'Pull Back N' Go Action'
This is not a final page. Due to the quantity of work required, this is a placeholder to at least provide some reference.
Motorized Robot is the blandly named, unsung beachhead into the United State market of what most will refer to as 'Moto-Bots'. MC Toy made a scouting mission with Dynabot (see Dynabot MC Toy page this section) before launching what would be both the longest lasting and most prolific run of these toys.
Setting the expectation early, while there's a lot of information below, the actual distribution of the lines is at time of writing (2025) very unclear. They were released on cards in both vehicle and robot modes, in multiple countries and over at least seven years. There were also multiple versions of those cards with some marked Macau, China or Hong Kong while the toy stamps often don't match those locations. Investigation into this line will likely be ongoing for some time.
It appears that they may have been first wholesaled by Miami (USA) based company ATICO LTD, then later in a more complete assortment by East West Distributing.
At time of writing (2026) there appears to be no direct link between ATICO and East West and it's likely they both distributed to different retailers. It's confirmed East West Dist. supplied the figures to US based retailer Walgreens (pharmaceutical stores), however it's possible they were also wholesaled to other outlets.
Both ATICO and
East West Dist. also distributed the Moto-Btoz line 1983/1984; see separate page this section). The brunt of Motorized Robot cardback do not show a specific wholesaler and this could indicate direct distribution from MC Toy or import by other unlisted wholesalers
Alt/vehicle mode vs. robot mode cards? The reason MC Toy did this is unclear, however there are some established motivations for different toy packaging. The more prominent is where the toy will be retailed and in what section of the store. Toys sold in service stations/gas stations are traditionally vehicle focused. In a department store toy section, vehicle toys will be racked in one location while action figures are in another. Offering both formats would allow retailers some flexible racking and stocking options and could appeal to stores such as gas stations that may be less likely to stock a robot toy.
The brunt of the Motorized Robot distribution was between 1983 and 84. Some seemed to reappear in 1986 based on a retailer toy catalogue, however it's not confirmed
they arrived on shelves. It's also unknown if this was a new, planned distribution or clearing old stock. MC Toy incorporated Maisto in 1990 and there are examples of the China cardbacks with a Maisto sticker on the back, placing it post 1990. Those cards carried both the original and updated colour scheme figures that Maisto later re-issued for the then Maisto branded 1996 Moto-Bot release.
All 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 Codes Used: US United States / UK United Kingdom / EU Europe - 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.
ATICO Distribution Macau Cards
Jeep MC Toy US/EU (red) 1983 (ATICO Dist.)
Unspecified Distribution Macau Cards
ATV Trike MC Toy US/EU (red & black) 1983/84
ATV Trike MC Toy US/EU (black & silver) 1983/84
Dump Truck MC Toy US/EU (orange) 1983/84
Jeep MC Toy US/EU (army green) 1983/84
Jeep MC Toy US/EU (red) 1983/84
Jet MC Toy US/EU 1983/84
Pick Up MC Toy US/EU (red) 1983/84
Pick Up MC Toy US/EU (yellow) 1983/84
Pick Up Camper Truck MC Toy US/EU 1983/84
Train MC Toy US/EU 1983/84
Truck MC Toy US/EU 1983/84
Rainbow Toys Distribution
Dump Truck MC Toy US/EU (orange) 1983/84
Jeep MC Toy US/EU (red) 1983/84
Jet MC Toy US/EU 1983/84
Pick Up MC Toy US/EU (red) 1983/84
Pick Up MC Toy US/EU (yellow) 1983/84
China Cards
Dump Truck MC Toy US/EU (orange with blue cab) 199?*
Jeep MC Toy US/EU (army green) 199?*
Jeep MC Toy US/EU (red & white) 199?*
Pick Up MC Toy US/EU (red & yellow) 199?*
Pick Up Camper MC Toy US/EU 199?*
Train MC Toy US/EU (blue arms) 199?*
Train MC Toy US/EU 199?*
Truck MC Toy US/EU 199?*
Above list is correct yet likely incomplete. Created from confirmed released figures.
Rainbow Toys Distribution unlike the Canadian Grand Toys Dynabots line that has its own section on the site, the Rainbow Toys release still maintained the MC Toy logo on the front of the cardbacks. Best information gathered so far is that this was a Rainbow Toys release distributing on behalf of MC Toy and not Rainbow Toys importing it themselves for their own distribution as Grand did. That's why for now, it's included here.
Jeep Rainbow Toys/MC Toy UK (red) 1984
Jet Rainbow Toys/MC Toy UK 1984
Pick Up Rainbow Toys/MC Toy UK (red) 1984
Pick Up Rainbow Toys/MC Toy UK (yellow) 1984
Train Rainbow Toys/MC Toy UK 1984
* details on this release are limited. The assortment, date of release and extent of distribution are largely unconfirmed other than they were sold somewhere between 1990 and 1996 and in Europe; likely elsewhere too. Cardbacks for these figures show the MC Toy logo on the front and often a Maisto sticker on the back. 1990 was a transitional period for MC Toy while they incorporated Maisto. With the reuse of the old Motorized Robot cards and likely desire to make use of existing moulds, they were probably sold in the early 90s. The same assortment was then re-reissued formally by Maisto in 1996 on new cards under the Moto-Bot name; see other page this section.
