Identified: Takara Blockman/Robolinks Gun

Twitter's @JohnDoctorKent has identified this gun as a Blockman weapon! Matt D sends pictures.

It's part of a very large boxed set and is indeed a Takara item which came out around the same time as Transformers' US debut. What I like about it-- as I found it as a loose part in a thrift store bin-- is that it works with my modern Transformers toys that could use a gun, too.

Thanks everybody!

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I found this at a thrift store (the same day as the Blockman) and heck if I can figure out what it is-- I'm assuming it's related to the Blockman due to it being in the same bin, but it could be a coincidence. Any ideas which set it came from?

Description: Gun. unpainted.
Color: Black.
Material: Plastic.
Length: 3 1/4-inches
Other: 5mm peg for hands, on sides. Similar dimensions to the Transformers Mini-Con connector points. If this isn't a Takara-designed toy, I'll buy a hat so that I may eat it.



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Identified: Diablock or Robolinks Figure

I found this at a thrift store about a week ago and since RoboTech wasn't part of my childhood vocabulary, I picked it up for a quarter. I didn't know what it was, but @JohnDoctorKent did!

Description: Robot figure, non-transforming.
Color: Silver/metal, red, blue.
Material: Plastic with die-cast metal body
Markings: TAKARA 1984

This is a Diablock (or RoboTech Robolinks) figure, a nifty line you can find out more about here. It combines construction and Japanese robots, which, really, is about as perfect as a toy line gets. He's about 2 1/4-inches high.

Numerous sets were available, and well, obviously, now I know what it is. See folks, it's all about learning something. Now, how about identifying some of the other crap on here?