Some unusual finds at the toy show. These 1979 Space Invaders items are shaped like the iconic invading aliens, it unlike their inspiration, are quite helpful at opening a beer bottle or finding your keys…
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Ideal Robot Commando
It may not be obvious from the photo, but the Ideal Robot Commando is huge! For a toy anyway. I love the color scheme on this bad boy. And the psycho the robot eyes.
Unfortunately, like so many giant toys, it doesn’t really do much except look really good.
Diakron Multi-Force 14
From Takara, purveyor of Micronauts, Timanic, Transformers and Microman, comes the fleet of ships on one giant robot Diakron Multi-Force. Check out the back to see how his various limbs and body parts become a huge array of smaller ships. Takara, more than any other company, nailed the transforming bot toy category. It would have been so awesome if they’d done a film partnership with Toho. I could totally see this guy going toe to toe with Godzilla.
Cosmo Robots
Cool mini robot find from the Time Tunnel Toys San Jose toy show. I’m not at all familiar with the Cosmo Robots line of toys. I’m assuming it is an import given the bilingual packaging. If you know something about it, or others in the series, I’d love to hear from you.
Micronauts Warp Racer
Lots of new photos in the Micronauts section of the site. Navigate directly to a vehicle or figure for the photos.
The Warp Racer, shown here, was my first, and favorite Micronauts vehicle. I loved the wind up engine, cool futuristic design, and the time traveler that came with it. As I received more micros for bday and xmas, I gradually shifted my allegiance to the alien toys, but to this day I still have my Warp Racer.
Just added: Microbots
Not a huge update, but I’ve posted a new Microbots page with photos of these largely forgotten tiny construction bots.
