Bot a Day: Daily Drawings

This starts a new assortment of blind-box Micron Booster toys sold in the summer of 2004 in Japan exclusively at Lawson stores. First in the series of 12 is Saber, who turns into a Cybertronian gunship. Saber's design had previously been used as Thunderclash in Armada  and would be repeatedly reused in this assortment. Saber was renamed Barnstorm in American lore years after the fact.

The oddly named Spoil (perhaps he live-posts while watching TV) is the last of this particular series of Micron Boosters. He turns into a treaded snow groomer, with a geared mechanism in his chest that causes the snow-blades to move as you roll the toy forward. He was available in early 2004 via blind boxes in Japan. He is a redeco of Iceberg , Armorhide , and Scattorbrain .

Crunch is the next of the 2004 blind-box Micron Boosters sold in Japan. He turns into a dune buggy with a huge artillery cannon on its top. He has a built in mechanical gear that moves the cannon when the buggy drives along. Crunch is a redeco of Dune Runner , and this design shows up as Ironhide and Kobushi .

The next blind-box toy in the Micron Boosters line is Torque. He turns into an off-road pickup truck. The Torque toy has a working winch built into it. This design has been used multiple times in the Armada  and Cybertron  toyline, including as Ransack , Cliffjumper , and Payload . Torque was available in Japan in 2004. 

Solar is the ninth of the 2004 assortment of Micron Boosters, blind-box toys sold in Japanese convenience stores. He turns into a solar-powered turbine-driven boat with an enormous missile launcher. He is a redeco of Oceanglide .

Hover, one of the few Transformers that can boast a pillowy bosom. He transforms into a hovercraft. Part of the Micron Booster series in Japan that consisted of blind box single releases sold in convenience stores and elsewhere. Was available starting in January 2004. Is a redeco of Waterlog , part of the Sea Mini-Con Team released the year prior. 

Here's blind-box number 7, available as a Micron Booster in Japan in 2004. It's Mile, who turns into a speedboat with an enormous rocket launcher on it. He is a  redeco of Stormcloud .