Title:
Gears 4th Minibot Mini Bot
Description:
Gears (Mini Vehicle, 1984/1985)
Takara ID number: 85
Gears was part of the first assortment of Autobot Mini Vehicles released in 1984. The mold was first released in 1983 as part of Takara’s Micro Change line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the ”Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road,” but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, Mysterians. The toy transforms into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though it resembles a mid-1970’s Chevrolet/GMC K-Series truck), with some random stuff in the truck bed.In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in vehicle mode; in 1985, they were switched to come in robot mode, a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot insignia on Gears’s hood was replaced with a heat-activated rubsign placed on his roof. Later in 1985, the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with Mini-spies.For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara’s original retail line in any capacity (while Cosmos and Warpath were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).This mold was used to make the Malignus Pick-Up, the Autobot Small Foot and was retooled to make Swerve (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).
Takara ID number: 85
Gears was part of the first assortment of Autobot Mini Vehicles released in 1984. The mold was first released in 1983 as part of Takara’s Micro Change line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the ”Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road,” but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, Mysterians. The toy transforms into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though it resembles a mid-1970’s Chevrolet/GMC K-Series truck), with some random stuff in the truck bed.In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in vehicle mode; in 1985, they were switched to come in robot mode, a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot insignia on Gears’s hood was replaced with a heat-activated rubsign placed on his roof. Later in 1985, the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with Mini-spies.For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara’s original retail line in any capacity (while Cosmos and Warpath were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).This mold was used to make the Malignus Pick-Up, the Autobot Small Foot and was retooled to make Swerve (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).
Theme:
1984
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1984
Country:
United States
Series:
G1
Model Number:
Blue Truck
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2021-01-07 12:25:21
