Cessna Robo MR-31 / MRJ-8
This model was originally designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line Cessna Robo. By this time Tonka's successful rebranding to 'Gobots' and US distribution saw the now more established name 'Water Walk' 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 Cessna and Water-Walk (with a hyphen) in the name section. Machine Men originally released as Cessna Man were reissued as Water Walk.
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 / BRA Brazil / CH China / TWN Taiwan
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely incomplete.
Gobots 32 Series 2 US/CA Tonka [Orange & Dark Tan] 1984
Gobots 32 Series 2 US/CA Tonka [Orange & Dark Tan] with 3-D Sticker 1985
Robo Machine RM-31 EU Bandai [Blue Legs & Chest] 1984*
Robo Machine RM-31 EU Bandai [Orange & Dark Tan] 1984]* (limited release)
Robo Machines Series 1 EU Bandai [Lighter Blue Legs & Chest] (legs lighter than chest) 1992*
Machine Men [Cessna Man] 19 AU Bandai [Blue Legs & Chest] 1983*
Machine Men [Water Walk] AU Bandai [Orange &Dark Tan] 1984*
Machine Robo Series MR-31 JP Bandai [Blue Legs with White Chest] 1984*
Machine Robo Series MR-31 JP Bandai [Blue Legs & Chest] 1984*
Machine Robo Revenge of Cronos MRJ-8 JP Bandai [Blue Legs & Chest] 1986*
Convert BRA MIMO [White Legs & Face, all other parts Blue] 1986
Convert BRA MIMO [Blue Legs, Face & Body, all other parts White] 1986
Convert BRA MIMO [White Face, Tail and Upper Legs, all other parts Blue] 1986
Convert BRA MIMO [Blue Chest, all other parts White] 1986
NOTE: model was issued in many combinations of white and blue parts and there are likely to be more than those listed above.
NOTE: cardback showed Bandai MR-31 blue legs and blue chest version.
Convertables TWN Imperial Toy Corp [Red Chest/Blue Legs] 1985 (PEPSI sticker)**
Trans Mobots - Robot Strike Force [Red Chest/Blue Legs]**
Convertible Robots [Red Chest/Blue Legs]**
Onfall
Mobile CH Polyfect Toys [Yellow Chest and Legs/White Wings, Tail and Arms] 2010+***
* Machine Robo Series or modified for Robo Machines extra sticker sheet issued with this release.
** These have a very poor build quality, even for bootlegs. The examples shown were taken new out of the blister just before photographing and had missing paint on the metal parts, poor paint application, damaged stickers, bent legs and are extremely fragile in the hips. It's unconfirmed whether all like releases in this style are as poorly made. The other PEPSI promotion figures (Converta-a-Jeep/Convert-a-Racer) shown above (Geeper Creeper / Slicks) had a much greater build quality.
*** This Polyfect Toys bootleg does change modes but the feet do not rotate and the tail cannot be raised to the same position as the original mould. This release will not stand unassisted; regardless of how the photos appear. There is another Polyfect release with the same colour scheme and different cardback that was cast in plane mode and cannot be changed into robot form.
