The first release in the Asterisk sub-line of Binaltech, Alert is a retool of the Binaltech Streak mold as a Subaru WRX STi Japanese Police vehicle, a scheme that many fans expected for a Binaltech/ Alternators Prowl (see Notes below). Now I'm suddenly a police car? This must be the work of a conspiracy! version it lacked the "Commemorative Series", "classic re-issue" and "choking hazard" safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings. Despite this, the packaging was not identical to the previous U.S.
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Unlike previous UK releases of Commemorative Series figures, the packaging for this batch was no longer multilingual, but in English only. In 2006, three years after the US release and long after the Commemorative Series had been discontinued by Toys"R"Us in America, Red Alert and several other figures were released as Toys"R"Us exclusives in the United Kingdom. In 2003, Hasbro released a reissue of the original Red Alert toy as part their Toys"R"Us exclusive Commemorative Series IV that was available in the United States, Canada and Australia. More information on "New Year Special" Alert on TFU.info.This version featured gold-tinted chrome on his wheels, and alternate stickers that changed the blue decals on his shins and feet to yellow. As part of Takara's " Collector's Edition" series of reissues that saw several pairs of "mold-mates" released together in limited numbers, "Alert" and "Lambor" (as he and Sideswipe were known in Japan) were available as "Set A" at World Character Convention 12 Īlert and Lambor were again re-issued in a pair in 2002, this time as "New Year Special" editions available through Takara's e-HOBBY online shop. Red Alert saw the first of many reissues in early 2001.
Rather than a police car like the original figure, Red Alert's new paint job recasts him as a fire chief's car-a rather dubious disguise, all told, Lamborghinis not exactly being affordable vehicles for fire departments to use. Red Alert is a redeco of the Diaclone "New Countach LP500S Police Car", which was itself a retool of the original Diaclone "New Countach LP500S" that added roof lights to the figure's Lamborghini alternate mode.