Geoff's Superheroes, Space and other incredible Toys

Mazinger Great Mazinger Grandizer   They are all 3 contemporary chinese, super fragile cheap toys... but hey, they have the mer...

Green raygun, ? (castle), Hong Kong, 1970's Another one for the armory... olive green... made for the martian market ? Oh, I bet the...

Batcopter, Corgi Toys, England, 1970's Wait a minute, if you take away the wings and spray it another color you have the chopper...

Tauntaun and Rebel soldier, Kenner, Hong Kong,, 1979 Special effects model

Harlock alarm clock, Bayard, France, 1979 Animated watches and clocks were really fashionable back in the seventies. Mickey Mouse had ...

Robocon Piggy Bank, ?, China, 2000's Cannot get tired of my love robot... This one is ready to give some huggin' to Rocky Balboa...

If there is one robot that could represent the "Golden Age" of space toys, that would be it. So famous he even appears on covers o...

Captain Future watch, Industria Argentina ("El Reloj del Capitan Futuro"), ? Sometimes it is not really easy to put a date on...

Indy? That's the name of the dog ! Papercraft.... One of my son's favorite heroes... So here he is for all, whip and fedora inc...

Black and White - extra scarry ! Adams Family (candy containers), HBPC, China, 1993

Astronauts, Raja, Portugal, 1950's Sometimes it takes time to find your match. My "comandante" Peck found his flying partn...

The name says it all... Anakin AKA... Hasbro, China, 2005

Goldorak, Magnéto, Germany, 1978 Small figurine, but quite powerfull magnets on its fists ! The box guarantees the "magnetic power ...

Rubber robot, Galoob, China, 1990's When you're out of imagination as a toy designer, just go back to your classics for inspirat...

Another kiss-me-I'm-cute robot - Robochan had a big number "8" on its chest, a number considered "lucky" in Asian c...

The 70ies were not only missions to the moon. In the meantime, NASA continued to study space with their SKYLAB program. Not long af...

How cute can cute be ? Yes - it is a rhetorical question. And for Tezuka's wonder-boy, definitely very up-to-date. This is all...

Space Sheriff Gavan (X-OR), Popy, Japan, 1982 This one comes from one of the many Japanese Sci-Fy shows we got to see in France. T...

Hulk and Cap'n A, unknown, China, 2010's Yes, sometimes I feel green too...  And my name ain't Dr. Banner :)

Here some pics of the toyfair we had in Lisbon and some of the items to be found... Always nice to be around people that have the same ...