In India, Leo Toys released a Mer-Man that comes in 2 different head consistencies. A hard plastic head, and the hard rubber head (Pictured here).The rubber head in this case is molded in black, then painted a dark green. You...
Man-at-Arms was fabricated in 2 different countries for the USA Market. The common Taiwan, and a less common Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Man-at-Arms has a number of features that make it stand out and differentiate itself from its more...
Dragon Blaster for the USA Market was fabricated both in Mexico (Tijuana) and in Hong Kong. For this diagram we will focus on the Mexico (Mabamex Factory) version, as well as a few ways to tell apart the more difficult...
In, France, 7 figures were released that have a leg band mechanism that is completely different than other countries. The leg band is “integrated” into the leg, and is a color that matches the boot paint (Purple leg bands for...
Back to basics with this one. The first 8 figures to be released in the Motu line were made in Taiwan. The first run we call the “Test Market Run” and can be categorized by having a “G0” MOC that...
In Spain, Congost released (for the Masters del Universo line) 3 different Man-at-Arms, the first of which will be the focus for this diagram. While the company “Congost” manufactured all the Spain Masters figures, they only had their Company stamp...
In Venuezuela, Rotoplast released a Mekaneck that on first glance, isn’t very different than its Malaysia counterpart. Once you deep dive and compare it with a standard Malaysia though, you start to see lots of interesting details that make it...
In Mexico, Aurimat released Clawful for its “Los Amos del Universo” line with some key and interesting characteristics. Most notably, the variant orange mace that has become a the grail of variant collecting. Clawful Aurimat can be marked one of...
In Brazil, Trap Jaw, known as “Mandibula” had a series of interesting features that make it unique, not to mention that it had its own, unique to Brazil comic. Mandibula is marked “Estrela S.A.” behind the figure. It’s unique in...
One of my favorite Leo Variants, Fisto in India was released with red hair, a dark broadsword, and 2 different short colors (Red + Brown). The dark purple boots have mid paint, and the shorts have the very characteristic LEO...
One of the most outstanding of the Moss Man COOs! In Argentina, Moss Man was released with many different variants/combinations of both flocking and underboss mold colors. Those molds were then painted, but once a figure has a bit of...
While in the USA the Prince Adam was fabricated in Taiwan, in Europe we also see a Prince Adam made in Malaysia. An Adam that is very similar to its He-Man Malaysia counterpart also primarily (but not solely) released in...
For today’s #TAIWANThursday I showcase the Taiwan Evil Lyn. Evil-Lyn for the USA market was fabricated in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Hong Kong is by far the most common, but Taiwan Evil-Lyn exists as well. Of the Taiwan Evil-Lyn,...
The Leo Stratos came in 2 accessory variants. Red Harness + Blue wings like this one, and Blue Harness + Red wings. Common characteristics to tell apart a Leo Stratos are: Inscription in the back says "Mattel Ino. 1981". Yes...
There are 5-6 different pre re-edition webstors, but this black belt is my favorite. What is a Pre Re-Edition? Its a Top Toys (Argentina) figure that was released with a mix of both common TT smaller mold parts and bigger...
The most iconic of all the Top Toys figures, the Kobra Khan Camuflado is unique in that it was only fabricated in Argentina. The story is that the factory had an excess of Kobra Khan inventory, and so they decided...
Mattel France Released 4 different Man-at-Arms (Le Maître D'Armes) for their “Les Maitres De L'Univers” line. The first wave were the French 8-Backs. Known as "Trapeze" due to the Trapezoid shape of the box behind the figure name. Two variants...
In Spain, Mattel Spain (for their Masters del Universo line) released 2 different Fistos. Both Fistos were made with painted chrome highlights (rather than molded chrome) and had purple boots, belt and armor. Minor differences exist between each figure such...
Ram Man Rotoplast (Venezuela) -- While similar in colors generally to a standard Ram Man, the Rotoplast really stands out for its golden cuffs! Here are a few ways to identify a Venezuela Ram Man...
