Transformers toys are all made out of different kinds of thermoplastics.
The taglines, 'Robots in Disguise' and 'More Than Meets the Eye', refer to the action figures ability to shift via manipulation of the parts from a robot to a vehicle, animal, or device, and back again. Hasbro produces the line, having bought the rights to sell them from a Japanese company called Takara. Transformers is a robot action figure line of toys that originated in the United States in 1984 and is still in production. Questions About Transformers Robot Action Figures