Walkie Talkie Robot - Revision history

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	:Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>		:Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].		*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].

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	*'''Walkie Talkie Robot''' (1987)		*'''Walkie Talkie Robot''' (1987)

	:Originally produced by Hong Kong company Artlight as ''2 in 1 Robot Walkie Talkies''<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/126588381373</ref>, the Walkie Talkie Robot set features a pair of non-transforming figures released in [[Argentina]] by [[Comando Toys]] in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' license. As the name suggests, they double as walkie talkies that communicate with each other, with their push-to-talk button being placed... right in the middle of their crotches.		:Originally produced by Hong Kong company Artlight as ''2 in 1 Robot Walkie Talkies''<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/126588381373</ref>, the Walkie Talkie Robot set features a pair of non-transforming figures released in [[Argentina]] by [[Comando Toys]] in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' license. As the name suggests, they double as walkie talkies that communicate with each other, with their push-to-talk button being placed... right in the middle of their crotches. The robots appear to have some slight variants, as their right arms or left legs might be colored in either blue or black (although black appears to be the most common of the two).

	:Similarly to how [[Radio AM Robot]] (Comando Toys' other more popular ''Transformers'' offering) was an imported bootleg relabeled as an official toy, the design for the Walkie Talkie Robots is clearly ripped off from Godmars, the titular mecha of Japanese anime ''[[wikipedia:God Mars\|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]''—although it does not seem that they directly copy any specific ''Godmars'' toy, thus technically avoiding the [[knockoff]] classification.		:Similarly to how [[Radio AM Robot]] (Comando Toys' other more popular ''Transformers'' offering) was an imported bootleg relabeled as an official toy, the design for the Walkie Talkie Robots is clearly ripped off from Godmars, the titular mecha of Japanese anime ''[[wikipedia:God Mars\|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]''—although it does not seem that they directly copy any specific ''Godmars'' toy, thus technically avoiding the [[knockoff]] classification.

	:~~The~~ robots ~~appear to have some slight variants~~, as their ~~right arms or left legs might be colored~~ in ~~either blue or black (although black appears to be~~ the ~~most common~~ of the ~~two)~~.		:Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].		*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].
	*Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>
	*There was also a (non-Transformers-branded) version of the toy that'd became the Walkie Talkie Robot released as a single robot with a built-in radio instead, under the name of "2 in 1 Combat AM Radio"... And, similar to the push-to-talk button on the walkie-talkies, the radio dial is also placed on its crotch. Ew.<ref>https://www.todocoleccion.net/figuras-munecos-transformers/dificil-robot-radio-figura-tipo-transformers-transistor-vintage-hong-kong-funcionando~x248630290</ref>		*There was also a (non-Transformers-branded) version of the toy that'd became the Walkie Talkie Robot released as a single robot with a built-in radio instead, under the name of "2 in 1 Combat AM Radio"... And, similar to the push-to-talk button on the walkie-talkies, the radio dial is also placed on its crotch. Ew.<ref>https://www.todocoleccion.net/figuras-munecos-transformers/dificil-robot-radio-figura-tipo-transformers-transistor-vintage-hong-kong-funcionando~x248630290</ref>
	*The box layout of Walkie Talkie Robot is pretty similar to that of [[Nasta]]'s Transformers merchandise, even seemingly featuring the same font for the product names. Nasta also released both a radio and a walkie-talkie pair with designs based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], under the names of ''Robot AM Radio'' and ''Electronic Intercom Telephone System'' respectively.		*The box layout of Walkie Talkie Robot is pretty similar to that of [[Nasta]]'s Transformers merchandise, even seemingly featuring the same font for the product names. Nasta also released both a radio and a walkie-talkie pair with designs based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], under the names of ''Robot AM Radio'' and ''Electronic Intercom Telephone System'' respectively.

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More trivia

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	*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].		*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].
	*Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>		*Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>
			*There was also a (non-Transformers-branded) version of the toy that'd became the Walkie Talkie Robot released as a single robot with a built-in radio instead, under the name of "2 in 1 Combat AM Radio"... And, similar to the push-to-talk button on the walkie-talkies, the radio dial is also placed on its crotch. Ew.<ref>https://www.todocoleccion.net/figuras-munecos-transformers/dificil-robot-radio-figura-tipo-transformers-transistor-vintage-hong-kong-funcionando~x248630290</ref>
			*The box layout of Walkie Talkie Robot is pretty similar to that of [[Nasta]]'s Transformers merchandise, even seemingly featuring the same font for the product names. Nasta also released both a radio and a walkie-talkie pair with designs based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], under the names of ''Robot AM Radio'' and ''Electronic Intercom Telephone System'' respectively.

