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**''Accessories'': Sword | **''Accessories'': Sword | ||
: | : Originally released by [[Taiwan|Taiwanese]] company Tai Fong in 1984 under the name of ''Robotic Radio'', the toy we now know as Radio AM Robot was actually a ''Transformers'' (or, at the time of its design, most likely a [[Micro Change]] and [[Toybox]]) [[knockoff]] that took cues from Generation 1 Megatron (head), [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (hips), [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (arms), and Soundwave (lower legs). He transforms into a working AM radio powered by a 9-volt battery. | ||
: | : Surprisingly, despite his bootleg origins, he was actually released in Argentina by [[Comando Toys]], sporting both the official Transformers logo and a 1987 [[Hasbro]] copyright on his box. As common with Latin American Transformers toys, he was available in two different color schemes: one baby blue, blue and grey, and one very dark green and red. | ||
: Curiously, the Radio AM Robot is equipped with a [[sword]] that is almost an exact duplicate of the sword included with the first Japanese release of ''Generation 1'' Megatron, though the handle is shaped differently. | : Curiously, the Radio AM Robot is equipped with a [[sword]] that is almost an exact duplicate of the sword included with the first Japanese release of ''Generation 1'' Megatron, though the handle is shaped differently. | ||
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/RadioAMRobot/radioamrobot.htm More information on Radio AM Robot at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/RadioAMRobot/radioamrobot.htm More information on Radio AM Robot at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://www.k5.dion.ne.jp/~web-9999/antex-radioamrobot.htm Radio AM Robot part comparisons at Forbidden Play By Shigrehouse]'' | ::*''[http://www.k5.dion.ne.jp/~web-9999/antex-radioamrobot.htm Radio AM Robot part comparisons at Forbidden Play By Shigrehouse]'' | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * It is unknown what relationship Comando Toys had, if any, to fellow South American toy companies [[Antex]] or [[Estrela]]. | ||
* Nowhere on his box is Radio AM Robot indicated as an [[Autobot]] or a [[Decepticon]]. However, as no Argentine-made Decepticon-branded toys were sold there until ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Robot-Man X]] and [[Robot-Man Z]], it is possible that Radio AM Robot is an Autobot by default. | * Nowhere on his box is Radio AM Robot indicated as an [[Autobot]] or a [[Decepticon]]. However, as no Argentine-made Decepticon-branded toys were sold there until ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Robot-Man X]] and [[Robot-Man Z]], it is possible that Radio AM Robot is an Autobot by default. | ||
* The color scheme depicted in Radio AM Robot's box art does not appear to have been used on an actual toy. | * The color scheme depicted in Radio AM Robot's box art does not appear to have been used on an actual toy. | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 8 March 2025
- The Radio AM Robot is a Transformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Radio AM Robot may look like a cross between Megatron and Soundwave, but he's probably the only Transformer who can pick up the farm report—in Spanish!
Fiction
Wings Universe
Radio AM Robot's latest single was playing at the bar where Take-Off met with Axer. A Team Effort
Toys
The Transformers
- Radio AM Robot (AM radio, 1987)
- Accessories: Sword
- Originally released by Taiwanese company Tai Fong in 1984 under the name of Robotic Radio, the toy we now know as Radio AM Robot was actually a Transformers (or, at the time of its design, most likely a Micro Change and Toybox) knockoff that took cues from Generation 1 Megatron (head), Blaster (hips), Omega Supreme (arms), and Soundwave (lower legs). He transforms into a working AM radio powered by a 9-volt battery.
- Surprisingly, despite his bootleg origins, he was actually released in Argentina by Comando Toys, sporting both the official Transformers logo and a 1987 Hasbro copyright on his box. As common with Latin American Transformers toys, he was available in two different color schemes: one baby blue, blue and grey, and one very dark green and red.
- Curiously, the Radio AM Robot is equipped with a sword that is almost an exact duplicate of the sword included with the first Japanese release of Generation 1 Megatron, though the handle is shaped differently.
Notes
- It is unknown what relationship Comando Toys had, if any, to fellow South American toy companies Antex or Estrela.
- Nowhere on his box is Radio AM Robot indicated as an Autobot or a Decepticon. However, as no Argentine-made Decepticon-branded toys were sold there until Generation 2's Robot-Man X and Robot-Man Z, it is possible that Radio AM Robot is an Autobot by default.
- The color scheme depicted in Radio AM Robot's box art does not appear to have been used on an actual toy.
