Classic Robo MR-44
This model was originally designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line as Classic Robo. By this time Tonka's successful rebranding to 'Gobots' and US distribution saw the now more established name 'Good Knight' applied and adopted for Robo Machine in Europe and the Australian Machine Men release; predominantly to benefit from the Challenge of the Gobots cartoon. Multilingual Robo Machine cardbacks display both Excalibur* and Good Knight in the name section.
* Excalibur refers to the iconic real world vehicle the toy's design is 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: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe / TWN Taiwan
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely incomplete.
Gobots 34 Series 2 US Tonka 1984
Machine Men AU Bandai 1984*
Robo Machine RM-44 EU Bandai 1985*
Robo Machines Series 3 EU Bandai 1993 ('RM' door and 'Classic Car' side stickers) (MR-44 Stamping)*
Machine Robo Series MR-44 JP Bandai 1984 ('USA' door and 'Excalibur' side stickers)*
No line shown on box TWN Manufacturer unknown [Solid black plastic wheels, unpainted eye] ('USA' door and 'Excalibur' side stickers)*
* Machine Robo Series (or variant of) extra sticker sheet issued with this release.
CREDIT Carded Machine Men example image kindly provided by Chris Janda Ralph.
Prototype showing variant model, conversion and colours
