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Robot Desk Set

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Flashback... back... back...

When I was in the fourth and fifth grade (97 and 98), gimmicked pencil cases and desk sets like these were huge. A lot of people had ones with stuff like pop-up globes. Mine had a ratchet-dial calendar. They also had the puffy sticker covers. Mine had some sort of knock-off anime image... looking back, it may have been from a Gundam series, possibly F-91 or another of the later Tomino series.

I'd be amazed if any other extant Robot Desk Sets still have those feet components. They seem like they'd end up in the bottom of the backpack and thrown out at the end of the year...

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Posted by atom smasher on 29 January, 2011 - 23:04
Wow, if that toy wasn't such

Wow, if that toy wasn't such suck, I'd say it was an awesome idea.

Congrads on your first vid, Enthusiast!
One suggestion: watch the volume you record at in the future, please. I had to turn you waaaaaaaaay up to just hear you. You may want to try standing closer to the camera next time.

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Posted by EVA_Unit_4A on 30 January, 2011 - 00:12
Orly?

Orly?

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Posted by EVA_Unit_4A on 30 January, 2011 - 16:59
The closest thing I had to

The closest thing I had to this was a line of robot dinosaurs that were also stationary items (staplers, scissors, tape) in the mid 80's.

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Posted by VZMK2 on 30 January, 2011 - 00:32
I had that

I remember those! I had the scissors/pterodactyl. I've seen military versions now and then on eBay, including a scissors/fighter jet.

Ah, the late 80s/early 90s, when everything transformed.

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Posted by atom smasher on 30 January, 2011 - 17:54
I'll trade you a Combat Hero

I'll trade you a Combat Hero for your robot desk set.

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Posted by jacksauce on 30 January, 2011 - 17:40
I LoL'd.

I LoL'd.

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Posted by EVA_Unit_4A on 30 January, 2011 - 19:17
Ent, that is dope. I need

Ent, that is dope. I need one.

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Posted by Materialist Zen on 30 January, 2011 - 21:03
great

Great robot I tell you...

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Posted by Berserk on 31 January, 2011 - 02:48
Robot Funk

This is robot funk that allows you to create robot funk of your own...

Kill it before it spreads!!!!

Great piece to review.

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Posted by The Big R on 1 February, 2011 - 11:44
If Hasbro made Cybertronian

If Hasbro made Cybertronian versions of Transformers in the 80's, this could easily be Soundwave if you changed the head. He may not change into a light post, but most of the G1 figures weren't show accurate anyway...

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Posted by Scarfang_The_Slayer on 4 August, 2014 - 18:03
I had one with a cool robot

I had one with a cool robot mode, with the Blaster transformation scheme, but changing into a photo camera. It had scissors, stappler, stationeries and other stuff like that. I´ve been googling it since forever but I couldn´t find anything

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Posted by zopilotez on 11 August, 2016 - 19:08