This Takara Microman set is composed of three smaller units that combines into a larger unit. After some research, I think it's called the Magnemo Acroyear. The whole Magnemo line can supposedly gattai with each other.
EDIT:
The kind folks over at the Micronauts/Microman FB page have been kind enough to point me to a source for more information about this toy - apparently known as the 055 Giant Acroyear from the Magne Power Series.
Acro-Alpha
This seems to be the "main robot," and closely resembles the classic Acroyears. The arrow-like missile on the right hand is a pressure click system. When the toy was new, this was definitely an eye hazard.
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| Acro-Alpha |
Acro-Beta
This one resembles the unit that is named "Microtron" in the Marvel Comics version. It has a wrecking ball and a claw arm. And a strangely-placed drill.
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| Acro-Beta |
Acro-Gamma
This one seems to be the weirdest of the lot, like a cross between a tank, a construction vehicle, and an insect.
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| Acro-Gamma - Apologies, legs are apparently backwards. |
The bodies for the second and third robot are apparently tops, with the wind-up plastic strips being the swords of the larger combined mecha. The four studs in the metal plate, I'm told, is for the action figures to stick to it.
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| Toy tops are integrated into the toy design |
Gattai!
This is the final form, and I'll be honest, in the original artwork, you could see all the arms attached to the arm-wheels. It looks to bulky for me, so I just use the basic arms. The head of the Third Robot turns into a control seat for the Acroyear soldiers.
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| Gattai/Combiner form for the Acroyear Magnemo |
In all, I love this set, but I wish I'd been able to take care of them a little more. Also, magnetic ball joints are great.... until the magnets start deteriorating with age.
And yes, this is the same line that spawned Jeeg, Balatak, and a few other magnetic ball joint action figure characters/mecha.
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