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Anyone know these Bots?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:11 am
by JoePerry
Owned him about 20-25 years. Metal feet and connectors. Only marking is a oval gold sticker that reads "Made in Taiwan" on his metal foot.
Click on this photo for the full pic.
I know the Army Ants in the top row. The second row I know the Gatchaman Popy Robot, Air Raiders and Starcom. I can picture the playset that the little blue guy came with, but not the name...kronoform on the bottom.
Close up.
TIA!
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:06 am
by Minerva
Interesting lot!
The blue robot in the first picture looks like some sort of Robotech Alpha figure. I might be wrong though, since I don't know much about that series.
The red robot next to it is a Convertors super defender X.
I don't recognize the bug-like figure in the same picture. Got any information on him?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:03 am
by LD2062
THe littlest red and gray man seems to be a diaclone pilot.
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:27 pm
by JoePerry
LD2062 wrote:THe littlest red and gray man seems to be a diaclone pilot.
Diaclone! Thanks, I had forgotten about them.
Thanks
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:52 pm
by JoePerry
Minerva wrote:Interesting lot!
The blue robot in the first picture looks like some sort of Robotech Alpha figure. I might be wrong though, since I don't know much about that series.
The red robot next to it is a Convertors super defender X.
I don't recognize the bug-like figure in the same picture. Got any information on him?
I finally got around to organizing my whole collection. There were a number of MISC. at the end.
Good eye on the Robotech figure. It put me on the right path for figuring out he is a Gakken Henshin. Not the same line as the normal 80's robotech figures that I'm used to.
The Rhino Beetle is a Bandai branded toy. It say Bandai 1986 (or 1988?) G and on the other side it has some bubbly Japanese characters followed by "M-1" It transforms into an egg.
Thanks,
Joe
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:19 pm
by Minerva
It's pretty cool. Thanks for the info!
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:16 pm
by Jose
The blue one is a Gakken Alpha Fighter. Yours is the intermediate size, which can transform into all three modes - plane, diver, and robot. You are missing the back cover in robot mode, which simulates the wings fold, and the wings themselves, which can be removed. Still, is a rare piece.
"Henshin Robo" is Japanese for "Transforming Robot"... All the US Mospeada Gakken toys had that legend on top of their boxes; when they were packaged as Robotech they just said "Robotech".
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:32 pm
by JoePerry
Great information, thanks Jose.
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:36 pm
by JoePerry
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:31 am
by Minerva
Thanks for posting the pictures, JoePerry.
