More Metal Men

August 24, 2010 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 5 Comments

Just in case you’re trying to get me something for Christmas this year, these would do…

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Mantooth

AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

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John Rozum on August 25, 2010

I had a ll the metal men, but mine differed a bit from the catalog photos. My saucer was grey and not a shiny metallic blue or purple, and I also has a wedge shaped rocket ship with a clear canopy and the letters NASA in red on the sides. This came with an astronaut shaped metal man. The 4-pc UFO set was not part of the group, and the 2 gold metal men came later.

I still have them all, though a couple suffer from metal fatigue with either loose joints or broken off limbs. One of my astronauts broke at the waste and was combined with a plastic tank to make him resemble somewhat that cyborg that joind up with Han, Chewbacca and the big green bunny in the early post movie adaptation Star Wars comics.

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John Rozum on August 25, 2010

While I'm here, shoot me an email and let me know if you'll be participating in this year's Halloween Countdown. Thanks!

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Anonymous on August 25, 2010

Hi, This is TR.
Holy BEEP! I used to have that metal man with the spring-loaded wings!

Thanks for the memories, Plaid Stallion!

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Ray "AcroRay" Miller on August 30, 2010

My grandmother got me the set marked "18" in this catalog shot! I thought they were great toys, and should have been Micronauts! (I had no idea they were actually copied from Microman toys.)

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Umbratikus on November 11, 2010

I played with my Metal Men with the Micronauts. They just added to the multiverse.

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