The RiD FAQ
Version 2.5
Last Update: 4/20/2002
Written and maintained by Zobovor (zobovor@aol.com)

Note:  This will probably be the second-to-last update for the RiD FAQ. 
 I'll update again when the last of the toys are released, and from 
then on I'll keep the FAQ online for reference purposes.

Changes since last version:  Corrected inaccurate information 
about episodes that have aired in Canada.  Added synopses for every 
episode.  Added question about Spychanger Side Burn's gun storage 
problems.  Added information about the last of the upcoming toys, 
including the ones originally meant for Beast Machines.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

1) What is RiD?

Robots in Disguise was the Transformers cartoon series and toy line for 
2001.  Both were based on last year's Car Robots cartoon and Takara toy 
line from Japan.

2) Is RiD the return of G1?

Not exactly.  It is a return to realistic Earth vehicles, the classic 
Autobot and Decepticon symbols, the original transforming sound effect, 
and several of the same names as the classic characters.  However, 
these toys were not designed with the G1 characters in mind, the 
characters in the Japanese version behaved differently, and the show 
was not originally intended to be part of the same continuity.

3) What's coming after RiD?

The new line is called Transformers: Armada.  It features Optimus Prime 
and the Autobots versus Megatron and the Decepticons, fighting for 
control of new Transformers called the Minicons.  As of this writing, 
it should be out in a few months.

CARTOONS

1) How does this show fit into continuity?

Hasbro's official position is that RiD is "its own storyline 
independent of the other series."  Eric S. Rollman, executive producer 
for RiD, explains that the series features "somewhat similar characters 
in a parallel dimension."  Note that, despite this, Hasbro instructed 
the RiD writers to include references to Vehicons, Insecticons, etc. as 
an homage to the previous shows.

2) What time is the cartoon on?

Even though the last episode has aired, RiD is still playing in reruns 
on Satuday mornings on FOX.

3) Which episodes have aired so far?  What happened in them?  Why 
did they skip episodes?

Here is the airing schedule and a brief synopsis of each episode.  Note 
that some episodes that have terrorist overtones have been removed from 
the lineup for U.S. broadcasts.  At least one of these episodes has 
aired in Canada, however.

1.  "Battle Protocol!" (Saturday, Sept. 8; removed from U.S. lineup)
     Megatron attacks the International Science Symposium to kidnap Dr. 
Onishi.  First appearances:  Optimus Prime, Prowl, Sideburn, X-Brawn, 
T-AI, Megatron, Dark Scream, Gas Skunk, Slapper, Koji, Dr. Onishi, 
Dorie Dutton and Kelly.

2.  "An Explosive Situation" (Monday, Sept. 10; removed from U.S. 
lineup)
     Sky-Byte competes with both Autobots and Predacons to secure a 
high-energy explosive device hidden inside Kelly's new sports car.  
First appearance: Sky-Byte.

3.  "Bullet Train Rescue" (Tuesday, Sept. 11)
     Team Bullet Train is summoned to help save a new automated train 
that's gone out of control.  First appearances: Midnight Express, 
Railspike, and Rapid Run, and their combined form, Rail Racer.

4.  "Spychangers to the Rescue" (Wednesday, Sept. 12)
     While Koji copes with the loss of his father, the Spychangers must 
stop the Predacons from securing a plutonium generator.  First 
appearances:  Hotshot, R.E.V., Crosswise, W.A.R.S., Ironhide, and 
Mirage.

5.  "The Hunt for Black Pyramid" (Thursday, Sept. 13)
     Optimus Prime is out of his element when he engages Sky-Byte in an 
underwater struggle for the Black Pyramid energy amplifier.

6.  "The Secret of the Ruins" (Thursday, Oct. 11)
     Sky-Byte follows Sideburn and Koji as they investigate a cavern 
that contains a clue to Dr. Onishi's energy research.

7.  "Sideburn's Obsession" (Saturday, Sept. 15)
     Megatron takes advantage of Sideburn's fetish by disguising 
himself as a red sports car to lead the Autobot into a trap.

8.  "Secret Weapon: D-5" (Monday, Sept. 17)
     Midnight Express befriends an old steam locomotive which the 
Predacons believe is a powerful robot and are determined to capture.

9.  "Mirage's Betrayal" (Tuesday, Sept. 18)
     The Predacons are convinced that Mirage has defected after he 
leaves the Spychangers.  

