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.
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. 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.
Additional Details on the Super Gobots Index Page
Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe
NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete.
Super Gobots Series 1 025 US/CA Tonka (silver) 1984
Robo Machine Super Gobots EU Bandai (silver) 1985
Super Machine Men AU Bandai (silver) 1985
Super Machine Men AU Bandai (gold flecked competition prize) 1985
Machine Robo Scale Robo MRDX-07 JP Bandai (silver) 1983
Machine Robo Scale Robo MRDX-07 JP Bandai (white) 1983
DX Robo Machine EU Bandai (silver) [horizontal box] 1984
Robo Machine DX EU Bandai (silver) [vertical box - dark] 1984
Robo Machines De Luxe EU Bandai (metallic flecked silver with 'Robo Machines' text stickers) 1993
Stamping:(list accurate however likely incomplete)
Machine Robo Series Scale Robo DX (silver) stamped 'Japan (top right) Bandai 1/37 Scale (c) GK 1983 Scalerobo Porsche 930 Turbo'
Super Gobots stamped 'Bandai 1/37 Scale (c) Bandai 1984G Japan Scalerobo Porsche 930 Turbo'
Robo Machine DX and Robo Machine Super Gobots stamped 'S'Pore (top right) Bandai 1/37 Scale (c) GK 1983 Scalerobo Porsche 930 Turbo'
DX Robo Machine and Machine Men stamping unconfirmed.
* The Robo Machine DX packaging showed 'Porsche 930' in the front and side of the packaging while listing the model in the assortment photograph on the rear as 'Porsche 930 Turbo'.
The gold Machine Men prize version was first advertised in the Machine Men promotional Space Wars II comic and was drawn, September 6th 1985; see Comics, Books, Tapes & Records section on this site.
