Laser Breathing Robosaur

Laser Breathing Robosaur / DYNA-SAW / MASTERMIND
Remote Control
Glacier Toys / Glacier Enterprise GE-118
GO-7425X

Left: Remote control version
Right: Windup version

In the mid 1980's Glacier Toys of Taiwan released a small 3" mini dinosaur. This dinosaur figure would eventually transition from a simple manual windup figure to a more complex remote controlled figure that could pick up small objects.

Glacier Toys would release a direct to market version under the GE label known as 'Laser Breathing Robosaur'. Later Glacier would release an upgraded version under the name 'DYNA-SAW', as if a hillbilly was pronouncing "DINO-SAUR". Lastly Glacier Toys would sell their manufacturing services to Transistor Robots and produce a figure under the name 'MASTERMIND'. 
 

VERSIONS (V1) - (V4)

(V1) Windup Versions

As shown on the packaging, the figure does actually shoot SPARKS from it's mouth - pretty cool!! (See video further below)

(V1a) Purple

Notice the manual windup device mounted on the side of the body. Unfortunately this figure is missing both hand guns. Sticker on the lower leg reads:
G7
GO-7425X

(V1b) Lime Green

Figure came with two yellow hand guns. This example is missing one of it's guns.
Again, it is clear to see the leg sticker of: G0-7425X

(V1c) Navy Blue

Photo Credit: Flattermann2

Video Credit: Flattermann2
See the actual SPARKS come out of their mouths!

SPARKS are alive!


(V2) Remote Control Versions
Forward & Backward motion only

 Glacier Toys promotional print. This image comes from a larger toy print/catalog that we acquired. The catalog highlights toys which Glacier could manufacture for other private label toy companies as well.
In the above promotion print, note the labeling of "GE-118". GE = Glacier Enterprise, product number 118 corresponds to Laser Breathing Robosaur.

The box wording on this version claims to be "remote" controlled, however,
a cord actually connects the figure directly to the controller.

(V2a) Grey

Note the manual windup device has been removed from the side of the figure. Unfortunately, in this case the black wire connecting the figure to the controller has been cut off. You can see a fragment of the black wire still sticking out the back.

Note the same G7, GO-7425X sticker on the leg.
Figure is missing both hand guns.

 (V2b) Black

This example shows it with one gun in the hand.
In addition, the wire connecting to the controller is still intact.

Back of the box oddly enough has the display window on it.

Foam tray insert Robosaur

 

Noteworthy is the blue and black outline drawing on the top of the box. This drawing is the same style off of the Glacier Toys promotional print above and the back of the (V3) box below.

(V3) Remote Control Versions
Forward & Backward motion
and Pickup/Lift/Release (arms)

 

(V3a) Grey

Photo Credit: The Old Robots Website

Glacier Toys transitions from a figure that can only move forward and backward, to figure that also has arm movements. This new figure was released under the name DYNA-SAW and could pick up small objects.

 

Dyna-Saw packing very much mimics the box style of 1980's Royal Condor products which were also produced in Taiwan and most likely by Glacier Toys as well.

Note the blue to pink gradient lettering of Lift-N-Carry with the heavy black outline. Also note the blue to black grid background on the DYNA-SAW box above. Both of these characteristics appear over and over again on Royal Condor packaging. 

Some examples below are boxed versions of ASTROBOT and PENTA BOT.

DYNA-SAW in action.
Video Credit: Low Barometer Traders

 (V3b) Red

 

Back of the DYNA-SAW box.
Note the pale blue diagram of the figure and it's actions is the same style as Laser Breathing Robosaur above.

 

(V4) Remote Control Versions
Forward & Backward motion
and Pickup/Lift/Release (arms)

Photo Credit: RoboPlastic Apocalypse (Click Here)

Transistor Robots (Four Star) would release the (V3) figure under their label with the new name of 'MASTERMIND". While we do not have a high-resolution photography of Mastermind with his package, we can still view the DYNA-SAW figure to know what he actually looked like.

Since Glacier Toys supplied products to Transistor Robots, it is clear to see, even in the low-resolution newspaper ad that the (V3) DYNA-SAW and (V4) MASTERMIND are he same figure while the actual colors may have varied.

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