Classics is a Transformer toyline from the later days of Generation One.
In 1990 and 1991, the toy market in Australia and Europe saw many re-releases of earlier Transformers toys. The new packaging was gold-coloured and bore the subtitle 'Classics' for the UK, Dutch and French markets (Spain and Italy omitted the title "Classic" from the packaging). Unlike the US-originated Classics line of 2006-2007, the characters' toys bore little (if, indeed, any) change from their previous releases. The toys released in 1990 even still bore rubsigns, even though the 'standard' lines had ceased this practice by 1988. The 1991 toys featured rubsign indents but no longer sported rubsigns. They were also retooled to block out details stating the original year of manufacture and the original country of manufacture.
Releases[]
1990[]
Autobots[]
Classic Heroes
Classic Aerialbots
Decepticons[]
Classic Stunticons
1991[]
Autobots[]
Original Autobot Leader
Classic Heroes
Classic Protectobots
Classic Dinobots
Classic Triple Changers
Classic Throttlebots
Decepticons[]
Classic Combaticons
Classic Triple Changers
Australian exclusives[]
Additionally, Australia saw the limited release of several toys in their original G1 packaging, but they were also retooled to block out the original year of manufacture and the original country of manufacture. These releases included:
Autobots[]
Decepticons[]
Fiction[]
- While not officially branded or recognised as 'Classics' fiction, the Earthforce stories in the Marvel UK comic were inspired by, and responding to, the reissues.