Conacon Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hey guys, bought this today and was hoping one of you recognized it. Flea market guy said he thought maybe Micronauts, but I don't think so. Only identifying mark is "Japan" on the back. Torso is metal. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 @Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I could have sworn it was Voltron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) I am out and on my phone - that is a shogun Warrior... when I get some time I will dig up exactly which one... mattel put those out... I hate them... it’s because of them and battle star galactica toys that we never got a missile firing boba Fett. Edited September 5, 2020 by Buzzetta kav, eee91 and bentbryan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: I am out and on my phone - that is a shogun Warrior... when I get some time I will dig up exactly which one... mattel put those out... I hate them... it’s because of them and battle star galactica toys that we never got a middle firing boba Fett. When BSG came out it was right after Star Wars-there was high excitement abt the show. Then the stupidity started "Ships are 10 microns away-5-" The day after premiere my physics teacher came is laffing his spoon off. Edited September 5, 2020 by kav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Missile Firing Boba Fett btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Conacon said: Hey guys, bought this today and was hoping one of you recognized it. Flea market guy said he thought maybe Micronauts, but I don't think so. Only identifying mark is "Japan" on the back. Torso is metal. Any thoughts? Here you go... I was right Shogun Warrios... mini diecast and here is a link. https://thetoyarchives.com/blog/mattels-shogun-warriors-the-super-robots/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conacon Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Oh, cool! I forgot about Shogun Warriors. My cousin had one of the tall ones whose fist could launch. Good times... Thanks guys! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 thats a version of grendizer, from shogun warriors. i am not familiar with this exact version but in japan there were tons of variations. in the large mattel version that were sold here, it was the rarest and is now the most valuable. but this is not that. but its called 'grendizer.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I had one when I was a kid. Yep, Shogun Warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobotski Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 SHogun Warriors UFO Robo Grendizer. Made by Popy of Japan back in the 70s'. DId it come with a UFO (called in the cartoons as 'Spazer'). Nice condition though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 7 hours ago, bobotski said: SHogun Warriors UFO Robo Grendizer. Made by Popy of Japan back in the 70s'. DId it come with a UFO (called in the cartoons as 'Spazer'). Nice condition though. Pretty sure this is a die cast single boxed release. The scale would indicate the 3.5" size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I recently picked up a set of four or five of these in 3.5 inch size and two in the 5 inch scale. It was an auction and was listed as an incomplete 1980s Voltron set. They have nice details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 18 hours ago, Buzzetta said: I am out and on my phone - that is a shogun Warrior... when I get some time I will dig up exactly which one... mattel put those out... I hate them... it’s because of them and battle star galactica toys that we never got a missile firing boba Fett. Wish I still had my missle-firing Battlestar toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 3 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Wish I still had my missle-firing Battlestar toys. "You'll shoot your eye out kid." Yeah I know... not the same thing... but it's related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Shogun Warriors. I yelled it before I read the responses. What do I get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 59 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: "You'll shoot your eye out kid." Yeah I know... not the same thing... but it's related Boba Fett and Battlestar Galactica - The Firing Missile Crisis Written by Chris Georgoulias chris@theswca.com Updated August 5, 2019 Since 1979, toy discussions the world over have ensued regarding the removed rocket-firing feature of Kenner's Boba Fett action figure. And the urban legend is true - it was the death of a child who was asphyxiated by a Mattel Battlestar Galactica missile that triggered the historic change. However, up to that point, Kenner had worked dilligently in an attempt to make their toy safe for children. Mattel's troubles with the Battlestar Galactica toys came to light on December 8, 1978 when the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC - whose standards are given the force of law by Congress) announced that there had been 3 formal reports (and 4 more under investigation) of children inhaling or swallowing the toy missiles. Although the toys passed then-current safety regulations, Mattel agreed to put warning stickers on existing warehouse inventories. This was the first public acknowledgement of a safety concern with the Battlestar Galactica toys. Then on December 25, 1978, 4 year old Robert Jeffrey Warren was playing with a Mattel Cylon Raider when the missile discharged into his mouth and got stuck in his larynx. He was asphyxiated and his brain robbed of oxygen for an extended time. After the missile was removed he spent days in the hospital, but the damage had already been done and his brain no longer functioned. Just a toddler, Robert Jeffrey Warren died on December 31, 1978. On January 11, 1979 news of the death was coupled with an announcement from the CPSC that Mattel was instituting a missile recall program. Newspaper announcements in 10 major cities carried the message urging parents to either dispose of the missiles or mail them back to Mattel in exchange for a Hot Wheels car. Other newspapers relayed the story in addition to it being reported on NBC's Today Show, but many believe the recall should have had much more publicity. Of course by this time parents had actually been writing Mattel to inquire about replacements for the easily lost missiles given that 2 million of the toys had been sold since their debut in August 1978. Because of the critical nature of the situation, not only would the requests for more missiles go unfulfilled but the toys would be redesigned for 1979 so that the missiles could no longer leave the firing chamber. DavidTheDavid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...