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| 3 Spectra soldiers (Gallactors), Tatsunoko Production, China, 2015 |
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Oh no you didn't !
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| 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 !
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
All that shines... (part II)
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| Mechanical Missile Robot, TPS, Japan, 1960's |
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| Radar Robot nº902, ?, Hong Kong, 1970's |
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Wonder Woman's ride ?
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| 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 !
Monday, November 25, 2024
Corgi's Bat-bikes
The small...
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| Bat-bike, Corgi Junior, 1978, UK |
the large...
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| Bat-bike, Corgi, 1978, UK |
and the real deal...
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Soul of Chogokin Grendizer GX-04
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| Grendizer GX-04, Bandai, 2000, China |
Heavy piece of metal alloy, magnetic joints with spring-loaded fists ! Sorry... Fulguropoings !
Pure joy.
Friday, November 22, 2024
You like ants ? Oh boy, do I have the wheels for you !
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| Magno, Bandai, China, 1996 |
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| 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.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
When you don't make it as AT-AT driver...
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| 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 ! 😉
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The Varitank
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| 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.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Superman's pimp my ride !
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| 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 !
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| With Corgi toys for size... |
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Public transport to travel the deserts of Tatooine ? Not for me...
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| Desert Sail Skiff, Kenner, Macao, 1983 |
Oh Boba, you did it again !
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The Korean Godphenix - Gatchaman, sorry... Eagle Riders !
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| New God Phoenix, Seoul Chemical, 1996, Korea |
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| The vehicles were more detailed than the red Popy ones... |
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| It is really a good plastic counterpart from the Popy diecast... |
... and came with a Ken action figurine... see here !
