kb35qE-eM8ndCd2vvIPDDV6yBoKLKsKf81SNWumyE8hn2LgebVgxQBG9XkUYhqaqbGyBlwZn8TaCaRUwMOo5fy6NnfBvUBDp4g/s2728/shockwavecrtoontifchrome1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chrome Galactic Man" border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2728" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEC8Dj3lqyxtturh1wRtpnbDrN9aQou31IQ4DiSQz53kb35qE-eM8ndCd2vvIPDDV6yBoKLKsKf81SNWumyE8hn2LgebVgxQBG9XkUYhqaqbGyBlwZn8TaCaRUwMOo5fy6NnfBvUBDp4g/w640-h270/shockwavecrtoontifchrome1.png" title="Artwork by Masarujasu (Author)" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Afterword: Some time after these events, the ownership of
the mold changed, again. It is then transferred to a factory in China, and maybe even remains there today, lost, in disrepair, or maybe by now a powdery rust lingering in a decrepit industrial ruin. The mold was used to produce the N-4-SR toy (the stamp is 'Toyco ©1983' - from a vintage green test shot)., sold under the Village Toys brand as Convert-a-bots. This
is a very obscure figure and difficult to locate. <a href="https://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2009/12/shock-ish-to-me.html">This appears to have been sold in 1984</a>, as expected from its mold chronology. <a href="https://www.the-liberator.net/site-files/robot-toys/convert-a-bots/n-4-sr-convert-a-bots-box-back.jpg">The Village Toys version was made in Korea</a>, around the same time as Electronic Magnum was being produced. After Intecs was done with Galactic Man, the mold was transferred to a Chinese factory, where N-4-SR continued to be produced for and packaged in Village Toys or generic packaging. Here the componenets changed dramatically, for instance silver screws and PVC hose. This is corroborated by the Toyco rep's
comments in 2008, that after South Korea, it went to China and then was lost. Watch towards the end of the video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDVKCMqeWY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDVKCMqeWY</a>. From what is visible, this one is indeed a post Galactic Man version of the figure.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5esRTAVwdSuqhsUJqw1mlpUGklj1kwEqaxVN70N3cMC-Uh-4zFcLuv2rNdNYfzto12sJuTnmN6KcpJeTYxbYfY6Mmbj88bwKGuPhIWyJTHUG29iqL3iFjhR8LOWolGqEj_KVwa9Z0zxNit1GlylaFdQrTkOVVYtpTlnBgDK_hYC9euGNfiFJnlE8/s1440/vintage-convert-bots-4-sr-converts_1_7c79bc59cb9e9724c65a377034023bb9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5esRTAVwdSuqhsUJqw1mlpUGklj1kwEqaxVN70N3cMC-Uh-4zFcLuv2rNdNYfzto12sJuTnmN6KcpJeTYxbYfY6Mmbj88bwKGuPhIWyJTHUG29iqL3iFjhR8LOWolGqEj_KVwa9Z0zxNit1GlylaFdQrTkOVVYtpTlnBgDK_hYC9euGNfiFJnlE8/s320/vintage-convert-bots-4-sr-converts_1_7c79bc59cb9e9724c65a377034023bb9.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Village Toys N-4-SR- identical to Electronic Magnum</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMCKXoLwAeMK9Dvgtqz7d7iPbqo1DUGkELEJiPBFHI8YqeI6eX1oChyEPxidjtDT8udSp0X2p4tm_Kr1Ww2kyFIkFTi0Jy6c3DgUa-BwY-d8naYLKC4K0nT-ljSCZnNDM2hWiyz2BR-g/s543/H_N-4-SRBox_bradforj_TFW.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="306" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMCKXoLwAeMK9Dvgtqz7d7iPbqo1DUGkELEJiPBFHI8YqeI6eX1oChyEPxidjtDT8udSp0X2p4tm_Kr1Ww2kyFIkFTi0Jy6c3DgUa-BwY-d8naYLKC4K0nT-ljSCZnNDM2hWiyz2BR-g/w225-h400/H_N-4-SRBox_bradforj_TFW.jpg" title="[Photo Credit: brad4j @ TFW2005]" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Village Toys N-4-SR - new deco</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV71SStuGcnz-5E2ik9SG3Laf5DoiL02CVgiALBuxkVNMshUQdGQRKXU08-fG-9KEsmTBVUlD1uICNnuCZfg97kxfORY_G-Ehc4hv4O8v6kRNUya9laDO1j903umG7xM0NUEFIoTQ4kqU/s499/3474132979_4d0db189b2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="499" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV71SStuGcnz-5E2ik9SG3Laf5DoiL02CVgiALBuxkVNMshUQdGQRKXU08-fG-9KEsmTBVUlD1uICNnuCZfg97kxfORY_G-Ehc4hv4O8v6kRNUya9laDO1j903umG7xM0NUEFIoTQ4kqU/w400-h351/3474132979_4d0db189b2.jpg" title="Pre-Retail Packaging Variant [Photo Credit: Nala @ PlasticCrack.net]" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made in China version - different components, materials etc.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another afterword: Most Transformers fans are aware that on the periphery, their favorite toys have an off-brand counterpart, usually an ancestor - the original article - the pre-Transformer. The majority of the 1984 and 1985 product line are descended from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change toys. Also contributing to the early lines were toys from Takatoku Toys, Toybox and of course Toyco. Many of these pre-Transformers sported color schemes unique to the pre-Transformer versions, which in turn over the years elevated those toys to legendary status. In the 21st century, in recognition of the origins of the Transformers franchise, these figures were paid homage to in the modern lines, in the form of reissues, special versions, and sometimes became characters in their own right. Think of the blue Bluestreaks, the red Road Rages, the yellow Tiger Tracks, the black Loud Pedals, the silver Streaks, the gold Jazzes etc. Hasbro/Takara looked to the past to expand and enrich the present toy lines, and this provides a context for present day collectors to learn about the history of the brand, a history that is soon approaching 40 years!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2019, a variant of the WFC Siege Shockwave figure was produced. A grey version, it was released under Generations Selects as Galactic Man Shockwave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei2ZCIAS8pXF3LyPQOyOJn_B9Ll7-0VJmP7JV2al_o6O8t9qba_uOWkDfi3ty8V3vyPrbnQxUh51AaHL3FIesC_nwW764xJa-TIa0JizUquns2m6UeKW1aLKHRMw6xxcJH_gvq1xM_NA/s2000/E8292_Transformers_Generations_Selects_WFC-GS03_Galactic_Man_Shockwave_03_2000x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei2ZCIAS8pXF3LyPQOyOJn_B9Ll7-0VJmP7JV2al_o6O8t9qba_uOWkDfi3ty8V3vyPrbnQxUh51AaHL3FIesC_nwW764xJa-TIa0JizUquns2m6UeKW1aLKHRMw6xxcJH_gvq1xM_NA/s320/E8292_Transformers_Generations_Selects_WFC-GS03_Galactic_Man_Shockwave_03_2000x.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-wfc-gs03-galactic-man-shockwave</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">According to the the Hasbro Pulse page, Generations Selects is a fan-dedicated line of figures featuring special edition versions of characters that can’t be found in the main line. This 7-inch Generations Selects WFC-GS03 Galactic Man Shockwave figure features special edition deco inspired by a 1985 version of Shockwave, called Galactic Man.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a fan-dedicated figure, I imagine that for most fans, there are, and were, only two Shockwave toys: Shockwave and Shackwave. Shockwave is purple and everything else grey is Radio Shack's 'Shackwave' Galactic Man. Indeed, any vintage figure that is grey and not Galactic Man is considered a bootleg figure, an inferior imitation. The Astro Magnum origin has never been hammered into the collector consciousness the way Diaclone and Micro Change have because the figure was never Takara's to begin with - Takara have released Diaclone reissues and Masterpiece homages to their own figures that strengthens their origin mythos. In contrast the Shockwave mold disappeared and the rights are unknown, no reissues have or will ever be made, so this figure's story ended back in the 80s. The collective memory rests almost entirely with fans (Hasbro understands little more about this figure than the fans), and so their truth is <i>the</i> truth - the only possible name for this figure is Galactic Man. The only counterpart to Shockwave that ever existed was on Radio Shack shelves. The truth is black and white. The truth is grey and purple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, Galactic Man had nothing to do with Takara or Hasbro at all in 1985. The clues had been floating around for the past decade, unconnected, in disparate collections and abandoned inquiries. Apart from this blog, no-one has ever definitively linked the Intecs Spark Man figure directly to the origin story of Shockwave in the Hasbro offices of early 1984. To pay homage to Galactic Man and not recognize Spark Man's contribution to the Shockwave story is sadly, a missed opportunity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is always next time...</div>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-15271904451580589872019-05-23T02:03:00.002-07:002022-10-25T07:29:28.992-07:00Spark Man: the forgotten pre-TransformerToday I had the pleasure of seeing a prediction fulfilled. Thanks to a fortuitous conversation with a wonderful collector and person, a mystery has been solved regarding the iconic Shockwave toy.<br />
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To keep the background brief, basically the accepted history is that Toyco first manufactured the Astro Magnum figure in Japan in 1983. Hasbro and Tandy licensed the figure as Shockwave and Galactic Man and sold those for a couple of years, and there was a spate of bootlegs in that period coming out of Taiwan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original Toyco Astro Magnum</td></tr>
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I've previously tried to clean up some of the history regarding <a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2017/06/file-notes-astro-magnum-toyco-intecs.html" target="_blank">Toyco</a>, and in doing so had actually suggested the handover of the toy from Toyco of Japan to Intecs of Korea. Every piece of the puzzle was strewn across the internet, and one of my goals as the writer of this blog was to make the connections from disparate information that others had surfaced and shared, but never systemised.<br />
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Firstly, in 2010 Jim Sorenson released scans of, and auctioned <a href="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ron_Friedman" target="_blank">Ron Friedman</a>'s briefing binder. In it there was a reference to Shockwave as 'Spark Man'. This was presumed to be a discarded moniker for the cartoon character that never made final development. Unfortunately the scans are no longer online as they were saved to Megaupload, but the <a href="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)/toys" target="_blank">tfwiki</a> makes reference to it here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)/toys">Spark Man was right under our noses this whole time</a></td></tr>
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Secondly, the G1 Shockwave toy states that it was made in Korea by Intecs, Ltd. Note that this figure features 'Toyco Trademark' and '© 1983' stamped on the inside right leg.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transformers Shockwave (Hasbro, 1984)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shockwave was made in Korea by Intecs, Ltd. </td></tr>
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Third, Galactic Man is also made in Korea and has the identical stamping 'Toyco Trademark' and '© 1983' on the inside right leg.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tandy's Galactic Man</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galactic Man was made in Korea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toyco undated and dated stampings</td></tr>
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Finally, the seminal <a href="https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/05/shockwave-toyco-knock-offs-part-2.html" target="_blank">Shockwave variant blog</a> describes a bootleg figure called 'Spark Man'. The image was from an ebay auction, and it was presumed to be bootleg.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/05/shockwave-toyco-knock-offs-part-2.html">Source</a></td></tr>
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In my previous post, I pointed out that this was an Intecs made figure, and having made the connection to Shockwave, speculated that it contained a Toyco stamped figure.<br />
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Today, that prediction was confirmed.<br />
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By pure chance, the actual owner of the Spark Man figure from that very auction, Michael Trujillo, shared his specimen in a Facebook discussion regarding one of the other bootleg figures*. I immediately asked if he could answer some questions, and being an equally curious variant-hunter, he agreed to inspect if from the outside, as he assumed it was tape sealed. In fact, it wasn't sealed, so upon carefully removing the foam tray from the box for the very first time, the truth was revealed...<br />
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The figure was a Toyco stamped figure. As I'd predicted, but more importantly, it was an undated figure, meaning it predates both Galactic Man and Shockwave, and is second only to Astro Magnum by lineage. In fact, what this confirms, is that Intecs, Ltd. acquired the rights and the mold from Toyco, brought it over to Korea, and were already manufacturing this toy in Korea as Spark Man before Hasbro struck a deal with Intecs (not Toyco), to add the figure to the Transformers line in late 1984, and as Tandy had done for Galactic Man. Hasbro licensed Spark Man from Intecs, not Astro Magnum from Toyco! This is why Spark Man was in Ron Friedman's briefing binder instead of Astro Magnum. It is most likely that the Hasbro deal required a copyright notice to be added to the toy, (as they had done with Takara - see <a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2016/11/early-g1-timeline.html" target="_blank">article</a> for details about copyright notices).<br />
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I cannot thank Michael enough for his time and willingness to humor me and I co-credit him for this discovery. And I hope he can find a Spark Man for me!<br />
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*What was I discussing? Basically, this toy does not have a Toyco stamp (confirmed by the owner and contrary to online documentation), and is actually a KO most similar to '4 Changeable Super Gun'.<br />
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Autobot Gears<br />
The Transformers, Hasbro Industries, Inc., 1984<br />
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Micro Robot Car 4WD Offroad<br />
Microman Micro Change, Takara Co., Ltd., 1983<br />
