Matt Alt -- "The East Wing" (Photos by Tomoko Kojima) What can I tell you? I've been a collector since birth. Here's the 1970s "hero robot" portion of my collection; although my favorite pieces remain the Takatoku and Bandai Valkyrie toys produced in the 1980's, I can't deny the power of the Seventies. Japan will never again match the ingenuity of their 1972 - 1980 "golden period"; the purity and economy of design of these character toys will remain as an example of pop art for decades to come. If Warhol were around today he'd probably do a few silkscreens of 'em...Anyway...
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