Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982

The Machine Robo line came out in 1982 in Japan as Popy robots and later from Bandai itself when they were absorbed back into the parent company in 1983 as robot sales fell. These robots came out as Gobots from Tonka in the US a couple of years later.

These are easily some of my favorite robots. I love the packaging they come in. You can take them out, transform them, then put them back in and they take up so little space. They are so easy to transform and they are the same size of Matchbox or Hot Wheels cars so they can be run on their playsets and tracks. They are by far superior to the Mini Vehicles that came out for Generation 1 Transformers in 1984 and even the Transformers Generation 2 Go-Bots line that came out 1995.

These are great little robots. It is a shame that Bandai has not seen fit to re-issue these amazing little robots. I have been looking to pickup a few more of these, but my cousin could not find them in Japan and some of them are so expensive on eBay. With a little luck, I will get one or two more.

I bought at least 6 of these in the 80’s when I went to Japan in 1984 or 1985, because they were pretty much the only ones I could afford. I remember paying 600 yen for them. I think that was around $6 at that time. That’s why I picked up Albegas in Singapore. For $40 it was the biggest, cheapest big robot I could afford at the time. Though it was definitely not my first choice. There were a bunch of awesome Popy DX robots just out of my price range at $80 a pop(which was pretty much my whole budget).  The first line of Machine Robo came out in 1982 running out to 1985.

I have been meaning to watch the Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime that came out in response to the Transformers cartoon coming out. I have watched the first episode below which interesting and so much better than the GoBots cartoon here in the states. A newer cartoon in 2003 aired called Machine Robo Rescue came out with in intriguing line of combiner robots that I am considering adding to my collection. The robots combine into robots that look like they came from the first series. I would love to add more of these to my collection. I will try to get some pictures of the individual robots later.

Here is the first episode for Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime that ran from 1986-1987.

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982 600 series front box cover 4 from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982 600 series front box cover vehicle side from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982 600 series front box cover vehicle side from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985 vehicle side

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982 600 Series side box cover from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985

 

 

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 600 Series vehicle side box cover from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985

 

 

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 600 Series side cover from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982 600 series front robot box cover from anime Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos anime tv show from 1986-1987 other names La Revanche des Gobots, Machine Robo: Chronos no Gyakushuu, マシンロボ クロノスの大逆襲

Machine Robo Popy Bandai 1982-1985 robot side

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