ASM: 2001: a toy fair odyssey
 TOY FAIR 2001
Overview
Editorial

ROBOTS IN DISGUISE
Display Info
Basic Figures
Deluxe Figures
Mega Figures
Ultra Figures
Super Figures
Promotional Materials
Brief Q&A

RESCUE ROY
Rescue Roy

HASBRO
Jurassic Park III
Star Wars/Batman
G.I. Joe/Planet of the Apes

LEGO
Bionicle
Dinosaurs
Jurassic Park III/Mindstorms
Star Wars

BANDAI
Digimon/Final Fantasy
Gundam

TOYCOM
Space Ghost

A SkyJammer Enterprises Publication


TOY FAIR 2001:
HASBRO: Robots In Disguise
Story and Pictures by Daniel Lipkowitz

[Remember - every picture links to a larger size!]

Robots in Disguise Logo

CAR BROTHERS (Deluxe)

Japan's Car Robot Brothers have been brought over as Deluxe Autobot Cars. Mach Alert has become Prowl, Speedbreaker remains Speedbreaker, and Wild Ride is now X-Brawn.

Yes, X-Brawn.

No, really.

Robots in Disguise Prowl

Prowl

Robots in Disguise Speedbreaker

Speedbreaker

Robots in Disguise X-Brawn

X-Brawn

Prowl is clearly in a blister tray designed for Speedbreaker. The Japanese remains on his door, but this may simply be a repackaged Mach Alert rather than a domestic Prowl. The blister is even taped to the card.

Robots in Disguise Prowl Carded

Robots in Disguise Prowl Carded - Japanese Writing

Prowl on card, and close-up of the Japanese Writing


Altered States Magazine would especially like to thank the kind folks at Hasbro, LEGO, Bandai, Toycom, and the Toy Fair workers for their help.

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Daniel Lipkowitz, Contributing Editor: asm_lipkowitz@skyjammer.com.
Douglass Kern, Contributing Editor: asm_kern@skyjammer.com.
Philip N. Zeman, Editor-in-Chief: asm_zeman@skyjammer.com

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