Double Decker Bus Robo

Machine Robo Series MR-27

Designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line as Double Decker Bus Robo (based on the locally run HATO Bus) the model was not picked up by Tonka when they took over distribution in the US under the rebranded title Gobots.

Additionally Bandai did not include Double Decker Bus Robo in either their European Robo Machine or Australian Machine Men lines. The figure was figure however re-used by MIMO in Brazil as a bootleg offering under the line Convert and named 'Onibus'.

Further details are below, on the Series 1 Index and for more in-depth reading see the Toy Line History page.

 

Region Codes Used: JP Japan / BRA Brazil
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet possibly incomplete.

 

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DOUBLE DECKER BUS ROBO - 8.5 cm

Machine Robo Series MR-27 JP Bandai ('Hato Bus' side sticker) 1983

ONIBUS - Bootleg

Convert BRA MIMO ('mimo bus' side sticker paper) 1986
Convert BRA MIMO ('mimo bus' side sticker plastic) 1986

 

DOUBLE DECKER BUS ROBO
Machine Robo Series

Machine Robo Series Double Decker Bus Robo in Robot Mode Double Decker Bus Robo in Yellow Bus Mode
Double Decker Bus Robo in Box
Box for for Double Decker Bus Robo Sticker Sheet for Double Decker Bus Robo Instructions Sheet for Double Decker Bus Robo

 

ONIBUS
Convert

MIMO Convert Onibus Double Decker Bus Robo Bootleg in Robot Mode MIMO Convert Onibus Double Decker Bus Robo Bootleg in Yellow Bus Mode

 


Machine Robo Series prototype showing variant colour scheme and stickers.

 

 

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