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<br />masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-443508713268286452018-08-22T08:25:00.002-07:002022-10-25T07:29:01.342-07:00The Bumblejumper Question<div style="background-color: white;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the fascinating mysteries of the G1 Transformers toyline surrounds the so called 'Bumblejumper' figure that appeared briefly on Cliffjumper cards in 1984.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'll discuss my thoughts on the figure in the context of my previous entries on <a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2016/11/early-g1-timeline.html">toy hallmarks</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'Bumblejumper' is the fandom ascribed name to the G1 appearance of the Micro Change Microrobot Car - Mazda Familia 1500XG. The figure is understood now to have only appeared on Cliffjumper cards in the color yellow, even though the name originated from the misconception that he appeared on Bumblebee and Cliffjumper cards equally. He was only ever a prerub and only came packed on ™ cards in car mode. It is important to note, for reason that become clear in this article, that Bumblejumper only ever appeared with the dated Takara-only copyright notice (stamp) on the underside.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will digress further at this point to state that the Mazda figure was licensed by Hasbro Bradley as 'Sedan' to Estrela, for their <a href="http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-mini-bot-appreciation-thread.555551/page-28">Brazilian Transformers 'Robocar' line</a>, that included the original six minibots, with the exception of Huffer who was replaced by Bumblejumper. With this release, it surfaced that a character artwork of the figure in a white color-scheme existed, in the hallmark style of artist Mark Watts, who was responsible for of 1984's minibot artwork. However, Mark has never laid claim to this artwork and it is possible that it is a bespoke piece organised by Estrela itself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The existence of the artwork led to speculation that Bumblejumper was intended for a Hasbro release. Consistent with the G1 artwork for Bumblebee, Bumblejumper's rendition includes the roof sticker from the Micro Change versions of the toy that was not featured on the G1 figures. A possibility is that the artist was given Micro Change references or samples by Hasbro to create artwork from, very early in the development of the product line. Alternatively, as the Sedan artwork does not allow any room for inclusion of the Autobot insignia, and all of Mark's art feature this, this piece may well have not been produced at Hasbro's direction, and thus was never intended for inclusion in the G1 toyline, and is in fact an original Estrela piece.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If the figure was planned for inclusion in the toyline, it appears to have never made it further than a consideration at worst and an artwork at best. Hasbro obviously had the option to select the figure from the Micro Change catalog, however, by the time the toyline was unveiled at the 1984 Toy Fair, six figures has been decided upon - Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Huffer, Gears, Brawn and Windcharger - and they were to appear four apiece in the 5700 assortment case containing 24 figures. This left no room nor need for a seventh figure. Perhaps the figure was too similar to Cliffjumper to be worth developing further as a catalog figure at that price point, and thus his characterization was never fully developed or committed to the comic and cartoon canon (which were marketing tools to sell the toys). Instead, Hasbro gave the impression of a larger minibot line by simply including red and yellow variants of both Bee and Cliff, which would have been two apiece per case. These ratios were maintained in the 5709 assortment that introduced rubsigns and minispy companions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Hasbro struck <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm">The Agreement</a> with Takara, one<span style="font-family: "verdana";"> of the stipulations was th</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at Takara was to update the existing products with manufacturer notations as Hasbro saw fit. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the course of modifying the toys to meet Hasbro's specifications, Takara designed new molds that contained a copyright notice; at the same time, it added a copyright notice to its old molds.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Takara had never used these for their domestic product. They used a maker's mark</span> but not a copyright notice. However, we find almost all of 1984's G1 line-up to have specimens with only the maker's mark and no copyright notice, which are accepted to be the earliest G1 releases. This is where if we understand that Takara diverted their own domestic production to meet Hasbro's demand, then they began fulfilling Hasbro orders before they had the opportunity to update the existing toy molds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My conclusion is, when all the injection molds were swept up for retooling to add the copyright stamp, the Micro Change Mazda mold was one of them. Takara was under time pressure to keep the production lines chugging and mistakes were made in the hustle and bustle. And what happened to any mold after it was retooled? Obviously they went back to the production line to be used to produce more toys. The Mazda mold itself ended up on the factory floor, being injected with yellow and black plastic in order to make... yellow Cliffjumpers! I firmly believe that the mold was mistaken for Cliffjumper and tossed into the production line for a short period, churning out Mazda figures that ended up in Cliffjumper packaging. And, it was the copyright stamp retooling event that caused the Mazda mold to enter production. This is further supported by the fact that Bumblejumper wears the same rear sticker that belongs to Cliffjumper. </span></span><br />
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I've been largely obsessed with finding the patent for the toy, but so far it has been a fruitless investigation. On the back of the packaging there is 意匠登録 58-037528 which is a 'design registration' number.<br />
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<a href="https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/web/all/top/BTmTopPage">The Japan Platform for Patent Information</a> allows a search of the design number. Punching in the details, we return that in <a href="http://www.ewc.co.jp/Pages/Information/CalendarEN.aspx">Showa 58</a> (1983), a design application was made with the Japan Patent Office (JPO).</div>
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アメリカ版 試作 景品用 コンボイ オプティマス<br />
(American version prototype for prize Convoy Optimus)<br />
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My gut feel was that it was a legitimate <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Prototype" target="_blank">prototype</a>/<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lucky_Draw" target="_blank">prize</a> figure. I've read previously about similar items - clear plastic versions of reissue figures, and vacuum metallized reissue Seekers - that either served as test-shots (for inspection, fault-finding) or created for promotional prize draws, (or utilised ultimately for both purposes). Read about them <a href="http://news.tfw2005.com/2008/09/07/clear-transformers-generation-1-takara-reissue-hot-rod-prototype-165743" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://news.tfw2005.com/2008/08/25/more-clear-generation-one-auctions-165654#tfw" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://news.tfw2005.com/2013/07/09/generation-1-unreleased-chrome-seeker-prototypes-177957" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/unreleased-chrome-g1-seekers/27816/" target="_blank">here</a>. When it comes to purpose, hearsay is involved, but there is definite, albeit scattered documentation of these types of figures themselves, and they appear to be truly scarce, which actually supports legitimacy (as in <i>not </i>mass produced counterfeits). At the very worst, this is a 'lunchtime special', a clandestine product borne outside official factory hours. At best, this an extremely rare and possibly unique prototype figure that received some extra preparation - custom decal application, additional accessories - in order to be offered as a prize figure<br />
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This item was auctioned by the same seller <i>sharbicc</i> who had sold what appear to be contemporary prototypes nearly 10 years ago. Many other signs pointed to it being a legitimate reissue figure, that is it has all the hallmarks of an official reissue Optimus Prime, from the unique wheel pins, bumper moldings and sticker cut, down to the part stamping, and none of the hallmarks of a KO figure (which all are based on a T2/#3 French or Japanese Prime). Also there are no short-stacked counterfeits on the market, so I jumped. Fortunately, nobody else bid and I got it for a song.<br />
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Opening up the clamshell, you can see that it is the US version cab, with the shortened smoke-stacks for safety. The cab forgoes the die-cast chassis and leg parts, replaced with plastic. The cab is almost entirely a translucent amber plastic. The typically chrome parts remain - wheels, stacks, grill. The trailer is rendered in standard grey plastic, and the amber plastic replaces all the trailer parts that are normally blue. Across the cab and trailer is a glossy chrome sticker trim. Tyres are standard black rubber. I've had discussions with other collectors on Facebook on whether this is intentionally an amber plastic, or it is a clear plastic that has yellowed over the past 15 or so years, which is extremely common (but not omnipresent) among clear toys from this era. On the one hand, it isn't a particularly flattering or attractive choice of plastic. On the other hand it is unusual that roller and the other accessories shown in the baggie are not discolored at all.<br />
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Zooming in a little, one can see the Autobot logo on the trailer has been hand-cut and placed on top of the chrome decal. Roller is a clear plastic, and the standard rifle is amber.<br />
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Taking a look at the baggie, we have clear plastic wheels for Roller, clear missiles, gas pump and nozzle. There is also a clear bloated rifle and an amber matrix, which were included with the Japanese release 2002 New Year Special Convoy. The hose is a regular black flexible plastic. What is interesting is that a set of 4 black 'safety' missiles are included, which are the longer version exclusive to the US release. This would allow the prototype figure to be potentially offered to different markets, but perhaps the parts considered less safe would have been removed if the figure was used as a prize in the US. Let me tell you, the trailer launcher is absolutely nerfed - there is no spring installed in the launcher at all.<br />
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What else was included? The sticker sheet that originated with the 15th Anniversary Convoy of 2000, and a US instruction sheet. I believe this is the standard set-up for the Commemorative Reissue of 2002. I haven't actually owned one until now!<div><br /></div><div>So, it turns out that a figure like this has been sighted somewhere. A photograph of the same setup (but different specimen) is on Fred's page, <a href="http://www.fredsworkshop.com/images/zcrystalprime1a.jpg">here</a>. This photograph itself may have been taken as early as 2002, though unsure from where it has been sourced. Though he describes it as a clear trailer, which it isn't, you can see it has the same mirror trailer sticker. This one looks like the cab is clear. Like mine, it hasn't been belted in with wire twists. It has a color break on the flap spine facing the camera, meaning it is not a photograph of my specimen, which has never been opened on that end. Mine was tape sealed both ends and then tape-cut and opened on the far end.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fredsworkshop.com/images/zcrystalprime1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="544" height="377" src="http://www.fredsworkshop.com/images/zcrystalprime1a.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /></div>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-36749266337661424502017-06-04T01:48:00.001-07:002022-10-25T07:28:21.403-07:00File Notes - Astro Magnum, Toyco, Intecs, Shockwave, Galactic Man<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many websites that discuss Shockwave's origins state that the original manufacturer, Toyco was and still is a Korean company, and infer that Shockwave is notable for being somewhat of a 'Korean' Transformer, often due to the fact that there is a <a href="http://toyco.co.kr/" target="_blank">Toyco Korea</a> website in existence today. It is true that Shockwave was manufactured in Korea for the Hasbro toyline, among others, however we will explore the history of the toy in more detail here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In fact, the Toyco in question was and still is a Japanese company. This is the actual website </span><a href="http://www.toyco.co.jp/company.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.toyco.co.jp/company.html</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Toyco was established in Tokyo, <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 20, 1981 and its operations are the </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">business planning, manufacturing and sale of boy's toys. A bit of Trivia, though the head office address has changed several times, Toyco is still located in Tokyo, and has maintained the same telephone number until today, as per the original Astro Magnum packaging of 1983.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The original Astro Magnum clearly shows a Toyco head office address in Tokyo on the packaging, and both the original 'laser gun' packed version, and the latter 'robot' packed version were manufactured in Japan (as per the box and stamping on the battery cover). The trademark is of course, unmistakable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Astro Magnum toys were manufactured in Japan and distributed by Toyco. The original realease bore a maker's mark, 'Toyco', with no copyright notice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The figure was then licensed to other parties. As we know, Shockwave was initially released to western markets as a Transformer by Hasbro prior to Christmas 1984, and was part of the Japanese toyline in 1985. Radio Shack, a subsidiary of Tandy, also released a version known as Galactic Man at roughly the same time internationally through its network of stores. When the figures were licensed to Hasbro and Tandy, (as well as other US toy companies), it appears that manufacture was off-shored to Seoul, to a manufacturing partner called Intecs, Ltd.. Both Shockwave and Galactic Man are stamped 'Toyco, © 1983' and 'MADE IN KOREA', and there are references to being made in Korea on the packaging and papers included. However only on the back of G1 Shockwave is it clear that the manufacturing partner Intecs, Ltd..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I can only surmise that the manufacturing was moved to Korea for reasons of production capacity or economics. No doubt the contracts with American companies called for high volume at low cost. It is typical that copyrights are sought for legal reasons when a figure is planned to be distributed outside of Japan. Domestic release toys often featured a maker's mark but not a copyright notice. So it's apparent to me that the appearance of the copyright notice on the toy indicates the involvement of non-Japanese market companies. