They appeared totally inconsistent with the other GoBots entries, but sported large GoBots logos to associate them with the main toyline.īy 1987, the sales peak of Transformers culminating in their animated movie hammered the last nail in GoBots' coffin. The Arco toys were mostly redecoed from their own series, Ro-Gun. To meet the growing demands for more transforming robots, spurred on by rival Transformers' success, Tonka licensed Arco toys under the GoBots brand. The Tonka designs are notably less intricate, all-plastic, and often electronic. Most of these were vehicles or playsets for the regular figures to interact with. Tonka included several of their own offerings. The line eventually expanded to include two combiner teams (sold individually or as sets), combining battle armor for Regular figures, and larger motorized figures sourced from other Bandai toylines. Most figures did not include any accessories, but some had detachable weapons, most often seen with the larger Supers. Some of Tonka's later exclusive offerings were based on World War II fighter planes. Many of the designs were closely based on real-life vehicles, while others were futuristic. All of the designs in these classes used die-cast metal in varying degrees, and often featured chrome parts and rubber tires. Super GoBots were sourced from MR's Machine Robo DX / Scale Robo and Big Machine Robo sublines.
Forming the bulk of the line, Regulars retailed around $3.49 and came on flashy blister cards using the iconic sunrise (for Guardians) and lighning (for Renegades) backgrounds. The " Regular" GoBots were based on MR's " 600 series", so named for the 600 Japanese Yen price point (about $2.50 at the time). The earliest GoBots were sorted into two categories: either "regular" carded figures, or Super GoBots. Each figure sported an often pun-filled name (as opposed to Bandai simply designating figures by the alternate mode), an allegiance to either the Friendly Robot Guardians or Enemy Robot Renegades, and all-new package art. After a relatively failed attempt at marketing the first several figures in the US as "Machine Men" in 1983, Badnai partnered with US toymaker Tonka to market the toys as GoBots: Mighty Robots / Mighty Vehicles. After achieving success in the Japanese market on a rising tide of transforming robot toys, Bandai decided to export the Machine Robo toys to the West. Tonka's GoBots began life in Japan as Bandai's Machine Robo toyline. Movie - Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) (191).Have a question for the Ultimate Answer? E-mail us at. Like what you heard? Follow us on Facebook at You can also find us on Twitter as We can also be found on Stitcher Radio and iTunes. Lazer Tag Acadmey (80’s animated series.) This week Jennifer, Ryan, Sam, and newcomer Michael join the cast.
We define a “broken fandom” and we each give our own opinions on whether or not it’s broken.
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We talk about how things can go South, how to know if you’re the problem, and give some tips on how to avoid things escalating. It’s a complicated issue as we examine the interaction between fans and creators and how fans relate to other fans. We all know of examples of fandom behaving badly, and in this episode we delve into the question of whether or not fandom is “broken”.