Transforming Pen Toy

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Tresob, Jun 16, 2014.

  1. Tresob, Jun 16, 2014
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    Tresob

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    No, not that transforming pen toy...this one!

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    I found this guy in a box of old items that I had been storing in my grandmother's basement. It looks like I might have made a very early attempt at customization with regards to his eyes (they seem to have been darkened using a ballpoint pen...possible from the toy itself!).

    It is a parts-former...the pen "cap" is the head, and the pen tip pops off to plug into the neck port. There's a very tiny ink cartridge in the cap, which has long since dried up. There are two additional "plugs"--round disks that attach to the opposite end of the pen and the neck port in pen mode.
     

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  2. Blindspot77, Jun 16, 2014
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    Omg. This is so retro. I remember my friend had this when i was a kid.
     
  3. Motor_Master, Jun 16, 2014
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    I have a red and black one kicking around some where... sadly I think the head is missing.
     
  4. Warped Sky, Nov 9, 2018
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    Ebay:
    Does anyone know where these can be bought? The only marking on the one I have is "R.O.C. Made in Taiwan"
     
  5. Capirus, Nov 9, 2018
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    Haha! That's amazing!
     
  6. rikaldomario, Nov 9, 2018
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    So cool!!! Not a very good idea to have if you have important papers to get thru!!

    This deserves a post in "The Thread of Weird".
     
  7. NemiMonkey, Nov 9, 2018
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    No idea on where you can get them but a bit of digging led me to this: STA: Buddy L's Robots From Around the World: Argentina RoboTron!

    Not sure if that's the one but an Argentinian company called Logo made quite a few variations of the "Robot Pen" bot.
    There's a pair on ebay for an insane amount: RARE & VINTAGE ROBOT PEN TRANSFORMER 80´S MADE IN ARGENTINA BLISTER | eBay

    Four Star a company known for KO's apparently made some too but having a real hard time finding anything on that.