While still designed by Bandai, as with all Series 3 models Clutch was not released in Japan for Machine Robo.
For no obvious reason (choking hazard, etc.) Clutch has a significant number of variations between the American / Canadian offered figure an the toy released in other parts of the world; see comparison photo.
Clutch is also one of the few super scale figures to be released without an extra sticker sheet.
Additional Details on the Super Gobots Index Page
Region Codes Used: US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe
NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete.
Super Gobots Series 3 037 US/CA Tonka (grey windows) 1986
Robo Machine Super Gobots EU Bandai (black windows) 1986
Super Machine Men AU Bandai (black windows) 1986
Variations and Stamping:
Super Gobots Grey windows, rubber wheels, deeper rim sculpt, blue head, light red plastic, darker stickers and stamped Made in Japan.
Robo Machine (Super Gobots) and Super Machine Men Black windows, plastic wheels, shallower rim details silver chromed face, darker red, metallic finish, lighter stickers and stamped Made in S.Pore 1985.
Prototype An almost all red prototype appeared in a Tonka product trade catalogue with grey rims, less treaded tyres and blue feet, hands and head. There were no window stickers, the 4X4 stickers were blue on red and the main body stickers dark blue and blue seemingly cut from paper. The same prototype model appeared as part of an assortment photograph on the rear of some figure packaging boxes.
CREDIT Prototype image kindly supplied by Jörg Zimmermann.
