Bot a Day: Daily Drawings

 Here's the second half of the Battle Patrol Team of Autobot Micromasters released in 1990 as part of the  Transformers Zone  series in Japan. On the left is Sunrunner, who turns into E-2C Hawkeye recon plane, and Powerbomb, a TOS-1 Buratino anti-aircraft tank. 

From the 1990 Transformers Zone series in Japan comes the Battle Patrol Team, a four-pack of Autobot Micromaster military vehicles. Here's half that team: Gunlift (left) turns into a Denel G-6 self-propelled gun, while Sidetrack (right) turns into a Marder IFV tank with a Roland anti-aircraft missile turret. This drawing is from 2019. 

The next pair coming from the Decepticon Battle Squad are Direct Hit (left) and Power Punch (right). Together they combine to form a long truck hauling an artillery cannon on its bed. These were available in 1990. 

The last of the Micromaster Patrol four-packs is the Autobot Hot Rod Patrol. Their members include, from left to right, Hubs (a '41 Willys Coupe), Trip-Up (a supercharged '66 Mustang) team leader Big Daddy (a 1957 Chevy Bel Air) and Greaser (a chopped '34 Ford Deuce Coupe). They were available as a set in 1990. 

  The Autobot Monster Truck Patrol was a four-pack available in 1990. It consists of: - Heavy Tread (left), a nitro-burning tractor-pull funny car - Big Hauler (center back), the team leader, who turns into a tricked out semi truck cab - Hydraulic (center front) a Ford Bronco monster truck and - Slow Poke (right) a vintage pickup / tow truck

The Autobot Military Patrol is a Micromaster team of four released together in 1990. The team consists of: - Dropshot (left), who turns into an armored personnel character - Bombshock (center front) who turns into a Leopard 2 tank - Tracer (center back) who turns into an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter - Growl (right) who turns into an FMC XR311 combat support vehicle.

The Air Patrol is an Autobot Micromaster team sold as a four-pack in 1990. It consists of Blaze Master, who turns into a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter (top left); Sky High (top right), who turns into a tiny Concorde SST jet; Eagle Eye (center front), the team leader who turns into an F/A-18C Hornet interceptor jet; and Tread Bolt (bottom left) who turns into a stealth bomber.  

The Autobot Construction Patrol is a team of four Micromasters sold as a set in 1990. They included: On the left, Neutro, the bulldozer.  In the center foreground, Takedown, the team leader, who turns into a cement mixer truck. In the center background, Crumble, who turns into a crane truck.  And on the right, Groundpounder, an earth mover. 

Now starting the last year of Generation One toys in the US -- 1990. This final series is divided into two basic toy categories: Micromasters and Action Masters, the final hurrah of the brand's initial six-year run. Because there were so many Micromasters produced and the year is running out of days, I opted to do group all the patrol characters into single drawings. So first up is the Race Track Patrol, a four-pack of Decepticon sports cars.  On the left is Ground Hog, who turns into a tricked out Dodge Shelby Charger funny car.  In the center front is Barricade, who turns into a Formula-1 Ligier JS31 race car. Behind him is Motorhead, who turns into a 1987 Callaway BK2 Corvette. Motorhead is not molded with a Lemmy-style mustache, but I just had to what with the name. On the right is Roller Force, who turns into a Baja offroad buggy.  This drawing is from 2017.

The second half of the Off Road Patrol of Autobot Micromasters included Tote (on the left here), who turn into a van, and Powertrain (right) the team leader who turns into a semi-truck. The whole quartet was available in 1989. This drawing is from 2017.  

Starting off the Off Road Patrol, a rugged set of trucks slinging muck for the Autobot cause. The four-pack of Micromasters included these two: on the left is Highjump, a camper truck with a roof-mounted winch. On the right, Mudslinger, the monster truck. These were available in 1989. This drawing is from 2017.  

Here's the second half of the Autobot Race Car Patrol of Micromasters. On the left is Tailspin, who turns into a Porsche 962 race car. On the right is Swindler, who turns into a DeLorean DMC-12. The four-pack was available in 1989. This drawing is from 2017.

Here's the first half of the Race Car Patrol, a quartet of Autobot Micromasters. Here is Free Wheeler, on the left, who turns into a bright yellow Lamborghini Countach. On the right is Roadhandler, the team leader, who turns into an orange-red Pontiac Firebird. They were available in 1989.   

The second half of the Autobot Rescue Patrol consists of Red Hot, a fire engine (on the left) and Fixit, the team leader, who turns into an ambulance (on the right). The four pack was available in 1989.

The Micromaster Patrol four-packs continue, now with the Autobot Rescue Patrol, a quartet of civic duty vehicles. This first batch consists of Seawatch, on the left below, who turns into a hydrofoil. Next to him, on the right, is Stakeout who turns into a Ford Taurus police car. These were available in 1989. This drawing is from 2017.

The second half of the Decepticon Micromaster Sports Car Patrol includes Hyperdrive, on the left, who turns into a Mitsubishi X2S concept car. Next to him on the right is Road Hugger, who turns into a Ferrari 408 Integrale concept car. This four-pack was available in 1989. 

The next Micromaster Patrol in the series is the Decepticon Sports Car Patrol, released in 1989. The first half of this four-pack includes team leader Blackjack (left) who turns into a 1988 Ford Probe GT Sports Turbo. Next to him is Detour (right) who turns into a Chevrolet concept sports car. 

Completing the Decepticon Air Strike Patrol that was started yesterday, here's Whisper in the foreground, who turns into a black and purple stealth fighter. Behind him is Tailwind, who turns into an A-10 Thunderbolt II (and was redecoed to be   Hot House ). The Air Strike Patrol was part of the 1989 assortment of toys. This drawing is from 2017. 

  The Air Strike Patrol was a Decepticon team of Micromasters available at retail in a four-pack. This drawing presents two of them: on the left, Stormcloud, who turns into a black and purple Dassault Rafale jet fighter. On the right, Nightflight, who turns into a blue and gray F-14 Tomcat fighter. They were released in 1989. This drawing is from 2017.

The second half of yesterday's Battle Patrol are Big Shot (left) and Flak (right). Big Shot, the patrol leader, turns into a Denel G-6 self-propelled gun. Flak, an anti-aircraft specialist, turns into a TOS-1 Buratino soviet tank. The Battle Patrol came out in 1989. In Japan the following year, Big Shot's design was released as   Gunlift , while Flak came out as   Powerbomb .