Toy Fair 1986 - Revision history

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	'''[[Toy Fair]] [[1986]]''' was held in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]] from 10 February to 19 February.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/08/style/toy-fair-fantasy-and-electronics-vie.html Greer, William ER. "TOY FAIR: FANTASY AND ELECTRONICS VIE" New York Times 8 February 1986</ref> It's likely that the event was more geared towards retailers than the press. The notion of catering to communities of [[fandom\|adult fans and collectors]] would probably have seemed fanciful at the time, and there certainly was no online fanbase (or for that matter, much of an online anything).		'''[[Toy Fair]] [[1986]]''' was held in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]] from 10 February to 19 February.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/08/style/toy-fair-fantasy-and-electronics-vie.html Greer, William ER. "TOY FAIR: FANTASY AND ELECTRONICS VIE" New York Times 8 February 1986]</ref> It's likely that the event was more geared towards retailers than the press. The notion of catering to communities of [[fandom\|adult fans and collectors]] would probably have seemed fanciful at the time, and there certainly was no online fanbase (or for that matter, much of an online anything).

	Below are scans from [[Hasbro]]'s pre-Toy Fair 1986 catalog, which also included pages on ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''Hasbro Softies'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''. Many of the toys seen in the images are not final. Some don't even appear to be transformable. The reason for this is that the catalog was thrown together quickly to convince rival company Mattel that Hasbro had dropped plans to make ''[[Jem]]'', a would-be competitor for Mattel's ''Barbie''. And so to combat corporate espionage, Hasbro produced a very limited number of pre-Toy Fair catalogs, sans Jem, with what toy samples they had available at the time.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=67034&view=findpost&p=1473392</ref>		Below are scans from [[Hasbro]]'s pre-Toy Fair 1986 catalog, which also included pages on ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''Hasbro Softies'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''. Many of the toys seen in the images are not final. Some don't even appear to be transformable. The reason for this is that the catalog was thrown together quickly to convince rival company Mattel that Hasbro had dropped plans to make ''[[Jem]]'', a would-be competitor for Mattel's ''Barbie''. And so to combat corporate espionage, Hasbro produced a very limited number of pre-Toy Fair catalogs, sans Jem, with what toy samples they had available at the time.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=67034&view=findpost&p=1473392</ref>

Timrollpickering: date of Toy Fair

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	'''[[Toy Fair]] [[1986]]''' was held in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]]. It's likely that the event was more geared towards retailers than the press. The notion of catering to communities of [[fandom\|adult fans and collectors]] would probably have seemed fanciful at the time, and there certainly was no online fanbase (or for that matter, much of an online anything).		'''[[Toy Fair]] [[1986]]''' was held in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]] from 10 February to 19 February.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/08/style/toy-fair-fantasy-and-electronics-vie.html Greer, William ER. "TOY FAIR: FANTASY AND ELECTRONICS VIE" New York Times 8 February 1986</ref> It's likely that the event was more geared towards retailers than the press. The notion of catering to communities of [[fandom\|adult fans and collectors]] would probably have seemed fanciful at the time, and there certainly was no online fanbase (or for that matter, much of an online anything).

	Below are scans from [[Hasbro]]'s pre-Toy Fair 1986 catalog, which also included pages on ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''Hasbro Softies'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''. Many of the toys seen in the images are not final. Some don't even appear to be transformable. The reason for this is that the catalog was thrown together quickly to convince rival company Mattel that Hasbro had dropped plans to make ''[[Jem]]'', a would-be competitor for Mattel's ''Barbie''. And so to combat corporate espionage, Hasbro produced a very limited number of pre-Toy Fair catalogs, sans Jem, with what toy samples they had available at the time.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=67034&view=findpost&p=1473392</ref>		Below are scans from [[Hasbro]]'s pre-Toy Fair 1986 catalog, which also included pages on ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''Hasbro Softies'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]''. Many of the toys seen in the images are not final. Some don't even appear to be transformable. The reason for this is that the catalog was thrown together quickly to convince rival company Mattel that Hasbro had dropped plans to make ''[[Jem]]'', a would-be competitor for Mattel's ''Barbie''. And so to combat corporate espionage, Hasbro produced a very limited number of pre-Toy Fair catalogs, sans Jem, with what toy samples they had available at the time.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=67034&view=findpost&p=1473392</ref>

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	*Tom Rutzler/Fenix Twilight		*Tom Rutzler/Fenix Twilight
	*[http://callmewingus.deviantart.com ~~Wingus~~/~~Ralph~~ Caston II]		*[http://callmewingus.deviantart.com Wing/Valora Caston]

	*Wolfboy		*Wolfboy

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	*Chaotic Descent		*Chaotic Descent
	*Cheetimus Primal/~~Rob Roberts~~		*Cheetimus Primal/Billie Shively
	*ChessPieceFace		*ChessPieceFace
	*[[User:Chip\|Chip]]		*[[User:Chip\|Chip]]

Foffy the Sheep: Skids is not a 1985 Autobot Car

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Skids is not a 1985 Autobot Car

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	*Kup's arms are also flipped around, with the inner arm facing outwards. Granted, that's likely just a mistake on their part, since screw holes should not be facing us.		*Kup's arms are also flipped around, with the inner arm facing outwards. Granted, that's likely just a mistake on their part, since screw holes should not be facing us.
	*He might, ''might'' have rubber tires in the back, but it's really hard to tell. In any case, they're different tires than what either final version has.		*He might, ''might'' have rubber tires in the back, but it's really hard to tell. In any case, they're different tires than what either final version has.
	*All of the 1985 Autobot Cars ~~(except [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]])~~ are part of the assortment, but these toys were discontinued in 1986.		*All of the 1985 Autobot Cars are part of the assortment, but these toys were discontinued in 1986.