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It becomes unclear at this point, who is the licensor to Hasbro and Radio Shack (*see next paragraph), as while Toyco is responsible for the design and manufacture of the original toy, and <a href="http://tformers.com/transformers-astro-magnum-tracking-down-the-shockwave-mold/9709/news.html" target="_blank">have acknowledged it here</a> in a roundabout way, there are questions as to what parties have rights to produce and market the toy today, even if the mold's whereabouts were known. Paperwork only refers to Intecs and never Toyco, but Toyco remains the maker's mark on the figures. (Fast forward to today - Hasbro of course would have strong interests in the intellectual property and likeness of Shockwave, though it does not have exclusive rights to the Toyco-G1 toy itself. Hasbro/Takara continues to make toys in the likeness of Shockwave today. And of course the mold appears to be missing.) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*There is a little know variant that has been described (possibly erroneously) as a knock-off called '<a href="https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/05/shockwave-toyco-knock-offs-part-2.html" target="_blank">4 Changeable Spark Man</a>'. It looks like an off-brand Galactic Man, however like G1 Shockwave, it bears the Intecs mark on the packaging, '© 1983 Intecs Ltd.' and is made in Korea. It also features the Japanese patent registration number as seen on the original Toyco Astro Magnum, as well as patent pending application numbers for other regions: UK/HK, Taiwan, Korea, and USA. (These are not searchable today in patent databases as they are not the the same as the published patent numbers.) This is the key detail that suggests the figure may be a legitimate figure. I believe if I were to find a specimen, it would be a Toyco marked figure. It looks identical to Galactic Man, and has the same foam packaging. It appears that Intecs may have (a) registered copyright on the mold (as a good partner), or (b) was acting as a licensor and/or supplying the figure in grey-market off-brand packaging, (c) actually legally acquired the rights from Toyco to license the figure and was the primary licensor for all figures produced in Korea (being Shockwave and Galactic Man.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During the 80s Japanese toy companies generally made toys in Japan, for Japan. The Takara-developed Transformer toys were all initially made in Japan, and in accordance with the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">operational and financial realities of distributing the toyline internationally in partnership with Hasbro, certain toys were produced in </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">countries such as Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Macau, France, and eventually predominantly in China and recently Vietnam. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The idea that Toyco is Korean seems to be the result of flawed deduction supported (understandably) by a single piece of erroneous data - the website. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, what often isn't discussed is the manufacturing partners that are often responsible for mold tooling and/or manufacture, done on behalf of the toy designer. This adds complexity to understanding the history of some figures. The figure known as G1 Jetfire is one such example, conceived by the legendary Shoji Kawamori and first sold by Takatoku Toys in Japan as the Macross 1/55 Valkyrie, the figure was actually designed, and manufactured by Matsushiro (patented by Yukimitsu Matsushiro in 1984). The Toybox Mechabot-1 figure and its Hasbro-licensed G1 Omega Supreme, were actually designed and manufactured by Tomy on Toybox's behalf. This only became apparent when after Takara-Tomy's merger in the mid 2000s, it was discovered Tomy still had the molds for Omega Supreme and Sky Lynx.</span></span><br />
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masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-67503289139073675812017-03-22T04:31:00.000-07:002017-03-22T04:32:32.779-07:00Sketch - G1 Wheeljack Fanart<br />
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masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-32218363618655464612016-12-26T00:02:00.000-08:002016-12-27T01:16:39.163-08:00Quick Look - Diakron DK-1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the later half of 1983 Takara had established a spin off of its Japanese <i>Diaclone</i> toyline in the United States through its subsidary Takara US (Takara Toys Corporation), based in New York. The toyline was called <i>Diakron</i> and featured a very limited number of toys from the <i>Diaclone Car Robot</i> series, <i>Dasher</i> series, as well as the multi-vehicle robot <i>Guts Blocker</i>. A Toys-R-Us exclusive, the toyline didn't do particularly well, ostensibly because Takara did not well understand the US market. Ultimately, Takara US's rights to market and distribute the transforming <i>Diakron</i> toys in the US were acquired by Hasbro Industries along with the rights to the bulk of Takara's transforming <u><i>Diaclon</i>e</u> and <i>Micro Change</i> toys in late 1983, to be released as <i>The Transformers</i> the following year. And so marked the the end of the very short and obscure <i>Diakron</i> toyline. Takara US would re-enter the US market with <i>Kronoform, </i>comprising various toys that Hasbro had not used for <i>The Transformers</i>, some featuring <i>Transformers</i> branding, but in the end another unsuccessful and obscure foray into the US toy market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the featured toys, and sequentially the first, was <i>DK-1. </i>Fittingly, it is the same toy as the the first of the <i>Diaclone</i> series, indeed historically the first transforming car-robot ever, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYK_fHQIcJo" target="_blank">Lamborghini Countach LP500S Super Tuning</a> version. Like the <i>Diaclone</i>, DK-1<i> </i>was released in red and is the only other release to have done so, making a red variant considerably rarer than it's yellow incarnation; typically G1 Sunstreaker; but also found yellow in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsc-AWO1ZsM" target="_blank">Italian GIG</a> and French Joustra releases, as well as in the Milton Bradley Sideswipe box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the interesting things about the <i>Diakron</i> release, is that though unsuccessful, many of its packaging details appear to have made it into <i>The Transformers</i> line. The box dimensions are identical in length, height and width to the G1 Autobot cars packaging. Only the height of the box flap differs, being 1 cm shorter on the <i>Diakron. </i>The window placement is identical from the bottom-left co-ordinates and is only slighter taller on the G1. The G1 adopts some of the grey bordering between the window and the character cut-out. And finally both share similar copy, where the <i>Diakron's</i> 'Changes from Racecar to Robot and back!' becomes 'TRANSFORMS FROM RACECAR TO ROBOT AND BACK!' on the G1 packaging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The internal packaging is quite horrendous. It is a soft, almost vinyl-like plastic tray. It engulfs the toy, making it difficult to see anything more than the side view. In this regard the clear blister arrangement of the G1 is superior. From the back you can see that the tray is in some places only as thin as a supermarket bag. For this reason I haven't dared to remove the toy, as I fear I will do irreversible damage to the tray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In an interview with Hasbro R&D VP at the time, George Dunsay (<a href="http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php" target="_blank">Source</a>), he recalled that <i>Diakron </i>did not have many of the elements that made <i>The Transformers</i> successful as a brand - marketing, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_c4zl9LaMA" target="_blank">conflict</a>, commercials. Certainly, the packaging is overloaded with copy, bombarding the viewer with messages about what is inside and how to enjoy it. It is evident that Takara didn't have a good handle on what was required for the market. Hasbro knew how to get people storming into the toy aisles. <i>Diakron</i> looked like a foreign curiosity that you'd be lucky to come across in the first place, let alone be compelled to buy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If Takara had scant idea how to sell toys in the US, they certainly acknowledged they needed to find out. The toy was accompanied by a feedback card to ascertain some very rudimentary information about buyers and their impressions of the toyline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The catalog that doubled as the instruction sheet interestingly didn't feature any other toys from the toyline. Instead, it featured a bunch of penny-racer pull-back cars, known as </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Choro Q</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in Japan. Catch some old school commercials for them </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0arTZp0vrtA" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpOUmmGpP7U" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even as an example of a poorly executed campaign, the subsequent success and longevity of <i>The Transformers</i> as a global brand have elevated its <i>Diaclone</i> and <i>Diakron</i> predecessors to legendary status. For collectors, the scarcity of the red variant and its historical significance as the pioneering car-robot transforms this obscure piece into an unlikely holy-grail.</span>masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-41819372699725577042016-12-18T00:34:00.003-08:002016-12-18T00:36:14.919-08:00Sketch - Diaclone Countach LP500S Fanart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Transformers, Hasbro Industries, Inc., 1984</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The Nissan Fairlady 280 ZX Turbo was the basis for three of the twenty-two Diaclone Car Robots. The No. 7 <i>Fairlady Z</i> had two versions, a blue-silver deco, and a silver-black deco. This model was the basis for Bluestreak, who oddly enough sported an entirely new all-silver deco as a Transformer. The No. 11, <i>Fairlady Z Racing</i> and No. 13 <i>Police Car Fairlady Z </i>were both almost identical to their G1 counterparts, Smokescreen and Prowl respectively. The Diaclone-only Fairlady Z decos are extremely rare, highly sought after and very expensive. The Diaclones had spring loaded launchers that fired their missiles a reasonable distance, and a small pilot for added play value.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Japan 1983 Release</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Trasformer, GiG, 1984</span></b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">At around the same time that Hasbro struck a deal with Takara, GiG had done the same for exclusive distribution in Italy. GiG used a nearly identical packaging format to Diaclone until 1985, when arrangements were made to use the US style Transformers packaging, trademarks, factions etc. In the Fairlady space, this was the only toy-line apart from Diaclone to feature the blue/silver pre-Blustreak. Pre-Prowl was present, as well as Smokescreen. There was no black/silver pre-Bluestreak, only the full silver version as per the US line. As with Transformers proper, there were mold/stamp progressions spanning from the pre-TF circle stamp (see below), to the the Takara copyright with dates.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Auto Robot Fairlady Z Police Car</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The Transformers, Hasbro Industries, Inc., 1984</span></b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bluestreak and Prowl both made their G1 debut as series one cars in 1984. As such they can regularly be found with imprints harking back to their Diaclone days. However, even though Bluestreak's boxart suggests a blue G1 version, there was never any blue Fairlady sold in a G1 box. Both Prowl and Bluestreak were released again in 1985, alongside Smokescreen who debuted as a series two car. Smokescreen always sported a rubsign. The US versions had the springs removed from their launchers, rendering them nothing more than missile holders. As sentient robots in the Transformers mythos, the Diaclone pilots were no longer included.</span></span><div><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdunwZrnMcXnif-aaRNIo04HIzZy9Toe5Zaz0GyZFCOfnd5VtZ6DB0DRT1RWcELqTcaA8PvVm0GcgV1ZSne1k-f_4Me3JmvOOSOk-DgaCoXmzNP0924Er4hJQzygURLksUetg-YwHuKXE/s1500/20210316_194940.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdunwZrnMcXnif-aaRNIo04HIzZy9Toe5Zaz0GyZFCOfnd5VtZ6DB0DRT1RWcELqTcaA8PvVm0GcgV1ZSne1k-f_4Me3JmvOOSOk-DgaCoXmzNP0924Er4hJQzygURLksUetg-YwHuKXE/w400-h300/20210316_194940.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Autobot Strategist Prowl</span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">NGB, ™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5756/5750 ASST</span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">USA 1984 Release </span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">(Front)</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg56pYQGHy4bcWobeCEsv5rF3lJCvZZcb449ZWjTzcOcVKrjAyDtY2kB675vCIvDc8ZHlDBBOGUyCb17RN0rpUfVbYRC8k0v8nMuyaaXldfX0jGTGXeKSUvrheCF-NBqPTGT08dymlAwE/s1500/20210316_195229.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg56pYQGHy4bcWobeCEsv5rF3lJCvZZcb449ZWjTzcOcVKrjAyDtY2kB675vCIvDc8ZHlDBBOGUyCb17RN0rpUfVbYRC8k0v8nMuyaaXldfX0jGTGXeKSUvrheCF-NBqPTGT08dymlAwE/w400-h300/20210316_195229.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Autobot Strategist Prowl</span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">NGB, ™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5756/5750 ASST</span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">USA 1984 Release </span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">(Back)</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Autobot Gunner Bluestreak</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small; text-align: start;">NGB, ™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5755/5750 ASST</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5756/5750 ASST</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5756/5750 ASST</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">™ b</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">ox, © 1984 Hasbr</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">o Industries</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, Inc., 5756/5750 ASST</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Typically, Bluestreak had red launchers, Smokescreen white, and Prowl gray. It is logical to expect that the chrome coated missiles and weapon are molded in a plastic matching the missiles. This was true for Diaclone, but the G1 weapons often did not match in this respect, and this can be seen inside sealed paperwork/weapons baggies. It is also possible to observe that the chromed wheels have an underlying color that doesn't correspond to the launchers. For instance Prowl sometimes has red plastic wheels under the chrome.</span></span><br />
