"Classics" Toy Catalogue
Bonus #1: Pre-Movie Characters With "Classics" Style Toys
Who Were Not Represented In the Original G1 Toyline
Bonus #2: Characters Introduces In the 1986 Animated Film, Who Have "Classics"
Style Toys, But Who Were Never Represented In the Original G1 Toyline
1987 Autobots1988 Autobots1989 Autobots1990 Autobots |
1987 Decepticons1988 Decepticons1989 Decepticons1990 Decepticons |
Bonus #3: Other Generation One Characters With "Classics" Style
Toys Who Were Never Represented In the Original G1 Toyline
This project will be an attempt to recreate the original American Generation One toy catalog using modern toys, beginning with the 2006 "Classics" line. When possible, official Hasbro or Takara Transformers will be used.
This project will be using this page from the Transformers Wiki as reference, and will as much as possible be formatted to match it.
For each toy, a minimum of two photos will be presented: one photo for each mode. Minor mode variations (such as Jetfire sans armor) will not be presented. As much as possible, photos will be from my own collection. If outside photos are used, they will be credited appropriately.
Official toys will be identified by toyline and year of release. If it is a character with a third-party upgrade, this will be noted if the upgrade makes a significant enough improvement (in my opinion) so as to not adequately represent the original toy without it. (Many figures may have on them Reprolabels which help them better match a "G1" aesthetic. This will not be noted here.) Repurposed or third party figures will be identified by the toy's original designation.
For characters who (in my opinion) currently have no definitive "Classics" representation, I will try to present one or two recommendations that are popular with other Transformers fans, with notation to their "non-definitive" status on this list. If there is no updated option, this shall also be noted under a placeholder photo of the original G1 toy.
Although there may be rare exceptions, the following is the priority list for how different "Classics" style toy representations of the same character will take priority:
-Level 1: Official Hasbro retail releases intended as a modern G1 update. (Some may have third party upgrades, but these upgrades will be useless without the core figure.) This includes retailer exclusives, as they are usually still easily available to most collectors at the time of their release.
-Level 2: Takara retail releases with no Level 1 equivalent. (Some may have third party upgrades, but these upgrades will be useless without the core figure.) "Level 1 equivalent" typically means a toy of the same character using the same mold, with the main difference being in the figure's color scheme. If the same character is present in both Level 1 and Level 2, but using two different molds, priority will be given to whichever mold the author of these articles feels best aesthetically represents a modern update of the G1 character.
-Level 3: Figures repurposed from other official Transformers toylines using toys intended as another continuity's version of the same character, repurposed figures not intended as the same character but who by coincidence have adequate resemblance to the G1 character, or figures that are complete third party products. (If more then one of these options exist, priority will be given to whichever the author of these articles feels best aesthetically represents a modern update of the G1 character.)
-Level 4: Convention or Club exclusive figures. (As figures generally only available to a financially and / or geographically blessed minority, these figures will only be included in the project if there is no other modern toy to represent the G1 character in question.)
If in whichever level is being used for a particular character there are multiple representations of the same character, priority will be given to whichever toy the author of these articles feels best aesthetically represents a modern update of the G1 character.
There may be occasional exceptions to the above, which if occurring will be noted with the toy in question.
This project will be using this page from the Transformers Wiki as reference, and will as much as possible be formatted to match it.
For each toy, a minimum of two photos will be presented: one photo for each mode. Minor mode variations (such as Jetfire sans armor) will not be presented. As much as possible, photos will be from my own collection. If outside photos are used, they will be credited appropriately.
Official toys will be identified by toyline and year of release. If it is a character with a third-party upgrade, this will be noted if the upgrade makes a significant enough improvement (in my opinion) so as to not adequately represent the original toy without it. (Many figures may have on them Reprolabels which help them better match a "G1" aesthetic. This will not be noted here.) Repurposed or third party figures will be identified by the toy's original designation.
For characters who (in my opinion) currently have no definitive "Classics" representation, I will try to present one or two recommendations that are popular with other Transformers fans, with notation to their "non-definitive" status on this list. If there is no updated option, this shall also be noted under a placeholder photo of the original G1 toy.
Although there may be rare exceptions, the following is the priority list for how different "Classics" style toy representations of the same character will take priority:
-Level 1: Official Hasbro retail releases intended as a modern G1 update. (Some may have third party upgrades, but these upgrades will be useless without the core figure.) This includes retailer exclusives, as they are usually still easily available to most collectors at the time of their release.
-Level 2: Takara retail releases with no Level 1 equivalent. (Some may have third party upgrades, but these upgrades will be useless without the core figure.) "Level 1 equivalent" typically means a toy of the same character using the same mold, with the main difference being in the figure's color scheme. If the same character is present in both Level 1 and Level 2, but using two different molds, priority will be given to whichever mold the author of these articles feels best aesthetically represents a modern update of the G1 character.
-Level 3: Figures repurposed from other official Transformers toylines using toys intended as another continuity's version of the same character, repurposed figures not intended as the same character but who by coincidence have adequate resemblance to the G1 character, or figures that are complete third party products. (If more then one of these options exist, priority will be given to whichever the author of these articles feels best aesthetically represents a modern update of the G1 character.)
-Level 4: Convention or Club exclusive figures. (As figures generally only available to a financially and / or geographically blessed minority, these figures will only be included in the project if there is no other modern toy to represent the G1 character in question.)
If in whichever level is being used for a particular character there are multiple representations of the same character, priority will be given to whichever toy the author of these articles feels best aesthetically represents a modern update of the G1 character.
There may be occasional exceptions to the above, which if occurring will be noted with the toy in question.
Photographs in this project come from a number of sources. Ideally, the majority of the photos will be taken by the author of these articles using toys from his personal collection, or by other people owning toys the author of these articles may not have who wish to contribute their own photographs.
Where gaps may still exist when the various articles go live, photos may be taken from sources such as the Transformers Wiki, TFU.info, or various online retailers. If any readers notice photos credited from such sources, and have the ability to contribute personal photographs to replace them, submissions can be submitted by e-mailing them to [email protected]. Please try to make your photos match the style of other photos taken for this project. Please include "CTC Photo Submission" in the e-mail's subject line, and please say under what name you would like to be credited.
(Submissions are not being sought for placeholder photos of G1 figures standing in for figures that have no modern update.)
Please note that this is project a work in progress and not yet complete!
Where gaps may still exist when the various articles go live, photos may be taken from sources such as the Transformers Wiki, TFU.info, or various online retailers. If any readers notice photos credited from such sources, and have the ability to contribute personal photographs to replace them, submissions can be submitted by e-mailing them to [email protected]. Please try to make your photos match the style of other photos taken for this project. Please include "CTC Photo Submission" in the e-mail's subject line, and please say under what name you would like to be credited.
(Submissions are not being sought for placeholder photos of G1 figures standing in for figures that have no modern update.)
Please note that this is project a work in progress and not yet complete!