late 1980s robo dinosaur toys?

January 8, 2020 1:17 PM

I'm haunted by the memory of robot/cyborg dinosaur wind-up toys that I played with as a kid ca. 1989 or 1990 in the USA. They had some kind of postapocalyptic lore setting and IIRC the T. Rex, who might have had a circular whirring sawblade in his chest, was described as blind, but with "the soul of a poet." Does this ring a bell for anyone?
posted by yhlee to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (4 answers total)

Best answer: Starriors (more info)
posted by 1970s Antihero at 1:30 PM on January 8, 2020 [4 favorites]

Not Zoids?
posted by Z303 at 1:35 PM on January 8, 2020

Response by poster: 1970s Antihero, you nailed it! The toy I had and was thinking of was Deadeye. Thank you!

Off to eBay...
posted by yhlee at 1:44 PM on January 8, 2020

Not Zoids?

Starriors and Zoids were both made by Tomy. The video I linked talks about the differences between the two toylines.
posted by 1970s Antihero at 2:12 PM on January 8, 2020