One of Ultraman's kaiju friends, Pygmon is one one of the more easily recognized of the classic monsters that appeared on Ultraman. But hey, with a leering face like Pygmon how could you forget!

I first fell in love with the Mackerel design when I was a little kid. I remember building Robotech model kits from Revell in 1984 on my summer vacation up at Lake Winnepausaukee. While my parents would sit around the cabin and talk, I would be building model kits on the porch.

In contrast to the other toys in the line, the Dougram Collection Series Bushman is a really fragile, awkward toy.

Each arm has a firing fist, but if you notice they are both red. Victora was so cheap they didn’t even bother to mold the second fist in another color.

So why obsess over clear toys? What makes them interesting?

We will never approve independence from our federation!

Sometimes Sun Vulcan seems almost like a forgotten Machinder.

God Marz can be a nice catch if you want something different in your Jumbo collection without having to mortgage your future to get it.

Released in 1981, Popy's Tetsujin 28 Jumbo Machinder is one of the more popular entries in the series.

In 1981 Popy stared a new toy line that would consist of the largest and most complex die-cast toys they had produced up to that point. The Tetsujin 28 was the first, and unfortunately, the only piece to come out of this line, a victim of the waning toy market at the time.