VINTAGE 1980s TAIWAN HIGH SPEED 5-IN-1 MILKY WAG STORM (BAXINGER K.O.)

26 JAN 2022

'Milky Wag"? No that's not a spelling error, it is actually what's written on the box of this vintage Taiwan K.O. of Baxinger. I got this KO toy for a very good price locally. It's missing its outer box. It does comes with the styrofoam box and from the looks of the contents, it appears to be complete. (I have an original Baxinger toy reviewed here: https://patmuseum.wixsite.com/collectibles/single-post/2015/05/29/1983-gokin-galactic-gale-baxinger-ginga-reppu-bakushinga-by-takatoku).

I was hoping that this KO to be diecast metal. Unfortunately it is all plastic.

There are no shooting missiles. The play feature for this toy is simply transformation. The set comes with five Cosmo bikes and they transform to become Baxinger.

The yellow bike is Typhoon and the red bike is Hurricane. These forms the arms and hands.

The bikes with side car - Blue is Cyclone and Black is Monsoon. These form the legs.

The biggest bike is Strong Wind. This forms the body and head.

They are actually parts former. The plastic looks and feels cheap. It was very scary to pull them apart. This toy was made around 1983-84 if I am not mistaken. This is a 30++ year toy. Luckily nothing broke.

Except for Strong Wind, the other 4 bikes transformation is quite straight forward.

Baxinger robot head is chromed. It's hard to see the details on the robot face. Why is he using his left hand to hold the sword? Because the sword doesn't fit his right hand and I don't want to force it. The figure is not sturdy. Connecting joints are weak. But he does looks good on display.

The sword and the two backpack weapons are chromed as well.

Close up of his face.

Below is the back of the box with instructions on the transformation. (pic from internet)

Saw a couple of mint in box of this on sale in eBay with a asking price ranging from USD40-155. Is this toy rare? It probably is. Is it worth that much? I am not sure but these days vintage KO robot like Voltron are getting very pricey. I don't recommend this unless you are a diehard Baxinger collector or you find one really cheap.