The lack of cast lines on the tyres suggest they may be rubber vs. The prototype has blue paint on the forks, black paint around the light and different tyres and rims. Presumably the marketing department didn't have a photograph of the robot mode yet so an illustrated version was used. Prototype (see below) a prototype was shown in the catalogue section of the third Australian Machine Men comic, "The Combat". As the art is heavily linked to the non-US release and likely created before the US version was finalised it could be speculated that the white rims of those versions were originally planned to be coated in gold but it didn't make it to production. It's possible this could indicate there was at one point a gold rimmed version an artist copied or copied a photo of as a reference.
The box art for the Power Gobots Secret Riders release shows a version of Tri-Trak still with most of the Japanese, EU and AU markings with unproduced gold wheel rims. It was also shown as planned to have yellow wheel rims. The alt mode looked more true to one of the larger 200ATC models (possibly the S) resulting in a more ambitious and buff robot form.
Prototypes: The 1985 Bandai 'Robo Machine Series' catalogue included only an illustrated version of Honda ATC. Mudguard flame stickers were added and the toe foil stickers removed. * The Machine Robo Landfighter version is essentially identical to the Gobots release with, 'LANDFIGHTER' stickers placed over the Tri-Trak ones.įor the Power Gobots Secret Riders release the Honda ATC and 200X stickers were replaced with 'Tri-Trak' or trim detail with some omitted entirely. Tri-Trak's alt mode is based on the 1985 Honda ATC200X and the real life photo example below shows how successful this transfornation is considering the shape limitations set by the real ATC. Machine Men Winchers AU Bandai 1985 LAND FIGHTERĭASH Machine Robo Revenge of Cronos JP Bandai 1986 Power Gobots Secret Riders US / CA Tonka 1986 HONDA ATC Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / EU Europe / AU Australia (region list is correct however likely incomplete) robust play in the dirt action toys as desired by the West speaks volumes of their Japanese origins. The inclusion of the ride-on sled feature and that they cross over into self justifying as being interesting transforming puzzle models vs. Secret Riders and their global counterparts are a lot of fun, however on closer inspection do feel a little out of place in the Gobots line and are clearly sourced from a previous offering. Prior to that all three had been sold in Europe for Robo Machine and Australia as Machine Men under the sub-line 'Winchers' even though one doesn't have a winch function. It was only after the Machine Robo Revenge of Cronos anime was underway that they were offered as part of 'DASH Machine Robo' in Japan and Power Gobots in the United States and Canada.
They began life in the Bandai side line Zenmai Kahen (Spring-powered Variable) Winch Robo. Unlike the bulk of Gobots figures the Power Gobots Secret Riders were not originally part of Bandai's Machine Robo toy line. 'Powered Guardian Robot ATC (All Terrain Cycle)' - Land Fighter and Honda ATC Power Gobots Tri-Trak, DASH Machine Robo Land Fighter and Winchers Honda ATC
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