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<u><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Three Fairlady Z molds we being used in parallel.</span></u></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Type 1. The original Diaclone circle stamp can be observed on the early circle stamp Prowl and Bluestreak prerubs. The mold was updated to display a Takara-only copyright stamp on the opposite foot, within a newly added sharp rectangular border, and with the circle stamp text drilled out but still visible in its original placement. The final version has been updated with the Hasbro copyright beneath the Takara copyright. </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The type 1 mold has 2 circles present on each piece of rear bumper. It is usually visible from below, although when it cannot be seen, it is on the top. This means that for example, two right pieces are present and one was flipped to make it a left.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Type 2. The second mold introduced has with a Takara-only stamp on the left foot, with a ridge added to increase the real estate for the stamp. In this case, the ridge is rounded on the corners. There is no imprint on the opposite foot, however the molding seems imperfect, with a slightly angled edge where bevel begins. When the Hasbro copyright is added, this time it is added to the bare foot, so that now a marking is present on each foot. T</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">ype 2 molds have '2' part numbers stamped on the following places - the fists, the neck (beneath the screw hole that joins it to the roof), and the frame on the underside of the hood that encloses the head arrangement, the shoulders, inside the leg, inside the waist cavity, under the crotch, inside each die cast leg piece near the rear side window. There are no circles on the rear bumper.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Type 3. The third mold was also </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">with a Takara-only stamp on the left foot, with a ridge added to increase the real estate for the stamp. However, the opposite foot also features the same ridge, unlike the type 2. The Hasbro copyright was later added to the right foot. </span><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">T</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">ype 3 molds have '3' part numbers stamped on the following places - the neck (beneath the screw hole that joins it to the roof), and the frame on the underside of the hood that encloses the head arrangement, t</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">he shoulders, inside the leg, inside the waist cavity, under the crotch. There is no die cast leg piece with '3', some type 3 molds use the '2' piece, and some are stamped '4'</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">. There are no numbers stamped on the fists. There is a circle on each rear bumper, on the short edge.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Weapons are a tricky thing to validate. There's plenty of mixing going on in loose collections, meaning good samples are reduced to that which remain in sealed baggies or unseen in sealed boxes. And then there is factory mixing as well!</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Launchers: There are two distinct launcher molds covering Diaclone through to series 2 Smokescreen (ignoring springs). I currently hypothesize that as there are three car molds, there are also three sets of complete weapon molds, and the launchers pictured are types 1 and 3. I have found type 1 launchers in white, red and gray. So far I have only seen type 3 launchers in gray.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Missiles: A missile variant appears to have an extra ridge. Have seen this in sealed baggies, where the missile is type 3 - see below. Seen also in the Takara 'Book' Collection reissue, as this appears to use the type 3 mold for missiles, launchers, weapons and figure - however the reissue missiles are enclosed in a 4 sided tree for presentation. The third ridge is always accompanied by a circle mark on the shaft (but not vice versa), I have noted the extra ridge on the standard right angle tree missile (type 3), and also on a mysterious end to end tree missile similar to type 1, but with circle mark. I have not seen this type of missile attached to its tree yet, so this is something to stay tuned for more info.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><u>Problems with matching weapon variants to figure variants.</u></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It is not so simple that the weapon mold types matched perfectly with their figure mold types. See the following sealed baggies:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">This accessories pack came from a type 3 mold rub Smokescreen in a ® box.<br />Launcher is type 1. Gun is type 1. Missile tree is type 2.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">This accessories pack came from a type 2 mold prerub Bluestreak in a ™ box.<br />Launcher is type 3. Gun is type 3 and gray plastic. Missile tree is type 3 and red plastic.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">This accessories pack came from a type 1 mold prerub Bluestreak in a ™ box.<br />Launcher is type 1. Gun is type 1. Missile tree is type 1 and gray plastic.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Early type Fairladies would always be matched with type 1 accessories, as this was the sole mold in use. Weapons could have been a mix of gray or red plastic under the chrome. However, as the type 2 and type 3 molds came into use, weapons began to be mixed, both in terms of the figure type they were matched with, as well as the weapon types within a baggie. In the last quarter of 1984, when Smokescreen was undergoing production, white plastic parts were also reintroduced. It is a hypothesis that chromed weapons from all three molds may have been combined and then redistributed from the central source for baggie packing on the factory line. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-style: inherit;">Notes: This specimen is the blue and silver version of the standard Fairlady Z.</span><span style="font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-style: inherit;"> The spring loaded launchers and the missiles are white, and together fire very strongly. The roof aligns perfectly with the rear windows, due to friction of the piece where it fits into the hood, and has a tendency to slip beneath the rear windows especially as the toy gets loosened from play. There is a support for the ceiling, that in truth is not a support at all - in later G1 iterations a horizontal protrusion is added to hold the ceiling up, forming a right angle support. In the Diaclones it is a straight reinforcement for the side window frame. As a Diaclone, this is a type 1 mold. As the earlier release of the Fairlady, you'll notice there are no rivets molded onto the central wheel-pins. Only the blue/silver and black/silver versions display this (lack of) feature.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Notes: This specimen features a '</span><span style="font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-style: inherit;">RR' sticker on the hood, the initials standing for </span><i>Real & Robo</i><span style="font-style: inherit;">. The spring loaded launchers and the missiles are white. As a Diaclone, this is a type 1 mold. The wheel-pins feature 4 rivets on each wheel, as do every figure following.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1B.(2) Police Car Fairlady Z</b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: The Police Car Fairlady features a r</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">ed 'R' 'DIACLONE' sticker on the hood and doors. It sports gray spring loaded launchers.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1C. Autobot Strategist Prowl</b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Notes: The very earliest G1 tooling variant of Prowl, it features a 'DIACLONE' hood sticker, however missing the red 'R' of on both the hood and door insignias. Being a USA release, the gray launchers have no springs. It retains the type 1 missile tree seen in the Diaclones. This circle stamped version was only found in straight tech spec boxes, except, strangely, </span><i>not</i><span style="font-style: inherit;"> the NGB box (of which there are two known graded specimens (confirmed by owner of AFA 85 MISB in 2017) (and edit, I located a MOSC specimen for myself on 15/3/2021)). The version found in NGB boxes is circle stamped with a standard hood sticker, as pictured below. NGB Fairladies have a different blister type to the regular release. The adhesive area is cut to align to the shape of the blister, where as on the regular release, the adhesive area is rectangular. Which came first - the consensus among collectors is the NGB box came first, and the border and blister type were done away with. A non-'DIACLONE' sticker template for G1 had already been made and used on the NGB, and then for a bried period the 'DIACLONE' sticker was used in error, then rectified again for all subsequent G1 releases. (Note a similar stickering error was made again in the Classics release).<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8uLUQ-lW6mcSm7UDiFZaqJkjclTC9-ND9DoQ2P5IR1Nq1-4HC2HKwLVhbCIbF0Uf7dqTILpojeyPrEUKHRNvo-Y1ENMW0zQDxhBrlIWPc8wVRopBeI4udzlfhuue7j4zeA0w7BzVM5U/s1500/20210316_211652.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8uLUQ-lW6mcSm7UDiFZaqJkjclTC9-ND9DoQ2P5IR1Nq1-4HC2HKwLVhbCIbF0Uf7dqTILpojeyPrEUKHRNvo-Y1ENMW0zQDxhBrlIWPc8wVRopBeI4udzlfhuue7j4zeA0w7BzVM5U/s320/20210316_211652.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1D. Autobot Gunner Bluestreak</b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: This is a GiG Italian release from the Trasformer line in 'Diaclone' style packaging. I for a long time placed it later than the US 'Diaclone hood' variant, as the factory stickers (hood and door) do not feature any Diaclone marks at all. In fact there is a US circle stamp variant with identical factory applied stickers**. The difference is that the GiG version still received a Japanese Diaclone pack-in sticker sheet, including the city names and the shoulder stickers with the red 'R' insignia (which this has). <br /><br />Note on standard hood/circle stamp combo. Since recently an NGB Prowl has been auctioned on ebay, detailed photos show that the NGB does not have a Diaclone hood, hence it is likely closer to this GiG specimen, and the non Diaclone hood may well have bookended the Diaclone hood variants. (**I located a TM grey border Prowl with the same sticker variant/stamp.) So this figure can be seen in NGB and non NGB USA TM releases.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">1980. 1982</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: This variant of Prowl features the first stage update to the type 1 mold. The circle stamp has been drilled out, leaving only a circular protrusion on the right foot. The Takara copyright stamp has been added to the left foot, as well a rectangular ridge over the left bevel, to house the stamping.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1Z. Autobot Strategist Prowl</b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">1980. 1982</span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: This variant of Prowl is the first stage of the type 3 mold. The Takara copyright stamp has been added to the left foot, as well a rectangular ridge over both the left and right bevel. This variant has appeared in ™ boxes with the wavy tech spec.</span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1F. Autobot Gunner Bluestreak</b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: This specimen caught my eye immediately and was an instant purchase. It is a USA release Bluestreak which appears to be one of the earliest rubsign variants released. What is interesting is the rubsign, which has been placed sideways on the door rather than upright. Now, it is well known that the Japanese 1985 release Bluestreak has the same sideways rubsign, but all Japanese releases had a Hasbro copyright, while this specimen has the Takara only copyright and came well before the Japanese toyline began. This is also no fluke - I have two specimens. This one comes in a ™ wavy tech spec box with ™ catalog, type 1 missiles, and an additional rugsign promotional paper. I have also seen <a href="http://transformerscollector.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/transformers-original-g1-bluestreak.html" target="_blank">photographs</a> from 2010 of a sealed specimen in a ™ box. I would never expect, under any circumstances, for a rubsign car to come in anything but a wavy tech spec ™ or ® box. Note that this variant also is the first of its mold to feature the right angled ceiling support, which looks like a little stub. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">This variant is the type 2 mold, with a rounded foot ridge, and an imperfect bevel. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Though the first specimen of this type documented here, this mold variant had an earlier prerub release as well in a ™ straight tech spec box, which I did not photograph due to being sealed. The prerub variant does not have the right angled ceiling support. </span></span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1G. Autobot Gunner Bluestreak</b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">創作 • 著作物 </span><br style="color: #666666;" /><span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. </span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">1980. 1982</span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: Here is a typical rubsign Bluestreak. Upright rubsign, with the Hasbro copyright added to the type 2 mold, on the right foot. This would have almost certainly come in an ® box with the series two releases.</span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1H. Autobot Tactician Smokescreen</b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;">1980.1982</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">N/A</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: Smokescreen debuted in series two. Early batches were produced while the type 1 mold was still Takara only stamped. The rear windows fit poorly, which seems to be a common trait on Smokescreen, and may be a symptom of the new molding of the spoiler, resulting in less than perfect tolerances of the rear window, making it reach further and overlap the edge of the ceiling. However without the ceiling in the way, it will sit flush against the die-cast. Contrast this to warped/bent rear windows (from play abuse), which simply point upwards and cannot be flush with the curvature of the die cast even when at the lowest point afforded by the hinge. </span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1I. Autobot Tactician Smokescreen</b></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;">1980.1982</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1980, 1984</span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">N/A</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: Again, this variant features rear windows that fit poorly. The stamping on this type 1 mold variant has been updated to a combined Takara + Hasbro stamp are on the left leg. There is a USA variant of Smokescreen with the type 2 mold, featuring the same stamping as the Prowl (1J) below.