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http://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/image/dr000/auc0211/users/9/0/9/5/amichag007-img600x450-1479684122lhddun18335.jpg I'm going to guess that the two selections on the record are A: The theme from the TV show B: Uran's theme. This record is from the 1980 series, I can tell by the ...

Haha, that eye. That is great.

"Shiyonasan" wrote:For the price of 580,000 yen, this Astro Boy delivery truck can be delivered in a delivery truck right to your door!

I'm not a fan of those old tin toys (which seem awfully expensive for something so easy to find online) but that one looks pristine.

I think American sci-fi had plenty of inspiration to draw from that pre-dated Astroboy. Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, as well as writers Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke all began before 1940. While post-WW2 kids in Japan were reading Astroboy, British kids were growing up reading Dan Dare. American kid...

Hi Wolf Boy, welcome!

Cool!

What was going on in that second one? He looked like he was about to pull a gun in a press conference...

Was this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77zhCyUZ0eE

I had a small taste of carpal tunnel problems in my mouse hand for a little while at work (until I got a gel mousepad). It was horrible, like having back pain but in the wrist.

I hope the surgery goes well.

I found the machine that Astro Boo is from. It's a Pachinko machine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-Vintage-Japanese-ASTROBOY-Tetsuwan-ATOM-Slot-Arcade-PACHINKO-Machine-Toy-/191281975478?hash=item2c894b50b6:g:8PYAAOSwd4tT6Ect http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/A4oAAOSwxH1T6Ect/s-l500.jpg A bargain at only $...