Machinder
CollectionDX defines a "machinder" as a character toy made primarily out of polyethylene (shampoo bottle material), although vinyl may also have been used in some instances. The term derives from the official Popy "Jumbo Machinder" toy line, but has become standard vocabulary for all toys from all makers that share a similar style. Although the initial toy line was a standard 60cm tall, smaller toys have also come to be accepted as part of this family and are often called "junior machinders", "super machinders" or "carnival machinders", depending on their size and/or origin.
The term "jumbo machinder" will be used here to define all toys that fall into the "machinder" category and that approach the size of the official "Jumbo Machinder" toy line by Popy (60cm or 23"). Typically, toys 20" or more will fall into this category. However, this category shall include toys by all makers, not just Popy.
This term refers to toys that fall into the category of "machinders", but that are bigger than traditional "junior machinders", yet smaller than traditional "jumbo machinders". Few of these toys exist and they are typically 18" tall. The name derives from the "Skyzel" and "Granzel" toys from Popy. Toys that are this size, yet actually say "Jumbo Machinder" on the packaging shall still fall into the "jumbo machinder" category.
This category shall include all toys that fall under the category of "machinder", but that are smaller than the traditional size. Typically, these toys range from 10" to 16" tall. "Junior Machinder" is a made up name and no official toy line for this category exists, however, it is generally thought to have been inspired by the "Big Robo" Machine Blaster toys by Takemi.
The term "carnival machinder" shall be used to denote any toy that falls under the "machinder" category, but is known to have been distributed as a carnival prize, rather than as a store bought item. The term "carnival machinder" is a made up name and these toys have no official designation.
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I've finally "completed" my jumbo Shogun Warriors collection.
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Brothers should be close, don't you think?
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I continue to plug away on the junior machinders. And as usual, this one held more secrets than I was expecting.
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Another toy I've had for awhile, but simply forgot to review. So it's time to add it to the database...
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Another jumbo bootleg surfaces from Peru.
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Super Hero is a unique bootleg. Almost too unique for my liking as it presents a difficult labeling decision for me.
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Hane da man!
Junior Machinder Space Warrior bootleg!
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Kimpo Warrior is a strange toy meant to mimic the Shogun Warrior Great Mazinger Jumbo.
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More Peruvian Jumbo madness!
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Made in Hong Kong for the Italian market, where Jeeg reigns supreme!
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This toy should only be looked at using special protective goggles... from a distance...with your eyes closed...
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My Jumbo Dangard Ace obsession reaches new heights!
Or should that be depths?
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Gundam is certainly the rarest hero jumbo known to exist.
But there's much more to it than just rarity. There's prestige and intrigue and all kinds of AWESOME!
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...aka "Robot Of Peace", this is a unique, recently discovered junior machinder.
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