Raideen...or the Diaclone Trainrobo, if you prefer. Like Browning, this unit did not see a release in the USA (however, it saw both Pre-TFf and TF release in Japan).
As it happens, there are two versions of the Train-Robo. The initial one (pictured above), and these nifty recolor versions (pictured below). What I like is the fact that every one of them has a different theme. :-) One is mekki (chromed), another is clear plastic, and so on. Thanks to Curt and diaclone.net for these images.
![]() And then, of course, there is the Japanese Transformer version (coloring the same as the dia Trainrobo (V1) for the most part):
![]() It is interesting to note that both the version one of the Pre-TF (and the regular Japanese TF version) came boxed seperately, and as giftsets. :-) The recolor (V2) pre-trains were only available seperately. Don't even get me started on the pack-variant below:
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