Mega Moto-Bot Light Sound - Maisto

'Real siren and lights!'

This is not a final page. Due to the quantity of work required, this is a placeholder to at least provide some reference.

Mega Moto-Bot Light Sound is reissue of the earlier 90's MC Toy line of the same name now with new cardback art; see separate section this site.

As with the previous release, all examples so far sighted of this Maisto distribution were created for the Woolworths variety stores in the United Kingdom. While Woolworths is a United States company, the UK arm was sold in 1982 and became a separate business. If observations are correct, this would explain why this Mega Moto-Bot line seems to be exclusive to Woolworths UK vs. other Woolworths entities. By the time the line was released, UK Woolworths was no longer connected to the original US company. Neither the Australian or South African Woolworths businesses are related to the US or UK stores. It's possible non-Woolworths version cards were also created for broader distribution.

The key gimmick for this line beyond its motor is the flashing lights and irritating siren sound. It's a strange choice of implementation as the effect is activated by pulling the robot's head out into robot mode position. The sound and lights only continue for six seconds so if you want to use it in vehicle mode like this, you need to jam the head in very quickly and send it across the floor. The blister card boast it can be triggered 3000 times before the battery depletes and in fairness, many still work today. There are three different sounds to go with the different figures, however there does seem to be some mix-n-match. Hear the sounds at the bottom of this page.

The sound chip is clearly a generic box of sounds. Jumping various solder points on the PCB with your finger while triggering the sound will produce a number of classic 80s ray gun toy and other sounds not intended for these toys.

While there was no intention for the batteries to be replaceable, if you unscrew the upper body and locate the two batteries in a small, plastic drum they're fairly easy to swap out. The batteries are 189 alkaline button cell batteries. Other equivalent batteries depending on region and brand are SR1130W, SR54, AG10, SB-BU, G10, 280-15, GP189, M, V389, D389, 626, S1131E, V10GA, LR55, GP389, LR1130, 389, 189 and LR54.

All three figures include both die cast metal and plastic components as well as the synonymous pull-back motors.

See toy line main index and history for further details and toy heights.

Region's Released: UK United Kingdom - Location codes only shown where items were known to be released.
This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete. If you are able to confirm release in other regions please get in contact.

MEGA MOTO-BOT LIGHT SOUND

All-Terrain Trekker Maisto UK (black) 1996
All-Terrain Trekker Maisto UK (white) 1996
All-Terrain Trekker Maisto UK (yellow) 1996

Release Date is likely 1996/1997. Maisto re-issued the MC Toy Moto-Bot line in the US on similar cardbacks and it likely coincided with that. MC Toy incorporated Maisto in 1990.

Motors All NS05 - See Motor Guide page for details vs codes

Note All of the examples removed from card had issues with the motors.

Stamping - see bottom of page for logo guide

All three stamped Logo 1 with a blank country of origin oval area and the motor stamped 'Made in' then again a blank oval area