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by **Ginrai Minor** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:46 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Ginrai Minor wrote:Hope we do get some rocklords!!!

At the very least the Gattai Saurer aka Fossilsaurus, as he played a major role in the anime (though he's modeled more after the prototype). Released in Japan and Europe, but sadly not in the US.

That'd be dope.
I would also hope for Devil Satan Six, with anime accurate weapons. Blue Jet seems to have anime accurate swords, so it is possible.
And, honestly, I am okay with 50$ per. Like, its a collectors toy of a product line that, unlike transformers, hasn't been around all that much in its later years. It's bound to be well made, as most (not all) japanese market exclusive collectibles are. I hope that they spruce up the paint jobs a little more for the final release, the colours on Bike-Robo from those photos looked a little... thickly applied, like they weren't the final iteration.

Fingers crossed!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed May 27, 2015 10:56 pm

Anymore news on these things?

by **G1COLLECTOR** » Thu May 28, 2015 3:22 pm

I would like to see the main 6 robots from the Gobots line:

Leader-1 , Turbo , Scooter, Crasher , Cy-kill, Cop-tur .... are the ones you see the most by far.

There is 3 here, need the other 3 now and I may pick up. I had the small ones as a kid and wanted to pick them up again on E-Bay, but prices for some complete can run $100. which is crazy. Cop-Tur is always missing parts too... We will see ! :ic$:

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Thu May 28, 2015 3:39 pm

Damn, with the subscription alert I thought a release date would be known...

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:37 am

No news on release dates or decos yet, we do have an announcement for a new figure:

Action Toys Machine Robo Tough Trailer on CollectionDX

The original Machine Robo Tough Trailer and his brohter Pro Truck Racer are retools of Titan Boy from the Super Sentai series Flashman, so there's a possible retool for when they feel like it

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Jun 28, 2015 1:30 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No news on release dates or decos yet, we do have an announcement for a new figure:

Action Toys Machine Robo Tough Trailer on CollectionDX

The original Machine Robo Tough Trailer and his brohter Pro Truck Racer are retools of Titan Boy from the Super Sentai series Flashman, so there's a possible retool for when they feel like it

That is gorgeous. I'm almost more excited for these than for most of the 2016 combiner wars stuff. These look terrific, highly poseable and pander to my fandom needs in a way that is different from Transformers but which I see as intrinsically connected to the history of the evolution of the Transformers brand.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:00 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No news on release dates or decos yet, we do have an announcement for a new figure:

Action Toys Machine Robo Tough Trailer on CollectionDX

The original Machine Robo Tough Trailer and his brohter Pro Truck Racer are retools of Titan Boy from the Super Sentai series Flashman, so there's a possible retool for when they feel like it

Were any of the Go Bots released in the US Sentai retools?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:56 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No news on release dates or decos yet, we do have an announcement for a new figure:

Action Toys Machine Robo Tough Trailer on CollectionDX

The original Machine Robo Tough Trailer and his brohter Pro Truck Racer are retools of Titan Boy from the Super Sentai series Flashman, so there's a possible retool for when they feel like it

Were any of the Go Bots released in the US Sentai retools?

Nope, though the US did get a good number of Sentai Robo under the Godaikin line.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:11 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No news on release dates or decos yet, we do have an announcement for a new figure:

Action Toys Machine Robo Tough Trailer on CollectionDX

The original Machine Robo Tough Trailer and his brohter Pro Truck Racer are retools of Titan Boy from the Super Sentai series Flashman, so there's a possible retool for when they feel like it

Were any of the Go Bots released in the US Sentai retools?

Nope, though the US did get a good number of Sentai Robo under the Godaikin line.

I know, I know. If ONLY I was older.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:59 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No news on release dates or decos yet, we do have an announcement for a new figure:

Action Toys Machine Robo Tough Trailer on CollectionDX

The original Machine Robo Tough Trailer and his brohter Pro Truck Racer are retools of Titan Boy from the Super Sentai series Flashman, so there's a possible retool for when they feel like it

Were any of the Go Bots released in the US Sentai retools?

Nope, though the US did get a good number of Sentai Robo under the Godaikin line.

GoDaiKin, there's a name I have thought about in years. Did they actually sell those in mass retail in the US? Only place I ever saw them was in a shop at Disney World in the mid 80's, where my parents let me get one as a souvenir.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:57 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the episodes never released on DVD stateside ever got subtitled by a group?

Here you go.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:31 pm

New pics and info for Action Toys' Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos figures from the Toy Soul event that's currently going on in Hong Kong - https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/186421508374951

Action Toys Machine Robo - Revenge of Cronos. Thanks to 52toys. Coming in February 2016 at ~200HKD

Eagle Robo

Battle Robo

Jet Robo and Drill Robo

Group shot

Bike Robo

Because these are all based on the Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos anime designs (in which all of these were good guys), instead of Hanna-Barbera's Challenge of the GoBots cartoon designs, those who were villains in GoBots don't look so villainous here.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:36 pm

Sabrblade wrote:New pics and info for Action Toys' Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos figures from the Toy Soul event that's currently going on in Hong Kong - https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/186421508374951

Action Toys Machine Robo - Revenge of Cronos. Thanks to 52toys. Coming in February 2016 at ~200HKD

Eagle Robo

Battle Robo

Jet Robo and Drill Robo

Group shot

Bike Robo

Because these are all based on the Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos anime designs (in which all of these were good guys), instead of Hanna-Barbera's Challenge of the GoBots cartoon designs, those who were villains in GoBots don't look so villainous here.

