Month: May 2014

Astro Fighter Mask and Robot 1/500 scale

So I found this bootleg Astro Fighter Mask and robot at the same store as the last robot in Burgos Spain. I have no idea what it is. I am thinking Zone of the Enders maybe? Anyone, Buehler? The image on the box makes me think of the Gundam with the wings.

Optimus Prime Mask from Age of Extinction Transformers movie

For some reason they decided to add the robot with this mask. I am not even sure why you would include the robot if it is not even an Optimus Prime robot. It seems kind of random. It definitely looks like the Optimus Prime mask from one of the movies. It is pretty similar to the one out now. I put in a picture of the most current one at Target above. It’s a pretty cool robot mask, but the robot looks really generic.

Found an old Optimus mask that fits the bill.  It is the Hasbro Transformers Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet from 2006.

The bootleg toy is made by La Gran Familia in Spain. I think their site is gftoys.biz or the now defunct lgftoys.com. It looks really cheaply made. I wouldn’t pay  €10 for it.

Astro Fighter Mask and Robot 1/500 scale

Robot Super Trucks – Trucks to Robot – Transformers Insecticon Kickback Decepticon bootleg robot

I found Robot Super Trucks in Fatima Portugal.  Thought it was interesting enough to post. It’s a Kickback Generation 1 Transformer bootleg Insecticon with a different color scheme instead of the typical purple and black. Glad to know the old molds are still being put to use.   Sorry the images are sideways.  I can’t figure out how to rotate them on my phone.

Anyway this is the Robot Super Trucks. I figure this maybe an Autobot reference. I can see a few of these on eBay occasionally, but it is hit or miss. Maybe Takara sold the molds for some extra cash. I kinda wished I had picked this one up.

These robots do not look half bad for knockoffs. I am just not a fan of the colors or I would own this now. I am kind of kicking myself for not picking this one up.

Robot Super Trucks – Trucks to Robot – Kickback Transformers Insecticon Decepticon bootleg robot

The Gerwalk Nikick is another of my favorite robots from the 1980’s(Takatoku made some great robot toys before they went out of business). I watched some of the Super Dimension Century Orguss series in the late 90’s on VHS tapes at my old video rental store, remember those days? I enjoyed them, but it was not hard core sci-fi like Super Dimension Fortress Macross. The storyline felt a bit hokey. My cousin already had the Orgroid and Nikick robots back in 1984, but we really had no context for them back then. I never finished the story line as they never finished the dubs on VHS. Looks to me like they only dubbed the first 17 episodes and never completed the entire 35 episodes. The only dvds I see for these are the Japanese set and Japanese dvds are so expensive!

Gerwalk Nikick MBG-24C 1983 1/40 scale Takatoku Toys from anime Super Dimension Century Orguss 1983-1984

I always liked the design of the Gerwalk Nikick MBG-24C. It looks like a walking tank. The color scheme seems right for a military robot compared to the Orgroid. The head seems a bit small, but overall I really like the design and feel of this robot. I prefer it over the Orgroid, the other robot in this series(which is still a pretty cool robot). It transforms to a Gerwalk and flight form as well, making it much like the Macross Valkyries. The Nikick is another great transforming robot from Takatoku Toys.

Gerwalk Nikick MBG-24C 1983 1/40 scale Takatoku Toys from anime (超時空世紀オーガス Chōjikū Seiki Orguss) from 1983-1984

Gerwalk Nikick MBG-24C 1983 1/40 scale Takatoku Toys from anime Super Dimension Century Orguss 1983-1984