Convert-A-Bots: Porsche

Trying to find information on this series of transforming toys by Village Toys hasn't been easy, nor has finding packaged samples. I picked up "Porsche" several years back, but just recently got around to opening the toy for review purposes.

The packing overall was in OK condition. The blister card is rather flimsy and the blister bubble was brittle...perhaps partly due to it's age (circa 1983) and combination of cheap plastic used? The front uses artwork of a generic robot that appears to be the same regardless of the character. The back is just basically a cross sell for other toys under the Village Toys umbrella.

I'm not sure I noticed this until I pulled the toy out of it's packaging, but there is some yellowing to the right side. This of course isn't uncommon for 1980's white plastic, but still a bummer none the less. If you are familiar with Gobots or any other similar transforming toy of this size, you (kind of) know what you're getting. Made mostly of plastic, surprisingly there are bits of diecast metal as well. I can't tell if the tires are a hard rubber or just black plastic, but the rear wheels are a little wonky on mine thanks to the wheel pegs (or is it the chrome wheels?). 

Transformation is pretty straight forward. Lift the car hood on the back of the robot, covering the robot face. Straighten the arms and press them in towards the body. Push the legs together and up into the body.

The overall quality is OK at best so I wasn't even going to try to peel these 30+ year old stickers. I'm not sure how well they would have adhered to the toy when it was new so I wasn't going to take the chance. Remember when toys had trademarked logos like this?

I can only recommend these Convert-A-Bots to diehard collectors. The 80's were a interesting time period of transforming toys and I'm not sure where I'd rank these, but they are interesting none the less.