Motors -See Motor Guide page for details vs. codes below
Macau Alt Mode Card ATICO - Jeep (red) DD78
Macau Alt Mode Card - ATV Trike DD59 / Dump Truck (orange) DD49 / Jet DD50 / Pick Up (yellow) DD51 / Pick Up Camper DD52 / Train DD53 / Truck DD54
Macau Alt Mode Card Larger Bottom Text - Dump Truck DD55
Macau Card - ATV Trike DD42 / Dump Truck (orange) DD43 / Jeep DD44 / Pick Up (yellow) DD45 / Pick Up Camper DD46 / Train DD47
Macau East West Dist. Card - Pick Up (yellow) DD48
Rainbow Toys Card V1 - Jeep (red) NS10
Rainbow Toys Card V2 - Truck DD60
China Card - Dump Truck (blue & orange) DD56 / Jeep (green) DD39 / Jeep (red & white) DD57 / Pick Up (red & yellow) DD58 / Pick Up Camper DD40 / Truck DD41
Hong Kong Card - ATV Trike NS09
Stamping - see bottom of page for logo guide
Macau Alt Mode Cards - ATICO
Jeep (red) - Main toy not stamped and motor stamped Made in Macau
Macau Alt Mode Cards
ATV Trike - Main toy stamped Logo 1 (very small), Macau and motor has an empty oval area
Dump Truck (orange) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Reg.No.1018899, Made in Macau and motor has as empty oval stamp area
Jeep - Unsighted
Jet - Main toy stamped Macau, no logo and motor has empty oval stamp area
Pick Up (yellow) - Main toy stamped Logo 2 (very small**), Reg.No.1018900, Made in Macau and motor has as empty oval stamp area
Pick Up Camper - Main toy stamped Logo 1 (very small), Reg.No.1018900, Made in Macau and motor has as empty oval stamp area
Train - Main toy stamped Logo 2, Macau and motor has a 'Made In' above an empty, oval stamp area
Truck - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Reg.No.1018899, Made in Macau and motor has as empty oval stamp area
** differs from the non-alt mode Macau version that has the more standard, larger logo
Macau Alt Mode Cards - (larger bottom of card text version)
Dump Truck (orange) - Main toy stamped Logo 2, Reg.No.1018899 with both toy and motor stamped Made in Macau***
All other figures released this way - Unsighted
*** country of origin and logo stamps differ from the smaller text Macau Alt Mode Card figure version
Macau Cards
ATV Trike - Main toy stamped Logo 1 (very small), Macau and motor has empty oval stamp area
Dump Truck (orange) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Reg.No.1018899, Made in Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Jeep (green) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Jet - Unsighted
Pick Up (yellow) - Main toy stamped Logo 2, Reg.No.1018900, Made in Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Pick Up Camper - Main toy stamped Logo 1 (very small), Reg.No.1018900, Made in Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Train - Main toy stamped Logo 2, Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Rainbow Toys Cards
Jeep (red) - Unstamped with motor stamped Made in Macau
Truck - Main toy stamped Logo 2, Reg.No.1018899, Made in Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
All other figures released this way - Unsighted
China Alt Mode Cards
Dump Truck (blue & yellow) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Reg.No.1018899, Made in China gold sticker and motor has an empty oval stamp area
China Cards
ATV Trike - Unsighted
Dump Truck (orange and blue & orange) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Reg.No.1018899, Made in China gold sticker and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Jeep (green) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Made in China gold sticker and both figure and motor have an empty oval stamp area
Jeep (red & white) - Main toy stamped Logo 1, Made in China gold sticker and both figure and motor have an empty oval stamp area
Jet - Unsighted
Pick Up (red & yellow) - Main toy stamped Logo 1 (very small), Reg.No.1018900, Made in China gold sticker and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Pick Up Camper - Main toy stamped Logo 1 (very small), Reg.No.1018900, Made in China gold sticker and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Train (original and blue arms) - Logo 1, Made in China gold sticker and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Truck - Unsighted
Hong Kong Cards
ATV Trike - Main toy stamped Logo 3, the area that would have read 'Macau' now has a melted mark and the motor has empty oval stamp area
All other figures released this way - Unsighted
Gift Sets
Set A
Jeep (red) - Main toy stamped with Logo 2 and Macau, motor has an empty oval stamp area
Jet - Main toy only stamped Macau, motor has an empty oval stamp area
Train - Main- toy stamped MC Toy logo and text, Macau, motor has an empty oval stamp area
Set B
ATV Trike - Main toy stamped Logo 3, Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Dump Truck (blue or orange)- Main toy stamped Logo 2, Reg.No.1018899, Made in Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Pick Up (yellow) - Main toy stamped Logo 2, Reg.No.1018900, Made in Macau and motor has an empty oval stamp area
Below example shows larger, bold text in white at the card's lower edge with yellow and orange rims vs. red.
It's unclear why these changes were made, however presumed to be a later release than those above.
Below example shows details for East West Distributing on the card's back, lower edge.
At time of writing (2025), East West appear to still be in operation.
Below are examples of MC Toy manufacturing stamps reference above
(this will likely be removed once individual figure images are included)
