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Tailgate (1986)
Released in the third year of Hasbro‘s The Transformers toyline, Mini Vehicle Tailgate is a white-and-blue retooling of the 1984 Autobot Windcharger, transforming into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car. His head sculpt is much more elaborate than the earlier toy’s (which shared the Micro Change sculpt), and his hood has been altered with an indent for a heat-sensitive rubsign.
The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and Special Teams in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective iron-on patches as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released.
He was released in Takara‘s version of the line in a small box with a collector’s card, rather than a bubble-card like the Hasbro version.
The original version of this mold was used by Camaro and Rook. Tailgate’s toy was also used as the model for the comics-original character Wipe-Out.
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