![]() ![]() Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold Transformers in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.Ī keychain version of Brawn was released by Hasbro licensee Fun4All as part of the second wave of Transformers keychains alongside Windcharger. It is claimed that there may be six different versions of Peruvian Brawn all told, with the four others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far. Two different colorations have been confirmed: olive-green-and-cream, and an inverted cream-and-olive-green. Manufactured by Argentinean company Lynsa but sold in Peru, Peruvian Brawns lack chrome. More information on Estrela Jipe at TFU.info.Whether or not he is the same character as either the Eletrix Jipe or the Malignus Jipe is unknown. This release lacks the Autobot symbols, and the remaining robot-detail stickers are of considerably cheaper quality, and rarely left on loose samples. Released by Estrela in Brazil, "Jipe" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's green-and-yellow, or tan-and-sand. Takara/TakaraTomy: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers C-59 Outback.Lynsa: Transformers Brawn (green & cream).Estrela: Transformers Jipe (green, Robocar).Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 15 Gong.Basic Fun: Heroes of Cybertron Brawn (keychain).Fun4All: The Transformers Brawn (keychain).More information on G1 Brawn at TFU.info.Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Brawn at.The Brawn mold was also used to create the Malignus Jipe, and retooled to make Outback (except in Mexico, where Outback was a straight redeco of Brawn). Notably, the Micro Change version was olive green, the same color depicted in his instructions and used for Brawn's animation design, while his actual Transformers release is forest green. The mold was first released in 1983 as part of Takara's Micro Change line, but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, Mysterians. Mostly unchanged versions of Brawn were sold in Mexico by IGA and in Venezuela by Rubiplas: it's very likely that there are small differences in plastic hues and copyright stampings, and, of course, quality control. There are a large number of redecoes of Brawn in various markets south of the border, which are covered in individual entries below (to reduce the clutter in this one). Only the rubsign variant was available in this market (presumably the final mold variant with the single-piece helmet and Hasbro stamp, but that is not confirmed). The 1985 Japanese release of "Gong" was sold in a small box instead of on a bubble-card. V5 - Entire helmet part of robot chest, "Hasbro 1974-1983" stamp added to window, rubsign on left door.V4 - Entire helmet part of robot chest, "Takara Co Ltd / Japan 1974, 1983" stamp, rubsign on left door.V3 - Entire helmet part of robot chest, "Takara Co Ltd / Japan 1974, 1983" stamp, foil insignia on hood.V2 - Helmet with faceplate & top portions separate from robot chest, "Takara Co Ltd / Japan 1974, 1983" stamp, foil insignia on hood.V1 - Helmet with faceplate & top portions separate from robot chest, "Takara Japan" stamp, foil insignia on hood. ![]() He transforms into a (somewhat inaccurate) Suzuki Jimny SJ20, with a non-removable spare tire on the roof.īrawn inexplicably has the most confirmed variants out of the 1984 Mini Vehicles, due to a change in his robot mode construction, three different company stamping arrangements on his vehicle back end, and of course the change from foil insignias on the vehicle mode to a heat-sensitive rubsign in 1985: The Transformers Brawn was part of the original assortment of Autobot Mini Vehicles released in 1984.
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