Jumbo Smurf

Smurf, FIBA, Italy, 1983

 

One of Belgian's best exports are Peyo's little blue Smurfs. These were part of my youth, of my son's youth (I think some even disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean during one of our trips to the beach...).

Read more about them here.

With normal sized compadre...

Takara's Biotron - The Micronaut robot

With a micronaut inside !

 

Biotron, 1977, MEGO (Takara)
Hong Kong

Now that there is a Super7 remake of this guy, I'd like you to show you the original toy. 

Not very known here in Europe, but he had the support of the Micronauts Comic books in the USA.

1982 Micronauts issue #48

Bandai... the early years

Grandizer, Bandai, Japan, 1970's

Yes, you had to paint these...

Before the cell-phone

Chatter Telephone, Fisher Price, Belgium, 1961

Generations have played with this toy... Later versions came with a plastic chassis instead of wood w/paper litho. This thing is so iconic it even had a part in the Toy Story franchise...

Nono - modern

Nono, High Dream (HL PRO), 2003, China

This one comes with a trapdoor in the belly where he can keep his "petits clous" ("little nails" - favorite snack)

The Charawheels Gerry Anderson collection - HotWheels

FAB 1, Mattel / Bandai, 2001, China

SPV, Mattel / Bandai, China, 2001

Stingray, Mattel / Bandai, China, 2001

These models were obviously made for the Japanese market only as seen by the packaging. But these are awesome ! Much better proportions than anything Matchbox did (their FAB one is much to short and square). It is a pitty they did not sell these in Europe, except for parrallel imports from specialized shops.

These vehicles came out with a number of other completely Japanese Super Hero vehicles under the Charawheels collection.

Read more about it here.

SPV (Spectrum Patrol Vehicle) out of package