Metal Men
  Metal Man is a line of toys very similar to Mego’s Micronauts. Metal Man toys, as the name suggests, are die cast figure with joints at their shoulders, elbows, hips, legs and knees. Metal Man was distributed by Zee Toys in the US, and Zylmex in the UK and Japan. Zee Toys/Zylmex is also known for their M.A.S.H. die cast vehicles and a line of space toys known as Firebirds. Not featured below is Roton, the figure second in from the left in this picture. |
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 Major Mercury
Metal Man toys came in a number of themes. The Corporal Chrome military line had a variety of soldiers with guns, stretchers and rafts. The Sgt. Silver Policeman sets came with a roadblock, a search light and a helicopter.
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 Radon
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 Questar
Easily one of the heaviest of the Metal Man toys, Questar is a also one of the less interesting. He comes in solid gold or chrome or one variation with a blue torso and gold arms, legs and head. Questar is most commonly found with a collapsible jet back that is similar in function to the Micronauts’ Space Glider.
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 Corporal Chrome
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 Sergeant Silver
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 Roton
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 Metal Man Sears Set
This is Zee Toys’ 12 pc. Metal Man Set sold as a Sears Christmas Catalogue Exclusive and included a variety of Metal Men, Ships and Accessories, including: 2 Astronauts – 2 Radon’s, NASA Space Ship, Sky Sled, Flying Saucer, Recharge Capsule, Mars Probe, Rocket Repair Unit 7, Rocket Pack 4 and a Helmet Pack. The set shipped in a generic brown container.
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 Sergeant Silver Playset
The Sarge also came as part of a playset that included a large plastic Police helicopter he could pilot into hazardous areas with.
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 Major Mercury Playset
In addition to the carded Major Mercury toys, you could get NASA’s intrepid astronaut as part of a set that includes the Ship that is also found in the Sears set. The ship stands on it’s rear fins, pointing straight up, when not on a mission into deep space.
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 Saucer Playset
Radon also came as part of a Saucer set. The most common form is the grey and orange saucer, but Zee also released metallic blue and metallic green saucers as part of a Sears set.
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Major Mercury, to the left, came with his sled, a jet pack and repair unit set. You could also get a NASA rocket ship to play with. Major Mercury loose is often missing a transparent visor that attaches to his white helmet.
Radon was one of Zee Toys’ robot lines. This particular Radon came with an orange space helmet and laser gun. Radon also came with a recharge capsule and a sky sled. Zee Toys also made a flying saucer ship for Radon to pilot.
Go Navy! The Corporal is the military arm of the Metal Men. He comes in a variety of packages, including the boat you see here with it’s sticks of dynamite, a medic set with a stretcher and first aid kit, a flame-thrower type unit and a jeep playset.
The Metal Man line isn’t limited to robots and astronauts, Zylmex/Zee Toys also ventured into a police theme with their metal cop named Sergeant Silver. The sarge comes in several packaging variations, including the box you see here, a roadblock and radio backpack kit, and a search light and bullhorn combo.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Greetings:
I’m sorry I don’t have a content-related comment – just a question. Do you have a catelogue? Do you have any Metal-Man figures for sale? If this question is not in keeping with the nature of your site, I apologize for the departure.
Sincerely,
Dan
April 25th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Hi Dan,
I don’t have a catalog, in general, these toys aren’t for sale, but I do in fact have a bunch of metal men toys for sale. If you’re interested, lmk and I will email you a list.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Hi Rick, as same as Dan I wonder if you can email me a list of the “bunch” (sic) you are selling, please include the condition of every figure if possible, thank you.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I’ll put up a link with all my toys for sale
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hi Rick,
Did you ever give out a link for the metal men for sale–I have been looking for a complete Questar for a long time and haven’t been having too much luck. Thanks, Ken
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:44 am
I would be interested as well in any Metal Men you have for sale
August 4th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I think I have some Metal Men I have from my old toy store! If I can, can I list my Ebay name on your site, and maybe your friends can request things that if I have them I can put them up on Ebay. Thanks for your time, Clyde.
August 5th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Clyde = You can, but only if you tell me what you have first!
August 5th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I will search for them real soon!
September 26th, 2008 at 9:18 am
HELP..hi,where i can buy Roton or Questar metal-man?
I live in Italy and i had those metal-man when i was kid..beautiful remember.
Thanks in advance for your support..
Ciro
September 26th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
ebay is really the best place to find that stuff. I will be selling off my entire metal man collection shortly, however, so watch this space.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
That saucer looks like a plastic plate with a purple insert. Radon is laying down in that chair!
January 12th, 2009 at 10:31 am
I have a used…in fair condition.
-Roton robot
-Questar robot
-Unknown Mego Corp robot (plastic human head and hands with metal robot body)
All out of package.
Email me at ifftech at yahoo for pics. Located in San Diego.
February 12th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Dear Jeff,
Greetings, and happy new year. Do you happen to have any pictures of the metal man toys you referred to in your post?
Sincerely,
Dan
February 12th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Yeah I still have 2 Radons a Questar a Roton and a Mercury guy.
I never really thought they would be worth anything.
Those toys were rude and crude.
I dont like touching them because you get that metal smell on your hands.
February 17th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Dear Jeff,
Do you have any pictures/prices?
Sincerely,
Dan
March 26th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Hey! I snagged one of these off eBay many, many years ago (maybe 1999?). It was merely listed as “metal robot”. Took me a few more years on Flickr before a Micronaut enthusiast could tell me where the figure was bootlegged from.
Anyway, here’s a pic of my Microman Gakeen errrrr, I mean my Metal Man Questar:
http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery/Collections/JINZONINGEN+73/Metal+Man+Questar/
July 31st, 2009 at 12:34 am
wow, those bring back memories. i remember getting the Sears Set for christmas, very fun
September 7th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
We are selling my husband’s robot collection from the 50’s. 60’s, early 70’s.
We have 2 Radons – one perfect, other without one arm.
What are these worth in today’s market? I have no accessories or package.
What is the time frame for these Metal Man figures?
Thanks for any advice.
J.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Plain figure in good condition, $5. From the late 70’s.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
How rare are the Radon accessories? I have his orange helmet and blue weapon that I got in a lot of Micronaut accessories. Do prices compare with the later Micronaut alien weapons- especially Lobros & Kronos?