10.  "Skid-Z's Choice" (Wednesday, Sept. 19)
     Influenced by the spirit of a famous race car driver, Skid-Z is 
obsessed with winning every race he encounters.  First appearance: 
Skid-Z.

11.  "Tow-Line Goes Haywire" (Thursday, Sept. 20)
     The Predacons reprogram Tow-Line into believing the Autobots are 
evil so that he captures every Autobot he can find.  First appearance: 
Tow-Line.

12.  "The Ultimate Robot Warrior" (Friday, Sept. 21)
     The Predacons mistake a movie monster for a powerful Transformer 
and seek to befriend it.

13.  "Hope for the Future" (Friday, Oct. 26)
     The Autobots analyze the Predacons' previous behavior to determine
 their course of action in the future.  (Clip show.)

14.  "The Decepticons" (Saturday, Sept. 22)
     Megatron secures six Autobot protoforms and infuses them with his 
spark energy.  First appearances: Mega-Octane, Armorhide, Rollbar, 
Movor, Ro-Tor, and Scourge.

15.  "Commandos" (Monday, Sept. 24)
     The Decepticons begin targeting hydroelectric plants, planning to 
destroy the dams and force humanity to surrender their energy.  First 
appearance: Ruination.

16.  "Volcano" (Tuesday, Sept. 25)
     The Predacons target a Carribbean island as a potential source of 
power, but unplugging the active volcano threatens the island resort.

17.  "Attack from Outer Space" (aired in Canada)
     Movor replaces an Earth shuttle in order to be launched into 
space, planning to attack the Autobots from orbit.

18.  "The Test" (Wednesday, Sept. 26)
     After Scourge and the Decepticons renounce their allegiance to 
Megatron, Sideburn prepares a trial to test their good faith.

19.  "The Fish Test" (Thursday, Sept. 27)
     Sky-Byte will stop at nothing to disprove the online personality 
test's assesment that he's a jellyfish at heart--even betray Scourge's 
plans to the Autobots.

20 - "Wedge's Short Fuse" (Friday, Sept. 28)
     The Build Team is tired of constructing the global space bridge 
and wants to get in on the action as warriors.  First appearances: 
Wedge, Grimlock, Heavy Load, Hightower.

21.  "Four Transformers"/"Landfill" (not aired)
     The Decepticons infiltrate the global space bridge controls and 
reprogram it so that the Autobots appear at random destinations instead 
of their intended ones.  First appearance: Landfill.

22.  "Sky-Byte Saves the Day" (not aired)
     Sky-Byte tries to destroy Monument Tower, only to help save it 
when he realizes that he could exchange the hostages inside for the O-parts.

23.  "A Test of Metal" (Saturday, Sept. 29)
     Build Team reroutes the global space bridge so that they're the 
only ones able to respond to the Decepticon attacks.

24. "Ultra Magnus" (Saturday, Oct. 6)
     Arriving from Cybertron, a bitter Ultra Magnus is determined to 
destroy Optimus Prime and claim the Matrix for his own.

25.  "Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion" (Saturday, Oct. 13)
     The Decepticons attack Optimus Prime during his recuperation, but 
Ultra Magnus saves him--after a fashion.  First appearance: Omega 
Prime.

26.  "The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus" (Saturday, Oct. 20)
     Sky-Byte approaches Ultra Magnus on behalf of the Predacons and 
offers him an alliance, providing he can prove his good faith.  First 
appearances: the "powered-up" versions of Prowl, Sideburn, and X-Brawn.

27.  "Power to Burn!" (Friday, Oct. 19)
     Scourge proposes a partnership with Ultra Magnus to destroy 
Optimus Prime.

28.  "The Mystery of the Ultra Magnus" (Saturday, March 30)
     Megatron and the Decepticons review the arrival and behavior of 
Ultra Magnus in an attempt to determine how to defeat him.  (Clip 
show.)

29.  "Fortress Maximus" (Saturday, Oct. 27)
     The Autobots and Decepticons search for ancient ruins discovered 
by Dr. Onishi that are actually Cybertronian in origin.  
First appearance: Fortress Maximus.

30.  "Koji Gets His Wish" (Saturday, Nov. 3)
     While the Autbots and Decepticons search for Cerebros, Koji is 
reunited with Dr. Onishi, thanks to Sky-Byte.

31.  "A Friendly Contest" (Friday, Nov. 9)
     The Autobot Brothers and the Build Team compete to see who can 
collect the most O-parts.

