robothut Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krel Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 The robots I remember having, in order I had them. A blue Robby the Robot which had eraser-red rubber hands. The Robot Commando. The Attacking Martian Robot in gold (copper?). The "Lost In Space" Robot. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 That's a very nice episode John! In 1963 or 1964 I remember getting a nice tin toy like that. Its dome lit up the darkened Christmas room, moving around the entire Christmas tree with mystery bump n go action and making a melodious whistling noise! Yes, now you think it was my first Giant Sonic Train robot; but alas, it was just this boring thing... TM Masudaya Toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 All the makings of a Sonic robot Dirk. Bump and go, whistling, light and lots of tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 It's odd how rare a giant sonic robot is and how common these trains. You'd think the robot would have been so popular, but there must be a thousand of these locomotives for every robot. I shopped for robots nearly every day of the year through my childhood and I never once saw any of the gang of five in shops or in catalogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, robothut said: All the makings of a Sonic robot Dirk. Bump and go, whistling, light and lots of tin. Yes I know John. And I remember that western loco had a nice amazing effect too. But I probably would have preferred the robot. However, I suspect that the Train Robot could not be bought in Germany; I guess most of them had been sold in the USA. My mother worked for a large department store chain in the early 60's and she would have remembered robots like that. The locomotive, on the other hand, was a real hit for the Masudaya company; they've built infinite numbers of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 My favorite Christmas was 1962. Television Spaceman, Mr. Robot (which I'm about to open) and a silver printed Sparky. I had also recently convinced my grandmother to buy me Chief Robot Man at Newberry's, just after Thanksgiving and had found Mr. Atomic at my Lazarus, my local department store for $2.99. I have a tape recording of my squealing delight as I opened each robot. 1963 was great too, as evidenced in the next picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Kirk Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Christmas 1963 I got the Engine robot, or is it Machine Robot? and the Atom Rocket 7. All the others were from up to Christmas 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I recall this 1960 Christmas very well, I was 3 (little guy). The Rubber Handed windup black Planet Robot is wrapped in the tin trailer in last pic. He's hiding behind the yellow tractor. Lots of sharp tin, was a fun one for sure! A couple of years later I found the remote blue Planet Robot with rubber hands under the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 5 hours ago, David Kirk said: Christmas 1963 I got the Engine robot, or is it Machine Robot? and the Atom Rocket 7. All the others were from up to Christmas 1963. You did very well, David! Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 18 hours ago, Krel said: The robots I remember having, in order I had them. A blue Robby the Robot which had eraser-red rubber hands. The Robot Commando. The Attacking Martian Robot in gold (copper?). The "Lost In Space" Robot. David. Had 2 of them. Windup black in 1960 and blue remote version around 1963. I used those fingers as missiles, bend 'em back and off they went. 6 shots are all I could do with each of them. Fun times! I asked for the LIS robot in '68, I got Zerak and and Zintar Zeroids instead. I was happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I never got a robot from Santa. I think Santa knew it would be torn apart with a butter knife. The best part of Christmas was rebuilding toys with my Gramps for other kids. We delivered them to families on Christmas eve. For yrs I thought Santa's toy shop was at the Moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 22 hours ago, robothut said: You ended up with 4 of the great classics to begin with, John! Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckalkhof Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Great video - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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