Buzz-Off

SUMMARY:

Buzz-Off, the “heroic spy in the sky” was produced in Hong Kong, Mexico (Aurimat), Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, France, and Spain. This bee-like figure twists his waist, spreads his wings, and comes with both an axe and a removable helmet.

The Aurimat Buzz-Off is notable for its dark caramel-colored arms and legs, muted yellow face, and dark green eyes. The wings are bright yellow and semi-rigid, while the legs tend to fade over time to a grayish-brown hue. Compared to the mustard yellow seen on the Hong Kong version, the yellows on this figure are noticeably lighter. It was produced with either a standard-sized head or a larger variant.

The emerald green paint used for the eyes on the Aurimat Buzz-Off was applied inconsistently, resulting in noticeable variation in overspray. Some figures have fully painted eyes, while others show green overspray onto the yellow face. In some cases, the paint is applied with strong intensity, while in others it appears faint or lightly sprayed.

Released in the third year of Los Amos del Universo production (1986), the Aurimat Buzz-Off uses the Hong Kong mold and is stamped with © MATTEL, INC. 1983. The helmet is marked MATTEL INC. 1983 and the axe only has a batch number. Wings are bright yellow, semi-rigid, and are marked MATTEL INC. 1983 with a bar covering up the COO.

The axe is semi-rigid and darker than a hk axe. It has the standard  The helmet can vary in color was bright yellow to warm orange, rigid, and has a vertical inscription © MATTEL. INC. 1983, with a large batch number (1 or 2).

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Dark caramel skin tones that decolor to grayish browns
2. Bright yellow body stripes
3. Bright yellow, semi-rigid wings with covered COO
4. Muted face paint app with eye overspray

VARIATIONS:
1. Standard head size
2. Larger head size

FIGURE, WINGS: © MATTEL. INC. 1983
AXE MARKED: No COO, just numbers (4823-2548) and a batch number such as 1,2,3 or 4.
HELMET MARKED: © MATTEL, INC. 1983 (4923-2039) and a batch number such as 1 or 2.