Thunder Robot (repro)
Tin Tom Toys
2002
11 Inches

This is a top-notch reproduction of the Asakusa masterpiece of the late Sixties. This battery-powered behemoth walks forward, eyes ablaze and propeller spinning. Then he stops, raises his arms, and proceeds to blow away anyone too stupid to haul ass out of there. His hand cannons flash as they make a rat-a-tat sound. TTT did a fantastic job with this toy. A limited edition silver robot was also produced, but they were snatched up pretty fast.

It should be noted that a company called Schylling has recently started offering inexpensive versions of this toy. While the jury is still out on the piece's quality, it does represent a nice opportunity for the budget-minded collector, as well as tinkerers looking for a nice toy to modify.