Bot a Day: Daily Drawings

I added Salt-Man Z to the growing gallery of international Transformers releases. He is partner to yesterday's Salt-Man X -- a Twin-Twist repaint available in Brazil and Argentina in the mid 1980s. 

From 2019, another "trust me, this is a different character" drawing only really defined as distinct through absent color. This is Salt-Man X, the name given to a repainted Topspin character in Brazil and Argentina. His name derives from the Spanish / Portuguese word for "Jump", as the toy jumps automatically from vehicle mode to robot mode. Released sometime in the mid 80s in South America. 

From Brazil is the second of the unusual Bat-Robô self-transforming toys. Pick-Up turns into a Ford F100 pick-up truck, in either orange or green finish. Was available from Estrela Toys in 1985. This drawing is from 2019. 

Here we have a sketch of Turbo, part of the exclusives found in Brazil from Estrela Toys. He is from a small subset of two figures called Bat-Robôs, imported designs from a Japanese company called Fushijo. The Bat-Robôs have friction motors in car mode that pop them into robot mode as they travel. He turns into a Plymouth Superbird race car. 

I drew this bizarre monstrosity in 2019, and though I'm not doing it any favors with my rendition, the toy itself is ugly. The last of the three Eletrix cars released in Brazil in 1985: Eletrix Porsche, who turns into (fittingly) a Porsche via a wired remote control and two AA batteries.

Another from Brazil's "Eletrix" series of remote control auto-transforming toys. This is Jipe, who turns into a jeep, released in 1985.

Here is another oddity from Brazil. In 1985, Estrala Toys took a design from Yonezawa Toys in Japan and packaged it as a Transformer named Esporte, part of a subset of "Eletrix" characters that were battery-powered to transform at a press of a remote control button. Such functionality resulted in some rather oddly shaped characters.   For 2021 we have Skram, whose bio lists him as Autobot Crack Patrol, whatever that means. He was released in the US as the Generation Two line in 1993. Turns into a blue Chevrolet Stingray-style Corvette. The exposed chromed engine becomes his hand weapon in robot mode. 

Volks is a unique variation of Bumblebee released in Brazil by Estrela Toys in 1985. He is part of the Optimus faction, and has the unique sigil on his chest. Was available in either red or orange finish.  Turns into a Volkswagen Beetle, of course. 

Jipe is an oddity available in Brazil from Estrela Toys in 1985. A recolor of Autobot Brawn, Jipe is part of the "Malignus" faction, and has a unique logo decal denoting as much. He turns into a Suzuki Jimny SJ20 jeep. 

The Gears mold was repurposed in Brazil in 1985 for the character Pick-Up, said to be of the Malignus faction, a group unique to the Brazil toyline. He therefore has a unique faction symbol. Still turns into a pick-up truck. 

Camaro was a reuse of the Windcharger design available in Brazil in 1987, with a different paint job, and a different insignia (Camaro is a villain from the 'Malignus' faction).  

This is Carrera, a variation on the Cliffjumper design. Carrera was released in 1985 in Brazil by toy company Estrela. The same mold as Cliffjumper, Carrera was available in either blue or white, and had unique decals as finishing details. He is of the "Optimus" faction, a heroic Transformer team unique to the Brazilian releases, and had a unique logo as a decal.