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I'll start with a few notes that may aid you in this list. First, it's not quite complete, which is why I wanted this list in the first place. My hope is that you will read the list and possibly be able to add to it. If not, that's ok too. You can simply take the list for what it is: A short summary of the little known model kits and transforming toys that were (and are still) packaged with gum/candy and distributed to various grocery and convenience stores in Japan.
Additions? Corrections? Send 'em to hatch_1@hotmail.com
GENERATION 1 - PART 1:
Mini Kits
1. Mini Optimus Prime/Convoy
2. Mini Megatron
3. Mini Laserbeak/Condor
4. Mini Brawn/Gong
5. Mini Bumblebee/Bumble
6. Mini Huffer/Drag
7. Mini Cliffjumper/Cliff
8. Mini Starscream
9. Mini Ravage/Jaguar
10. Mini Frenzy
11. Mini Beachcomber
12. Mini Powerglide
13. Mini Seaspray
14. Mini Soundwave
15. Mini Windcharger/Charger
16. Mini Windcharger/Charger Lucky Draw- all chrome
Standard Kits
1. Megatron- gray and black
2. Optimus Prime/Convoy - red, black, and gray
3. Starscream- red, black, and gray
4. Soundwave- red, black, and gray
5. Sideswipe/Lambor- red, black, and gray
6. Red Alert/Alert - red, white, and black
7. Cliffjumper/Cliff- red and black
8. Ravage/Jaguar- gray and black
9. Laserbeak/Condor- gray and red
10. Reflector- gray, black, and red
11. Inferno- black, white, and red
12. Gears- black and red
13. Windcharger/Charger- red and black
14. Blitzwing- red, black, and gray
15. Blaster- red, gray, and black
16. Optimus Prime/Convoy Lucky Draw- all chrome
17. Beachcomber- (colors unknown)
18. Frenzy- red, black, and gray
GENERATION 1 - PART 2:
Mini Kits:
1. Mini Steeljaw
2. Mini Galvatron
3. Mini Cyclonus
4. Mini Hot Rod/Hot Rodimus
5. Mini Octane/Octone
6. Mini Wheelie
7. Mini Springer/Sprung
8. Mini Rodimus Prime/ Rodimus Convoy
9. Mini Sandstorm
10. Mini Ultra Magnus
11. Mini Defensor (non-transforming)
12. Mini Menasor (non-transforming)
13. Mini Streetwise
14. Mini Wildrider
15. Mini Brawl
16. Mini Breakdown
Standard Kits:
1. Ultra Magnus- blue, red, and white
2. Metroplex/Metroflex- red, black, and gray
3. Trypticon/Dinosaurer- black, gray, and red
4. Galvatron- red, gray, and black
5. Rodimus Prime- red, black, and gray
6. Silverbolt- red, black, and gray
7. Bruticus- Notes: all 5 robots transform and combine
a. Onslaught- green and gray
b. Blast Off- black, white, and red
c. Swindle- red, white, and black
d. Brawl- green and gray
e. Vortex- green and gray
8. Defensor- Notes: all 5 robots transform and combine
a. Hot Spot- red, white, and black
b. Streetwise- red, white, and black
c. Blades- red, white, and black
d. Groove- red, white, and black
e. First Aid- red, white, and black
THE HEADMASTERS
Mini Kits:
1. Mini Triggerhappy
2. Mini Slugslinger
3. Mini Flywheels
4. Mini Battletrap
5. Mini Misfire
6. Mini Nosecone
7. Mini Lightspeed
8. Mini Sureshot
9. Mini Landfill
10. Mini Crosshairs
Standard Kits:
1. Scorponok/Mega Zarak- blue, gray, and white
2. Fortress Maximus- blue, gray, and white -
3. Hardhead with Duros/Ros- beige, red, and black
4. Mindwipe/Wipe with Vorath- beige, red, and black
5. Weirdwolf with Monzo- beige, red, and black
6. Brainstorm with Arcana/Carna- blue, white, and gray
7. Highbrow with Gort/Gorter- blue, white, and gray
8. Chromedome with Stylor/Chrome- beige, red, and black
9. Sixshot- blue, gray, and white
10. Raiden- white, blue, and gray
a. Yukikaze- white
b. Getsuei- blue
c. Seizan- gray
d. Suiken- blue
MASTERFORCE
Mini Kits:
1. Mini Darkwing/Hydra
2. Mini Dreadwind/Buster
3. Mini Siren/Go-Shooter
4. Mini Hosehead/Carb
5. Mini Quickswitch/Sixknight
6. Mini Powermaster Prime/Ginrai
7. Mini Getaway/Lightfoot
8. Mini Joyride/Ranger
9. Mini Darkwing/Hydra Lucky draw- all chrome
