The Daltons, Quick Hamburger Restaurants, China, 1996 |
Lucky Luke, Jolly Jumper and Rantanplan, Quick, China, 1996 |
This blog is an ongoing listing of space toys, superheroes and just about anything I find worthwhile saving as a collector. Please enjoy !
The Daltons, Quick Hamburger Restaurants, China, 1996 |
Lucky Luke, Jolly Jumper and Rantanplan, Quick, China, 1996 |
Yamato, 1/850, Nomura, Japan, 1970's |
Boy this thing is heavy ! Pure diecast |
for navigating the sea of stars... |
Robot, Ferrero ? Italy ?, 1980's ? |
Motor bicycle, maker ?, 1970's |
... is this green thing where you put gasoline ? |
At least he wears a helmet ! |
The real thing was quite popular in France ...
In the USA you had GI JOE, here in Europe he was redubbed ACTION MAN. Not a doll... an action figurine ! Most of the early ones wore military outfits, but this astronaut is pretty much up to specs with the first spacesuits of the Gemini and Mercury missions at NASA. (see more about Action Man here).
The original suits were made by the (now defunct) tire company B.F. GOODRICH and were at the time as critical as any of the other equipment developped for NASA to get people in space. See more about this here.
Action Man Astronaut Set, Palitoy, 1967 |
Robocon, Popy, Japan, 1970's |
This is one of the toys that makes me smile, and a perfect addition to the other Robocons in the collection.
Electric Robot and Son, MARX toys, USA, 1955 |
It took me a number of years, but I finally got to pair these two...
Another classic US-design. This robot is a pure example of the atomic 50'ies - with a grin that is either laughing at you or trying to teach kids to brush their teeth ! (hey, I ate too much oily candy and now my mouth is looking like a radiator !)
Finish it up with a Morse Code chart on the back of his head (yes, robots of that time did not speak in Bits and Bytes, but in Morse - through a buzzer system...) and a son that is very often missing in action, and you have the all mighty skirted Mr. Electric Robot.
Together with Robert - they are some of Marx's best.
Glass eyes... there goes toy safety in the fifties ! |
A diaper on a robot ? Oil leaks ? |
Artoo Potatoo with Princess Tater Hasbro, 2002, China |
World Jet Airlines, Crown (?), Hong Kong, 1970's |
2002 Space Patrol nº3191, IMCO, Hong Kong, 1970's |
Superman Plasticine, Harbutt's, England, 1979 |
This packaging was obviously made for the French market... |