</span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1J. Autobot Strategist Prowl (Japan)</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1980 1982</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">創作 • 著作物 </span><br style="color: #666666;" /><span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. </span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">1980. 1982</span></span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Rubsign</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Rubsign (On hood centre)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Bumper</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">R </span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">1 ○, 1 ○</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Missiles</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Right angle tree - T2</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Foot ridge</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Left rounded, Right rounded</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Under chrome</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">White weapons</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Ceiling support</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Right angle</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: What I believe to be the final incarnation of the type 2 mold, this variant features matching foot ridges. The rear windshield issue has been rectified (as well as on the Smokescreen), and the numbered parts are now stamped with '3' where they used to be '2'. All parts are numbered '3' except the rear die-cast portion, stamped '4'. This variant has also appeared in US ® boxes.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit 1K. Autobot Strategist Prowl </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1980 1982</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;">創作 • 著作物 </span><br style="color: #666666;" /><span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. </span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">JAPAN. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">1980. 1982</span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1980 1984</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: The Classics re-release of 1990 is a unique specimen. It is mostly a type 1 figure, there are no part numbers visible except on the die cast leg pieces, where it is stamped '4'. All of the Takara copyright information has been blocked out, leaving only Hasbro copyright and dates. The hood sticker has 'Diaclone', last seen on the early G1 variants, but unusually the door stickers also have 'Diaclone' - a feature never seen on G1 variants. The weapons are a mixture - type 1 launchers with springs, type 2 missiles and type 3 gun. The sticker sheet has a plasticized coating - it is glossier than the G1 stickers. This majority type 1 mold would have been used for the first time outside Japan - in China - in 1989. Prowl would not be produced again until 2002, when the type 3 was used. Is it possible the original mold went missing in the years between?</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">F </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 ○</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: The Chinese re-release of 1990 is identical to the Classics release. It is mostly a type 1 figure, there are no part numbers visible except on the die cast leg pieces, where it is stamped '4'. All of the Takara copyright information has been blocked out, leaving only Hasbro copyright and dates. The hood sticker has 'Diaclone', as do the door stickers. The weapons are a mixture - type 1 launchers with springs, type 2 missiles and type 1 gun. The sticker sheet has a plasticized coating - it is glossier than the G1 stickers. This is the first and only specimen I have ever seen, apart from reading that it was known to have existed. It was sealed within the carded bubble, but the bubble was extremely yellowed - it never survived transit and the bubble burst apart before I got to see it in person.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notes: Prowl received his first post 2000s reissue in 2002 as part of Takara's Transformers Collection series in Japan. In 2003 essentially the same figure was released in the US under the Commemorative Series, and then in UK in 2006. As only the Japanese release features chromed accessories and working launchers, I've decided to document it here for comparative purposes. The most obvious difference from the vintage figures are the stickers - the hood sticker has a square cut (later fixed for the US/UK versions) so the corners are sharper than the hood plastic piece it is attached to. The printing of the shield logo is absolutely the finest and crispest it has ever been in the history of the toy, both on the hood and door stickers. The copyright stamp has the 'JAPAN' removed, as the figure was made in China. The most interesting feature for me however, is that the mold types used for this figure are exactly the mold types available if my hypothesis about the 1990s Classic mold disappearing is correct. The Classic mold was a type 1 mold with incorrect type 3 (#4) diecast legs. Remember the diecast legs are either unstamped (type 1), stamped #2 (type 2) or stamped #4 (type 3). The 2002 reissue is almost entirely type 3, except the diecast legs, because the type 3 legs were lost after 1990. The reissue has the type 2 diecast legs.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Left to right: <br />Japanese reissue Prowl (Smokescreen not pictured) 2002<br />US reissue Prowl (Silverstreak not pictured) 2003<br />UK reissue Prowl 2006</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">I've concluded that all three reissues have different copyright stamps. I don't have any opened crappy reissues to confirm, but it makes linear sense by following the way the dates were blocked out, reinstated, and the addition of a fourth line on the UK version.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The reissue launchers (always type 3) are easiest to distinguish when side by side with a G1 launcher. It's essentially a matter of plastic quality. Of course the western releases have no spring and no launch button. Here I've compared against a fully launching vintage Japanese release launcher, which is really the only one it threatens to confuse. The spring is there, it's just very dark.</span><br />
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masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-31538228276887191862016-11-14T06:24:00.000-08:002018-05-11T07:08:51.675-07:00My Favorites - Decepticon Jets<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The pair of Diaclone F-15 Eagles are shown below. Only the two versions exist, the <i>Acrobat Jet</i> and the <i>Fighter Jet</i> that were the direct inspiration for Thundercracker and Starscream respectively. Skywarp did not have a Diaclone incarnation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A small selection of Transformers F-15 Eagles are shown below - almost entirely Starscream. With the exception of the 1986 Starscream Release, the box variants that apply to Starscream are equally applicable to Skywarp and Thundercracker. All three have NGB boxes as well, although I'm only privileged enough to show one here.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVu_NsNrLP3Wj6sRUgDu8rjpqpGMUF1NTG-dzSNeOReNYd3X_PlBhX_Ui0F291nXF7C7ks568I2eRfc1vZPMUolOs4jye7enqfQVMByNHa2rS_vXt1EvVFPPfL2qFg8CIKNJ3EK6wPY18/s1600/20161030_221257.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVu_NsNrLP3Wj6sRUgDu8rjpqpGMUF1NTG-dzSNeOReNYd3X_PlBhX_Ui0F291nXF7C7ks568I2eRfc1vZPMUolOs4jye7enqfQVMByNHa2rS_vXt1EvVFPPfL2qFg8CIKNJ3EK6wPY18/s400/20161030_221257.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5780 ASST<br />USA 1984 Release<br />(Back)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Warrior Thundercracker<br />™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5782/5780 ASST</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">USA 1984 Release<br />(Front)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Warrior Thundercracker<br />™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5782/5780 ASST<br />USA 1984 Release<br />(Back)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Warrior Skywarp<br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5783/5780 ASST</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">USA 1984 Release</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">(Back)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Warrior Skywarp<br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5783/5780 ASST</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">USA 1984 Release</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">(Back)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5780 ASST<br />USA 1985 Release<br />(Front)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />™ box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5780 ASST<br />USA 1985 Release<br />(Back)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcJfGpqYEIVVrX8HI7MB9XiRWbMvhifrF8L2aYMM7wfTpWCIDJoeqTtqwQCBAwYLYfA7lRKRt3OufA64u-jYXgkwzcAPTRRQqTNHkrkl3uL8yDyPzB6R6-LIfGbTc8lA0iIxncnjlsjM/s1600/20161030_221954.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcJfGpqYEIVVrX8HI7MB9XiRWbMvhifrF8L2aYMM7wfTpWCIDJoeqTtqwQCBAwYLYfA7lRKRt3OufA64u-jYXgkwzcAPTRRQqTNHkrkl3uL8yDyPzB6R6-LIfGbTc8lA0iIxncnjlsjM/s400/20161030_221954.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />® box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5784 ASST<br />USA 1986 Release<br />(Front)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />® box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5784 ASST<br />USA 1986 Release<br />(Back)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />® box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5784 ASST</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">China 1990 Release<br />(Front)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Decepticon Air Commander Starscream<br />® box, © 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc., 5781/5784 ASST</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">China 1990 Release<br />(Back)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>戦え! 超ロボット生命体 トランスフォーマー</b></span></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers, Takara Co., Ltd., 1985</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Japan, all the series one and two jets were released boxed, except for Dirge which was available as a mail-away. A couple of examples below.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Destron Aeronautical Staff Officer Starscream<br /> © TAKARA CO., LTD 1980,1983.<br />Japan 1985 Release<br />(Front)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Destron Aeronautical Staff Officer Starscream</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> © TAKARA CO., LTD 1980,1983. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Japan 1985 Release</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Back)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Destron Aeronautical Staff Officer Starscream<br /> © TAKARA CO., LTD 1980,1983.<br />Japan 1985 Release<br />(Contents)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Destron Aeronautical Troops Thrust<br /> © TAKARA CO., LTD 1985.<br />Japan 1985 Release<br />(Front)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The items featured on this page have been placed on the <i><a href="http://tfscraps.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/early-g1-timeline.html" target="_blank">Timeline</a></i> below. Treat it as relative rather than absolute.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Comparisons - Series One Jets</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are F-15 Eagle (and derivative) jets that I've photographed for comparison. The exercise is to look at the progression of changes and place the variants on the <i>Timeline</i>. All of the series one jets were available as part of the same assortment #5780 when the Transformers toyline debuted in May 1984, as prerubs in ™ boxes, with '© 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc.' on the back. They were all available again in 1985, and like the series two jets, featured rubsigns and came in ® boxes, however the copyright indicia on the boxes were not updated. In 1986, only Starscream was released from the true Eagles, as part of a new assortment #5784 with Cyclonus and Scourge. </span></span><br />
