Title:
Transformers G1 Tote Micro Master Off Road Patrol
Description:
Off Road Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1988/1990)
Takara ID number: C-335
Tote transforms into a red minivan of undetermined model, not unlike Ironhide. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Highjump, Mudslinger, and Powertrain. Tote is gang molded with Highjump, sharing the same plastic colors.
Together with the Air Strike Patrol and the Race Car Patrol, the Off Road 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.
In Japan, the team was sold as part of the Zone portion of the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers series. There are no notable changes from their Hasbro versions.
Takara ID number: C-335
Tote transforms into a red minivan of undetermined model, not unlike Ironhide. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Highjump, Mudslinger, and Powertrain. Tote is gang molded with Highjump, sharing the same plastic colors.
Together with the Air Strike Patrol and the Race Car Patrol, the Off Road 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.
In Japan, the team was sold as part of the Zone portion of the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers series. There are no notable changes from their Hasbro versions.
Theme:
1989
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1989
Country:
United States
Series:
G1
Model Number:
Red Truck
Date Added:
2018-06-08 15:37:57
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$11.13
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-13
Date Added:
2018-06-08 15:37:57
