[Fineas J. Whoopie]

I was thinking we should have a single thread for keeping track of the Masudaya catalog numbers as seen on the box lids. We started to keep track of these numbers in this thread about the Target robot when Joe K. formulated his theory of the Gang of Five timeline based on these catalog numbers (or used these numbers to prove his existing theory).

http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/index.ph...0&hl=machineman

Gernot's recent thread "Alphadrome detective game no. 3" provided some more documentation of these useful catalog numbers.

http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/index.ph...t=ST&f=2&t=3191

A re-cap of the documented numbers so far-

From Joe-
1958 - Radicon Robot - no # on box
1960 - Non-Stop (Lavender) Robot - #3058
1961/62 - Machine Man - also #3058
1963 - Giant Sonic (Train) Robot - #3223
1963/64 - Shooting Giant Robot - #3357
1965 - (Target) Robot - also #3357

Gernot's contributions (hopefully more are on the way from Gernot)-
Sonicon Rocket (blue?) #3043
Supersonic Moon ship #3137

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[Fineas J. Whoopie]

I have four Masudaya flying saucer boxes to contribute.

X-17 Space Patrol #3117. Future toys page 135 item #204.
X-8 Space Explorer Ship #3678. Future toys page 169 item #285.
Space Surveyor X-12 #3862. Future toys page 135 item #205.
UFO-X05 #4670. Vintage toys top of page 133.

Did I mis any numbers that have been previously posted?
Anyone who has any Masudaya toys with the box please add the catalog number to this thread. Thank you.

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[gernot]

Thank you Fineas for the start,
I will do my best when I come back to my home, I am still in Japan, but I am bringing back more infos from old catatalogs to feed the time line.
I will also start to collect the numbers "on the road", that means at toy shows, museums, collections, toy shops, catalogs etc. We do not have to buy or own these toys just to get this information.

I think to the list of numbers we should add the known years from catalogues we have collected already in the time line. (If they are existing for this toy).

Maybe also helpful would be a picture of the toy and box for other collectors who do not know or own that toy or the reference book. Some people just get interested in these toys if they become aware of it and its beauty , which can be found sometimes in details or in the box art.

(Maybe my wish list is too much for the effort, I try my best when I am posting more numbers).

[Keith Palmer]

Is there cryptic significance to the digits in these catalog numbers? If you take the numbers on their own, the sequential jumps are in the hundreds. Or is it that there were "that many" non-robot/space toys in the line that wore the "in-between" numbers?

::trying my best to confound without contributing -- all at the same time::

[Fineas J. Whoopie]

Maybe also helpful would be a picture of the toy and box for other collectors who do not know or own that toy or the reference book. Some people just get interested in these toys if they become aware of it and its beauty , which can be found sometimes in details or in the box art.

Good point Gernot. Also any excuse to take pictures of my toys are always welcome.

The X-17 Space Patrol (catalog #3117). My search of the timeline has found no listing for this toy yet, but I'm guessing early sixties.

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[Fineas J. Whoopie]

The X-8 Space Explorer Ship (catalog #3678) timeline dated to 1968. This is a big one at 10 inches across.

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[Fineas J. Whoopie]

The Space Surveyor X-12 (catalog #3862) timeline dated to 1970.

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[Fineas J. Whoopie]

The UFO-X05 (catalog #4670) not previously timeline dated as far as I can tell but I'm thinking mid seventies.

Hey Pat- Can you post your X-15 Robby Space Patrol saucer with the catalog number from the box?

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