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exhibit 1B. Jetrobo F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet</span></b></span><br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Notes: The absolute earliest Thundercracker variant, featuring sanded tips on each wing piece. The tips has been</span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">removed for safety reasons</span> (</span><a href="http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/hasbro-g1-sanded-wings-thundercracker.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" target="_blank">Read about the variant here</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">). </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">A sealed NGB box specimen is known to contain the sanded wing Thundercracker variant. Recently another has surfaced and the owner has confirmed the same. This is likely from an NGB box, however it has been testified that sanded wing jets could be found occasionally in very early non NGB boxes provided the accessories were also unbagged in the blister. Sanded wing Starscream and Skywarps are understood to have been sold in NGB boxes as well. (Added 07/12/2016)</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes: The next earliest G1 Starscream after the sanded wing variant, a prerub toy that inherits the lack of manufacturer stamp from its Diaclone predecessor. Notable changes are that the wings have been modified to have the pointed tip removed for safety reasons (<a href="http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/hasbro-g1-sanded-wings-thundercracker.html" target="_blank">Read about an exceptional variant here</a>). A rubber nosecone is par for the course by now. Of all the Starscream variants, this has the lightest blue parts, important for matching the rudder to the body by color matching, and the tailfin to the rudder by peg-hole matching. The blue gets progressively darker over the years. This variant would have come in the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">™ boxes immediately following the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">earliest NGB (No gray border) box.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Notes: An early Thundercracker variant, but not </span><i>the</i> earliest<span style="font-style: inherit;">, as it has molded blunt wings, rather than sanded. I have shone a light inside the sealed ™ box Thundercracker, as well as the sealed ™ Starscream, and the specimens inside both have a Takara only stamp. Very early ™ box.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Notes: A standard and common</span><span style="font-style: inherit;"> ™ box Skywarp, it features a Takara only copyright stamp. This specimen had '3' stamped on each set of missiles, however since they are not attached to the body and have no reasonable method to confidently match, I will treat this as inconclusive.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Added 07/12/2016)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #444444;">I have for a long time been of the belief that the error rubsign was a symptom of teething troubles when rubsigns were first introduced, an issue quickly rectified. However I have seen an error rubsign Starscream in a sealed ® box and a standard rubsign Starscream in a sealed ™ box, which by right is the earlier packaging variant. This may mean that early rubsign series 1 jets <em>did</em> have the rub applied correctly, and the error rubsign was a batch error that affected all six jets at some point early on in the ® box era. See Exhibit 1H, a standard rub Thundercracker with ™ papers, might actually be an earlier specimen than the error rubs. Definitely more samples are required.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Alfredo Lopez has kindly shared a photo of his tape sealed error rubsign Starscream, which has a ™ box, and what a stunner it is. It looks like this batch of figures might has spanned the transition from ™ to ®.</span><br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes: Another series one jet featuring the error rubsign. This time the #3 square hollow fist has been updated from single tab double tab</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">(Added 07/12/2016)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980,1983,JAPAN</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Exhibit 1H. Decepticon Warrior Thundercracker</b></span></span></span><br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes: Essentially identical to US version, the Japanese release appears to have two variants (as cross-referenced with four specimens I have), being a #5/#3 or #3/#5 combination of wing/fist. The latter has darker blue parts and is probably a 1986 release, where the lighter is probably a 1985 release.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thrust, Ramjet and Dirge without exception came in ® toyboxes as part of the #5785 assortment. All three featured a rubsign. The boxes always state, </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">'© 1985 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.'. A limited production batch features the rubsign misplaced on the diecast intake instead of the plastic body, which was corrected on subsequent batches. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It appears they didn't make it in time for inclusion into the 1984 Montgomery Ward Christmas Catalog, but of course with printing lead times, the absence of a thing is not necessarily proof of its absence. Safe to say they were on sale in 1985. Thrust and Dirge were featured in the 1985 Sears Catalog as a Christmas idea (</span><a href="http://wishbookweb.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Source</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">). </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All the series two jets were released again in 1986.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thrust, Ramjet, Dirge sticker sheets<br />Top: Error rubsign variant sticker sheet. Decepticon logo has more form fitting cut, like the series one prerubs, but with '®' and item #.<br />Bottom: Standard sticker sheet. Logo has '®' and item #5781, Decepticon logo has softer cut.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980,1983,JAPAN</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">There was a batch of these jets produced with the rubsign factory applied on the die cast left intake - a region that is designated to receive a sticker from the accompanying sticker sheet. This is as an error in what I assume is an early or first batch - I</span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> have a number of these early series two jets, and all the ones with an error rubsign feature a Takara only stamp. The factory applied wing stickers have a thin black line separating the colors. Note the thin 'A' stamped inside the left intake, the same as the transitional rubsign Thundercracker that also featured a Takara only copyright stamp. Features a transitional sticker sheet.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exhibit 2B. Decepticon Dirge</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980,1983,JAPAN</span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exhibit 2C. Decepticon Ramjet</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980,1983,JAPAN</span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exhibit 2D. Decepticon Dirge</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980,1983,JAPAN</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Features the rubsign placed in the typical position on the top left corner of the plastic fuselage. All jets - Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet - when presented with a rubsign in the typical position, feature a Takara + Hasbro copyright stamping on the left</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> leg. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The factory applied wing stickers no longer have a thin black line separating the colors.</span> </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The stamp in the intake is again 'A', but this time bold, upside down and further to the middle of the intake than when an 'A' appeared on a prerub series one jet. All the Hasbro copyright stamped jets appear to have this newer styled, bold letter stamped on them.</span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exhibit 2E. Decepticon Ramjet</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">創作 • 著作物 </span><br />
<span style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 1980,1983,JAPAN</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although there are various off-colour or off-model knock-offs of the F-15 mold, the only fake to attempt to imitate a legitimate version off the toy is the Kingdam 06. Made in Taiwan in the early 80s following the release of the original Diaclone Jetrobo, this counterfeit bears a striking resemblance to the pre-Starscream version of the toy. Some very notable differences include an amber/orange canopy, similar to Thundercracker's in hue, as well as grey rudders and black fists instead of dark blue. The main wings feature KINGDAM6 on the factory applied sticker. All the blue parts are much lighter color than the Diaclone. Overall, the quality is poor. The gray plastic feels inferior, so much so that it is verging on transparent at the thinner parts such as wing edges and missiles. The molding is also inferior, with many depressions and lines on the plastic surface, from sub-standard mold-cutting and injection.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #444444;">There are various imprints and features observable on a given Transformer toy. They can be molded on the toy itself, or printed on the packaging or paperwork. Each category may have one or more variations, and on their own, or as a group, results in an incarnation of the toy that could be called a variant. Typically, a variant would exist in high enough numbers to be regularly encountered and distinctly recognizable, due to being manufactured in batches under the same conditions. Some variants are so rare that only a few, or even a single example exists. In these cases supplementary artefacts are usually required to legitimise them.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">A collector may say there are two variants of Starscream: with rubsign and without. But another may say that there are two variants of no-rubsign (prerub) Starscream: one with a copyright stamp and one without. And a third person may say that within the copyright stamped prerubs there are two variants: one with solid wings and one with hollow wings. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">That's a very simplistic look at the figure, and you've already got an armful of variants. Broad variants simply separated by the presence of a rubsign; specific variants defined by combinations of imprints, parts, stickers and sprue marks. Are they simply random? Did they appear in a certain order? What came first? Which are right? Importantly, are any <i>wrong</i>? Who knows!? Certainly, most collectors have a framework of understanding that they hold to be true. What is also certain, is ask more than one collector and you'll get more than one 'certain' answer.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Generally, within a category of imprint or feature, one variation would give way to a second, and that usually meant the last appearance of the first variation on the toy. Perhaps, on a given toy, that change would occur entirely within a period when a different class of imprint or feature remained unchanged. With staggered variations appearing on a toy, it's possible to determine a relative order of changes; and inversely determine when a given specimen came to exist in relation to another specimen of the same toy (i.e. Prowl vs Prowl), or in relation to a specimen of a different toy (i.e. Prowl vs Starscream). It's also possible to determine that some variants cannot logically exist, straight off the factory line. After-market tampering and parts substitution results in 'Frankensteined' variants that are <i>possible</i>, but not <i>plausible</i>. It is common to find complete toys on the after-market that have been assembled from various sources. They may still be 100% vintage, but for instance you might find an Optimus Prime assembled from a cab, trailer and accessories from variants released across three years from 1984 to 1986. Many collectors wishing to maintain the purity and authenticity of their collections would be concerned with what is legitimate.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">These changes were not arbitrary; they were by-products of real forces: marketing decisions, corporate activities, legal requirements, functional improvements, safety concerns and production efficiency, etc. I have been able to associate some key forces with real and absolute dates, and by extension dates from when an imprint or feature may have begun, changed, or stopped. However one needs to apply some fuzzy logic when using them to build the bigger picture. For instance, just because a trademark was registered on a given date, doesn't meant that the imprint was immediately updated on all printed materials on the same date. Nor does it mean the previously printed articles ceased to be distributed from that date onward.There may have been overlaps, or lead times to production and distribution.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Ultimately, having some dates are more useful than having none at all. Let's explore the things we know and try to deduce what we don't.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><b>Transformers first went on sale in the United States in May 1984</b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The following information can be condensed from this article, 'Gobots, Transformers invading toy market' (<a href="http://www.battlegrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gobotsarticle.png" target="_blank">Source</a>):</span></span><br />
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Transformers reached toy stores (going on sale) in May 1984</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Hasbro had shipped 3 million units by the end of July 1984</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Hasbro received $100 million in orders</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">The article pictured from <i>The Bulletin</i> (undated) (<a href="http://www.battlegrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gobotsarticle.png" target="_blank">Source</a>) also appeared in <i>The Washington Post</i> on 02 September 1984, where you can read the full article (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1984/09/02/toys-with-double-the-fun/8b886f35-fb17-4a43-81e6-158f71945f78/" target="_blank">Source</a>).</span></td></tr>
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The $100 million in orders were pre-bookings as of March 1984</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Hasbro forecast only meeting $75-80 million of those orders by the end of 1984</span></li>
