ROBOT-GUN 전자변신 로보트총 - Astro Magnum mold Korean variant

ROBOT-GUN
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Coko - Item No. SC-1100
Astro Magnum / Shockwave mold

4 Changeable - 2 Sound Selectable Battery Operated

Robot-Gun is easily one of our favorite variants based on the Astro Magnum mold. This particular figure sports a wide variety of mold modifications, including the very distinct removable red horns (wings/bats). 

Exclusive Robot-Gun artwork for this blog by Nate Niles

Robot-Gun in alternative laser vulcan/gun mode.

Robot-Gun was made in Korea and released through Coko Toys Co. Ltd. back in the 1980's. Coko Toys, for a time, released Lego type toys to the Asian market under the name Coko Bricks.

Coko Toys Co. Ltd Logo

(V1) Coko Logo bottom right corner

 

5 sided box slides over the top of this foam insert which is complete.

Grey Robot-Gun has at least two versions. 

(V1) Korean

The first version (V1) was clearly identified as a Coko product. The red elephant Coko logo was on the outside of the Robot-Gun package. (V1) instructions were in Korean and the battery cover for Robot-Gun was stamped "Made in Korea". Lastly, the (V1) box displayed a large Korean quality control sticker on the side of it. 코코산업 80년대 트랜스포머 변신로보트 총 

 

(V1) Photo courtesy: JCShockwave instagram

(V1) box end with: Korean quality control sticker and "Made in Korea" wording.

 Lists Manufacturer as: Coko Industry
법정품질표시
재질: A. B. S, 전자부품
방 사출성형법:
온 도:-20℃~80℃℃
제조년월일 : 198
제조원: 코코산업
제조번호 : 제 150642 호
경기도부천시역곡동24-21소: 612-0464 주
의: 떨어뜨리거나 던지지 말것. 정밀한 전자제품이기 때문에 설명서를 잘읽고 사용할것.

(V1) Korean instructions courtesy of: Niels Bjørk Nørrelykke

•전자회로내장
•레이저 광선총
•전자사운드
• 4가지변신

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(V1) Battery Cover "Made in Korea"

Original Korean Sunpower battery for Robot-Gun

(V1) came with two different sets of optional stickers.
A: Blue, Red & Yellow
B: White, Red & Yellow
(V2) Stickers (currently unknown)

Photo courtesy: Yigal Horas (Yig_on_insta) Instagram.

Sticker sheets never came with instructions as to their proper placement.

(V2) English

Later (V2) would be released. (V2) would try to appeal more to the English speaking market. The Coko label and Korean quality control sticker would be removed from the (V2) box. The "Made in Korea" stamp is removed from the battery cover. The instructions are now in English and the "Made in Korea" wording on the instructions are obscured with black marker. Lastly, on the (V2) box, small black stickers are also placed to hide the text "Made in Korea".

Few complete sets of Robot-Gun are known. Of these, most versions are Robot-Gun (V1) and finding a (V2) is extremely hard to do with only one known sample to date.

 

(V2) English Robot-Gun (no Coko sticker)

 

(V2) No quality control sticker and a black rectangle sticker has been placed over the words "Made in Korea", bottom right corner.

(V2) Instructions: Notice the black marker in the bottom right corner covering up the words, which are still semi-visible, "Printed in Korea".

 

(V2) Battery Cover is now blank with "Made in Korea" having been removed.

As previously stated, Robot-Gun sports a variety of mold changes making it very distinct from other (Astro Magnum variants).

 

There are at least two other color versions of Robot-Gun. One comes from the photography on the box itself. This test / mock up/ prototype figure appears to have darker grey/black colors, black 'horns' and clear translucent plastic vs. the final orange.

Sidenote: In 2021, modern third-party toy maker NEWAGE released a mashup of a Robot-Gun (Box art), Astro Magnum (figure art) and the (Galactic Man) (name).

Photo Credit: NEWAGE

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