The Metal Men by Zee Toys were by far one of the neatest non-TV advertised toy lines around. Made entirely of die cast metal, these sleek futuristic series of robotic action figures left the back story completely to your imagination.
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As an added bonus, we have the amazing Metal men collection of Bret showcased as well.
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I don't remember these guys ...
ReplyDeleteI think I had Corporal Chrome. However, I remember him having a flamethrower. Was there another shiny metal action figure out there?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I think he got lost in our sand pile (my dad figured building a box around sand would be useless...).
I love the high-tech cardboard box packaging...
ReplyDeleteI had the soldier and raft set and my cousin had the construction set. Kaybee had them on clearance which is the only reason my mom bought them for us.
ReplyDeleteI had the NASA set, I know I've declared that before.
ReplyDeleteAlso the cop looks like a toy from George Lucas' THX 1138.
(my dad figured building a box around sand would be useless...)
ReplyDeleteArkonbey, that was hysterical
holy-bugger!
ReplyDeletei have three of these, bought as a kid... never knew what they were until now...
space-man
general-man
robot-man
i know these aren't the names...
this is what i called them.
thanks for clearing a mystery of mine.
jh
I got one of these, the solider, in a lot of used toys a few years back and had no idea what it was.
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