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====Autobots==== | ====Autobots==== | ||
'''Classic Heroes''' | '''Classic Heroes''' | ||
:[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] | :[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] | ||
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{{note|Oddly enough, "Classic" Prowl was available with stickers sporting the name "[[Diaclone]]", unlike all previous or subsequent versions of the toy available as part of a Transformers line.}} | {{note|Oddly enough, "Classic" Prowl was available with stickers sporting the name "[[Diaclone]]", unlike all previous or subsequent versions of the toy available as part of a Transformers line.}} | ||
'''Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]''' | '''Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]''' | ||
:[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] | :[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] | ||
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====Decepticons==== | ====Decepticons==== | ||
'''Classic [[Stunticon|Stunticons]]''' | '''Classic [[Stunticon|Stunticons]]''' | ||
:[[Motormaster]] | :[[Motormaster]] | ||
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====Autobots==== | ====Autobots==== | ||
'''Original Autobot Leader''' | '''Original Autobot Leader''' | ||
:[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] | :[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] | ||
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{{note|Optimus Prime actually isn't called a "Classic" anywhere on the packaging. Instead, he's called "''Original'' Autobot Leader". However, since he's a reissue of an original toy from 1984 that's available in the same kind of packaging as the various "Classic" reissues from the same year, he's generally considered to be part of the "Classic" line, rather than being the single release from a one-of-a-kind sub-line named "Original".}} | {{note|Optimus Prime actually isn't called a "Classic" anywhere on the packaging. Instead, he's called "''Original'' Autobot Leader". However, since he's a reissue of an original toy from 1984 that's available in the same kind of packaging as the various "Classic" reissues from the same year, he's generally considered to be part of the "Classic" line, rather than being the single release from a one-of-a-kind sub-line named "Original".}} | ||
'''Classic Heroes''' | '''Classic Heroes''' | ||
:[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] | :[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] | ||
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'''Classic [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]''' | '''Classic [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]''' | ||
:[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] | :[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] | ||
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'''Classic [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]''' | '''Classic [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]''' | ||
:[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] | :[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] | ||
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'''Classic [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]]''' | '''Classic [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]]''' | ||
:[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] | :[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] | ||
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'''Classic [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]]''' | '''Classic [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]]''' | ||
:[[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] | :[[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] | ||
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====Decepticons==== | ====Decepticons==== | ||
'''Classic [[Combaticon|Combaticons]]''' | '''Classic [[Combaticon|Combaticons]]''' | ||
:[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] | :[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] | ||
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'''Classic Triple Changers''' | '''Classic Triple Changers''' | ||
:[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] | :[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] | ||
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==Australian exclusives== | ==Australian exclusives== | ||
Additionally, Australia saw the limited release of several toys in their original G1 packaging, but they were also retooled to block out the original year of manufacture and the original country of manufacture. These releases included: | Additionally, Australia saw the limited release of several toys in their original G1 packaging, but they were also retooled to block out the original year of manufacture and the original country of manufacture. These releases included: | ||
===Autobots=== | ===Autobots=== | ||
Revision as of 04:34, 23 May 2009
| The name or term "Classics" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Classics (disambiguation). |
Classics is a Transformer toyline from the later days of Generation 1.
In 1990 and 1991, the toy market in Australia and Europe saw many re-releases of earlier Transformers toys. The new packaging was gold-coloured and bore the subtitle 'Classics' for the UK, Scandinavian, Dutch and French markets (Spain and Italy omitted the title "Classic" from the packaging). Unlike the US-originated Classics line of 2006-2007, the characters' toys bore little (if, indeed, any) change from their previous releases. The toys released in 1990 even still bore rubsigns, even though the 'standard' lines had ceased this practice by 1988. The 1991 toys featured rubsign indents but no longer sported rubsigns. They were also retooled to block out details stating the original year of manufacture and the original country of manufacture.
Is has been suggested, that the toys produced for this line originate from the same production run and facilities of the chinese Generation 1 line.
Releases
1990
Autobots
Classic Heroes
Classic Aerialbots
Decepticons
Classic Stunticons
1991
Autobots
Original Autobot Leader
Classic Heroes
Classic Protectobots
Classic Dinobots
Classic Triple Changers
Classic Throttlebots
Decepticons
Classic Combaticons
Classic Triple Changers
Australian exclusives
Additionally, Australia saw the limited release of several toys in their original G1 packaging, but they were also retooled to block out the original year of manufacture and the original country of manufacture. These releases included:
Autobots
Decepticons
Fiction
- While not officially branded or recognised as 'Classics' fiction, the Earthforce stories in the Marvel UK comic were inspired by, and responding to, the reissues.
