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Help me ID this old toy

gargunkle
in Pre-Transformers

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I have this old toy. I have wondered for the longest time what it is. On the back it says © 1978 Carolina Enterprises Inc, Made in Taiwan. Also has a logo for Empire "toys kids love." His left hand has some very pathetic spring-loaded shooting action. In the heels of his feet he can shoot these sharp pointy little yellow missiles - they were hella powerful!

 

yellow_alien.JPG

 

Edit: BW Snapper is provided just for scale purposes. The yellow alien probably stands 8" tall or so. His legs, body, and upper arms are die cast, while I think the rest is plastic.

this thread is useless without pics

So far I have determined...

 

Carolina Enterprises Inc

aliases: Empire of Carolina, Tarheel Industries Inc, Empire Industries, Marchon, Caldwell Button Company

Toy division called: Empire Toys

http://www.secinfo.com/dsVsn.72Yy.a.htm

 

Found him!

 

His name is "Mars" from the Star Mite series!!

 

"In the early '80s, a company called Empire Toys began methodically releasing all of Shinsei's UFO Commander series under a new name: "Star Mites." Empire not only released the original six UFO pieces but apparently managed to get the rights to Yonezawa's Astekaizer series as well -- and mixed and matched parts from both series to create a set of bizarre mutations as well."

 

http://www.toyboxdx.com/un/ufo/starmites.jpg

 

You will find it on this page:

http://www.toyboxdx.com/un-05ufo.html

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Sweet!!! Thank you soooo much!

 

This guy really is pretty cool if you are into things from way back when. His leg joints are loose but maybe I can tighten them up somehow. He is missing the back of his belt but otherwise is complete-ish.

 

So good to finally know what he is!

  • 3 weeks later...
Nice work Sherlock!!!!

 

Feh, anyone can use goggle. :monkey

Nice work Sherlock!!!!

 

Feh, anyone can use goggle. :monkey

172bchemicalsplashgogglbc9.jpg :schin

 

 

 

 

(Great detective work BTW!)

What you dont know could fill a garden hose

Was that supposed to be insulting? :rofl

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