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

Robo who ?

Japan

Robocon GA14-R, Bandai, 1999

Looking for cockroaches ? 

Reading material needed ?

The drawings were quite desastrous, and the storylines way more crude than what we saw on TV... but we just did not care... we were happy.

Special Ulysse 31

BOTP, Le Piège

Receuil Capitaine Flam

The smell of vintage blisters part II

Nono, Popy, Macau, 1981

The smell of vintage blisters...

Klaatu, Kenner, Hong Kong, 1983

I do tend to actually play with most of my toys, so the concept of keeping one in the packaging is a little strange to me, but this was a double...

Click here to see what Wookieepedia says of this character.

Another fin !

Windup tin futuristic (Tatra ?) car,
Technofix, 1930, Germany

In a period where most of the German toy production were making reproductions of guns and tanks, this little beauty came around. The metal narrow wheels seem to indicate this toy ran on some circuit or tracks, tipical for Technofix toys.

It has a certain air of a Tatra 700 with a different grille. 

Long necked Spidey ?

Spiderman (?), China, 2010 ?

No people, it is not IA. It is a toy I found at my usual hunting ground (Feira da ladra in Lisbon).

Either the designer of this thing smoked something he should not have or there has been a crossover between a spider and a giraffe. No one will never know.

Strangely enough, it takes me back to my childhood super hero style. The major amusement park in the Netherlands, de Efteling, has a similar figure called Langnek...

Read all of it here.

Galactic Boom spaceships

Galactic Boom, Pedro Miras, Spain, 1980's

Galactic Boom, Pedro Miras, Spain, 1980's

 

Super Kawai

Supergirl + Superman, Burger King, China, 2024

 

The Matchbox Thunderbirds action figurines

Tyco, China, 1994

1950's ? Bats...

1950 Batmobile, Corgi, China, 2004

Ahhh... fins 'n fenders !

Buck Roger's ride... remember Twiki ?

Buck Rogers Space Fighter, Fleetwood, Hong Kong, 1979

 

The young queen and her sister...

Maetel Legend action figurines, ALPHA, 2000, China

Keeping your audio tapes the pirate way ?

 (thx Didier...)

Captain Harlock audio tape box, Japan, 1970's

(also existed in yellow)

Toei Animation

NP 5357 ?

Atomic Robot Men, Schylling, China, 1990

These are repro's, but boy do I like the design of this toy. Never came in blue in the past though... Vitamin D deficiency ? 

Diapolion Sofubi's

Diaplon 3-pack, Bullmark, Japan, 1970's

Making 8 sounds... the pirate way

8 sounds laser pistol, China, 1980's ? 

Well of course it's a bootleg... it's the pirate version... got it ? 

Key-powered Robocon ?

Robocon windup, Popy, Japan, 1970's