10. Mini Dreadwind/Buster Lucky draw- all chrome
11. Mini Siren/Go-Shooter Lucky draw- all chrome
12. Mini Hosehead/Carb Lucky draw- all chrome
13. Mini Joyride/Ranger Lucky draw- all chrome
Standard Kits:
1. Darkwing/Hydra with Throttle- blue, red, and gray pic
2. Dreadwind/Buster with Hi-Test- blue, red, and gray pic
3. Dreadwing (combined form) pic
4. Quickswitch/Sixknight- blue, gray, and red pic
5. Getaway/Lightfoot with Rev- red, blue, and gray pic
6. Powermaster Optimus Prime/God Ginrai pic
7. God Bomber- red, gray, and blue pic
8. Piranacon/King Poseidon- Notes: all 5 robots transform and combine pic
a. Tentakil- aqua, pink, and gray
b. Skalor/Galph- aqua, pink, and gray
c. Seawing/Clerken- aqua, pink, and gray
d. Nautilator/Lobclaw- aqua, pink, and gray
e. Overbite- aqua, pink, and gray
f. Snaptrap/Turtlar- aqua, pink, and gray
9. Metalhawk- blue, red, and gray pic
10. Cloudburst- blue, red, and gray pic
11. Waverider- blue, red, and gray pic
12. Bomb-Burst- blue, red, and gray pic
VICTORY
Mini Kits:
1. Mini Deszaras
2. Mini Star Saber
3. Mini Road Caesar - Notes: all 3 robots transform and combine
a. Blacker
b. Braver
c. Laster
4. Mini Road Caesar (non-transforming)
5. Mini Dinoking (non-transforming)
6. Mini Liokaiser (non-transforming)
7. Mini Landcross (non-transforming)
8. Mini Victory Leo
9. Mini Victory Saber
Standard kits:
1. Landcross- Notes: all 6 members transform and combine
a. Wing- blue, red, and gray
b. Waver- blue, red, and gray
c. Mach- blue, red, and gray
d. Tackle- blue, red, and gray
e. Dash- blue, red, and gray
f. Tacker- blue, red, and gray
2. Star Saber- blue, red, and white
3. Victory Saber- red, white, black
4. Victory Leo- white, black, and red
6. Road Caesar- Notes: all 3 members transform and combine
a. Braver- red, white, and blue
b. Blacker- red, white, and blue
c. Laster- red, white, and blue
7. Liokaiser- Notes: all 6 members transform and combine
a. Leozack- red and black
b. Hellbat- red, black, and white
c. Jargua- red and white -
d. Killbison- black and white
e. Drillhorn- red, black, and white
f. Guyhawk- red and black
BEAST WARS AND BW2
Mini Kits:
1. Mini Bonecrusher/Bighorn
2. Mini Clawjaw/Scuba
3. Mini Lioconvoy
4. Mini Transquito/Bigmos
5. Mini Spittor/Diver
6. Mini Megastorm
7. Mini Starscream
8. Mini Snarl/Tasmania Kid
9. Mini Galvatron
10. Mini B'Boom/Apache
Standard Kits:
1. Optimus Primal/Convoy- black and purple
2. Megatron- purple and black
3. Rhinox- purple and black
4. Cheetor/Cheetas- (colors unknown)
5. Dinobot- (colors unknown)
6. Rattrap/Rattle- (colors unknown)
7. B'Boom/Apache- (colors unknown)
8. Tripredacas- (Colors unknown)
9. Galvatron- purple and gold
10. Terrorsaur/Terrorsaurer- (colors unknown)
TRANSMETALS/METALS
Standard Kits:
1. TM Optimus Primal/Convoy (multi-colored, non-kit)
2. TM Cheetor/Cheetas (multi-colored, non-kit)
3. TM Megatron (multi-colored, non-kit)
4. TM Rattrap/Rattle (non-transforming)- clear, gold, and gray
5. TM Optimus Primal/Convoy (non-transforming)- clear, blue, and gray
6. Silverbolt (non-transforming)- clear, blue, gray
7. Cheetor/Cheetus (non-transforming)- clear, gold, and gray
BEAST WARS NEO
Mini Kits
1. Mini Dead End
2. Mini Stampy
3. Mini Sling
4. Mini Saberback
Standard Kits:
1. Corahda- (colors unknown)
2. Big Convoy- (colors unknown)
3. Magmatron- (colors unknown)
4. Saberback- (colors unknown)
RID/CAR ROBOTS
Mini Kits:
1. Mini Optimus Prime/Fire Convoy (non-transforming robot)
2. Mini Optimus Prime/Super Fire Convoy (non-transforming)
3. Mini Railracer/JRX- Notes: All 3 combine to form JRX
a. Midnight Express/J-Four
b. Railspike/J-Five
c. Rapid Run/J-Seven
Standard Kits:
1. Rapid Run/J-Seven (non-kit)- Notes: includes SFC armor pieces
2. Prowl/Mach Alert (non-kit)- Notes: includes SFC armor pieces