32.  "Peril From the Past" (Saturday, Nov. 17)
     Assembling the O-parts reveals a map that leads the Autobots to an 
ancient and powerful energy source.  First appearance: Galvatron.

33.  "Lessons from the Past" (Saturday, Dec. 14)
     The Autobots once again review the behavior of their enemies, 
this time focusing on the Decepticons.  (Clip show, derived from "The 
Decepticons" and "Four Transformers")

34.  "Maximus Emerges" (Saturday, Feb. 16)
     Cerebros is captured by the Decepticons, who use him to activate 
Fortress Maximus.

35.  "The Human Factor" (Saturday, Feb. 23)
     Koji believes he has the power to control Fortress Maximus.

36.  "Mistaken Identity" (Saturday, March 2)
     Koji swaps places with a friend to evade the guardianship of the 
Autobots, but the Decepticons mistake him for Koji and capture him to 
control Fortress Maximus.

37.  "Surprise Attack!" (Saturday, March 9)
     The Decepticons locate the Autobots' secret headquarters and 
launch an attack on the base to try to capture Cerebros.

38.  "Galvatron's Revenge" (Saturday, March 16)
     Galvatron unleashes his cyber-bats and holds hostage the children 
of the world, forcing the Autobots to withdraw.

39.  "The Final Battle" (Saturday, March 23)
     Omega Prime challenges Galvatron to a final duel which will 
determine the fate of the Earth and its inhabitants.

4) How is the RiD cartoon different from the Car Robots cartoon?

The theme song and commercial bumpers are new.  All the dialogue, 
background music, and sound effects were replaced.  New CGI scene 
bumpers and character point-of-view shots were added.  The meanings of 
some scenes were changed, and some footage was edited from the show 
completely.

5) Was every episode of Car Robots aired for RiD?

Not exactly.  The Car Robots clip shows didn't focus on the same 
footage that the RiD clip shows did.  (For example, the Car Robots 
episode "New Warrior, Assemble!" which was a recounting of the creation 
of the Decepticons, the promotion of the Build Team, and the arrival of 
Ultra Magnus, was never aired for RiD.  We got "The Mystery of the 
Ultra Magnus instead, which focused exclusively on Magnus.)

Also, some episodes were removed from the lineup in sensitivity to the 
terrorist attacks in the U.S.  Some of these (like "The Secret of the 
Ruins," which originally contained a line about robot terrorism in the 
1980's) have been edited and have since aired, while others are still 
missing from the lineup.

6) Who is doing the voices?

You may recognize several of the voice actors from the Digimon cartoon. 
A list of the current actors and their characters can be found here:

     http://members.aol.com/zobovor/voices.html

7)  What do the numbers on the Autobots' license plates signify?

They correspond to the numerical designations of the Car Robots 
toys.  The original version of Speedbreaker (Sideburn) was C-004, but 
Super Speedbreaker was C-026 (which is why he changes license plates on 
the show when he powers up).  The reason there are no C-011, C-015, or 
C-022 is because these were the designations given to the Spychangers 
giftset, the JRX (Rail Racer) giftset, and the Build King (Landfill) 
gift set, respectively.

TOYS

1) Which toys are out now?

All the planned toys in the Car Robots line have been released for RiD. 
 There are going to be a few more toys in the form of repaints taken 
from previous lines.  Besides the USA, RiD has also been sold in the 
UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Here's a breakdown of the toys available and their approximate retail 
price in U.S. dollars.  The original names for the toys are in 
parentheses where applicable.  Asterisks denote new releases.

Basic Assortment ($5.99)
SPYCHANGERS:
Crosswise (X-Car) and W.A.R.S. (Wars)
Hotshot (Autofire) and R.E.V. (Eagle Killer)
Ironhide (Ox) and Mirage (Counter-Arrow)
Prowl 2 and Side Swipe
Side Burn and Daytonus
Scourge and X-Brawn
Optimus Prime
Ultra Magnus
COMBINERS:
Armorhide (Dangar)
Rollbar (Greejeeber)
Ro-Tor (Heptor)
Movor (Shuttler)

(The first six Spychangers were repaints of the G2 Go-Bots, originally 
released as High Beam, Gearhead, Blowout, Firecracker, Motormouth, and 
Double Clutch, respectively.  Prowl 2, Side Swipe, Side Burn, and 
Daytonus were aborted G2 Go-Bots, while Scourge, X-Brawn, Optimus 
Prime, and Ultra Magnus are brand new.  The Combiners, called 
Combatrons in the Car Robots line, were repaints of the Combaticons: 
Brawl, Swindle, Vortex, and Blast Off.  The name of their combined form 
is Ruination.)

