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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

This bot is a covert listening device !

Spy robot, Sanja, China, 2002 
Just ideal to record and playback like a parrot all you want to say...

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Big red space truck

Futuristic Pickup truck, Cars of Tomorrow, Archer Plastics, USA, 1950's

Ideal for cruising in moontown on a Saturday night !

Thursday, December 5, 2019

I'm seeing purple cows now...

Milka Cow, handpuppet, ?
Did this one came with a box of chocolates included ? I hope so !

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

JR 21 X-60 Space Rocket

Another one from my favorite line of space toys. This rocket transporter goes with the X-30, X-40 and X-50 of the same series (see here).

Unique design, cool mechanisms... what could a kid need more to go on a space mission?

X-60 Space Rocketm JR21 Toy, Hong Kong

Ready for launch ? 

Box Front

Box top

Box bottom

Box back
A front in style with a B-52 bomber cockpit / canopy ?



Sunday, December 1, 2019

Ultraman's wheels for rock-splitting action !


This is another toy coming straight from the Japanese universe of Ultraman (Ultraman Taro to be exact): behold the Bermider II tank ! (with wind-up key)

Looks like the Mole from the Thuncerbirds but on esteroids... and yes, the design of the box is way cooler than the design of the toys itself... but at least it has a spark mechanism behind an orange translucid panel at the back.

Bermider II, Bullmark, Japan, 1973



Thursday, November 28, 2019

Apolo 1 - Airgam

Apolo 1 playset, Airgam, Spain, 1970's 
A modular space base, all in one neat package (well, hmmm. 4 packages really - this is the nº1).
As you can see there are a lot of antennas in Spanish space design from the 70ies...  and a lot of colors too !

The set also comes with cards showing the other sets and some different space base building techniques... all you need really for that perfect condo at the borders of the Sea of Tranquility !


The astronauts / spacemen are specific to these sets and are very nicely done (even though the ones I found did have some limb-loosing issues). All in all a very funky playset and I am eager to locate the other ones to make the mother of all space bases !







Friday, November 15, 2019

Dark side candy containers



Vader and Stormtrooper candy containers, Disney, China ?, 2010's

Monday, November 11, 2019

The Deuche

Citroen's success was widely popular in Japan where the 2CV has a cult following... Here a smaller (tin) version - maybe from a car carrier or a larger set... No markings except for "Japan" at the bottom of the toy.
Read more about te real deal here

2CV, ? Japan, 1960's ?

Friday, October 25, 2019

Curricula(r) Machine

Curricula Machine, Bullmark, Japan, 1970's

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Another suit...

 Nº11 of the Sentai series - please read more about it here.

Blue Turboranger, Bandai, 1989, Taiwan

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Sailor who ?

Sailormoon, no markings, China ?

This cartoon had quite some success in the old Club Dorothee show...

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Friday, September 27, 2019

Let's make some noise !

Noisemaker, US metal Toy MFG.Co., USA, 1960's


Sunday, September 22, 2019

Blood spattered glow-in-the-dark Alien






















Just the toy that Kenner should have made but never did. I would really have loved to have these as a kid and battle it against my Star Wars figurines ! Even the tongue sticks out ! How cool is that ?

Blood Moon Alien, Super7, China, 2017

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Evolution...

The cycling world, Starlux, 2019, China
These are definitely the first cyclist toy figurines I have with modern helmets on... Didn't they use to have the Tour de France with little caps on their heads in the past ?

Just like the promotional caravan now... it's gone... forget about it. No more Orangina-shaped cars following the cyclists anymore and distributing stickers and other freebies to the spectators...


detail - cup