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Power Robot

Power Robot Logo
Ultra Chrome

The Power Robot line was distributed by ToyCenter and, although there is no mention of Trendmasters on the packaging, at least some of the figures bear the same copyright sticker as the Power Bots line. I have two loose copies of the Pink figure, one both the Trendmasters copyrignt and a "Made in Taiwan" sticker, while the other has just the second.

Made in Taiwan stickers
My original purple figure on the left and more-recently acquired pink figre on the right.

These figures have the same basic color schemes found in the Power Bots line, but with much less chrome. Not only did they come with the 3-piece chest armor, but also all of the additional armor pieces not found in the Bots. Also included along with the weapon was a pair of the Linear Speeder skates cast in the same color as the main figure. Chrome was limited to the head, armor and boots. Although the side armor was included, these figures still just have a peg hole instead of the original articulated connector.

Figures as shown on the back of the card

While a visual improvement, this line suffered from poor quality control. I purchased a Purple figure from Walgreens that included only a left wing, and a misassembled one at that, with the bottom wing-tip for the right wing. The Thunder Arm was undersized so that it doesn't fit into the forearm clip properly. The third armor piece doesn't lock into place as well as it did in the other releases.

This line appears to be the rarer of the Trendmasters lines as I have only seen them appear on eBay once. Those four are now in my collection and, along with the one I acquired when they were originally released, account for half of the examples I've come across to date. I hope to get photos of them up soon. With the new packaged examples I was able to confirm that at least some figures came with both wings!

A complete set of four were pictured together in an Action Figure Archive post (the only place where I've seen the green version). The photo disapeared so I mirrored it below but it appears to be available again. I'm keeping this copy here in case it disapears again:

Power Robot full set on card - by matt
Photo by "matt" posted to Action Figure Archive on Aug 9, 2006 at 9:14 PM

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