UFO Commander Series

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I'm guessing this picture might solve a lot of mysteries for folks here. Released in 1976, these wonderful diecast spaceships were readily available when Star Wars hit theatres.

As a kid, I had the Jeek Tunnelin vehicle, still have it here in the office. I knew even at 8 that this was some funky toy from Asia and wanted to know more about it. It doubled as the Argo when I played "Starblazers" in the back yard, good times...

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[TheDoLittle]

I'm with you on this one! I had a Valcan as a kid I was sure was some kind of knockoff Shogun warrior. I seem to remember picking it up at a church bazaar and went looking all over to find one in a box.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

This is one of my favouritest toys ever! They came with little comics that explained the story.

Don C.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

That Brain is very cute. Are these guys hard to find?

[Bruce Banner]

Incredible... I distinctly remember that a friend of mine had Blue Silver! This is the first time I've seen that toy in over 30 years. Cool!

[ctc]

>Are these guys hard to find?

Loose, no. Boxed and/or with comic, kinda. You can find sealed examples; mostly of the Japanese release, fairly easy but they tend to be expensive. ($100-$200) Loose ones can be had for $10-$20; more if they have the missiles and treads. I got mine for cheap, still need a couple though. There are some variants too: Dozer Bucketer is blue with orange arms on the shovel, but there are a lot of all blue ones out there. (I THINK they're a British variant.) There are pictures of green ones on some of the boxes; but I think those might be the result of off lighting when the pics were taken, as I've never actually seen a green one.

Don C.

[cjefferys]

Wow, I forgot all about those. I had that "Blue Silver" flying saucer (loved the flip up missile launchers) and remember seeing some of the others in stores. Great pic!

[johnmiic]

I think I had Brain-3. There's a Blue Silver is on eBay now I think.

[acrovader]

These are pretty cool. These would make good companion pieces to the Space Robot UFO Series toys.

[thunderbolt]

had the tunneler, they were great for fighting the Shogun Warriors 5 inchers.

[J.B.]

That Brain is very cute.

Cute!? Arrogant..selfish..obnoxious..yes, but cute? I don't see it.

[Wee67]

What was the comic backstory on these? Were they providing for the classic united planets dream by building affordable yet luxurious astro condos just off the intergalactic spaceway?

[ctc]

>What was the comic backstory on these?

Evil aliens attack the Earth and a good alien arrives, recruits a team of kids and a talking dolphin, and builds a team of robots to fight them.

Don C.

[J.B.]

>What was the comic backstory on these?

Evil aliens attack the Earth and a good alien arrives, recruits a team of kids and a talking dolphin, and builds a team of robots to fight them.

Don C.

Damn, Wee67's version sounds less wacky.

[mazinz]

grab'em all now-- Japanese boxed for $1000

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