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
FIGURE, WINGS: © MATTEL. INC. 1983
AXE: No COO, just numbers (4823-2548), and batch number 1,2,3 or 4.
HELMET: © MATTEL, INC. 1983 (4923-2039), and batch number 1 or 2.
1. Standard head size
2. Larger head size
Aurimat Buzz-Off (standard leg hues) - Front view
Aurimat Buzz-Off (standard leg hues) - Back view
Aurimat Buzz-Off (grayish brown leg hues) - Front view
Aurimat Buzz-Off (grayish brown leg hues) - Back view
Buzz-Off Axes of the World
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).