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The Diaclone and Micro Change toys that were 'discovered' by Hasbro executives were showcased by Takara at the International Tokyo Toy Show in June 1983. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiQdw1zmuM" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Hasbro entered into agreement with Takara and their US based subsidiary as of 01 November 1983. (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>) Note that a number of toys were licensed from toy companies other than Takara, such as ToyCo (Shockwave), Matsushiro/Bandai (Jetfire, Roadbuster, Whirl, Chop Shop, Venom, Ransack, Barrage), Toybox (Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx).</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Work on the toyline was rushed to meet trade previews in October/November 1983, and catalogs were printed 6 months before the US Toy Fair (February 1984). (<a href="http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">There was no Takara overstock. The (Transformers) line became so hot they diverted some of their domestic (Japanese) production for us (Hasbro) (George Dunsay, VP R&D, Hasbro). (<a href="http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Hasbro orders could be placed monthly, with Takara given 3 months to fulfil each order. (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The Marvel US comic series went on sale in May 1984 to coincide with the toyline. (<a href="http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php/The_Transformers_(Marvel_comic)" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The first episode of the cartoon series aired 17 September 1984. (<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_1" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">The Hasbro catalog for the 1984 US Toy Fair promises to support The Transformers toyline with a powerful multi-million dollar TV and print media campaign, major licensing activities, a Marvel comic, and describes the robot point and tech spec systems. (<a href="http://news.tfw2005.com/2012/12/31/hasbro-1982-1995-toy-fair-retailers-catalog-scans-images-176585" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Hasbro Industries, Inc. from </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">15 June 1972 (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/0000046080-97-000004.txt" target="_blank">Source</a>) (Formerly Hassenfeld Brothers Inc.)</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Hasbro Bradley, Inc. from 17 September 1984 (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/0000046080-97-000004.txt" target="_blank">Source</a>) (Acquisition of Milton Bradley announced May 1984 (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/05/business/rival-gets-milton-bradley.html" target="_blank">Source</a>))</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Hasbro, Inc. from 14 August 1985 (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/0000046080-97-000004.txt" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The company name appears on various printed materials, including the toybox, catalogs, instructions etc. It is always accompanied by '©' and a date in years. The date is quite self self explanatory, but appears to always and only represent the debut year of the toy (where US G1) is concerned, and is not necessarily updated when other imprints are changed elsewhere on the packaging. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The company name can be useful to assist in placing an item more accurately within a year, particularly the debut of an item into the toyline. However, some toys never display a company name or date c<i>hange</i> on the toybox across their entire multi-year distribution.</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The indicia present on the Starscream toybox from its debut in 1984, remains unchanged throughout 1985 and 1986, even though the trademarks were updated for 1985 (from™ to ®), stating '© </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc.' on all iterations.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Optimus Prime's toybox was updated from '© 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc.' to '© 1984 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.'.</span></span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The series two jets - Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet - having debuted in 1985, only feature </span><span style="background-color: white;">'© 1985 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.' on their boxes.</span></span></span></li>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The generally accepted rule of thumb is that ™ appeared on series one toyboxes and ® appeared on series two toyboxes. Another generally accepted rule is that ™ appeared on prerub toyboxes and ® on rubsign toyboxes. These are very serviceable rules, but of course exceptions exist, and we will get into the intricacies of that as we explore the information further.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/" target="_blank">USPTO</a> data shows that the key trademark that appeared on the original toyline was filed well before the toys hit the market in 1984, but not registered until mid September 1984.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Registered: 18 September 1984</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">One could reasonably infer that ® toyboxes went to market on or after this date. For the sake of the Timeline I assume a three month fulfilment schedule, meaning toys produced once the trademark was registered would have been shipped to Pawtucket HQ in December 1984 and distributed in January 1985.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The rubsign was marketed as a proof of authenticity, '...evidence that this robot is a</span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> true</i><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">TRANSFORMER!'</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The rubsign application for patent was filed 24 June 1985. At the time it was already <span style="background-color: white;">commercially produced by Takara Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan (<a href="https://www.google.com/patents/US4674985" target="_blank">Source</a>) and being used on toys. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The first toys to debut with rubsigns were<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>Generation 1<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>Mini-spies. <span style="background-color: transparent;">They came packaged with </span>Mini Vehicles<span style="background-color: transparent;"> in early </span>1985 according to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rubsign" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank">source</a><span style="background-color: transparent;">. </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">I suspect Mini Vehicles are considered the first because they are the only toys in the 1985 catalog that are photographed with a rubsign attached to the toys themselves. Between the Mini-spies and Mini Vehicles, even though it is widely written that the Mini-spies received rubsigns first, I haven't been able to locate an image of a prerub Mini Vehicle with a Mini-spy. Maybe this is because with the exception of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, all the eligible Mini Vehicles have the insignia position on their back, hence not visible in packaged form. That greatly reduces the number of sealed specimens to inspect. However the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68" target="_blank">commercial</a> clearly shows Mini-spies packed in with Mini Vehicles that already have the rubsign. So, you be the judge.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Here are examples of Mini Vehicles with Mini-spies. Brawn has ™ and '© 1984 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.' (<a href="http://www.finalfrontiertoys.com/transformers/carded-moc/brawn-mini-cars-moc-c-9-5-afa-85.html" target="_blank">Source</a>).</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Bumblebee also has '© 1984 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.' but is now ® packaged (<a href="http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/5253/8255291_1.jpg?v=8CAB02427D9C370" target="_blank">Source</a>) (<a href="http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/5253/8255291_2.jpg?v=8CAB02427D9C370" target="_blank">Source</a>).</span></div>
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</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">There are many, many variations of stam</span><span style="background-color: white;">ping evident on the Transformer toy itself. I will simplify these into three main categories for the purpose of this section, however they in no way adequately represent the gamut of what can be observed.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><u>1. Manufacturers mark indicative of pre-Transformers*</u></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">With regards to toys manufactured by Takara that were part of the Diaclone and Micro Change toylines, that feature no manufacturer mark, or simply 'TAKARA JAPAN', 'MADE IN JAPAN TAKARA', or other, but with no indication of copyright relating to the sculptural expression of the toy. At the time, </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Japanese law did not recognize copyright in toy products (<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1576648/wales-indus-inc-v-hasbro-bradley-inc/" target="_blank">Source</a>) and (<a href="https://casetext.com/case/hasbro-bradley-inc-v-sparkle-toys-inc">Source</a>). There are toys in the earliest waves of Transformers that feature pre-TF indicative marks.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">* Something to touch on briefly. If one looks at this amazing Diaclone archive </span><a href="http://diaclonegenomeproject.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/welcome-to-diaclone-genome-project-this.html?m=1" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">, there are some examples of Japanese Diaclone toys with </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>non</i></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">-pre-TF stamps, such as the triple-changer that would become Blitzwing, with a stamp fitting the next category (2.), that is a Takara copyright stamp. Its pate</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">nt </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">USD287378 S has a priority date of 25 May 1984, meaning that this Diaclone toy was designed and manufactured at the same time that Transformers were already on sale in the United States. Also, and even more interesting is the would-be Mirage has a Patent Pending indication on its stamp. The patent </span></span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">USD285465 S was filed 4 April 1984, obviously at Hasbro's behest, and just prior to Transformers going on sale in the US in May. What this all means, is that Takara was still producing its domestic Diaclone line in 1984, while also producing for the US Transformers line at the same time. </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Takara was working, probably not long after striking the licensing deal with Hasbro, to get the copyright and patents sorted for the US go-live, and for the ongoing business relationship with Hasbro. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Remember, George Dunsay, VP R&D at the time said there was no overstock? He also said Takara was diverting some of their domestic production to meet US demand. Takara didn't launch a Japanese Transformers line until 1985; so this production was indeed for the ongoing domestic Diaclone and Micro Change lines (before being discontinued in favor of Transformers branding). However I don't believe this was a literal diversion of Diaclone product, say straight into Transformers packaging, but rather a diversion of factory time, such that Hasbro</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">products were given first priority, both in the use of the tooling and production facilities and with respect to raw materials.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> I speculate that Takara may have intended to only manufacture Transformers for Hasbro after Hasbro's product specifications were met, but high pre-sales meant that Takara had to use Diaclone/Micro Change factory time to meet demand, and this meant early waves of toys hit US shelves without copyright stamps. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 19XX,19XX,JAPAN</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Takara was instructed as follows in the agreement of 1 November 1983: '</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; text-indent: 4%;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">All of the PRODUCTS and packages thereof shall carry one or more notations of “TAKARA”, “MANUFACTURED BY TAKARA CO., LTD., TOKYO” and/or any other similar reference as seller may reasonably request from time to time. Any changes requested may be introduced at the next printing of the packages.' (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">According to evidence presented in </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://casetext.com/case/hasbro-bradley-inc-v-sparkle-toys-inc" target="_blank">HASBRO BRADLEY, INC. v. SPARKLE TOYS, INC., 780 F.2d 189 (2nd Cir. 1985)</a>, with regards to Jumpstarter toys, '</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Hasbro was shown the toys by Takara in June 1984 and decided to adopt them into "The Transformers" series. In the course of modifying the toys to meet Hasbro's specifications, Takara designed new molds that contained a copyright notice; at the same time, it added a copyright notice to its old molds. Takara avers that after August 1984 no toys using molds that did not contain a copyright notice were manufactured for sale anywhere in the world. Hasbro has widely distributed the toys in the United States, beginning in January 1985.' </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I may be taking liberties, but I infer that by August 1984, <i>all</i> Transformers produced featured an imprint indicating Takara as the sole copyright holder. Indeed, 28 first series characters had their designs copyrighted (registered) on 12 and 16 July 1984 (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>). I also assume this means that some toys bore the Takara copyright solely, and immediately upon inception.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Top: Takara copyright on Prowl (Note remnant of circle stamp drilled out, mold change to rectangular bottom segment to accommodate new copyright)<br />Bottom: Takara copyright on Starscream</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><u>3. Stamps indicating Hasbro as a copyright holder</u></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; text-indent: 4%;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">© TAKARA CO., LTD. 19XX,19XX,JAPAN</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; text-indent: 4%;">'TAKARA does hereby sell, assign, transfer and set over to HASBRO the entire right, title and interest to any copyrights on the DESIGNS for the United States of America, including the right to apply for, at its own expense, and own copyrights thereon in those countries for a term of three (3) years subject to the terms of the Agreement of November 1, 1983, at the conclusion of which, unless renewed for additional terms by mutual consent, HASBRO agrees to assign back to TAKARA, free of any charge, all of the rights assigned herein, including any copyrights covering said rights that may be issued.' (31 July, 1984, </span><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000119312512072846/d274949dex10i.htm" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 4%;" target="_blank">Source</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; text-indent: 4%;">)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Hasbro, being granted permission by Takara, applied to register copyrights (pertaining to Jumpstarter toys) in the United States in both (robot and vehicle) sculptural expressions of each toy on 29 November 1984. </span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">Certificates of registration were granted effective 03 December 1984 (<a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/780_F2d_189.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>). </span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Details in </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1576648/wales-indus-inc-v-hasbro-bradley-inc/" target="_blank">Wales Indus. Inc. v. Hasbro Bradley, Inc., 612 F. Supp. 510 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)</a> indicate, '</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Hasbro made valid registrations of the Transformer copyrights in 1984, well within five years after Takara first published a version of the Slag toy (or any other Transformer) without notice.', and, '...</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">Takara displayed the original versions of these toys at the 1984 Tokyo Toy Show without copyright notices affixed to them...</span><span style="background-color: white;">only Takara's version of the Slag toy was published without notice...since this version was intended for sale only in Japan where there is no copyright protection for toy sculptures and as soon as Takara decided to manufacture the Slag toy for sale to Hasbro in the United States it began printing copyright notices on this item; and that Hasbro cured the omission by promptly registering the Transformer copyrights and selling in the United States only Transformers bearing notices.'</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I infer that copyright registration granted 03 December 1984 for the Jumpstarters would imply that all the toys sold as Transformers prior would have also been registered in the immediate vicinity of the date. Because Takara-only copyright stamped toys were getting rubsigns, I'd place the Hasbro copyright registrations and updates to the mold towards the end of 1984.</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">1. The original copyright of the Diaclone or Micro Change property. Not featured on the pre-TF toy stamping, but on toybox and printed materials.</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Micro Change originated toys feature 1974 as the copyright year of the entire toyline/property.</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Diaclone originated toys feature 1980 as the copyright year of the entire toyline/property.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">2. The original design date, which appears to correlate to the year priority date was claimed on US patent applications. On Transformers that were originated from Diaclone or Micro Change, the toy stamping featured two dates, the copyright date for the pre-TF line, and additionally the copyright date for the patent priority date. This is usually true when the dates are after the '© Takara' on a Takara-only stamped toy.</span></span></div>
