IGA (Mexico) Transformers

Name	Japanese Name	Size Class	Notes	Original Price ($)	Links:-
1985
Bluestreak			Flat grey with unpainted face. Red accessories were more a dark orange. Was packaged in a Wheeljack bubble		Gallery
Brawn			Duller green deco
Bumblebee			Had 4 colour variants: 1) White with red face, 3) Yellow, 4) Red, 5) Silver
Cliffjumper			Had 4 colour variants: 1) White with red face, 2) Blue, 3) Red, 4) Yellow
Gears			Same as Hasbro release
Hound			Originally came in a lighter green colour. Later releases were corrected
Huffer			Standard Huffer deco
Ironhide			Similar to Hasbro release but with blue plastic underneath the chrome paint & duller red
Jazz			TBC
Mirage			TBC
Optimus Prime			Similar to Hasbro version. Eyes over painted red due to lead paint issue. The diecast chest did not have any factory stickers applied on some releases
Prowl			Released in 3 versions Ver.1) mainly black (arms, head, wheel arches, head lights) and cream coloured with "Policia" Stickers; Ver 2) White headlights and no chest crescent; Ver 3) White headlights and chest crescent
Ratchet			No hand stickers and unpainted diecast metal shoulders
Sideswipe			Plastic Red parts are a ligher red
Sunstreaker			TBC
Trailbreaker			Similar to Hasbro release
Wheeljack			539 stickers have a different font
Windcharger			Has metallic grey plastic and no silver paint on mouth plate
1986
Blaster			TBC
Grapple			Metal part of feet are painted red (parts from Inferno used), later released in correct colours. Eyes over painted red due to lead paint issue
Grimlock			Originally came with silver chrome, later changed to the standard gold
Hoist			Has Trailbreakers head
Inferno			Eyes overpainted red due to lead paint issue
Red Alert			Missing red paint applications
Skids			TBC
Slag			Originally came with silver chrome, later changed to the standard gold
Smokescreen			Originally Bluestreak mould painted in Smokescreens colours. This was later updated with the correct bumper but the rest of the mould is still Blustreaks.
Snarl			Originally came with light gold chrome, later changed to the standard gold
Topspin			Red face. Later versions Corrected
Twin Twist			Red face. Later versions Corrected
1987
Bumblebee			Released in Blue
Hubcap			Silver Cliffjumper mould with red face. This was a store exclusive
Metroplex			More a crème colour, guns are sparkly red
Outback			Brawn mould in Outback deco (Tan and maroon)
Pipes			Uses the Huffer mould. Released in 2 colours - 1) Blue & White , 2) All Blue with silver eyes. Not to be mistaken with the European Huffer released in White and a lighter flat blue which was distributed by Ceji Revel and released in "Pipes" card.
Swerve			Gears mould with Maroon and white deco
Tailgate			Windcharger mould used in 1)Yellow & Blue; 2) White and Blue (Tailgate) colours

Name	Japanese Name	Size Class	Notes	Original Price ($)	Links:-
1985
Laserbeak & Frenzy			TBC
Ravage & Rumble			TBC
Skywarp			Hard purple nose cone with plastic wheels
Soundwave w/ Buzzsaw			Has Black painted feet and "Made in France" stamp. Came in a lighter sparkly blue plastic
Starscream			Flat grey plastic with hard nose cone and plastic wheels.
Thundercracker			Flat blue plastic with plastic wheels and no white with the red stripes		Gallery
1986
Astrotrain			Eyes over painted red due to lead paint issue
Blitzwing			Eyes over painted red due to lead paint issue
Bombshell			TBC
Bonecrusher			Has bright green soft plastic parts
Devastator			Giftset, Devastators eyes over painted red due to lead paint issue
Dirge			Plastic wheels, hard nose cone
Hook			Has bright green soft plastic parts. Devastators eyes over painted red due to lead paint issue
Kickback			TBC
Long Haul			Has bright green soft plastic parts
Mixmaster			Has bright green soft plastic parts
Ramjet			Sparkly red plastic used on wings. Plastic wheels, hard nose cone
Scavenger			Has bright green soft plastic parts
Scrapper			Has bright green soft plastic parts
Shrapnel			TBC
Thrust			Sparkly red plastic used. Plastic wheels, hard nose cone
1987
Megatron			Similar to Hasbros release but with a lower standard diecast metal which looked almost corroded. Has Made in France copyright stamp

 

Marcanka (Yugoslavia) Transformers

Name	Japanese Name	Size Class	Notes	Original Price ($)	Links:-
1988 (Transformer releases in Yugoslavia were direct imports from IGA, however Optimus Prime was produced by Marcanka)
Optimus Prime			Identical to Mexicos IGA release, though the box features the trademark of Yugoslavian toy company Marcanka. The eyes have been painted red due to the lead paint issue and the blue plastic of Roller and the inside of the trailer is either in light or dark blue.