Tank Transer
Tank Transer (タンクトランサー) is a Machine Robo from Romulos and later Cronos.
His tank module is 7.79m long, weighs 263 tons and can reach 92kmph; his truck module is 12.28m long, weights 218 tons and has a top speed of 186kmph.
Fiction[edit | edit source]
Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos cartoon[edit | edit source]
- Voice actor: Kaneto Shiozawa
The Tank Transer called Trim Spanser was a childhood friend of Rod Drill and known to Blue Jet. However, his girlfriend Rudi was killed by a bantonium bomb manufactured from the Hyribead by Girandor, king of Arambia. In response he stole the rest of the Hyribead and hid out in the Rainbow Sands desert. There he was attacked by the Gyandlar and saved by Rom Stol as his band crossed the desert. Rom and his friends were then tricked into tackling Trim by the king. During the battle Trim died as a belated result of his poisoning from the bomb, but the travellers found the truth from a duplicate of Rudi he had made and defeated Girandor. Dash Out, Tank Trancer!
Machine Robo: Battle Hackers cartoon[edit | edit source]
After the Machine Robo left Cronos and passed a dimensional gateway they re-emerged as the citizens of the Algo Republic on Electronic Planet B-1 with no memory of their previous adventures; Tank Transer became a member of the Silver Wolves team in the Algo Army. Burning Electronic Planet
Toys[edit | edit source]
Machine Robo[edit | edit source]
Double Machine Robo[edit | edit source]
- Tank Transer (1986)
- ID number: WMR-03
- Accessories: none
- Tank Transer was the 3rd figure in Bandai's Double Machine Robo series and transforms from robot to self-propelled gun tank and articulated trailer truck modules. The tank can clip onto the trailer. The figure has good arm articulation, though due to the combining mechanism the bottom half is a brick.
- The figure was later recoloured as the Robo Machine Combinator figure Tank and Transporter, with the trailer module recoloured in beige with a revised sticker sheet. The toy was never released in North America.
Box
Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos[edit | edit source]
Double Machine Robo[edit | edit source]
- Tank Transer (1986)
- ID number: MRBW-1
- Accessories: none
- Tank Transer was reissued for the Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos toyline in updated packaging. The figure was assigned to the Battle Tribe, and featured no changes from the original Japanese release.
Box
Notes[edit | edit source]
- An early prototype for Tank Transer seen in catalogues featured the truck module in green.
