B1 Bomber RM-56
This model was originally designed in Japan by Bandai for inclusion in their Machine Robo Series toy line but it did not see distribution in that country. Many of the Series 3 Gobots were unused Machine Robo Series prototypes never intended for production and released purely to keep up with demand from the West for more Gobots, Robo Machine and Machine Men figures. As this model did not have an original Machine Robo Series name the Tonka Gobots character name Bullseye was adopted for all Western releases. Multilingual Robo Machine blister cards show both B1 Bomber* and Bullseye in the name section.
* Rockwell B1 Lancer Bomber is the real world aircraft the Bullseye model was based on.
Further details are below, on the Series 1 Index and for more in-depth reading see the Toy Line History page.
Region Codes Used: US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely incomplete.
Gobots 63 Series 3 US/CA Tonka with 3-D Sticker [Black Windscreen] 1986*
Robo Machine RM-56 EU Bandai [Blue Windscreen, Inverted Wing Stickers] 1986
Machine Men AU Bandai [Blue Windscreen, Inverted Wing Stickers] 1986
* unconfirmed whether distributed without 3-D Sticker offer.
Arm Orientation Arm locator lugs up or down? Figures in Robo Machine, Gobots and Machine Men blisters all varied in how the arms were presented. With lugs up Bullseye's hand detail is visible and makes orientation sense and so is presented here this way.
Unorthodox Stamping Bullseye breaks the traditional Gobots stamping pattern by having the character name printed 'Bulleye' (missing the 's') under the right wing in place of a MR- model designation.
