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Hiroyuki Obara (小原寛之 ''Obara Hiroyuki'') was a designer at [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] from about 1983 to 1986. | '''Hiroyuki Obara''' (小原寛之 ''Obara Hiroyuki'') was a designer at [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] from about 1983 to 1986. | ||
==Known design projects== | ==Known design projects== | ||
===[[Diaclone]]=== | ===[[Diaclone]]=== | ||
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* No.17 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys# | * No.17 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Battle Convoy]]<br>(with [[Shōji Kawamori]]) | ||
* No.18 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Lancia Stratos Turbo]] | * No.18 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Lancia Stratos Turbo]] | ||
* No.21 [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Corvette Stingray]] | * No.21 [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Corvette Stingray]] | ||
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===[[Micro Change]]=== | ===[[Micro Change]]=== | ||
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* MC-19 [[Micro Change# | * MC-19 [[Micro Change#ScopeMan|Binocular Robo Scope Man]] | ||
* MC-21 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Radi-Cassette Robo]] (with 池永信弘 and 大場和夫) | * MC-21 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Radi-Cassette Robo]] (with [[Nobuhiro Ikenaga]]<ref>Full name 池永信弘, preferred [[Japanese language|Romanization]] unknown.</ref> and [[Kazuo Ōba]]<ref>Full name 大場和夫, preferred Romanization unknown.</ref>) | ||
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* The two other inventors credited with working on Radi-Cassette Robo were responsible for creating the toy's internal electronics and AM-receiving microcassette tape (both of which were left out of the toy's release in ''Transformers'' as Blaster). | * The two other inventors credited with working on Radi-Cassette Robo were responsible for creating the toy's internal electronics and AM-receiving microcassette tape (both of which were left out of the toy's release in ''Transformers'' as Blaster). | ||
* Besides the above toys, none of the patents assigned to Obara appear to have gone into production, nor became the basis for other toys, meaning he never worked on ''Transformers'' per se. | * Besides the above toys, none of the patents assigned to Obara appear to have gone into production, nor became the basis for other toys, meaning he never worked on ''Transformers'' per se. | ||
* Obara also designed a robot that transformed from a wearable headset to a jet that was presumably intended for ''Micro Change''.<ref>https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-S61-106188/B50E03D12A64BB205CDA5039A5795455F19CF9CA97BDFD2AA7DC5100E52A55C2/11/en</ref> Whether it actually '''worked''' as a headset is hard to say. | * Obara also designed a robot that transformed from a wearable headset to a jet that was presumably intended for ''Micro Change''.<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-S61-106188/B50E03D12A64BB205CDA5039A5795455F19CF9CA97BDFD2AA7DC5100E52A55C2/11/en Patent for the Mystery Headset Robot] at the online directory of the {{w|Japan Patent Office}}</ref> Whether it actually '''worked''' as a headset is hard to say. | ||
* There is basically no other information about him on the internet. He came in, finalized Optimus Prime's design, and left... | * There is basically no other information about him on the internet. He came in, finalized Optimus Prime's design, and left... | ||
Latest revision as of 01:43, 27 January 2025
Hiroyuki Obara (小原寛之 Obara Hiroyuki) was a designer at Takara from about 1983 to 1986.
Known design projects
[edit]- No.17 Battle Convoy
(with Shōji Kawamori) - No.18 Lancia Stratos Turbo
- No.21 Corvette Stingray
- Powered Convoy
- MC-19 Binocular Robo Scope Man
- MC-21 Radi-Cassette Robo (with Nobuhiro Ikenaga[1] and Kazuo Ōba[2])
Notes
[edit]- The two other inventors credited with working on Radi-Cassette Robo were responsible for creating the toy's internal electronics and AM-receiving microcassette tape (both of which were left out of the toy's release in Transformers as Blaster).
- Besides the above toys, none of the patents assigned to Obara appear to have gone into production, nor became the basis for other toys, meaning he never worked on Transformers per se.
- Obara also designed a robot that transformed from a wearable headset to a jet that was presumably intended for Micro Change.[3] Whether it actually worked as a headset is hard to say.
- There is basically no other information about him on the internet. He came in, finalized Optimus Prime's design, and left...
References
[edit]- ↑ Full name 池永信弘, preferred Romanization unknown.
- ↑ Full name 大場和夫, preferred Romanization unknown.
- ↑ Patent for the Mystery Headset Robot at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office
