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| Space Fighter robot, SH - Horikawa, Japan, 1977-1985 |
Friday, January 27, 2023
Monday, January 9, 2023
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Mini Shoguns
I really wished they would continue this Gashapon line...
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| Getter 1 CGA-09, Bandai, China, 2002 |
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| Grandizer and Spazer CGA-11 + CGA12, Bandai, China, 2002 |
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| Grandizer CGA-11, Bandai, China, 2002 |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Chinese ET's
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| ET, ? (Universal Studios TM), China, ? |
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| ET (keyholder), no markings, China ? |
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Space lizard
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| Space Lizard with raygun, ?, China, 2000's |
Do you know your reptiles ?
(Thunderbirds / Star Trek / Dr. Who / Space 1999 / V / The Simpsons / Spiderman / Battlestar Galactica / Godzilla / Star Wars / Monsters vs Aliens)
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Friday, December 23, 2022
VTOL Convair XFY-1 Vertical Riser
Landing aircraft without the need of big landing strips has always been in the mind of the military. This VTOL (=Vertical Take-Off and Landing) plane with its double propellors is an early attempt of the US Navy in this field. It really was one of the stranger designs in aeronautics.
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| Convair XFY-1, Mercury toys, Italy, 1950's |
Read more about it here.
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Make the Phoenix fly
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| Phoenix, JEM - SRJJ, France, 1979 |
This toy was heavily promoted in the "Bataille des Planètes" magazine of the same period.
The "gun" inserts in the lower part of the craft, then it's just a matter of pressing the trigger and off it flies !
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Leia Slave "original" Kenner-style figurine
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| Slave Girl Figurine with weapon, Stan Solo Creations, 2022 |
This one is a recreation of a figurine that should have been but never was. Kenner did not feel it was right to put a "slave" figurine out on the market for kids to play with in 1983... even though the Jabba playset had the slave collar ready to be used ! Of course, the Geek fan-base did not let this one go... and here you have it, in all her beauty and naïve sculpting, just like the other figurines of that time...
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| Top notch detailing ! |
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| It's hot on Tatooine ! |
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
En garde mousquetaire !
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| Dogtanian /Dartacão, ?, Portugal, 1983-1984 ? |
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| No markings, but a lovely feather on his hat ! |
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
The Tudor Rose Atomic Space Gun
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| box in need of TLC... |
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| Marketing in the 1950's : yeah... just put "atomic" in the name and it will sell ! |
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| Atomic Space Gun, Tudor Rose, UK, 1950's |
Monday, November 14, 2022
Green rubber
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| Spaceman / Superhero ? No markings - 1970's |
This one got a string through his head, a shield and a gun. Not exactly sure where it came from or what it is supposed to represent, but I can remember these as prizes you could get as kids at the village fair duck fishing stands...
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Bonne Nuit Les Petits !
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| Nicolas and Pimprenelle, blown plastic dolls, ?, 1960's, France |
One of the first shows on Fench TV specifically designed for the younger kids, it ran first between 1962 and 1973. Read more about it here.
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| ORTF - 31 cm. |
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| but no markings, ... |
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| Smaller versions of both characters, maybe part of a rattle / todler's toy ? |
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Piforak with his Herculopoing
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| Piforak Robot, PIF Gadget Magazine France, 1979 |
Goldorak being such a success story in France, it was not long before everyone wanted to surf the Super Robot wave. This one here is a build-yourself kit that was given with the purchase of the PIF Gadget magazine, a publication for kids that saw daylight in 1969, but got a lot of hype during the 70ies and 80ies, especially because they were one of the first magazines that came with a "gadget" (little plastic toy or other gizmo) that kids could build themselfves and put in a backpack to bring to school and show their friends during recess.
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