The Sound of Music !

Japan, 1980's

Musical ROBOMARU, Popy, 

 

Just pop 2 batteries and hear the tune of the serie !

And another Robotan...

Robotan, ?, Japan, 1970's

Robot with a medal. Sweet ! And it has a propelor on the head ! Even sweeter ! This little bot oozes nostalgia.

More robots and stars !

Robomaru and his star-friend... Popy, Japan, 1970'ies

Cute factor : maximum

Weird factor : not very far either....

I've got a flat...

Batten Robomaru with bike, Popy, Japan,
1983

One of the most difficult materials to preserve in toy-collecting is rubber. On all my toys, it either breaks, brittles, dries out or rots.

Poor Robomaru here will need to find new tires at the local GOODYEAR shop...

Robomaru

Robomaru (diecast), Popy, Japan, 1970's

This is another robot for the "kiss me, I'm cute - Hall Of Fame" - Robomaru's face was made out of links that would move to morph his expressions.

Denjin Zaboga

Zaboga, Bullmark, Japan, 1970's

This is another Super Robot from the late 7ies Japanese TV. It was cool in that sense that it could transform into a bike at will. And we're not talking cartoon here - but live "Sentai" series with real actors.

Did the Transformers series invent the wheel ? Hmmm... didn't think so...

Burikin 6 robot - heavy duty by Bullmark !

Burikin, Bullmark, Japan,
1976

This one is form the golden age of Japanese diecasts. Big, heavy piece of steel. Launching fists (of course !) and launching disks (through the belly attachement)... Half Sumo wrestler, half robot, you don't want to mess with Burikin !

Batten Robomaru

Batten Robomaru, Popy, Japan,
1970s

Another cute robot from Japan, this one is a storage box for little rubber figurines. He goes well alongside Robocon and his friends.

The back is full of rubber figurines of the
characters of the show !