Post by KingboyD on Jan 12, 2009 20:52:27 GMT -5
Sasuraiger, also known as Batrain, aired in 1983. According to ToyboxDX:
I am going to present the transformation, in gory detail, of how this robot transforms into a train. I believe that my version is a genuine Takatoku release, but it was distributed by another company. Details can be seen on the box, and the toy feaures a TT sticker:
The back of the box features some cool schematics showing where the sticker labels need to be applied:
The toy is about 9" tall, and it is mostly plastic. It features firing fists, and it can hold a gun:
To transform the figure, you must remove the arms, as mentioned above:
BTW, the shoulder joints are ratcheted, and the arms bend at the elbows.
Once the arms are off, you extend the upper body up along a diecast frame.
The upper body rotates:
The top section of the top part extends up further to reveal that yellow part:
And then the black piece at the very top rotates:
Lower the upper body down:
And the legs collapse up when small buttons are depressed:
The wheels at the sides of the legs rotate down:
And the feet fold in:
The arms reattach to pins on the front of the train:
And the hands are detached, rotated, and reattached to form the grill in the front of the train:
The chest parts fold down to form the engine room cover:
And the small piece on the smokestack rotates up to form a light:
Voila! We have a great looking train:
In train form, all the wheels rotate, and the bar connecting the front wheels moves around in real train fashion.
Its truly a great toy, and I think both iterations (i.e., robot and train) are both really well done. Overall, its a wonderfully designed toy that I would definitely recommend, although diecast is limited.
"Sasuraiger" was a science-fiction retelling of "Around the World in Eighty Days," featuring a handsome ne'er-do-well forced to participate in a (what else?) giant-robot-equipped race across the galaxy. The baroque design of the show was reinforced by the lead character's vehicle, a spacecraft resembling a vintage locomotive engine and capable of transforming into the towering robot "Sasuraiger."
Although Takatoku's Macross, Dorvack, and Orguss toys featured fully self-contained transformations, the deluxe Sasuraiger toys required the removal and replacement of the arms to convert from one form to another. As such, they were marketed as "kahen meka" ("transforming mecha") instead of "kanzen henkei" ("perfectly transforming") toys.
I am going to present the transformation, in gory detail, of how this robot transforms into a train. I believe that my version is a genuine Takatoku release, but it was distributed by another company. Details can be seen on the box, and the toy feaures a TT sticker:
The back of the box features some cool schematics showing where the sticker labels need to be applied:
The toy is about 9" tall, and it is mostly plastic. It features firing fists, and it can hold a gun:
To transform the figure, you must remove the arms, as mentioned above:
BTW, the shoulder joints are ratcheted, and the arms bend at the elbows.
Once the arms are off, you extend the upper body up along a diecast frame.
The upper body rotates:
The top section of the top part extends up further to reveal that yellow part:
And then the black piece at the very top rotates:
Lower the upper body down:
And the legs collapse up when small buttons are depressed:
The wheels at the sides of the legs rotate down:
And the feet fold in:
The arms reattach to pins on the front of the train:
And the hands are detached, rotated, and reattached to form the grill in the front of the train:
The chest parts fold down to form the engine room cover:
And the small piece on the smokestack rotates up to form a light:
Voila! We have a great looking train:
In train form, all the wheels rotate, and the bar connecting the front wheels moves around in real train fashion.
Its truly a great toy, and I think both iterations (i.e., robot and train) are both really well done. Overall, its a wonderfully designed toy that I would definitely recommend, although diecast is limited.
I almost feel like it could hold batteries and move.....
