![]() ![]() More recently discovered, case fresh version of each show that regardless of what may have been initially intended, possibly to use up excess stock, the various colour versions were issued in a variety of ways.īlack coupling section and black feet: the most common version issued for Gobots, Robo Machine and Machine Men in both Staks and Staks Transport (Collector Pack) packaging.īlue coupling section and blue feet: initially thought to be limited to Staks Transport sets this version was also issued in solo Gobots and Robo Machine Staks and Transport packaging.**īlack coupling section and blue feet: likely exists only due to low parts numbers towards the end of the production run this variant has been seen in Gobots and Robo Machine Staks and Gobots Staks Transport packaging. This is a Western variation only and appeared in both Gobots and Robo Machine Staks Transport packaging.**īody Sections The releases indicated above were issued in a variety of colour schemes that may initially have been intended for the solo Staks figure or Staks Transport. ![]() The original Machine Robo release came with clear windows so it could be speculated that the blue version was a later change after the Western release had already started.īlack or Blue Trailer Ramps The trailer section was issued with the long, flat sections theĬarried vehicles ride on in either black or blue plastic matching the frame. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for which version received clear or blue window plastic. It is unknown whether the smoke stacks were modified for the Machine Men line.īlue or Clear Windows Staks was issued with either clear or blue tinted windows. Winner Robo Thunder Mission was only issued with the short moulded version. These were later modified to the short smoke stack version presumably to address choking hazard concerns. Short or Long Smoke Stacks The Big Machine Robo, Super Gobots, Robo Machine Super Gobots and Super Machine Men releases were all issued with the long version smoke stacks initially. ![]() Unconfirmed release (black ramps) '(c) Bandai 1985 Super Gobots Trailer section (black ramps) '(c) Bandai 1985 Japan' Super Gobots (grey) 'Japan 1984 (c) Bandai' Super Gobots (black) 'Japan 1984 (c) Bandai' Machine Robo Series Big Machine Robo stamped '(c) Bandai Japan 1984' Machine Robo Winner Robo JP Bandai (black body, yellow carrier with black ramps and 'Winnerrobo Carrier' text on trailer) (mail away only) 1985 Machine Robo Big Machine Robo BMR-03 JP Bandai (red body with black coupling section and black feet with 'Big Trailer Robo' text on trailer) 1985**** THUNDER MISSION Super Machine Men AU Bandai (orange body with black coupling section and black feet) 1985** BIG TRUCK ROBO / BIG TRAILER ROBO Robo Machine Super Gobots EU Bandai 1985* STAKS TRANSPORT COLLECTOR PACK Super Gobots Series 2 US/CA Tonka (orange) 1985* Super Machine Men AU Bandai (orange) 1985** STAKS TRANSPORT*** Robo Machine Super Gobots EU Bandai (orange) 1985* Super Gobots Series 2 023 US/CA Tonka (orange) Stamped Japan 1985* This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete. ![]() NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe Series 3 Super Gobots see the most US / EU variants and as more than half of the series were produced in limited numbers, some very limited they have become very collector desirable.Īdditional Details on the Super Gobots Index Page The Machine Robo Scale Robo, Machine Robo DX and Big Machine Robo lines, loosely became Super Gobots Series 1 and 2 while Series 3 also having been designed in Japan were not released for the Japanese market. First released in Japan by Bandai as part of the Machine Robo Series range these larger scale, mostly highly detailed models were quickly added to the US Gobots, EU Robo Machine and AU Machine Men lines. ![]()
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