Machine Robo Series MR-27
Designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line as Double Decker Bus Robo (based on the locally run HATO Bus) the model was not picked up by Tonka when they took over distribution in the US under the rebranded title Gobots.
Additionally Bandai did not include Double Decker Bus Robo in either their European Robo Machine or Australian Machine Men lines. The figure was figure however re-used by MIMO in Brazil as a bootleg offering under the line Convert and named 'Onibus'.
Further details are below, on the Series 1 Index and for more in-depth reading see the Toy Line History page.
Region Codes Used: JP Japan / BRA Brazil
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet possibly incomplete.
Machine Robo Series MR-27 JP Bandai ('Hato Bus' side sticker) 1983
Convert BRA MIMO ('mimo bus' side sticker paper) 1986
Convert BRA MIMO ('mimo bus' side sticker plastic) 1986
Machine Robo Series prototype showing variant colour scheme and stickers.