	==References==		==References==

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	:''The Walkie Talkie Robot is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Walkie Talkie Robot is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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	:''The Walkie Talkie Robot is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Walkie Talkie Robot is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]].		*The box art for the Walkie Talkie Robot set is clearly heavily traced over that of Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys\|Soundwave]].
	*Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>		*Oddly, Comando Toys also released the Walkie Talkie Robots under the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' brand, but with an extensive effort to ''not'' make them look like robots: their arms and heads were removed, their bodies were painted in woodland camouflage, and their stickers were exchanged for more theme-fitting ones. Even the packaging contains the same styrofoam with visible slots for the now missing head and limbs. And surprisingly, since the main body of the robots is essentially one giant brick, it actually kind of works!<ref>https://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/walkie-talkie-gi-joe-comando-toys-anos-80-en-su-caja/up/MLAU200944767</ref>

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	*'''Walkie Talkie Robot''' (1987)		*'''Walkie Talkie Robot''' (1987)

	:Originally produced by Hong Kong company Artlight as ''2 in 1 Robot Walkie Talkies''<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/126588381373</ref>, the Walkie Talkie Robot set features a pair of non-transforming figures released in [[Argentina]] by [[Comando Toys]] in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' license. As the name suggests, they double as walkie talkies, with their push-to-talk button being placed... right in the middle of their crotches.		:Originally produced by Hong Kong company Artlight as ''2 in 1 Robot Walkie Talkies''<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/126588381373</ref>, the Walkie Talkie Robot set features a pair of non-transforming figures released in [[Argentina]] by [[Comando Toys]] in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' license. As the name suggests, they double as walkie talkies that communicate with each other, with their push-to-talk button being placed... right in the middle of their crotches.

	:Similarly to how [[Radio AM Robot]] (Comando Toys' other more popular ''Transformers'' offering) was an imported bootleg relabeled as an official toy, the design for the Walkie Talkie Robots is clearly ripped off from Godmars, the titular mecha of Japanese anime ''[[wikipedia:God Mars\|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]''—although it does not seem that they directly copy any specific ''Godmars'' toy, thus technically avoiding the [[knockoff]] classification.		:Similarly to how [[Radio AM Robot]] (Comando Toys' other more popular ''Transformers'' offering) was an imported bootleg relabeled as an official toy, the design for the Walkie Talkie Robots is clearly ripped off from Godmars, the titular mecha of Japanese anime ''[[wikipedia:God Mars\|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]''—although it does not seem that they directly copy any specific ''Godmars'' toy, thus technically avoiding the [[knockoff]] classification.

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	:Originally produced by Hong Kong company Artlight as ''2 in 1 Robot Walkie Talkies''<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/126588381373</ref>, the Walkie Talkie Robot set features a pair of non-transforming figures released in [[Argentina]] by [[Comando Toys]] in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' license. As the name suggests, they double as walkie talkies, with their push-to-talk button being placed... right in the middle of their crotches.		:Originally produced by Hong Kong company Artlight as ''2 in 1 Robot Walkie Talkies''<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/126588381373</ref>, the Walkie Talkie Robot set features a pair of non-transforming figures released in [[Argentina]] by [[Comando Toys]] in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' license. As the name suggests, they double as walkie talkies, with their push-to-talk button being placed... right in the middle of their crotches.

	:Similarly to how [[Radio AM Robot]] (Comando Toys' other more popular ''Transformers'' offering) was an imported bootleg relabeled as an official toy, the design for the Walkie Talkie Robots is clearly ripped off from the titular mecha of Japanese anime ''[[wikipedia:God Mars\|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]''—although it does not seem that they directly copy any specific ''Godmars'' toy, thus technically avoiding the [[knockoff]] classification.		:Similarly to how [[Radio AM Robot]] (Comando Toys' other more popular ''Transformers'' offering) was an imported bootleg relabeled as an official toy, the design for the Walkie Talkie Robots is clearly ripped off from Godmars, the titular mecha of Japanese anime ''[[wikipedia:God Mars\|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]''—although it does not seem that they directly copy any specific ''Godmars'' toy, thus technically avoiding the [[knockoff]] classification.

	:The robots appear to have some slight variants, as their right arms or left legs might be colored in either blue or black (although black appears to be the most common of the two).		:The robots appear to have some slight variants, as their right arms or left legs might be colored in either blue or black (although black appears to be the most common of the two).

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Added wee lil joke in the opening (Godmars is owned by Bandai, right? All the Godmars toys I found on Google seem to be Bandai-branded, at least? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong)

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	[[File:WalkieTalkieRobot-BoxArt.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Leading contender for the prestigious "toys-that-don't-look-anywhere-near-as-cool-as-their-box-art-suggests" award.]]		[[File:WalkieTalkieRobot-BoxArt.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Leading contender for the prestigious "toys-that-don't-look-anywhere-near-as-cool-as-their-box-art-suggests" award.]]
	The '''Walkie Talkie Robots''' are a pair of—as one might infer—walkie-talkies.		The '''Walkie Talkie Robots''' are a pair of—as one might infer—walkie-talkies.

			Not much else is known about them other than that you probably shouldn't let [[Bandai]] see this page.

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