Figurine Plastic
Figurine Plastic
Does anybody remember the name of the plastic dinosaur toys from the early 90′s…..?
……. that were actually dinosaur like vehicles for tiny human figurines? You had to build them from different size plastic parts. They were motorized to walk as well.
You are
thinking about…
” ZOIDS ”
http://www.xybertoys.com/catalog/images/zoids_tdpdeadborder_box2.jpg
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Tomy/Takara
Hasbro
circa-’82-today
” Zoids (ゾイド, Zoido?), short for Zoic Androids, is a franchise
based around a series of Plastic Toy models designed and
produced by Japanese toy company Tomy (now Takara-Tomy).
First released in 1982, the models resemble a range of creatures
including mammals, dinosaurs, and insects. The majority are in
1:72 scale with a wind-up or battery-powered motor to power
moveable features, and feature snap-together construction
and precolored parts.
The original line of toys was released in Japan, Europe, and the
United States in the 1980s. While the American line was initially
storyless, Zoids in Japan soon had a “Battle Story” told in text
on the back of the model boxes, in “fanbooks”, and in catalogues.
It described the Zoids as metal-based life-forms rebuilt into mecha
and used in a series of wars on Planet Zi and the lives of the native
Zoidians involved. Zoids fans in the UK were treated to their own
storyline, featured in the comic Spider-Man and Zoids, which differed
considerably, dividing the Zoids into warring Red and Blue factions
with a party of humans caught in between.
The Zoids franchise also includes four anime series produced by
Sho-Pro and TV Tokyo (the first starting in 1999) numerous manga
series, and many electronic games, most of which inhabit their own
unique continuities independent of the others. Two of the more recent
toy lines have been tie-ins to the anime series. ”
Much like the Transformer series, Zoids have transformed and
have been expanding since their first inception and are still in
demand {mostly in Japan} to this day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhSHGC2nsIc
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/zoids/
http://www.toysnjoys.com/zoids.html
http://www.zoids.com.tw/
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