talking doll
roughly a year ago, helen tracked me down on facebook, and offered me this doll. she was kind enough to hold the doll until we could meet at the most recent auckland hobby fair. the doll does not currently work, but i will try to get her going again.
i am not sure if the dress is original, but it fits well, matches her eyes and is pretty. a very unique piece to the collection!
i am not sure if the dress is original, but it fits well, matches her eyes and is pretty. a very unique piece to the collection!
koms-3 tumbling robot
relocated from john's collection to mine in 2019. he moves, tips over and picks himself back up again.
dingbot my robot oms-b
johnno bought me this cutie from the hobby fair in april 21. he works well, just needs the tyres reglued to stay in place, and i need to replace the lost map.
mr money - yellow
this little guy was originally from john's collection. he was given to manoj, who has given him to me. he works well, though the switch seems a little odd, but thats no bother. he looks great and is adorable when eating the money. a really nice piece, and i am thrilled to have him.
wind up toys
many of these came from johns collection. my brother had a green turtle similar the ladybird i am hoping to find, and i think i have a walking fat controller somewhere, just not sure where.
i have broken them down into what i think are the correct categories. they may move slightly as my research continues.
i have broken them down into what i think are the correct categories. they may move slightly as my research continues.
flip floppers
pocket pets
pop overs
not so grand band
roving eyes
rascal robots
box pops
snow funnies
get along gadgets
lil big toppers
mini bath tubbies
hilarious hats
wind up toys: assorted licenses
wind up toys: thomas
starcades
small, wind up challenging games. basically, you try and land the little balls in various spots. one thing i love is the winder has a pause mechanism built in, so you can halt the game if needed. also means you can stop the rotation, land some balls, restart, stop and so on.
partymates boxing ring
ii bought this from a trader based in auckland. it features two wind up boxers. it looks vintage, but inside has a copyright date for a "sababa toys" of 2005. from a quick google, it would appear they produced toys etc under license. so this set still retails all the original tomy branding, including the "two kids" logo on both sides of the handle and faintly inside.
tomy puzzlers
saucer man virtual pet
this virtual pet from the 90s seems like it came in 3 colors... green, red and orange. the aim was to raise multiple generations of aliens. my green example is untested.