Shogun warriors

In 1972, inspired by imported Dinky toys based on Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds, the Japanese toy company Popy decided to put out a licensed figure of the anime character Mazinger Z. Unlike most Japanese toys of the period it eschewed tin in favour of a mix of diecast metal and ABS. It was so successful that Popy followed it up with a string of other super robots licensed from popular kids cartoons, the range becoming known as Chogokin after the fictional alloy Mazinger Z was constructed…

Mazinga Shogun Robot

MATTEL 1978 - 1980 The Shogun Warriors, like The Micronauts before them, and the Transformers after them, was a toy line that consisted entirely of Japanese toys and characters repackaged for the US market. Originally manufactured by a toy company named Popy (which was an off-shoot of BanDai and more than deserves its own write-up as a legendary company and toy maker), the "Shogun Warriors", as they were renamed by the licensing company Mattel, were launched in the US in 1978. Original Popy…

HUGE Japanese plastic toys that shot lots of missiles from their stomachs and shot their hands off too!

One of the first toys i remember having

“Mayday, Mayday! THE SPINNER RACK, May 1, 1979!”