SWEET photo. I have had a Tomy Tribot since I was a kid and for YEARS I had no clue what it was until like 6 years ago. From my understanding, the Tomy Tri-bots toys was supposed to be the direction the Starriors line was going in before it got ended. This is why they have a very similiar resemblance to Starriors. Thanks to this other site I found, the names of my Tri-bot was finally revealed as "Shut-L". Here's the link for any who wants to see pictures of the other robots in this line: http://thecomixverse.com/?p=15520
Yeah, I grew up in the early 90s with a Transformers obsession and had to sate it by scouring yard sales. Anything that resembled a Transformer was fair game for me, and a Tribot ended up being the spoil of one of those yard sale hunts. The one I had was C-Bees, but we always called him "Red Rider." He didn't have the little chrome gun attachments.
Kevin
Any relation to Starriors?
Poe Ghostal
Well, both lines were made by Tomy in the early 1980s.
Mecha-Shiva
Epic!Love the 80's vibe on the design,does it have a pilot figure?
Poe Ghostal
I don't think Tribots came with pilots, and the head doesn't open. But it does look like one should be there.
Chris Bah'glenn Negri
SWEET photo. I have had a Tomy Tribot since I was a kid and for YEARS I had no clue what it was until like 6 years ago. From my understanding, the Tomy Tri-bots toys was supposed to be the direction the Starriors line was going in before it got ended. This is why they have a very similiar resemblance to Starriors. Thanks to this other site I found, the names of my Tri-bot was finally revealed as "Shut-L". Here's the link for any who wants to see pictures of the other robots in this line: http://thecomixverse.com/?p=15520
Jonesy
Yeah, I grew up in the early 90s with a Transformers obsession and had to sate it by scouring yard sales. Anything that resembled a Transformer was fair game for me, and a Tribot ended up being the spoil of one of those yard sale hunts. The one I had was C-Bees, but we always called him "Red Rider." He didn't have the little chrome gun attachments.