Action Toys has jumped into the game pretty quick with their take on the classic Machine Robo series. Machine Robo for those that may not know, is the toyline that spawned the Go-Bots here in America. Leader-1, Cy-Kill and the rest all came from Machine Robo, remixed into the Go-Bots toyline with a new cartoon for the US. The original cartoon in Japan was very different, and it’s later series Revenge of Chronos was as well.
The Action Toys figures come from the anime Revenge of Chronos only, but luckily many of our favorites are in there too. To start, they have released 4 bots – Eagle Robo (Leader 1), Bike Robo (Cy-Kill), Battle Robo (Tank), and Rod Drill (Screw Head). Today we begin taking a closer look with #03 Eagle Robo (Leader-1). Head on in after the break to check over 50 in-hand images courtesy of Big Bad Toy Store!
Related Big Bad Toy Store Links: Eagle Robo (Leader 1), Bike Robo (Cy-Kill), Battle Robo (Tank), Rod Drill (Screw Head), All Machine Robo.
Action Toys Machine Robo Revenge of Chronos Eagle Robo (Leader-1)
Pros
Great sculpt
Awesome articulation
Base/stand is crazy good
Die Cast
Paint well applied
Complex upgraded transformation, not too crazy though
Cons
Gun tends to fall apart easy (minor)
Overall
They nailed it. The modern era “Go-Bots” line was done, and done well. Technically it’s Machine Robo, and specifically the Revenge of Chronos series, but I now have a modern era Leader-1 in my line up so I’m good. These are not Masterpiece scale, they are more like a deluxe class toy before Hasbro shrunk them in recent years. 5 inches tall or so. However; it has full articulation with ball joints and more, dense quality plastic, die-cast, no hollow-forming, paint applied in mass and well, a transforming base that can combine with additional bases, weapons made of vehicle mode add-ons, and looks like it’s screen counterpart. Pretty much all you could ask for in my opinion. This is really where I had envisioned TF deluxe scale figures going as it matured, but it went the other way – shrinking, lessening paint, using hollow forming and cheaper plastics. Those are 15-20, these are 45 with all those points above, at a much smaller scale of production. I don’t know all the ins and outs of making toys, but I know I dig this, in theme and execution. Well worth the coin in my opinion. We’ll have the rest of the released figures tomorrow and Thursday, including size comparisons with other figs and each other. Until then, check Leader-1 below and grab yours now!
Key shots here, full set below!
Machine Robo Eagle Robo (Leader-1) In-Hand Gallery - The Toyark - News
First Up - Leader-1
Figure looks excellent. Fantastic shoot as always.
Are the splits in the shoulder panels just for show? Can they be closed? Those bother me a little for some reason.
I need to see how these guys look standing next to 2007 Walmart-exclusive Fracture/Crasher.
The need is already mighty, but that might push me over the edge.
Tank and Screwhead are up:
Machine Robo Battle Robo (Go-Bots Tank) In-Hand Gallery - The Toyark - News
Machine Robo Rod Drill (Screwhead) In-Hand Gallery - The Toyark - News
All three look good together. They're really fantastic updates. The modular base looks insane.
It was always comical to me how central Screwhead apparently was in MR while basically insignificant in Gobots. As far as I remember anyway.
Oh wow, all this time I thought these toys were going to be in the Masterpiece Scale and I figured Leader-1 would be about the same height as the MP Seekers and that was keeping me away from wanting to collect this line. Now that I know that they are more in scale with the other non-MP scales I think I will pick some of them up.
I had a soft spot for the Go-Bots cartoon because I remember their transformations and designs were pretty close to the toys I had, unlike the Transformers.
I'm probably the only person who wishes Leader-1 had that grinning cartoon head though
Also, this article lead me to research Go-Bots and Machine Robo, which lead me to rediscover a toy called Battle Armor 5 that my Mom got for me off Home Shopping Channel years ago. I seriously never thought I would find out what this toy was or where it came from and I am so glad to finally know what it was.
I was going to pass on these, but seeing how well these figures scale with Deluxe Transformers definitely sold me. I'm also really jazzed about those bases. Hopefully Hasbro (or at least Takara) releases the long-rumored display stands sometime soon. I mean, they've been putting the associated holes in figures for a while now...
And, Bike Robo (Cy-Kill) finally out and up:
Machine Robo Bike Robo (Cy-Kill) Photo Shoot - The Toyark - News
Something about Bike Robo's design being accurate to, well, Bike Robo (instead of the more menacing Cy-Kill touches) actually makes him seem like a more evil character, when factoring in Cy-Kill's role in GoBots. Like, the rounded look, the smaller stature, the impassive face... it really reminds me of how evil Frieza was when I first watched Dragonball Z back in the late 90s/early 2000s.
I can dig it.
So want GoBots to make a come back.
Awesome photos and gallery! I am loving this MR line. Hopefully, the line will keep on going! I am looking forward to wave 2.
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