Good Knight
Review by quinncat
Machine Robo will always be fondly remembered by me for their interesting alt modes and simplistic design; a perfect example of this is MR.44, better known in the states as the hilariously named Good Knight!
Good knight's alt mode is a red car possibly from the 20's. It hides the fact that it can transform at all very well, and despite it's small size, this cute little classic car looks stunning!
Transformation is just perfection. The legs pull out from the front, arms from the back. The body and head are then formed by rotating the middle around. It's short but definitely sweet.
In robot mode good knight manages to hide about 1/3rd of the alt mode, making for a solid, focused design. The blue is also a nice touch, as it breaks up the monotonous red.
Poseability is obviously, just in the arms, revealing a brand on his hand much like tote from raiders of the lost ark!
Size is also typical, standing in line with other gobots.
In conclusion, Good Knight is a solid machine robo, with an interesting alt mode and great transformation that has quickly became one of my favorite gobots!
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4 comments postedThis reminds me, anyone have a machine robo figure they wish action toys would make a modern version of? Mine was spay c but that is getting made, so now it's probably crasher
Good Knight's car mode is actually based on the Excalibur Roadster (which was, in turn, designed to evoke a 1920s-era Mercedes roadster) that was built between 1965 and 1995.
A lot of online sources I see say that it is based on the Series III model which was built between 1975-79, but that version has three exhaust pipes behind the spare tire holder. The Series IV was built between 1980-84 and has two exhaust pipes just like Good Knight and it was a 1985 Gobot. (But the Machine Robo may have been designed before then, I don't know.)
Excalibur. Good KNIGHT. Get it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur_(automobile)
Oh ok! I assumed that considering zero, tux, loco, bolt and others were actually older vehicles, that this guy would be too! Thank you
No problem at all. I always thought it was based on the Mercedes 540k from the 1940s (which is one of the cars that inspired Red Skull's cars in the Capt. America movie.)