Casting : Tribaby





Years of Production:

1970


Country of Origin:

Produced in the US and Hong Kong


Casting Variations:

The US and HK versions exhibit subtle differences, detailed below


Interior Colors:

The US version is commonly found with the cream colored light interior and clear glass
The HK version is commonly found with the black or dark interior with blue glass
HK castings with light interiors are known but are not common.


Paint Colors and Variations:

The Tribaby is found in a wide variety of colors and shades


US - WHITE INTERIOR:
COMMENTS:
blue
common
hot pink
common
light ("apple") green
common
magenta common
rose common
red uncommon
salmon uncommon
yellow
uncommon
green
hard to find
aqua
rare
HK - DARK INTERIOR:

blue common
green common
light green common
red uncommon
yellow uncommon
magenta hard to find
aqua
hard to find
HK - WHITE INTERIOR:

red
hard to find
yellow hard to find
blue very hard to find
light green very hard to find


Other versions of same Casting:

1973 Buzz Off
1974 Buzz Off
1977 Buzz Off



Comments:

The Tribaby was the first card designed by Larry Wood upon taking the job at Mattel.
It features three vertically mounted turbine under a hinged rear hatch.
The Tribaby is one of the more common redlines and there are no really rare versions.
Although a complete rainbow of casting, color and interiors can be difficult to achieve!




Tribaby Turbine Engines





Hong Kong (L) vs. US (R)

The body extension under the hatch is not found on the HK casting.
This is the easiest way to discern between the two.





Hong Kong (L) vs. US (R)

Under the hatch, the nature of the body extension is more evident





Hong Kong (L) vs. US (R)

No other obvious differences from the rear





Hong Kong (L) vs. US (R)

The headlights on the HK version are a bit more squared in the corners.





Hong Kong (L) vs. US (R)





A group of HK castings





A group of US castings





Hard to find US in Aqua





Unpunched Blisterpack





A spectraflame Tribaby in a 1973 Buzz Off blister pack





Metal and plastic buttons




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