JLA 77 Rocket Card

I love this rocket art card I saw online.

By Shiraki Design SYA. Does that mean anything to you?

There'll be Blue Birds

 I had a gorgeous Comet speed boat as a kid, so I would have loved this Japanese Blue Bird. Not sure if it's a lot or a toy.

Do you know it? 

Going Nuts about Dianauts

After Woodsy's recent Spacelink post, I did a bit of research about Capsenauts and whether there was any link to Takara's Diaclone toy line...

It turns out, no. But I did learn the little figures with plastic fronts, arms and legs and diecast backs with magnetic feet, are called "Dianauts".

Here are a few from my collection. The original multicoloured crew of five, from the Great Robot Base, still in their blister pack.

The aforementioned Great Robot base.

My Battle Convoy robot with two Dianauts inside.

And last, a "tell 'em they're dreaming" eBay offering - at least it's free shipping!

Anyone else out there, with some of these lil' fellas, Moonbasers? 

 Looey 

Oz Base

DOK CARTON

These Japanese kit designs are out of this world.

I don't know the maker, DOK, but I like their box art! 

Do you?

 

Colours of the Spectrum

The passion for Gerry Anderson's TV shows in Japan is so evident in their countless toys bearing his trademark vehicles.

This is just one example of a Anderson Kaiju mash-up in what is almost a lucky bag. There's so much in there and I for one would have adored it as a kid. Just the card art would have been enough!

I don't know the monster but the beautifully coloured chopper is a Spectrum Helicopter from Captain Scarlet.

There's even a little plastic snap-fit model of it in the bag!

Anyone ever made one up?

Rob C's O Tester 4

Woodsy,

Here are pix of the Bandai model of the O Tester 4, which I think looks like the Zero-X with a weight problem!

Rob C

USA

Anyone else know the O Tester?

More Japanese Toy Catalogues

A trio of Japanese toy catalogues I found on the net.

Daishin.

Yonezawa.

Horikawa.

 See anything you like?

RANGER! YES!

What a vehicle! 

What a design!

Wow!

Cor! Roadranger!

I like the look of this Roadranger.  It's a new one on me. You? 

Japanese SPV's

 SPV's and then some! 

JETGARRY! WOW!

 Further Japanese brilliance! 

Sheer genius!

S T A R C O N D O R

 I've been browsing Japanese language toy sites. The sheer breadth of incredible vehicle design is staggering.

I'll post a few that caught my eye, like this fabulous thing with Skyship 1 wheels. 

I think the name says Starcondor.

What do you think?