Rascal Robots by Tomy were such a "right place/right time" creation. Awesome wind up robots that fit in with your Star Wars "guys"? Who wouldn't want that?
Personally I liked to pretend mine was IQ9 from "Star Blazers".
I've had the orange/blue robot since the late 70's, and I also have the chicken and the penguin. Over the years, many people who have visited my home have played with them. Other TOMY items I have are Pac-man and Mrs. Pac-man, two of the water toys, and of course, Mighty Max.
A close examination shows the Rascal Robot was based on the B-9 Robot from Lost In Space. Tomy made their Rascal shorter, wider, more "R2-ish" and gave it a rounded R2-style dome. Instant classic, especially the one in R2-blue. Rascal Robots (along with their siblings, the Pocket Bots) are slowly becoming a... *sigh* collectible., With everything that follows.
One guy's already done credible job of getting EVERY variation.
The guys in my school found out: If you are careful, you can pop the dome of a RR's head. Then you can put the dome in the RR's hand, + the robot will carry the dome around. Hmm...I had fun doing that! :D
In 1978, I found a blue-domed Rascal Robot lying around somewhere and took it home. I loved playing around with it. Still have it today but never knew what it was. Thanks for filling in that piece of the puzzle for me.
I recognize the bunny rabbit there. I have it on my desk at work and it still winds up and works great when I want to annoy the hell out of my co-workers. A friend of mine gave it to me a few years ago, a childhood toy she was ready to let go of. I don't know where it came from because she's a few years younger than the toy itself, maybe they sold them for a few years. Anyway, very cool stuff.
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OH MY GOD I LOVED THESE
ReplyDeleteThere is a very large garage kit of the robot out there.
ReplyDeleteI've had the orange/blue robot since the late 70's, and I also have the chicken and the penguin. Over the years, many people who have visited my home have played with them. Other TOMY items I have are Pac-man and Mrs. Pac-man, two of the water toys, and of course, Mighty Max.
ReplyDeleteMuch love for that robot!
ReplyDeleteA close examination shows the Rascal Robot was based on the B-9 Robot from Lost In Space. Tomy made their Rascal shorter, wider, more "R2-ish" and gave it a rounded R2-style dome. Instant classic, especially the one in R2-blue. Rascal Robots (along with their siblings, the Pocket Bots) are slowly becoming a... *sigh* collectible., With everything that follows.
ReplyDeleteOne guy's already done credible job of getting EVERY variation.
http://rascalrobotarmy.weebly.com/
The guys in my school found out:
ReplyDeleteIf you are careful, you can pop the dome of a RR's head.
Then you can put the dome in the RR's hand, + the robot will carry the dome around.
Hmm...I had fun doing that! :D
In 1978, I found a blue-domed Rascal Robot lying around somewhere and took it home. I loved playing around with it. Still have it today but never knew what it was. Thanks for filling in that piece of the puzzle for me.
ReplyDeleteI loved mine as well. I still remember buying it and trying to figure out which color to get. He sits on my desk today and walks around quite often.
ReplyDeleteI made a 3D model of him so I could print him some non-walking friends too!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2256964
I recognize the bunny rabbit there. I have it on my desk at work and it still winds up and works great when I want to annoy the hell out of my co-workers. A friend of mine gave it to me a few years ago, a childhood toy she was ready to let go of. I don't know where it came from because she's a few years younger than the toy itself, maybe they sold them for a few years. Anyway, very cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteMine was a companion to my Micronauts.
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