Here is i of the most interesting MotU "Made inwards Spain" bootlegs. At this point, most people volition already know them, non entirely inwards Spain, but equally good inwards other countries. They bring been slowly to honor for quite a long fourth dimension already (since eBay as well as other platforms became mainstream), but this is starting to change, since each fourth dimension in that place are fewer as well as fewer available.
The Guerreros del Espacio (lit. Space Warriors) is a curt serial of half dozen figures made some 1986 yesteryear the Castilian toymaker Far Men. This fellowship was based inwards Beniparrell, Valencia. I wrote several years agone a firstly entry dealing amongst another famous toy made yesteryear this brand, but at the fourth dimension all information was quite uncertain.
Last year, our friends from La Cueva del Terror Podcast interviewed the founder of the fellowship José Iniesta as well as his boy (Kiko Iniesta, who is a smashing MotU fan) inwards one of their podcasts. The interview was focused generally inwards this detail toyline, although they equally good talked nearly other products as well as toys. I would recommend you lot to hear that podcast (if you lot tin flame empathise Spanish) because it is smashing how manful soul bring upwards as well as boy explicate what they did, how did the manufacturing flora function as well as thus on.
If you lot cannot empathise Spanish, I volition summarize the most of import information here:
The toy fellowship was a spin-off of a bigger fellowship specialized inwards casts (manufacturing as well as repair), plastic casting as well as other types of casting called Matrival. This fellowship was founded inwards 1975 inwards Valencia equally a pocket-size casting workshop yesteryear José Iniesta as well as a partner, but it is instantly a smashing fellowship producing parts for brands similar Peugeot, Mercedes, Ford, Magna…
By the firstly of the 80s the owners create upwards one's heed to expand their concern making toys. Their firstly toy was a cap gun made inwards metal, but they had to halt production after some legal changes inwards 1983 next the accidental expiry of a boy using a similar gun from competitor Redondo. The determination to create metallic guns was influenced yesteryear their partners Bullycan, since they did non desire to straight compete amongst each other.
After that, they produced entirely plastic toys, similar Bullycan, but initially inwards dissimilar scales or dissimilar types. Among the toys they produced were i time to a greater extent than some guns that shooted plastic caps (similar to bottle caps) as well as the famous Far-Boys, inspired at the fourth dimension yesteryear the fifty-fifty to a greater extent than famous Airgam Boys.
The Guerreros del Espacio was launched presently afterwards, some 1985. Far Men decided to create a version of such a successful figure, but amongst depression costs. Most parts of the figure were produced yesteryear Far Men themselves, except the torso part, which is hollow as well as needed a plastic blow molding physical care for that, at the time, was non available at Far Men, thus it was outsourced, simply equally the cards as well as bubbles. The figures that are decorated amongst some paintwork were finished as well as assembled inwards a nearby prison theatre (by prisoners) but equally good inwards private homes generally yesteryear housewives for an extra income.
The blueprint of the heads is dissimilar from the ones used yesteryear Mattel. The sculptors were people really especialized inwards creating forest or plaster models that would afterwards transfer into an injection cast. They were hired for that work, but they were non employees of the company. The fellowship didn’t create whatever backstory or gave advert to the figures.
The inspiration for these figures was clear to Mattel, who sued the company. The case was won yesteryear Far Men, since Mattel had no copyright for their Masters of the Universe at that fourth dimension inwards Spain.
For the next 2 years or so, the fellowship was producing lots of cars, trucks as well as other vehicles until the concurrence inwards the toy sector became higher, as well as Far Men was finally unopen down. Their owners focused their efforts inwards Matrival, which was growing as well as receiving the firstly orders for the automobile industry. Far Men was really pocket-size compared to the principal business.
Despite producing toys nether their ain brand, Matrival was equally good producing casts for other toy companies, similar Hasbro’s or M.B. One illustration is the Action Man toyline from the 90s. This cooperation continued until M.B. closed their Castilian branch inwards Riba-Roja inwards 2003.
Far Men sold generally to distributors Spainwide, who as well as thus offered the toys to shops, press kiosk as well as street vendors who offered toys inwards fairs, festivals as well as other pop festivities.
Back to the Guerreros del Espacio, banking concern complaint that the packaging is barely a pocket-size cardboard (not printed at the back) that holds the figure within of a blister bubble. Both parts are attached yesteryear agency of staples, as well as the yellowish background is genuinely smaller than it should be, or the figure is bigger than it should (10.5 cm tall), since it is roofing the header of the blister amongst the advert of the toyline.
This logo is already quite remarkable: it shows the 2 principal characters, that is, a He-Man as well as a Skeletor lookalikes. The hero has a headband as well as the villain carries a horned-helmet.
In the lower business office of the card, in that place is some legal information as well as the logo of Far Men.
This pocket-size carte was intended to friction match a larger display to live hang inwards the wall of the shop. Each corner was inserted inwards i slot, thus half dozen toys could hang on the wall land for sale, as well as live removed individually when sold.
There is a minute type of blister, simpler, amongst a lighter shade of bluish equally background coloring as well as without the pocket-size He-Man as well as Skeletor on the move yesteryear corners.
The weapons included (one per figure) are equally good really imaginative. This i is a re-create of an Airgamboys accesory (some form of harpoon).
The torso cast for Guerreros del Espacio was used for a serial of American Football players amongst helmet, ball as well as a plastic T-shirt. There was fifty-fifty a figure of B.A. Baracus that came amongst metallic chain on his neck. Both are really sought-after nowadays.
Out of the reach of this entry is the other MotU bootleg draw amongst the same advert but slightly bigger figures (14 cm tall) that were saled nether the create Guerreros del Universo (Warriors of the Universe). These were similar inwards construction, but had no waist joint as well as were clearly based on MotU casts, without many modifications. My gauge after listening to the interview is that the fourteen cm figures came before than these, as well as both are made yesteryear Far Men (Mr. Iniesta cannot recollect really good if this other draw was equally good produced yesteryear them or not). These other 2 toylines were non marked inwards the blister amongst the advert of the maker, thus it is upwards to this indicate unclear if it was genuinely Far Men that built them.
FACTS as well as FIGURES:
- Name: (No Name)
- Toy Line: Guerreros del Espacio
- Year: Around 1985
- Company: Far Men (Spain)
- Size of the figures: Around 10.5 cm
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