	'''Page 8 (Decepticon Jets)'''		'''Page 8 (Decepticon Jets)'''

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	*Buster D		*Buster D
	*BWBM (Tformers)		*BWBM (Tformers)
	*Caboose/~~Alex~~ Cooley		*[[User:Cabooceratops\|Caboose]]/April Cooley
	*Camron King/TM Silverclaw		*Camron King/TM Silverclaw
	*Chaotic Descent		*Chaotic Descent

Cyberlink420 at 14:17, 26 February 2019

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	*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6756/20/ "Transformers Fan Community Charity Drive, Organized by Allspark.com and TFwiki.net"]		*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6756/20/ "Transformers Fan Community Charity Drive, Organized by Allspark.com and TFwiki.net"]
	*[http://www.hasbrochildrenshospital.org/ Hasbro Children's Hospital]		*[http://www.hasbrochildrenshospital.org/ Hasbro Children's Hospital]
	*[~~http~~://gijoe~~.wikia.com/wiki/Toy_Fair_1986~~ G.I. Joe catalog pages at Joepedia]		*[[wikia:gijoe:Toy Fair 1986\|G.I. Joe catalog pages at Joepedia]]

	[[Category:Fandom]]		[[Category:Fandom]]
	[[Category:Toy Fair]]		[[Category:Toy Fair]]

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	*Onslaught is also missing combiner sockets, has a much larger chestplate, and a much thinner, shorter rifle.		*Onslaught is also missing combiner sockets, has a much larger chestplate, and a much thinner, shorter rifle.
	*Onslaught's head is actually Inferno's, painted black and shaved down some on the sides and top.		*Onslaught's head is actually Inferno's, painted black and shaved down some on the sides and top.
	*[[Superion (G1)\|Superion]]'s ~~colors are vastly different~~.		*[[Superion (G1)\|Superion]]'s combiner [[kibble]] is mostly ''blue'', except for the white feet (and silver paint for the face and the antennae).
	*[[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]]'s head is actually just Devastator's.		*[[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]]'s head is actually just Devastator's.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: /* Transformers Fan Community Charity Drive */

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Transformers Fan Community Charity Drive

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	*Master Fwiffo		*Master Fwiffo
	*Matt Hume		*Matt Hume
	*[[User:Monzo\|~~Matt Karpowich/~~Monzo]]		*[[Matthew Karpowich\|Matt Karpowich]]/[[User:Monzo\|Monzo]]
	*[[User:Primal Rage\|Mathew Ignash]]		*[[User:Primal Rage\|Mathew Ignash]]
	*Michael Ivey/General Tekno		*Michael Ivey/General Tekno

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	*While [[Blurr (G1)\|Blurr]]'s body is the same, his face and helmet are different. Both are shorter than the final, and his face is unfinished.		*While [[Blurr (G1)\|Blurr]]'s body is the same, his face and helmet are different. Both are shorter than the final, and his face is unfinished.
	*Blurr's head is mounted differently. It has a very large, square black section underneath it, as opposed to the thin hinge the final has. It's possible that the helmet originally rotated to cover the face, as opposed to the whole head pivoting.		*Blurr's head is mounted differently. It has a very large, square black section underneath it, as opposed to the thin hinge the final has. It's possible that the helmet originally rotated to cover the face, as opposed to the whole head pivoting.
	*[[Hot Rod/toys\|Hot Rod]] is, of course, on the pinker side of red, and has clear (or rather, extremely light blue) windows. Also, his legs are extended farther than is possible on the final version (without opening it up and cutting some added plastic stops, that is), as shown by the little tapering going on above the red knee sections. His face is also unfinished. The designers likely sanded down and puttied over the existing sculpt and redid it whenever an updated character model came in. Note that the color seen here matches Hot Rod's character model as well as the flame stickers that remained on the sides of the final toy.		*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys\|Hot Rod]] is, of course, on the pinker side of red, and has clear (or rather, extremely light blue) windows. Also, his legs are extended farther than is possible on the final version (without opening it up and cutting some added plastic stops, that is), as shown by the little tapering going on above the red knee sections. His face is also unfinished. The designers likely sanded down and puttied over the existing sculpt and redid it whenever an updated character model came in. Note that the color seen here matches Hot Rod's character model as well as the flame stickers that remained on the sides of the final toy.
	*[[Kup (G1)\|Kup]] has some color differences and lack of paint, as well as a different, pudgier face with a thinner nose. The stickers appear to be very rough versions.		*[[Kup (G1)\|Kup]] has some color differences and lack of paint, as well as a different, pudgier face with a thinner nose. The stickers appear to be very rough versions.
	*Kup's legs also come together in a slightly different way, as the belt buckle is split three ways, whereas it is untouched on the final.		*Kup's legs also come together in a slightly different way, as the belt buckle is split three ways, whereas it is untouched on the final.