'Blasts his way through the baddies!'
Blast Rock's action feature is to spring open into robot mode when being placed or rolled on the ground depresses a button on its underside.
Character Details Unlike Series 1 and 2 Rock Lords, the six (Action*) Shock Rocks did not have individual character bio cards. Both Gobots and Robo Machine Series 1 and 2 (Action) Shock Rocks share their regionally exclusive packaging text across all six figures.
Gobots Packaging 'From the planet Quartex come Shock Rocks; rock warriors with awesome might! Magmar has called in Stone Hook and Rock Shot to aid him in his attempt to take over the planet. However, Rock Roller has joined Boulder's forces and is ready to defend his home. It's a battle between good and evil. Who will win? The answer is shocking!
Robo Machine Packaging 'From the planet Quartex come Shock Rocks! Introducing three heroic warriors helping Boulder defend against the enemy. Magmar has enlisted the power of these three monstrous villains - who will win?'
Blast Rock was not released in Japan or Australia and was not packaged with a separate weapon or accessory.
While it was designed by Bandai, it's unknown whether they had planned to release this model for their Ganseki Chōjin line and decided not to or if it was created specifically for Tonka.
See main Rock Lords index page for more general details.
Region Codes Used: US United States / CA Canada / EU Europe
NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete.
Gobots
Rock Lords Shock Rocks Series 2 US/CA Tonka 1987
Gobots Rock Lords
Action Shock Rocks Series 2 EU Bandai 1987*
* In Europe Shock Rocks were released as 'Action Shock Rocks' by Bandai. Unlike previous EU Rock Lords packaging that showed, 'Gobots, A Robo Machine Product' packaging for Jewel Lords, (Action) Shock Rocks and Rockasaurs displayed only the Gobots branding.
Stamping Both releases are stamped Japan.
Prototype
The outer plastic has no obvious secondary colour swirl through it. The two chrome, cross hatched rectangles on each arm are painted yellow and the whole inside of the arm cavities are chrome, not just the mechanical section as seen on the production version.
The only obvious structural changes to the production version relate to the chrome arm sections. The prototype's arms were not screwed together and presumed glued. Trapeziums close to the body were added to accommodate the screw at that end. At the other end the chrome strut that connects the vertical outer arm sections was made thicker to accommodate another screw.
CREDIT: US/CA Blast Rock example kindly provided by Screwhead.
