1984 Brawn – Transformers -G1 – 100% Complete - Hasbro – Autobot
Description:
I am the original owner of this gem. I was a Transformers fan as a kid. Everything went into a box and into the basement for storage until now.
Item is in “played with” condition. Please see photos or inquire for more details.
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Brawn
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Ibelieve this is the Type 4 variant (listed below).
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Additional Background Info:
Brawn was an Autobot MiniVehicle released in 1984,in the first wave of Generation 1.Brawn transforms into a generic off-road vehicle resembling a Land Rover Ninety(known later as the Land Rover Defender), with a Jeep-inspired chrome grill,and sporting a spare wheel on the roof.
His mold was originally THOUGHT to part of Takara’s 1983 Microman: Microchangelineas MC04Mini CAR Robo 05: Jeep. However, recent discoveries published by YouTube’sChris McFeely, indicate that Brawn was likely designed for Knickerbocker Toys’sMysterians: Mobile Force as a toy called Jeepar, before Knickerbocker went outof business and presumably sold the designs to Hasbro or Takara, while sellingsome other non-vehicle Mysterians designs to Marchon. Brawn was eventuallypatented by Hideaki Yoke. The US Patent, titled Reconfigurable toy vehicle, was filed on October 4,1985 (U.S. Patent No. USD297035 S).
Brawn ismolded primarily in two colors, (using black only for the wheels), and uses nodie-cast metal. He shares his deeply treaded plastic wheels with wave-matesHuffer and Gears. Like all the former Microchange Mini CAR “big vehicles,” healso shares a similar, very simple, transformation scheme. His chrome arms pullout from the sides, where they are hidden behind rotating door panels, and hislegs swing down from the rear of the vehicle. The black hood still bears amolded, stylized "M", once thought a reference to the Microchangelogo, but more likely the Mysterians logo, as it matches the M logo on Marchon’seventual release of the geometrically-shaped Mysterians. Also like hisbrethren, his face is molded and painted flush with the bottom of the vehicle.Brawn’s low price point meant he included no accessories and only a sparsecouple of stickers. Paint detail is limited to his face.
Date stamp location: back of vehicle
Rubsign location: None (1984), orleft side door (1985)
Brawn’schrome arms are frequently broken and missing. they are a weak point in thedesign, and can be easily snapped off from the shoulder pins if they are pulledin the wrong direction. Furthermore, his arms may appear to be whole to thecasual observer even when the chrome ares are missing due to the arm-like shapeof his doors in robot mode.
There aretwo primary distinguishing factors among US-release Brawns. Initial releasesare identified by two recessed corners on his helmet, which are part of aseparate plate behind the main body plate that also includes the face, whilethis was later simplified to all be part of the main body piece. Later still, asquare indent was added to the roof for a rubsign, which was never used forthat purpose, probably because the spare tire and running lights would havemade the sticker difficult to activate with a fingertip. At some point afterthe helmet simplification in mid 1984, a second mold was initiated, likely toreplace the aging Microchange mold. With Type 3b, mushy details become sharpand the bottom half of the stamp no longer sits atop the block that erased theoriginal “Takara Japan” stamp. Type 3b was modified into Types 4 and 5, and 3awas retired.
Type 1: Pre-rubsign, "©TAKARAJAPAN" stamp, no indent on roof, 2-piece helmet
Type 2: Pre-rubsign, "©TAKARACO. LTD. [BLOCK] JAPAN 1974, 1983" stamp, no indent on roof, 2-piecehelmet
Type 3a: Pre-rubsign, "©TAKARACO. LTD. [BLOCK] JAPAN 1974, 1983" stamp, no indent on roof, 1-piecehelmet
Type 3b: Pre-rubsign, "©TAKARACO. LTD. JAPAN 1974, 1983" stamp, no indent on roof, 1-piece helmet
Type 4: With rubsign (on left side),"©TAKARA CO. LTD. JAPAN 1974, 1983" stamp, indent on roof, 1-piecehelmet
Type 5: With rubsign (on rightside), "©HASBRO 1974, 1983 ©TAKARA CO. LTD. JAPAN 1974, 1983" stamp,indent on roof, 1-piece helmet
International variants also exist for Greece and Mexico.
Type 1GR: Pre-rubsign, no datestamp, no indent on roof, 2-piece helmet with no paint on face piece, no"M" in hood scoop, deep rough details. Unlike many internationalvariants, this was not a mold used for production in any other market.
Type 3MX: Pre-rubsign, "1974 ©HASBRO1983 ©TAKARA CO. LTF. JAPAN 1974-1983" stamp, no indent on roof, 1-piecehelmet
Brawn wasavailable in US and UK the first wave of 1984. Brawn was available again in 1985,sometimes packaged with a Mini-Spy.This version was also released in continental Europe, and in Japan’s G1- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers as Gong. Brawn was produced andsold by licensee El Greco in Greece as Εγκέφαλος (Egkéfalos [Brain... obviously misinterpreting hisEnglish name]), listed as Type 1GR above. Brawn has not received a mainstreamreissue release, outside of a 2003 keychainproduced by licensee Fun 4 All. This newly-molded version eschews the rubsign,and has a molded loop on the front bumper that allows the included metal keychain to be clasped on. This is likely because the original tooling waspermanently modified to create his successor, Outback.
Case Assortments (Item#/Asst#):1984: Mini-Vehicles Asst. 1 (E5705/5700), 4 per 24; 1985: Mini-Vehicles withMini-Spy (E5705/5709), 4 per 24; Mini-Vehicles Asst. 2 (E5705/5710), 1 per 24
MSRP: $2.99
Packaging: Blister card withinstructions and Tech Spec on back, displayed in vehicle mode (1984), or robotmode (1985)
Robot Points: 1/2 Autobot
Paperwork included:none
Brawn wasrecolored in Brazil by Estrela to produce the evil character Jipe,and retooled in 1986 toproduce Outback.
FUNCTION:DEMOLITIONS
“Might over microchips.”
To BRAWN, Earth is essentially a hostile environment—and he loves it. Strong,rugged, agile—the most macho of all Autobots. Delights in challenges. Sorry forthose not as tough as himself. Second strongest Autobot—can lift 190,000 poundsand knock down a small building with one punch. High resistance to artilleryfire. Vulnerable to attack by electromagnetic waves.
| STRENGTH | INTELLIGENCE | SPEED | ENDURANCE | RANK | COURAGE | FIREPOWER | SKILL |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
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