Title:
Whirl Vehicle Mode
Description:
Whirl (Deluxe Vehicle, 1985)
Accessories: "Null-Ray Module”, "Paralyzo box”, "Photon Beam Rifle”, "Shell Cannon"
The Transformers Whirl transforms into a light blue Cybertronian attack helicopter, similar to a Bell AH-1 Cobra. In this mode, he has two wing-mounted weapons installed: a Gatling-like "Shell Cannon” and a four-tube "Photon Beam Rifle”. Both Deluxe Vehicles were licensed from Takatoku Toys by Hasbro for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line. Whirl was originally the "Oberon Gazette” (オベロンガゼット) from the Special Armored Battalion Dorvack toyline, although the toy’s dark and light blues were inverted for the Transformers release.In robot mode, Whirl is unusual in that he appears quite different from the other Transformers in the line at the time. He has no humanoid hands; instead, his arms end in a pair of mechanical pincers. A "Null-Ray Module” cannon can be fitted over either pincer, while his "Paralyzo-Box” weapon slides onto the fin on his right leg. Though not strictly an accessory, his head features a swiveling antenna that is very easily detached and lost.There is a variation in the construction of his canopy; while most are smooth and featureless, some have raised "cage” outlines on the edges.
Accessories: "Null-Ray Module”, "Paralyzo box”, "Photon Beam Rifle”, "Shell Cannon"
The Transformers Whirl transforms into a light blue Cybertronian attack helicopter, similar to a Bell AH-1 Cobra. In this mode, he has two wing-mounted weapons installed: a Gatling-like "Shell Cannon” and a four-tube "Photon Beam Rifle”. Both Deluxe Vehicles were licensed from Takatoku Toys by Hasbro for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line. Whirl was originally the "Oberon Gazette” (オベロンガゼット) from the Special Armored Battalion Dorvack toyline, although the toy’s dark and light blues were inverted for the Transformers release.In robot mode, Whirl is unusual in that he appears quite different from the other Transformers in the line at the time. He has no humanoid hands; instead, his arms end in a pair of mechanical pincers. A "Null-Ray Module” cannon can be fitted over either pincer, while his "Paralyzo-Box” weapon slides onto the fin on his right leg. Though not strictly an accessory, his head features a swiveling antenna that is very easily detached and lost.There is a variation in the construction of his canopy; while most are smooth and featureless, some have raised "cage” outlines on the edges.
Theme:
1985
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1985
Country:
United States
Series:
G1
Model Number:
Blue Helicopter
Date Added:
2021-08-08 14:08:19
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$15.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-12-11
Date Added:
2021-08-08 14:08:19