That not Fitor,not Cy-kill and and not Tank.....they will be MINE

News Credits: 3 · by **bvzxa** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:45 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:New pics and info for Action Toys' Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos figures from the Toy Soul event that's currently going on in Hong Kong - https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/186421508374951

Action Toys Machine Robo - Revenge of Cronos. Thanks to 52toys. Coming in February 2016 at ~200HKD

Eagle Robo

Battle Robo

Jet Robo and Drill Robo

Group shot

Bike Robo

Because these are all based on the Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos anime designs (in which all of these were good guys), instead of Hanna-Barbera's Challenge of the GoBots cartoon designs, those who were villains in GoBots don't look so villainous here.

That not Fitor,not Cy-kill and and not Tank.....they will be MINE

Actually it's not a "Not" but Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos starring Blue Jet(Fitor), Rod Drill(Screwhead), Bike Robo(Cy-Kll), Battle Robo(Tank), and Eagle Robo(Leader-1).

I cant wait for these as I am a fan of the Machine Robo series except for Machine Robo Rescue.
I will own all of these.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:03 pm

So much want. If only I was richer...

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:00 am

bvzxa wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:New pics and info for Action Toys' Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos figures from the Toy Soul event that's currently going on in Hong Kong - https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/186421508374951

Action Toys Machine Robo - Revenge of Cronos. Thanks to 52toys. Coming in February 2016 at ~200HKD

Eagle Robo

Battle Robo

Jet Robo and Drill Robo

Group shot

Bike Robo

Because these are all based on the Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos anime designs (in which all of these were good guys), instead of Hanna-Barbera's Challenge of the GoBots cartoon designs, those who were villains in GoBots don't look so villainous here.

That not Fitor,not Cy-kill and and not Tank.....they will be MINE

Actually it's not a "Not" but Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos starring Blue Jet(Fitor), Rod Drill(Screwhead), Bike Robo(Cy-Kll), Battle Robo(Tank), and Eagle Robo(Leader-1).

I cant wait for these as I am a fan of the Machine Robo series except for Machine Robo Rescue.
I will own all of these.

Oh I knew that

, it's a force of habit given this is the "Not Transformers" non-transformers thread.

It's a good that Bandai is licensing their properties to a 3rd party or should I say 2nd party? (1st it was Artstorm for Jet robo (a parts forming thing of beauty and now........)

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:44 am

More pics of the Machine Robo Gokin Series - https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/187010951649340

Supercar Robo, Shuttle Robo, Mixer Robo, and Blackbird Bobo

Eagle Robo

Bike Robo

Bike Robo, Battle Robo, Jet Robo

Battle Robo

Battle Robo, Jet Robo, Drill Robo

Jet Robo

Drill Robo

Pro Truck Racer

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:54 am

Did these characters have hand weapons in the show?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:02 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Did these characters have hand weapons in the show?

Regular weaponry (unlike the GoBots, who did have hand lasers).

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:34 am

Sabrblade wrote:More pics of the Machine Robo Gokin Series - https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/187010951649340

Super Car Robo, Shuttle Robo, Mixer Robo, and Blackbird Bobo

Eagle Robo

Eagle Robo

Bike Robo

Bike Robo, Battle Robo, Jet Robo

Battle Robo

Battle Robo, Jet Robo, Drill Robo

Jet Robo

Drill Robo

Pro Truck Racer

Pro Truck Racer has me stoked! Does it also "transform"? Btw, those 80s style JP anime really hands down beats TFA and RID by a mile!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:31 pm

fenrir72 wrote:Pro Truck Racer has me stoked! Does it also "transform"? Btw, those 80s style JP anime really hands down beats TFA and RID by a mile!

He transformed in the show, so I'd presumed that his toy will do the same.

And I agree about how good these look. Machine Robo: RoC's animation was so good-looking that, by comparison, it makes the animation of the G1 cartoon (which aired contemporaneous to Machine Robo) look downright sinful.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:37 am

Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Pro Truck Racer has me stoked! Does it also "transform"? Btw, those 80s style JP anime really hands down beats TFA and RID by a mile!
He transformed in the show, so I'd presumed that his toy will do the same.

Good good ... want to see his robot mode, vehicle mode looks awesome.

Can't say I was a fan of them, but Jet Robo and Eagle Robo look damn good.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:10 am

Burn wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Pro Truck Racer has me stoked! Does it also "transform"? Btw, those 80s style JP anime really hands down beats TFA and RID by a mile!
He transformed in the show, so I'd presumed that his toy will do the same.

Good good ... want to see his robot mode, vehicle mode looks awesome.

Some cartoon screenshots:

And his animation model:

And his toy commercial:

It's interesting how this mold was once that of a Super Sentai mecha.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:27 am

huh ... he's squat and fat.

What was his English name? Burn?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:41 am

Burn wrote:huh ... he's squat and fat.

What was his English name? Burn?

He might be chunky, but he sure is a biggun'.

As for his English name, he wasn't in the GoBots line, so he has no English name.

He was originally a mold from Bandai's Choushinsei Flashman series (the 10th Super Sentai series), and was added to the Machine Robo line when MR got relaunched in Japan in 1986 for the Revenge of Chronos anime, which came about after the GoBots cartoon and toyline were dying down in the West. By this point, Bandai was fully heading the MR line, while Tonka's GoBots line was on its last leg, so Pro Truck Racer remains one of the many Japanese-only figures that came about after GoBots ended.