Deluxe Assortment ($10.99)
Prowl (Mach Alert)
Side Burn (Speedbreaker)
X-Brawn (Wildride)
Tow Line (Wrecker Hook) vs. Skyfire
Skid-Z (Indy Heat) vs. Wind Sheer
Bruticus
Prowl (Redeco)
Side Burn (Redeco)
X-Brawn (Redeco)
COMBINERS:
Wedge (Build Boy)
Hightower (Build Cyclone)
Grimlock (Build Hurricane)
Heavy Load (Build Typhoon)
Mega-Octane (Dolrailer)

(The jets included in the versus packs were repaints of 
Megatron/Megaplex and Thundercracker/Skywarp from the Machine Wars 
line.  Bruticus is a three-headed Cerberus, originally designed for the 
Beast Machines line.  The combined form for the Build Team, originally 
named Build King, is now called Landfill.  Dolrailer is the last of the 
Combatrons, and was a repaint of Onslaught.)

Mega Assortment ($14.99)
Skybyte (Gelshark)
Dark Scream (Gildo) Gas Skunk (Gasskunk) and Slapper (Goosher)
COMBINERS:
Midnight Express (J-4)
Railspike (J-5)
Rapid Run (J-7)

(The RiD Predacons were repaints of the Beast Wars Transmetal 2 toys: 
Cybershark, Nightglider, Stinkbomb, and Spittor.  The combined form of 
Team Bullet Train, originally JRX, is now called Rail Racer.)

Ultra Assortment ($21.99)
Megatron (Gigatron)
Galvatron (Devil Gigatron)
Cryotek (Transmetal 2 Megatron)

(Devil Gigatron was the upgraded version of the original Gigatron, 
with new colors and ten transformations instead of six, and was 
slightly remolded to accommodate the new modes.  Cryotek is a blue 
repaint of the Beast Wars toy and is exclusive to Target stores.)

Super Assortment ($29.99)
Optimus Prime (Super Fire Convoy)
Ultra Magnus (God Magnus)

2) What other toys are on the way?

Hasbro is expanding RiD with some repaints from the Transformers: 
Generation 2 and Beast Machines lines.  As always, some of these names 
may be subject to change.

Basic Assortment:
Obsidian

(Obsidian is a desert-camouflage repaint of the Beast Machines 
helicopter of the same name.)

Deluxe Assortment:
Storm Jet
Megatron Megabolt

(Storm Jet is a repaint of Beast Machines Deluxe Jetstorm, and is 
painted to resemble G1 Jetfire.  Megatron Megabolt is based on the 
Beast Machines second-season incarnation of Megatron, but will be sold 
in RiD packaging.  Megatron Megabolt is a Kay-Bee Toys exclusive.)

Mega Assortment:
Mirage GT, Scavenger, and Nightcruz (3-pack)
Sideways and Axer (2-pack)

(The 3-pack is made up of repaints of Beast Machines Mirage, Scavenger, 
and Skystreak, respectively.  The two-pack consists of repaints of the 
G2 Laser Cycles Road Rocket and Road Pig.)

Super Assortment:
Scourge (Black Convoy)

(Black Convoy was a repaint of G2 Laser Rod Optimus Prime.  Note 
that Scourge is not heralded as an electronic toy on his packaging.  
Scourge is a Toys "R" Us exclusive.)

Supreme Assortment:
Optimus Primal

(Originally planned for the Beast Machines line, but will probably be 
sold in RiD packaging.  Also of note is that it will sell at the Super 
assortment price point of $29.99.  The toy is a Toys "R" Us Exclusive.)

3) Are there any Car Robots toys that we're not getting?

The only unique toy that will not be sold in the toy line is Brave 
Maximus, a repaint of Fortress Maximus (minus the large guns 
and mini-vehicles).

4) What's the difference between the Car Robots and RiD toys?  Why did 
Hasbro change them?

