create new, more easily available mecha toys for older shows such as Dancouga - Super Beast Machine God and Leopardon from Spider-Man. Debuting in 2000, the Souchaku Henshin series (also known as Armor Trans) is another contemporary Bandai line under the Chogokin banner. These action figures are made to a 5-inch scale, and feature tokusatsu characters from Kamen Rider, Metal Heroes, and GARO. Souchaku Henshin figures feature multiple points of articulation, removable armor, and contain die-cast parts. Much like Soul of Chogokin, Souchaku Henshin features both recent characters as well as updates to classics. In 2010, Bandai introduced Super Robot Chogokin (SRC), which was an affordable alternative to Soul of Chogokin. The figures measure at approximately 140mm (14 cm) in height and have less die-cast parts, but boast more articulation and have a wider range of accessory options. The toy line not only featured traditional robots such as Mazinger Z and Brave Reideen, but also robots from The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation and the Super Sentai franchise. As of 2016 the line has been retired. Pseudo-gokins Due to success and notoriety in the toy collecting hobby, the term "chogokin" has become somewhat of a representative format for Japanese die cast robot toys. However, as ”超合金”(Chogokin) is a registered trademark of Bandai, other companies have used the "-gokin" suffix, such as Takatoku Toys' Z-Gokin or Max Factory's Max Gokin line. See also Bullmark Ark Diecast External links The ToyboxDX guide to Chogokin and Popinica Zinc Panic, a popular website with a Japanese toy database, with pictures of many Chogokin. Super #1 Robot, a book covering Chogokin and other Japanese diecast toys. CollectionDX, a Japanese toy web site with many Chogokin Reviews Super7 Magazine, a print publication dedicated to Japanese Toy culture, including die-cast, vinyl, vintage and new Japanese toys. Chogokin.net, a listing of Chogokin toys from 1974 to 2006 Robot-Japan, a robot picture encyclopedia for Japanese toys. 1970s toys 1980s toys 1990s toys 2000s toys 2010s toys Fictional elements introduced in 1972 Action figures Transforming toy robots Japanese die-cast toys Toy companies established in 1972 Japanese companies established in 1972