Post in this thread for help to identify a Transformers toy

[sideswipe88]

Originally Posted by Bruticus82

It's a Commandron(s?), there were 4 made total (Plane, UFO, Drill thing(?), and Car).

They were likely distributed at both McDonalds and Esso in Canada. (They were a regional test toy for McDonalds I think, not sure about Esso).

They are shrouded in mystery.

Originally Posted by Team Jetfire

There was much discussion about these guys a few weeks ago. Depending on who you ask they are either from McDonald's, or Esso. I'm from the McDonald's side of things.

Wow searched em up and I found a match!!!!! thanks guys!!!

[Bruticus82]

Originally Posted by sideswipe88

Wow searched em up and I found a match!!!!! thanks guys!!!

Yeah, here's a link to a whole thread on them:

http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=27958

[sideswipe88]

Originally Posted by Bruticus82

Yeah, here's a link to a whole thread on them:

http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=27958

WOW Mickey D's lol Too bad I didn't find the box in the new house

[Aernaroth]

Originally Posted by crimbot

these aren't Transformers.. I don't know what they are. Does anyone else?

Missed this pic. These guys are from the short-lived Galidor toyline, which was linked with Lego, and these are some of the mcdonald's happy meal figures for that line.

[crimbot]

Cool! Thank you Aernaroth!

[JLvatron]

Originally Posted by Bruticus82

It's a Commandron(s?), there were 4 made total (Plane, UFO, Drill thing(?), and Car).

They were likely distributed at both McDonalds and Esso in Canada. (They were a regional test toy for McDonalds I think, not sure about Esso).



They are shrouded in mystery.

These were NOT released at Esso, they were true McDonalds toys.

Esso released their own version of transforming robots. They even had a commercial where a guy pulls up in his car, and while he's waiting, the car begins to transform, with him inside.

The controversial ending had the car become a scale robot, but the HUMAN is inside with his head being inside the robot helmet section; which means the transformer was just supposed to be a power suit or exo-suit for him, not its own life-form!

They showed the toys in the ad. I believe they were regular car designs with mostly single-colour plastic. Definitely not futuristic vehicles red-white-blue like the McDonald's transformers.

So the above are McDonalds toys. Not Esso.

[Autobot_Orion]

Originally Posted by JLvatron

Esso released their own version of transforming robots. They even had a commercial where a guy pulls up in his car, and while he's waiting, the car begins to transform, with him inside.

The controversial ending had the car become a scale robot, but the HUMAN is inside with his head being inside the robot helmet section; which means the transformer was just supposed to be a power suit or exo-suit for him, not its own life-form!

They showed the toys in the ad. I believe they were regular car designs with mostly single-colour plastic. Definitely not futuristic vehicles red-white-blue like the McDonald's transformers.

I had owned both the Mcdonalds and Esso bots as a kid.

I found that commercial on youtube lol. Those vintage toys do look pretty cool. Motorized is awesome. There is one bot that shoots sparks. That would be awesome if todays bots had some of those features. Imagine a leader Class OP motorized with the ability to shoot out sparks. (Hasbro take note).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQbUyUyGog

In today's transformers universe that could be called a Bumblebee human alliance fail.

[JLvatron]

Originally Posted by Autobot_Orion

I had owned both the Mcdonalds and Esso bots as a kid.

I found that commercial on youtube lol. Those vintage toys do look pretty cool. Motorized is awesome. There is one bot that shoots sparks. That would be awesome if todays bots had some of those features. Imagine a leader Class OP motorized with the ability to shoot out sparks. (Hasbro take note).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQbUyUyGog

In today's transformers universe that could be called a Bumblebee human alliance fail.

AWESOME LINK!!!

Thank you so much for that link! I seriously doubted it would be on Youtube, but you're my hero!

I totally forgot he was in a Bumblebee car! Man, that controversial transfrorm result is Terrible!!

I guess the hand transforming the toy at the end didn't get the Hasbro memo: "Excessive force is not necessary"
Seriously, what up with the way he forcefully snaps it together?!!

[Hobbyist Prime]

COOL!!!!!! was that MacGuyver or the A Team that picked up right at the end of the commercial???

[Jefro]

Wondering if anyone can help identify these for my curiosity...

These appear to combine ? The Blue and Yellow look are Legs while the Green one splits to make Arms. Not sure about the Red One but I assume their is a figure missing ? (Marked Leader Shine 1987 Made In China)



Cheap/Weird Insect Bugs (Just says Made in China)



Kinda look like gobots but aren't. Pieces detach and move around to transform the figures + they have detachable/movable mind up motor things ?



Lastly... I believe this, or at least most are a Samurai Something Figure or Something Samurai ? (Edit, Called Superhuman Samurai!)