Masaki Maruyama( hoàn sơn chính kýMaruyama Masaki) was a designer atTakarafrom about 1982 to 1985.
Known design projects
Robo & Robot
- Double Soldier
- Twin Combat
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- Road Vulcan[1]
(unreleased)
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Notes
- For whatever reason, the American patent that creditsKōjin Ōnofor the creation ofSunstreakeralso includesBumper,leading to the mistaken impression that Ōno created the Mazda Familia 1500XG Mini Car Robo instead of Maruyama.
- Maruyama designed two[2][3]preliminary versions of Metal Man before the final design was settled on. He also designed a pair of Meteor Robo beetles[4]that went completely unproduced.
- The three Meteor Robo that Maruyama created were retooled in 1988 for Takara'sMashin Hero Watarutie-in toyline. These toys were then further retooled with keychains to become theEgg Beastsof Japan'sBeast Warsline, who were in turn redecoed into theSparkbotsofKiss Players.As it is, the original versions of the molds (which all came with accessories) haven't been used sinceMicro Change.
- Maruyama also designed a battleship robot[5](that he would further refine[6]) which clearly served as the basis forBroadside.The finalized Broadside toy, however, was the work of Takara designerKaoru Matsumoto.The fact the design did not start out with a jet mode might help explain why Broadside's jet mode isterrible.
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