Spectra's goons

3 Spectra soldiers (Gallactors), Tatsunoko Production,
China, 2015

Oh no you didn't !

Capitan Futuro, Mattel, 1980, Italy

This is the pinacle of cost-cutting design in the story of Italian toy-making. You take the surplus of previous diecast success (Goldrake), change head and torso, keep the rest, restyle, repaint and voilà...

I agree that Popy's figurine had it all wrong due to the lack of details and wrong colours, but this is on another level. Mary Shelley beware ! You have some serious competition ! 

All that shines... (part II)

Mechanical Missile Robot, TPS, Japan, 1960's

 

Radar Robot nº902, ?, Hong Kong, 1970's

Wonder Woman's ride ?

Wonder Woman car, Corgi Juniors, 1979, UK

This one was based on a real vehicle (or at least prototype) : the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Runabout, designed by Bertone. 

Corgi, Matchbox and Mebetoys made a number of versions in their bigger 1/43 scale, but none for Wonder Woman, she only got access to the smaller version in the Corgi Junior line in approx. 1/64.

Strangely enough, I don't recall seeing Lynda Carter in one of those... An I remember seeing her in an invisible plane !

Corgi's Bat-bikes

 The small...

Bat-bike, Corgi Junior, 1978, UK

the large...

Bat-bike, Corgi, 1978, UK

and the real deal...

More diecasts ? I give you Daltanious !

Daltanious ST GA-99, Popy, Japan, 1980

Soul of Chogokin Grendizer GX-04

Grendizer GX-04, Bandai, 2000, China

Heavy piece of metal alloy, magnetic joints with spring-loaded fists ! Sorry... Fulguropoings !

Pure joy.

You like ants ? Oh boy, do I have the wheels for you !

Magno, Bandai, China, 1996

They mutate from vehicles to insects ! 

The bigger version of this toy did not have that bug-mutation thing, but could host an action figurine. Check it here.

When you don't make it as AT-AT driver...

MTV-7 C6 Mini Rigg, Miro-Meccano SA,
Spain

... and for the anecdote, MTV stands for Multi-Terrain Vehicle... NOT the popular 1980 music video channel ! 😉

The Varitank

Varitank, Popy, Japan, 1978

This vehicle comes from the first ever Super Sentai show : Goranger ! They had sweet mecha back in the 70ies...  To read more bout these shows, check this link.

Swim Goldo, swim !

Grandizer / Goldorak, Bandai, Japan, 1978

I sense something tingling...

Spiderbike, Corgi, Gt. Britain, 1978

See the smaller version here. 

Superman's pimp my ride !

Supermobile, McFarlane, China, 2024

How cool is that ? McFarlane finally got the correct Supermobile out, nothing like that 1980's thingy Kenner tried to sell us in their Super Powers line in the 1980's ! 

And yes, I know it's Captain A. flying the damn thing... But really, why would the Man of Steel need a vehicle anyhow ? He has a cape... a cape !

With Corgi toys for size...

Public transport to travel the deserts of Tatooine ? Not for me...

Desert Sail Skiff, Kenner, Macao, 1983

Oh Boba, you did it again !

The Korean Godphenix - Gatchaman, sorry... Eagle Riders !

New God Phoenix, Seoul Chemical, 1996, Korea

The vehicles were more detailed than the red Popy ones...

It is really a good plastic counterpart from the Popy diecast...

... and came with a Ken action figurine... see here !

Major Tom ? nope... Major Matt Mason !

Matt Mason, Mattel,
Hong Kong, 1966

The small BOTP Delacoste Ken the Eagle / Marc

Marc, Delacoste, France

(back) 1979

 

Astro will keep your JPY safe !

Astroboy bank, Daiwa, Japan, 1960's

Space ? All rainbow in color !

Rocket (Kaleidoscope) keyhanger

Germany ? 1960 ?