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Patent US4580993 A (Fairlady Z) priority date October 12 1982 (© Takara 1980.1982)</span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Patent </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">USD279804 S (F-15 Eagle) priority date March 10 1983 (© Takara 1980,1983)</span></span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Patent </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">USD290481 S (Seaspray) priority date October 25 1984 (© Takara 1984)</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">3. A change made to the mold.</span></span></div>
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<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">When the '© Hasbro' was added to the toy, sometimes it was merely added to an available space. For instance Starscream received '© Hasbro 1980, 1983' above the existing Takara stamp. Though this would have been done in late 1984, they may have <span style="background-color: white;">just mirrored the existing dates.</span></span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Sunstreaker (</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">US4578046 A, patent priority date March 24 1982) featured a Takara stamp with 1980.1982. The faint remains of the scrubbed circle stamp are just visible underneath. An additional mold was produced, featuring '1980.1984' after the Takara and Hasbro marks. Did they forget the 1982 was on the other mold or does the 1984 reflect the copyright of the Transformers property?</span></span></li>
<li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">Bumblebee, ostensibly from the Mazda Familia design, from the same patent as Sunstreaker - </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">US4</span>578046 A, (priority date March 24 1982) - but apparently considered a 1983 design, also had two molds. One has featured '© Takara 1974.1983' which is consistent with being a Micro Change derivative. Later, the '© Hasbro 1980.1984' was added. The other has featured '© Takara 1980.1984' over a faint remnant of the circle stamp (implying a retooled Micro Change mold). Because there is a Bumblebee variant with 1985 dates, I'd assume all the Hasbro dated stamps not showing 1985 were tooled by the end of 1984.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Top: Bumblebee with circle stamp<br />Middle: Bumblebee with 1980.1984 dates over scrubbed circle stamp (Note faint circle)<br />Bottom: Bumblebee with 1974.1983 and 1980.1984 dates</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Top: Sunstreaker with TAKARA 1980.1982 dates over remnant circle stamp</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Bottom: Sunstreaker with TAKARA 1980.1984, HASBRO 1980.1984 dates</span></span></td></tr>
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<b style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Part Numbers</b><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">As the manufacturing became more well established, molded numbers or letters began to be visible on various part across different toys. Their main purpose was to identify part molds and are an indication of several molds running in parallel for the same part. Not always in perfect consecutive order, but generally tending to get higher progressively over the production lifespan of the toy. The earliest variants tend to have no part numbers, as do their Diaclone and Micro Change predecessors. This indicates that at the time, there was only a single mold in existence for a particular toy, as they were initially for a domestic toyline only. High forecast for a particular toy would prompt additional molds to be made in order to meet demand, particularly in response to the massive presale numbers of Transformers toys in the US. Optimus Prime had at least six molds in total, with at least several running in parallel at any time, covering worldwide production needs. In some cases, stamps are used to identify left/right parts for assemblage or for small accessories that are not attached to a tree, to make sure the correct matching sets are packed, for instance Wheeljack's spoilers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">On the front of every toybox, typically just below the character artwork, an item number and assortment number is visible. (The item number is also visible on the instruction booklet and sometimes on the sticker sheet, usually only on sticker sheets that feature ®, post trademark registration.)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">For example:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">We can see Sunstreaker's item number is the same in both examples, but the assortment differs. This is because in the first series, all the Autobot cars (eleven in total) were part of the same assortment #5760. Presumably this means that a single case of Autobot cars toys contained one of each, plus a double to make a case of twelve. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">When the second series of cars were introduced (seven in total), the first series assortment was split into two new assortments #5765 and #5766, and the second series cars were added half each to these assortments. (A comprehensive list of debut assortments can be found <a href="http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/toylist_toys.php?seriesID=3" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">The <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki" target="_blank">tfwiki</a> sums it up elegantly thus: <i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">'</span></i></span><span style="font-style: italic;">The 1984 Autobot Cars were re-released, but unusually, the Autobot Cars assortment was released in two different cases: One mixed the 1985 figures Skids, Red Alert, Grapple, and Hoist with the 1984 figures Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Ratchet, Jazz, and Trailbreaker, whereas the other one mixed the 1985 figures Smokescreen, Inferno, and Tracks with the 1984 figures Sideswipe, Hound, Mirage, Prowl, Ironhide, and Wheeljack. All of the re-released 1984 figures were packed one per case, whereas the 1985 figures were all packed two per case, with the exception of Skids, who got the short end of the stick. All figures released in the 1985 assortments sported rubsigns.' </span>(<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers_(toyline)" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">However one detail isn't supported by the above explanation, that is that Skids originally was also part of assortment #5750. Indeed, he had a ™ toybox, '© 1984 Hasbro Industries, Inc.' and there are sealed examples featuring no rubsign, placing his debut sometime well prior to the series two proper. I surmise the reason Skids was shortpacked in series two was due to him having a short and late series one run, which the other series two cars didn't get. Now, other cars that debuted in series two assortments only feature </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">'© 1985 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.', for instance Smokescreen.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Skids was part of the series one #5750 assortment, making eleven cars into a nice even dozen. The box features the series one artwork on the back and has the standard series one formatting on the front (absence of 'Transformers' above the character name.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Skids, as well as the other series two cars from assortments #5765 and #5766 are all nicely collected together for a debut appearance on the catalog designated 1985 - '©1985 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.'. It also features, among a greatly expanded Autobot and Decepticon roster, the debut catalog appearance of the Jumpstarters Topspin and Twin Twist, and the series two jets Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">By the time of his catalog debut in 1985, Skids was already well acquainted with the cars he shared the #5750 assortment with.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">To me, it generally implies that with the deliberate re-assortment of cars for series two, combined with the series/year based catalog, that all the toys within a series were intended to be released at about the same time. Therefore some of the details that became evident from Jumpstarter's court case evidence, for instance the January 1985 release date could be applied to all toys from the series, within reason.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">All series one toyboxes featured a Tech Spec with <i>straight </i>up and down red lines. Toys introduced in series two featured <i>wavy</i> lines (crossed at different angles). Some series one toys transitioned from <i>straight</i> to<i> wavy </i>within the ™ period and before the change from 'Hasbro Industries, Inc.' to 'Hasbro Bradley, Inc.'</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Notably, the Autobot cars are examples of this. If I reuse the image of Sunstreaker used earlier in the post, one can see the difference in the Tech spec.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">The straight Tech Spec would have been found on the earliest Autobot cars™ toyboxes, including the NGB (No Gray Border) version which was the earliest box of all. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Still within the ™ period, a change to wavy spec*. Only applicable to series one cars.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;">Finally, series one Autobot cars changed to an ® box, with the wavy Tech Spec, the standard for their series two brethren.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">Firstly, all US release Jumpstarter toys without exception came in ™ toyboxes. Second, all Jumpstarter toys featured a rubsign. Third, Jumpstarters featured either a Takara-only, or Takara + Hasbro stamping on the back of the robot configuration. Fourth, the boxes state, '© 1984 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.'.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hasbro had been shown the Jumpstarters by Takara in June 1984, and were adopted into the G1 toyline. The molds were modified to display a Takara copyright stamp by August 1984, and Hasbro began distributing the toys in January 1985 (<a href="https://casetext.com/case/hasbro-bradley-inc-v-sparkle-toys-inc" target="_blank">Source</a>). The </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">'© 1984 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.' and the ™ mark on the box place production activities around September 1984. However both the formal name change to </span><span style="background-color: white;">Hasbro Bradley, Inc.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and the trademark registration happened only a day apart. I would err that </span><span style="background-color: white;">'© 1984 Hasbro Bradley, Inc.'</span><span style="background-color: white;"> would have been planned for printing in advance, since the merger activities began in May, while the registered trademark could not have been updated on printed material until registration was granted. So the final version of the toybox would have been approved for printing prior to September 1984. Toy production itself must have occurred no earlier than August - as the Takara copyrights were added by then - and was likely done in batches both before and after the copyright modification to Hasbro (no earlier than December 1984), as toys with and without the Hasbro stamping exist. Some time must be allowed for retooling of the mold, and all other Transformer molds. Additionally, it is reasonable to assume that while toys were on sale in January 1985, production of the later batch(es) was running in parallel.</span></span></span></span><br />
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masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-66354921865706744632016-11-12T04:45:00.000-08:002016-11-12T04:45:28.418-08:00Sketch - G1 Seaspray Fanart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Autobot Seaspray</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Transformers, Hasbro Bradley, Inc., 1985</span><br />
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masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-49464376317658137142016-11-07T05:11:00.000-08:002016-11-12T22:59:52.818-08:00Sketch - G1 Jazz Fanart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diaclone Real & Robo Series, Takara Co., Ltd., 1982</span><br />
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masarujasuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09554877940519038339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088639498470255059.post-36240784661124556732016-11-05T23:39:00.000-07:002016-11-12T23:00:07.999-08:00Sketch - G1 Sunstreaker Fanart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diaclone Real & Robo Series, Takara Co., Ltd., 1982</span></div>
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