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This is not a final page. Due to the quantity of work required, this is a placeholder to at least provide some reference.
Transfo-Robot released in France was one of many distributions of MC Toy's prolific, mode changing robot toy line.
This is largely a parallel release of the United States Moto-Bot / Dynabot distributions with a few exceptions.
Wave 1 Cards appear to have the model type included as part of the toy title. The example below is the only example so far sighted and it shows, 'Transfo-Robot Jeep'. Presumably there are cards displaying Transfo-Robot Loco, Transfo-Robot Jeep Militaire, etc.
Smarties Sticker shown below is an example that includes a sticker with the regional and of that year Smarties chocolates logo. So far (2025) its origin is unclear. There were a number of Smarties related competitions run in France around that time and it's likely a version modified for promotion or prize. It's also not currently know if there were other figures from the same line that also included this sticker.
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 - 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.
Wave 1
Dump Truck MC Toy FR (colour unconfirmed) 1985
Jeep MC Toy FR (red) 1985
Jeep MC Toy FR (army green) 1985
Pick Up MC Toy FR (colour unconfirmed) 1985
Train MC Toy FR 1985
Wave 2
ATV Trike MC Toy FR 1985
Camper Pick Up MC Toy FR 1985
Dump Truck MC Toy FR 1985
Jeep MC Toy FR (army green) 1985
Jet MC Toy FR 1985
Pick Up MC Toy FR 1985
Pick Up MC Toy FR (Smarties sticker) 1985
Train MC Toy FR 1985
Note the selection above is likely incomplete. There is very probably a red Jeep for Wave 2 and possibly a red Pick Up in both Waves 1 and 2; to be confirmed.
Motors -See Motor Guide page for details vs. codes below
Wave 1 Jeep (red) DD26 / others in Wave 1 unsighted
Wave 2 ATV Trike DD27 / Camper Pick Up DD28 / Dump Truck DD29 / Jeep (green) DD30 / Jet DD31 / Jeep (yellow) DD32 / Pick Up DD33 / Pick Up "Smarties" DD34 / Train (unsighted)
Stamping
Wave 1 Jeep (red) - main toy stamped MC Toy logo (no text) and Macau in a rounded rectangle, motor Made in China gold sticker
Wave 2 ATV Trike main toy stamped MC Toy logo and text, motor Made in Macau
Wave 2 Camper Pick Up main toy stamped MC Toy logo and text, Made in Macau, Reg.No.1018900, motor Made in Macau gold sticker
Wave 2 Dump Truck main toy stamped MC Toy logo and text, Made in Macau, Reg.No.1018899, motor Made in Macau gold sticker
Wave 2 Jeep (green) main toy stamped Macau, motor Made in Macau gold sticker
Wave 2 Jet main toy stamped Macau, motor Made in Macau gold sticker
Wave 2 Pick Up main toy stamped MC Toy logo and text, Made in Macau, Reg.No.1018900, motor Made in Macau gold sticker
Wave 2 Train - unconfirmed
