[ Ссылка ] Presenting a rare working vintage Action Planet Robot wind-up toy. Circa 1958. The toy is made of tin with a plastic head and arms. When wound, he walks and there a sparks behind the red filters. The right side of the had is marked Japan. Paint is in great shape with only a few very light.scuffs. In the photos, I show the current Chinesse reproduction. Can you tell the difference? (Currently, I also have the item available.) The box also comes with it's original box. It too, is bright and colorful.

Measures a full 9" inches tall.

I found an interesting write up about this toy in the book Vintage Toys: Robots and Space Toys:

"Amid the rush to capitalize on the Robby the Robot craze inspired by MGM's 1956 classic, Forbidden Planet, came a flurry of Robby Knockoffs from a wid variety of Japanese manufacturers. Though the best known is Nomura's Mechanized Robot (1950's), others did a good job of replicating the seminal robot's desigh. Yoshiya's Action Planet Robot is one of the best to emerge from this gold rush, due largely to the toy's silid functionality and its approximate replication of Robby's good looks. Created from enameled tin, Action Planet Robot is an eight inch wind-up with forward walking motion and sparkling through both the chest and 'mouth' area. Though smaller, and lacking the complex set of head piston movements of the Nomura toy, Action Planet Robot does capture the form factor of the movie robot. Yoshiya marketed Planet Robot variants for a number of years, attesting to the large quantities available today, as well as production variations, with black being the most common for wind-ups. For Robby enthusiasts, Action Planet Robot in any jue is a true must-have."

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