6 Awesome '70s Toys Only Foreigners Got

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

As always, I really enjoyed reading your article Brian, thanks for posting it.

[palitoy]

very cool article!! are all the toys yours brian?

Other than the Scottish Guard yes, it made doing the images for this one super easy. My next piece is on celebrity dolls, not so easy.

Great article, Brian.
How often have you been published now? It's seems you grace a magazine at least once a quarter, congrats.

Thanks Rob, I honestly don't know how many times but it looks like I'll be with TR for a while, not always about Mego but I'll keep slipping them in.

[Evel KMego]

Very nice job Brian!

[kresge1]

Great Job Brian
Where did you get that amazingly clear Scottish guard shot from.....

[Werewolf]

Only Guns and fat people? No Deliverance type of joke as well? I'm disappointed. I mean, come on! Everbody knows the US is made up of nothing but obese, gun toting, inbred hill billies.

Before anyone gets testy, I'm just teasing.

It's a good article. Very informative and lots of neat toys.

[palitoy]

The "gun and fat guy" line was written by my editor, Rob, who is as american as deep fried pickles. He often makes my introductions "jazzier".

Where did you get that amazingly clear Scottish guard shot from.....

Somebody foolish enough to trust me with a rare and valuable catalog!

[Marvelmania]

I would have loved Ultraman toys as a kid!

[Blue Meanie]

My personal fav, that didn't make your list, is the non mego French Captain Harlock figure. Very cool figure and very $$$$ loose or boxed. BTW, take a look at the Zorro figure...see anything missing from his hand??? I just thought I'd POINT that out

[palitoy]

I thought about Captain Harlock and Captain Future but most of us never heard of the characters especially as kids, so they wouldn't be heart broken at the loss of toys. Should have included the Star Blazers figures though now that I think of it.....

RE Zorro's finger: Yeah it snapped off during the photo shoot which brought me serious joy. I don't know where I'm going to find another impossible to replace Zorro body.

[highquality]

I do love the Ultraman figures. Sadly, I've never owned one. I can't seem to find one whose stitches haven't come loose. What those outfits lack in durability, they more than make up for in coolness.

[WannabeMego]

Great Article

I thought about Captain Harlock and Captain Future but most of us never heard of the characters especially as kids, so they wouldn't be heart broken at the loss of toys.

I'm a HUGE Captain Harlock and I have to agree, though I would have loved to have gotten my hands on one back then, I don't think the US masses would have cared.

Should have included the Star Blazers figures though now that I think of it......

I would have bought those in a heart beat as well...those were my 3 biggest Japanese Animation story lines I would follow (Gatchaman, Yamato, & Captain Harlock)...which led into Galaxy Express and Queen Millenia.

RE Zorro's finger: Yeah it snapped off during the photo shoot which brought me serious joy. I don't know where I'm going to find another impossible to replace Zorro body.

Ouch...that sucks.