Hasbro made some minor cosmetic changes in most cases, possibly to 
distinguish them from the Japanese versions.  To this end, all the 
copyright stamps were updated; the Autobot toys have prominent team 
insignias painted on them; and none of the RiD Spychangers have the 
heat-sensitive paint that revealed the symbols on the Car Robots 
versions.  In addition to the specific mold/paint changes, people have 
also reported slight deviations in the quality of the plastic, and the 
tires are prone to splitting open.  (The tire molds themselves were not 
changed, though.  Ultra Magnus' tires still read "God Magnus," for 
instance.)

AUTOBOTS

Optimus Prime:  Made from flat red plastic rather than deep metallic 
red.  Japanese sound bytes replaced with, "Optimus Prime, maximize!" 
and "Autobots, transform!"  The bottom row of holes on his ladder were 
filled in, so Ultra Magnus' gun can't be mounted there.  Also, his 
missiles no longer fire automatically when you deploy his four 
launchers simultaneously.

Prowl:  Autobot symbol on hood.  Windshield is semi-opaque instead of 
clear.  Missiles are fully painted instead of just the tips.  Pegs that 
hold his doors in place are slightly wider.

Side Burn:  Autobot symbol on roof.  The Side Burn redeco has the 
official Dogde Viper logo tampo printed on the hood.

Skid-Z:  Yellow paint operations on spoiler and hood removed that said 
INDY, 16, and C016.  Purple Autobot symbol added in a different spot, 
and pink paint on hood replaced with silver.  The hook that holds his 
transformation together is a lot more stubborn.

Tow-Line:  No changes except for the copyright stamp.

Ultra Magnus:  His original metallic blue and silver colors were 
changed to more flat blue and grey colors.  Japanese sound bytes 
replaced with, "Ultra Magnus, transform!" and "Optimus Prime, Ultra 
Magnus, combine!"  Metal pins holding the blue connector bars in place 
replaced with plastic knobs.

X-Brawn:  Autobot symbol on roof.  One missile was retooled with a 
duller tip.  Has unpainted tail lights and headlights that are now 
circular instead of trapezoidal.  (Hasbro may have made this change to 
enable them to use the design without having to pay royalties to 
Mercedes.  The redeco also has the modified headlights.)

TEAM BULLET TRAIN

Midnight Express:  Autobot symbol added and transparent plastic changed 
to opaque white.  Later in production, blue painted windows were added.

Railspike:  Autobot symbol added, transparent windows changed to 
opaque white.  Tab was added to the gun barrel which makes it too long 
for undercarriage storage in train mode.  Later in production, blue 
painted windows were added.

Rapid Run:  Autobot symbol added and transparent parts changed to 
opaque grey.  Later in production, metallic blue painted windows were 
added.

SPYCHANGERS

Crosswise/W.A.R.S.:  Autobot symbol on roof.  Crosswise has red stripes 
on the doors and spoiler.  W.A.R.S. has blue windows instead of black; 
yellow stripes on the doors and spoiler.

Hotshot/R.E.V.:  Autobot symbol on roof.  Hotshot has blue windows 
instead of silver; R.E.V. has new orange paint behind the side view 
mirrors and trunk.  Later in production, they both got new tabs 
behind their heads to help hold the hood in place in car mode.

Ironhide/Mirage:  Ironhide has an Autobot symbol on his roof; windows 
are blue instead of silver; truck bed is red instead of white.  Mirage 
has an Autobot symbol on his hood; there are red stripes on either side 
of the cockpit and the top of the driver's seat.

BUILD TEAM

Grimlock:  Autobot symbol added; gold and tan paint operations added.

Heavy Load:  Autobot symbol added; black detailing added to sides of 
cab, dark yellow paint added to sides of truck bed.

Hightower:  Autobot symbol added; silver paint operations added to 
sides of crane mode.

Wedge:  Light orange paint on on legs replaced with light grey; dark 
grey paint added to the roof of bulldozer mode.

PREDACONS

Dark Scream/Gas Skunk/Slapper:  All three Predacons have a slightly 
different color spark crystal.  Dark Scream's silver paint is flat 
instead of glossy.  Gas Skunk has darker metalized orange paint.  
Slapper has darker metalized paint.

Megatron:  Is technically the Devil Gigatron mold, since he has the 
extra connecting tabs needed to stabilize the Devil Elephant mode.

Sky-Byte:  His spark crystal is a slightly pinker color.

DECEPTICONS

Armorhide:  Combatron symbols replaced with Decepticon symbols.  Main 
plastic color changed from tan to light blue, secondary plastic color 
changed from brownish to grey.

