Roboto Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 A look at Jiro by MH with its original box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Another look from MH at the Saburo with its original box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Here we have Robot Island version box of the Taro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonydroid Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I like this Taro metallic green with chrome boots it´s pretty nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 If only they had left the guns/doors alone this would have been a seller with its smoking head new design. Just having a front plate that has a light is not that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonydroid Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 On 29/09/2016 at 5:10 PM, Roboto said: If only they had left the guns/doors alone this would have been a seller with its smoking head new design. Just having a front plate that has a light is not that great. oh yes for shure that sound much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 For those still looking for the first Astro one check out Robot Island! Astro-One Robot Japan. New style battery operated robot from Metal House Japan. Robot stands 12" tall and features cylindrical head, classic 1960's rotatomatic action, doors that open to reveal lighted shooting guns. Rare limited edition from Metal House Japan which is long sold out from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Also for those looking for the second Star Patrol Its great to see these new MH robots for sale again. Star Patrol Robot II Japan. Extreme Limited Edition Robot. New honeycomb eye design with grill style mouth, as well as lighted chest, and Rotating upper body. Includes rare Art-Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 For those still looking for that Teal TV robot. New Design from Japan with classic vintage appeal and action! Complete with "RI" Exclusive Box Art. Television Robot stands 12" tall and walks with mechanical swaying arms, lighted scrolling TV screen with space scene, and moving antennas. New graphic box design! Color is a beautiful teal green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonydroid Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 The Evolution of the Star Strider Robot Hi The Star Strider Robot is one of the iconic best known japanese tin robots in the world, and i noticed there are some differences with it through years, I still do not know what year this first version began to be produced, I certainly need to know more about this. the green one is now on its 4 generation, and it is the best selling color. So for what i noticed from this robot it was made by SH Horikawa and later became to a Metal House product, Is it the last version or maybe not ? Many replicas were made of this particular model from China with a much lower selling price and were painted with all colors. some are called Electron ME100, and the older ones Space Walkman Robot. So this is one of the best selling repros out there and they can be purchased from 27€ to 55€, the Star Strider Robot made in japan has a higher cost 12.000Yen to 13.000Yen new in box. *The first one i saw had this army green paint and the eyes were like a red surroundings and yellow at the center and had gray boots and red dome. *Second one called AIJI-01 had a green metallic paint and the eyes were gray surroundings and red and yellow at the center, gray metallic boots and red dome, and were added two more colors, solid red and light blue paint (smurf blue). *Third one had 3 differences from the second version, had red boots and orange/yellow dome and litho gun was new with other color design. *Fourth has red dome again and that is the only thing i could noticed to it. Now what will happen to this robot, will Metal House still continue to produce this model in the future? Let's wait and see, but for now the green metallic color has already exhausted the stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrarobotman Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I will make a prediction here and now-I think we will indeed see this robot well into the future with different names and boxes.Not even out of the realm coming from new countries also. I believe this to be the most mass-produced robot (swivel-o-matic) ever, with many left-over parts remaining as well as the machinery and common plastic gears to make them go on and on. The plastic doors are of course injection molded and the same holds true for them especially since the Space Evils used these doors when Metal House introduced them years ago with the Space Evil being a new version of the old Super Astronaut anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I'd love to see something NEW and unusual, variations of these robots have been around since the 60s...put a bullet in the molds already! My opinion of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Yes we do need to see something different from MH the rotos with guns have had there glory run. The problem now is MH may be running out of parts since they have started to use the Star Striders up and the stock is now being sold out. I was going to buy a few of the Taro-Jiro line-up but have stayed away due to not wanting to repair them as they arrived or re-paint they just added front plates to the roto's and added smoke. I did like these 2 versions and have always liked to see the front clear panel with a driver inside. Who knows MH just may surprise us with something new and NOT SO COSTLY as a proto-type model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrarobotman Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I am always temped to purchase one of these newer models but I back away like a dog that's been beat too much. At least the photos are nice to look at and free. And who really does know what the new Metal House will do in the near future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 12 hours ago, Tinman said: I'd love to see something NEW and unusual, variations of these robots have been around since the 60s...put a bullet in the molds already! My opinion of course. Bill, you beat me to it. I love a good block-head robot, just as much as the next guy, but they are getting snooze-worthy, we definitely need some new blood...or, I mean, tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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