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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Out of all the Latin American Transformers toylines, Rubiplas is by far the most obscure one: most of the known information and images [http://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html come from exactly one 2008 blog post], with very few copies of these figures being found on the secondary market otherwise (the number of total Rubiplas toys found by fans over the years might be in the low dozens!). It is, therefore, not unlikely that more odd variants like their Huffer do exist and have ~~just~~ tragically been lost to time.		*Out of all the Latin American Transformers toylines, Rubiplas is by far the most obscure one: most of the known information and images [http://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html come from exactly one 2008 blog post], with very few copies of these figures being found on the secondary market otherwise (the number of total Rubiplas toys found by fans over the years might be in the low dozens!). It is, therefore, not unlikely that more odd variants like their Huffer do exist and just either remain undiscovered or have tragically been lost to time.

	==References==		==References==

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			==Trivia==
			*Out of all the Latin American Transformers toylines, Rubiplas is by far the most obscure one: most of the known information and images [http://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html come from exactly one 2008 blog post], with very few copies of these figures being found on the secondary market otherwise (the number of total Rubiplas toys found by fans over the years might be in the low dozens!). It is, therefore, not unlikely that more odd variants like their Huffer do exist and have just tragically been lost to time.

	==References==		==References==

FortressMaxxing: Formatting

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Formatting

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	{{TOCclear}}		{{TOCclear}}
	~~[[File:Rubiplas-BrawnMOSC.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.90\|right\|By this point, seeing a South American-made Transformer that ''doesn't'' look weird is actually weirder than seeing one that does.]]~~
	==Overview==		==Overview==
			[[File:Rubiplas-BrawnMOSC.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.90\|right\|Honestly, a South American-made Transformer that ''doesn't'' look weird is weirder than one that does.]]
	As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very little information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.		As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very little information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.

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	Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>		Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>


	==Toys==		==Toys==

M Sipher: /* Overview */

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Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very ~~few~~ information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.		As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very little information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.

	Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer - albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow - would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.		Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer - albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow - would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.

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	{\| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"		{\| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|<u>'''[[Mini Vehicle]]s'''</u>		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|<u>'''[[Mini-Vehicle]]s'''</u>
	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#~~Rubiplas~~\|Brawn]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys\|Brawn]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Windcharger (G1)#~~Rubiplas~~\|Windcharger]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys\|Windcharger]]}}
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	{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Brawn]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Brawn]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]~~<br>(red/yellow)~~}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]}}
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Toys

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	{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Brawn]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Brawn]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]<br>(red/yellow)}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Windcharger (G1)#Rubiplas\|Windcharger]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Windcharger (G1)#Rubiplas\|Windcharger]]}}
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 14:37, 22 June 2025

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			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] (in Spanish)		*[http://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] (in Spanish)

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]

FortressMaxxing: /* Overview */

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Overview

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	As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.		As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.

	Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer (albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow) would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.		Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer - albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow - would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.

	Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>		Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>

FortressMaxxing: /* Overview */

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Overview

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	As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.		As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.

	Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.		Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer (albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow) would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.

	Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>		Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>

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	{\| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"		{\| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|<u>'''[[Mini Vehicle]]s'''</u>		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|<u>'''[[Mini-Vehicle]]s'''</u>
	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#~~Rubiplas~~\|Brawn]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys\|Brawn]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas\|Huffer]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Windcharger (G1)#~~Rubiplas~~\|Windcharger]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys\|Windcharger]]}}
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	As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.		As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.

	Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer (albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow) would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.		Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer - albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow - would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.

	Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>		Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>

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	As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.		As with other lesser-known South American Transformers licensees, very few information is known about Rubiplas as a corporate entity beyond the fact that they also manufactured ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' figures at one point, a commonality that they shared with other Hasbro-partnered companies in South America like [[Estrela]] and [[Comando Toys]]. The original Rubiplas ''Transformers'' line was ''incredibly'' short-lived, consisting of only five of the six first-year [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s. These toys were also considerably cheaper in production, often lacking [[paint operation]]s, [[sticker]]s, or [[Vacuum metallizing\|chrome]]... but not consistently across individual releases.

	Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.		Unlike most South American-original ''Transformers'' Generation 1 toylines, Rubiplas does not seem to have deviated much from the color schemes of the international toylines, save only for their use of different plastics with different shades and tones (a commonality across every other licensee brand who manufactured their own Transformers toys during this time, really). As a result, most toys are close to the [[Hasbro]] originals... While, as a product of the different plastics used, a couple of them are definitely not - particularly most <ref>Strangely, while Brawn also features an orange-ish yellow torso, he uses a dedicated tone instead of that seen in Bumblebee and others - thus suggesting that Rubiplas also had access to plastic with this more accurate shade of yellow, but just didn't use it on other figures for... Reasons.</ref> of those that feature yellow as a main color (like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Bumblebee]] and the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas\|Cliffjumper]]), as Rubiplas' yellow plastic was notoriously very, ''very'' bright. As mentioned, the one big known exception to this uniformity with a toy's original color schemes is their yellow and red Huffer. A similar-looking Huffer (albeit without Rubiplas' trademark eye-gouging yellow) would be later released by [[Lynsa]] in Peru and Chile.

	Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>		Presumably, the greater complexity involved in the assembly of Transformers compared to other toys (like their aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' batch) was what led to the toyline's premature cancellation at only five releases. Sometime later, Rubiplas returned to marketing ''Transformers'' by securing the license to import [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] toys into Venezuela through subsidiary Faventoys. <ref>[https://figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com/2008/07/robots-venezolanos-transformers-de.html Robots Venezolanos: Transformers de Rubiplas] at Figurasdeaccion.blogspot.com</ref>