3. Optimus Prime/Fire Convoy (non-kit)- notes: upgrades to SFC with
armor
4. Optimus Prime/Fire Convoy (non-transforming)- blue, gray, and
transluscent red
5. Optimus Prime/ Super Fire Convoy (non-transforming)- yellow,
gray, and
transluscent red
6. X-Brawn/Wildride (non-transforming)- clear, green, and gray
7. Prowl/Mach Alert (non-transforming)- clear, blue, and gray
8. Sideburn/Speedbreaker (non-transforming)- clear, blue, and gray
ARMADA/MICRON LEGEND
1. Star Saber
a. Jetstorm/Mach (non-kit)- white, blue, and gray
b. Runway/Jetter (non-kit)- White, gray, and red
c. Sonar/Shuttler (non-kit)- white, blue, and gray
2. Perceptor
a. Grindor/Wheelie (non-kit)- blue, dark blue, and black
b. Highwire/Arcee (non-kit)- blue, dark blue, and black
c. Sureshock/Scooter (non-kit)- orange, blue, and green
ENERGON/ SUPER LINK
1. Megatron/Galvatron (non kit
2. Drones (non-kit)- combines with Grand convoy
a. Drone 1- red, black, and gray firetruck
b. Drone 2- white, black, and gray helicopter
c. Drone 3- yellow, black and gray drilltank
d. Drone 4- blue, white, and gray submarine
3. Optimus Prime/Grand Convoy (non-kit)
**********Related Items:*************
First up is Kukje. Kukje is the Korean equivalent of Kabaya. They're fully licensed reproductions of Kabaya kits that are best distinguished by their color differences. I'm speculating that it must be part of the license agreement but I've never seen an appropriately colored Kukje kit. Even if they utilize the *same* colors as the original Kabaya kit, the colors will be on different parts. The stickers and plastic are also sometimes of less quality.
A Korean company named "ToonTown" re-released four of the Large, first series Kabaya models in 1997. The four consist of Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Sideswipe, and Starscream and were released in two- packs as model kits. These re-releases are actually very, very close in quality and color to the originals.
Kabaya has produced Transformers mold kits in other series that are worth mentioning and will probably be added somewhere in this list when more information is available. One such toy series is the pre- Tansformers Micro Change line. Kabaya made model kits for many of the MC toys that eventually ended up in Transformers and others that weren't (list pending).
Kabaya also did a number of Brave kits with Takara, and while it's not entirely related to Transformers, there are a some that make the cut. Notably, the Transformers molds that were reused within the Brave series. So far, I've only found two-- Dag Base/Grandus (this one. I've only read about this one and can't back it up yet) and Shadow Maru/Sixshot (remolded Sixshot)-- but there are probably more.
Another set of candy model-type toys that may be of interest are the so-dubbed "gumball model kits". Again, there are four models in this set: Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Starscream, and Prowl. These were packaged in the egg-like containers you would normally find in gumball machines and came in a variety of solid colors. About the size of Micromasters, gumball kits are close in tradition with the unicolored Kabaya mini kits.
Big thanks to: Grandmasterspecter, Autocon, Tony Li, tfu.info, HK_Thomas, Tony Preto, Rik Ruff, Ras, Himawari, Hydra, and Jordan Derber whose various information's and resources were invaluable in compiling this list.
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That's about all I have, so far. Say, are we absolutely certain Defensor and Bruticus were released for Battlestars and not earlier? And what about Grandus? I've read one report that Kabaya released a Dag base; has anyone seen a Transformers version?
Merry Christmas!
-Hatch
(see also: TF Juniors)
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