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'''Takashi Matsuda''' (松田隆志 ''Matsuda Takashi'') was a designer at [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] from about 1982 to 1996. | '''Takashi Matsuda''' (松田隆志 ''Matsuda Takashi'') was a designer at [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] from about 1982 to 1996. | ||
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==Known design projects== | ==Known design projects== | ||
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*Starion Turbo 2000<br>(his earliest patent) | *Starion Turbo 2000<br>(his earliest patent) | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Baku-Ten Attack Robo'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Jumpstarter#Toys|Baku-Ten Attack Robo]]'''</u> | ||
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Drill Tank Type]] | *[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Drill Tank Type]] | ||
*[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Jet Type]] | *[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Jet Type]] | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Insecter Robo'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Insecter Robo]]'''</u> | ||
*[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Battas]] | *[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Battas]] | ||
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Kabutron]] | *[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Kabutron]] | ||
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* MC-06 [[Autobot (G2)#Toys|Watch Robo]] | * MC-06 [[Autobot (G2)#Toys|Watch Robo]] | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"| | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Gun Robo'''</u> | ||
* MC-07 [[Browning#Toys| | * MC-07 [[Browning#Toys|Browning M1910]] | ||
* MC-11 [[Micro Change#Magnum| | * MC-11 [[Micro Change#Magnum|S&W Magnum 44]] | ||
* MC-12 | * MC-12 Walther P-38 | ||
* MC-13 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers| | * MC-13 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Walther P-38 U.N.C.L.E.]] | ||
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===''Transformers''=== | ===''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]''=== | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mini-Cassettes'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mini-Cassettes'''</u> | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Watches'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Watches'''</u> | ||
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{{bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Watchtron|Galvatron]]}} | |||
{{bp-a1|[[Maxitrek]]<br>(unreleased)}} | {{bp-a1|[[Maxitrek]]<br>(unreleased)}} | ||
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise# | {{bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Watchbot|Superion]]}} | ||
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Watchbot|Ultra Magnus]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Duocon#Toys|Duocons]]'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Duocon#Toys|Duocons]]'''</u> | ||
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{{bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}} | {{bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}} | ||
{{bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}} | {{bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}} | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Master Warrior|Cybertron Master Warriors]]''' | |||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]]}} | |||
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====Preliminary designs==== | |||
Designs for which Matsuda provided the initial concept/mechanism only. | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Battlecharger#Toys|Battlecharger]]s'''</u><br>(Final designs by [[Hideaki Yoke]]) | |||
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{{bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]]}} | |||
{{bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Throttlebot#Toys|Throttlebot]]s'''</u><br>(Final designs by [[Takayuki Ishizawa]]) | |||
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{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]]}} | |||
{{bp-a1|[[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}} | |||
{{bp-a1|[[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Freeway]]}} | |||
{{bp-a1|[[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}} | |||
{{bp-a1|[[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Searchlight]]}} | |||
{{bp-a1|[[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}} | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Matsuda's first name is rendered Takahashi on the American patent for Eject / Rewind, but Takashi on all other English-language patents. | * Matsuda's first name is rendered Takahashi on the American patent for Eject / Rewind, but Takashi on all other English-language patents. | ||
* Matsuda also designed a motorcycle robot<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-S61-077094/EC2AA753D864768ECAF51DDEB62A1055FDE7B926CAF20482A6DA6BD53ABF157A/23/en Patent for the triple motorcycle robot] at the online directory of the {{w|Japan Patent Office}}</ref> that got far enough into production to receive '''three'''<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1669200632648024064 Figures of motorcycle robot design #1] mirrored at the official TFWiki.net Twitter account</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1669200915662872576 Figures of motorcycle robot design #2] mirrored at the official TFWiki.net Twitter account</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1669201137210208264 Figures of motorcycle robot design #3] mirrored at the official TFWiki.net Twitter account</ref> different deco and sculpt variations (including different heads!). Just which line this unreleased toy was meant for is hard to say, as it would have been outside the scale of ''Diaclone'', and ''Micro Change'' had largely moved away from making toys with [[Microman]] figure compatibility by the time its patent was applied for. | |||
* While the design patent for [[Loafer]] has not currently been found, it's likely that Matsuda designed him as well. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:23, 1 January 2024
Takashi Matsuda (松田隆志 Matsuda Takashi) was a designer at Takara from about 1982 to 1996.
Known design projects
[edit]Change Attacker
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Baku-Ten Attack Robo | Insecter Robo |
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Gun Robo
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| Mini-Cassettes | Watches
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Duocons | Cybertron Master Warriors |
Preliminary designs
[edit]Designs for which Matsuda provided the initial concept/mechanism only.
| Battlechargers (Final designs by Hideaki Yoke) |
Throttlebots (Final designs by Takayuki Ishizawa) |
Notes
[edit]- Matsuda's first name is rendered Takahashi on the American patent for Eject / Rewind, but Takashi on all other English-language patents.
- Matsuda also designed a motorcycle robot[1] that got far enough into production to receive three[2][3][4] different deco and sculpt variations (including different heads!). Just which line this unreleased toy was meant for is hard to say, as it would have been outside the scale of Diaclone, and Micro Change had largely moved away from making toys with Microman figure compatibility by the time its patent was applied for.
- While the design patent for Loafer has not currently been found, it's likely that Matsuda designed him as well.
References
[edit]- ↑ Patent for the triple motorcycle robot at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office
- ↑ Figures of motorcycle robot design #1 mirrored at the official TFWiki.net Twitter account
- ↑ Figures of motorcycle robot design #2 mirrored at the official TFWiki.net Twitter account
- ↑ Figures of motorcycle robot design #3 mirrored at the official TFWiki.net Twitter account
