August Acquisitions

[TheDirtyDigger]

That is a pretty blatant mispelling of Microtransformers on the face of the box!

It's because they're foreign isn't it?

[kurdt_the_goat]

It's because they're foreign isn't it?

I thought that might be the case but on the flap it's spelled correctly?

[Sky Shadow]

I thought that might be the case but on the flap it's spelled correctly?

Yeah, GiG originally called their Transformers 'Trasformers' in the '80s and had both Transformers and Trasformer logos on their boxes until 1988. 'Microtrasformer' is an anachronistic fallback to the old name even though they generally just had the 'Transformers' logo in 1989.

[Doubledealer]

For those who don't look in the G1 acqui thread.

[dirge]

Consonant clusters, while common in English, don't work in Italian, hence the dropping of the "n" in Trasformer.

[kup]

Yeah Dirge is correct - They are Italian and they came in MISB! It's been decades since I opened a brand new G1 toy

Its pretty nifty as erverything within is written only in Italian including the techspecs but I can read it so no probs

[GoktimusPrime]

Also, "MicroTransformers" is a term never officially used in Anglophone Transformers marketing. Hasbro just had "Micromaster" + whatever kind of Micromaster it was. In this case the top line would've read "Micromaster" and the line underneath it would've read "Station." It would then read "Micromaster Station" before the character's name on the front of the box.

Here's a pic of my English-language G1 Blackout & Spaceshot w/ box - you can see the format that was used:


I suspect that "MicroTransformer" is just some kind of pseudo-English used by GiG for some exotic appeal.

[Sky Shadow]

It's been decades since I opened a brand new G1 toy

Really? Wow, that surprises me, considering your collection. I enjoy devaluing MOSC and MISB G1 toys. I currently have a backlog of carded and boxed collectibles that I open one by one when I feel the inspiration.

[Tabias Prime]

just picked up Universe Onslaught today.also for anyone interested Jay Jays are selling their Transformers jumper for $29.95 now.not sure if its been mentioned any where else.

[JuzMel]

Need more TFs! Haven't posted in this thread for awhile. Got these a couple of weeks back. Nothing unusual just the teddy bear from a good friend all the way back in Singapore.