Fineas J. Whoopie Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 See: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MEWA:IT Of these robots, the Rotate-o-matic is covered in the timeline already, as well as the Histerical Harry and his clown brother.So unless I've missed something the Lunar Spaceman (Future Toys page 107) and the SH Engine robot (Future Toys page 34) sightings may be usefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 And another page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robobob Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Fineas...I was the lucky winner of this catalog tonight...I will be sure to post any additional pics just as soonas it's in my grubby little hands....Stay Tuned !!! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Nice work, F.J.W.!Here's a related post regarding the different color variations of Lunar Spaceman (thanks to zzrobot): http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/index.ph...=lunar+spacemanJudging by the shades of grey of the "feet" in the catalog photo, I'd say this was the green or blue one.The English language version of the box is pictured in Botho Wagner's Roboter book, page 52, item #52.Looking forward to additional pics (if any), robobob. Congratulations on the eBay win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robobob Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Here are some close ups of the two robotsFJW mentioned .....SH Engine Robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robobob Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Next....Lunar Spaceman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robobob Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 There was only one other robot listed that didn't appear in the Ebay ad....Paddle foot Robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry seven Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 :) Is that the green paddle feet with pink feet? Hard to tell in the b/w photo, but I didn't know that they were as late as 1972. Now this catalogue is from Strauss, trademark Straco, and several manufacturers' style of robots, including Horikawa. I wonder if the box for the Horikawa robots pictured would have been printed with Straco or Strauss in addition to SH? -Larry 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Is that the green paddle feet with pink feet?I think you're right, L7. There's a nice side-by-side photo of the two color variations of Mechanical Space Man by Noguchi (and the box) in Future Toys, page 110, item #164. If the catalog photo was that of the silver-grey version then the feet would be black and the hands and the helmet would be the same shade of grey since both are white.There's also a photo of the version with the "spinner" on it's head (and it's box, too). See #167.I wonder when these other variations came out? Earlier? Later?Thanks for adding the photos, robobob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 I wonder when these other variations came out? Earlier? Later?Here is my humble theory about the progression of this form. First was the green mighty, then the astronauts. This I think is a no brainer as it follows the established pattern of toys shifting from early whimsical designs into more reality based and NASA influenced designs of the later sixties. Of the astronauts I think the spinner-head version was first and then came the spark window versions. The reason is because the litho design on the spinner-head version has a litho detail on the chest that looks like some sort of pump or life support device with lines that travel upward towards the astronauts head. You can tell that with the sparking chest version that this litho detail was already part of the design because the lines are still there. So obviously the version with the pump was first, and the version where they cut the "pump" out came later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 See:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...508581&rd=1This trade ad is from 1969, it moves the date back for the Lunar Spaceman This ad shows the other color variation of the (Apollo) Spaceman. See Future Toys, page 110, item #166. Was this toy called Apollo Spaceman? Anyone have the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 I'll keep my eye out for the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Here's confirmation that this ad is definitely from 1969. These same toys appear in Mego's own 1969-1970 Toy Catalog:http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-70-Mego-Toy-Catal...1QQcmdZViewItemAnd, specifically:http://oktoyshows.com/allan/mego2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 As seen here.The cover for this '69-'70 Mego catalog can be seen in this thread. - http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/index.ph...opid=49299& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 One more 1969 sighting, this time in a True Value Santa's Preview catalog: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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