Title:
Transformers G1 Tailwind Micro Master Air Strike Patrol
Description:
Air Strike Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1988)
Tailwind transforms into a blue A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-strike plane. He was only available as part of four-pack with his teammates Nightflight, Storm Cloud and Whisper. Tailwind is "gang-molded” with his teammate Nightflight and thus the two share plastic colors.
Together with the Off Road Patrol and the Race Car Patrol, the Air Strike Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product” being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper” 1989 Micromasters’ redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers” logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradient background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers” title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers” logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by GiG). However, a variant of sorts featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and was released (in English-only packaging) in the United Kingdom, where it was sold at Woolworth’s stores.
This sculpt was redecoed to make Hot House. In Japan, his toy was released without alteration as the Autobot Windrim.
Tailwind transforms into a blue A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-strike plane. He was only available as part of four-pack with his teammates Nightflight, Storm Cloud and Whisper. Tailwind is "gang-molded” with his teammate Nightflight and thus the two share plastic colors.
Together with the Off Road Patrol and the Race Car Patrol, the Air Strike Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product” being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper” 1989 Micromasters’ redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers” logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradient background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers” title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers” logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by GiG). However, a variant of sorts featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and was released (in English-only packaging) in the United Kingdom, where it was sold at Woolworth’s stores.
This sculpt was redecoed to make Hot House. In Japan, his toy was released without alteration as the Autobot Windrim.
Theme:
1989
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1989
Country:
United States
Series:
G1
Model Number:
Blue Plane
Date Added:
2021-11-23 11:43:29
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$20.00
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-13
Date Added:
2021-11-23 11:43:29