Mega-Octane:  Combatron symbols removed; Decepticon symbol on cab 
roof; black and copper camouflage replaced with green-brown and black. 
 No stickers for the sides of the trailer.  Chest plate has new peg 
notches; rifle barrel is shorter; pegs for twin lasers are octagonal 
instead of circular; new square peg added to attach twin lasers in base 
mode.  Yellow parts changed to grey; orange and green parts are darker. 
 Paint on Ruination's head is black instead of silver; eyes are pink 
instead of red.

Movor:  Combatron symbols on wings replaced with Decepticon symbols.  
Silver cockpit windows instead of purple.

Rollbar:  Combatron symbol on trunk replaced with Decepticon symbol.  
Windshield is silver instead of black.  White paint airbrushed on the 
vehicle hood, "GV" and star emblem removed.

Ro-Tor:  Combatron symbols on tail section replaced with Decepticon 
symbols, red arrows added to the sides of the helicopter, white 
underbelly spraypaint deco removed.  Plastic changed from metallic blue 
to dark blue.  (The tips of his rotors are not red, like they are on 
the packaging.)

5) Which Spychanger's gun is which?

Crosswise gets red; W.A.R.S. gets clear.
Hot Shot gets black; R.E.V. gets yellow.
Ironhide gets off-white; Mirage gets white.

The back of the original Spychangers card is mostly right, though 
Hasbro switched the guns for Ironhide and W.A.R.S.  Don't try to force 
W.A.R.S. to hold Crosswise's gun, or his fist may break.

6)  Why doesn't Spychanger Side Burn's undercarriage gun stay in place?

Chalk it up to a production error.  The first version of Spychanger 
Side Burn has a gun that fits snugly in car mode, but later versions of 
the toy had a loose-fitting gun that won't stay in place.

7) What does the Japanese writing mean on the toys?

The kanji on Prowl's doors translate to "Metropolitan Police HQ."  
Optimus Prime's symbols mean "Fire Department."  Finally, the symbol on 
W.A.R.S. is, appropriately, the kanji for "war."  

8) Doesn't Megatron/Gigatron have a whole bunch of transformations?

Gigatron only had six official transformations and Devil Gigatron 
had ten.  However, fans from Japan have created over 100 separate 
modes for the toy.  Doug Dlin has helpfully provided translations for 
the names of these unofficial transformations.

Devil Gigatron instructions:
     http://members.fortunecity.com/mykooltoyz/index.html
Fan-created modes:
     http://www42.tok2.com/home/katchy/devilgiga/devilgiga.htm
Names of the fan-created modes:
     http://members.aol.com/zobovor/gigatron_modes.txt

9) What's up with the packaging?  Why is it trilingual?  Why is there 
no box art?  Why don't the Basics have tech specs/instructions?  Why 
does Side Burn's packaging call him Speedbreaker on the back?  Why 
is Prowl's intelligence measured in question marks?

Most of these are results of cost-cutting measures on Hasbro's part.  
Trilingual packaging means Hasbro can see the exact same toys in 
several different countries.  A side effect of this is that in some 
cases, there's no room on the package for tech specs.  As for Side 
Burn, Hasbro originally wasn't going to change his name from 
Speedbreaker, but when they decided to change it to Side Burn they 
didn't fully update the packaging template.  Finally, Side Burn
and Prowl actually use the Super Speedbreaker and Super Mach Alert tech 
specs, whose powered-up attributes went off the scale in some cases.  
(The redeco versions use the regular tech specs.  Go figure.)

10)  What other Transformers are being sold that aren't part of 
RiD/Armada?

There's Tonka's "Transformers 1-2-3" line, aimed at preschoolers.  
Some of the original G1 Mini Autobots have been released by Fun-4-All 
in keychain form.  In Japan, Takara is also producing re-releases of 
some of the G1 toys as well as poseable PVC figurines based on the 
cartoon characters.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Parts of this document were assembled from various Usenet reports and 
web sites.  Thanks to Altered States Magazine, BW Sidecutter, Citizen 
V, Hydra Darkwings, The Deflowering Club, Jackpot, Jen One, Jordan 
Derber, Doug Dlin, Ka Faraq Gatri, Rik Ruff, Robotech_Master, M Sipher, 
Derik Smith, Steve-o Stonebraker, Superspy, Steve T., Storm06, 
Thylacine 2000, Trent Troop, Vicken, ViceGripX, and Ben Yee.

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