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

SKYSHARK, PREDACON 3-PACK (Mega)

Identified as Skyshark on his prototype packaging, this Mega-sized repaint of the Transmetals 2 Cybershark toy (called Gelshark in Japan) is referred to as Sky-Byte in Hasbro's product list.

Robots in Disguise Skyshark

Skyshark

Robots in Disguise Skyshark in Box - 1

Robots in Disguise Skyshark in Box - 2

Robots in Disguise Skyshark in Box - 3

Skyshark in box

Repaints of the Transmetals 2 Basics Spittor, Stinkbomb and Night Glider, these three villains will be packaged together in the Mega assortment. They are identified as Wartoad (Gushar in Car Robots), Gas Skunk (Gaskunk) and either Dark Scream or Screamer (formerly Gildo).

Robots in Disguise Predacons 3-pack

Wartoad, Gas Skunk, and Dark Scream/Screamer 3-pack


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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