Machine Robo Book
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| Machine Robo Book | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Tokuma Shoten | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Japan | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Printed in | TV Land | ||||||||||||
The Machine Robo Book was a booklet giving information about the Machine Robo toyline. It was included as a free insert with the June 1983 edition of TV Land.
Content[edit | edit source]
- "Diorama"
- Pictures of the first 17 toys in the Machine Robo Series and the then-upcoming New Shinkansen Robo against diorama backgrounds; like many pictures of the sort in magazines of the time the images cheat like mad, cutting up the figures and reassembling them to produce a series of poses well beyond the action figures without heavy modification. The section includes concept art of the then-upcoming Porsche Robo and Harrier Robo (with a blue/grey scheme similar to that later used for the Machine Robo Best 5 Sky Machines set), and the ScaleRobo DX figures.
- "Schematics"
- 'Teaser' black-and-white plans for the then-upcoming Countach Robo, Double-decker Bus Robo, Missile Tank Robo, UFO Robo and the ultimately cancelled TGV Robo, plus artwork of Saladin Mk. II.
- "Play Guide"
- A craft-style section full of tips for making dioramas, backgrounds and dramatic photographs of your Machine Robo figures at home.
- "Ideas"
- Sketches of Machine Robo ideas submitted by kids - submissions include the Mitsubishi Zero.
