I have the capability to build the world’s first bionic man. The fact that he painted the gorilla white rather than black, takes things to a whole new level. This particular kit has never been put together, but some kid started to paint the pieces. That’s right.Ī huge gorilla is no match for Steve Austin, as proven in this documentary.(Is that how you spell “Equitorial?”) There is actually another model in this series, where our hero is wrestling an alligator. Just look at the hidden glory in this kit - “removable panels to display Bionic mechanisms!!” Sweet! The side panel also displays another model kit where the Bionic Man is bursting through a steel door, taking out the entire surrounding stone wall in the process. Steve Austin was the man in the late 70’s, taking out any man or beast that made the mistake of getting in his way. And you don’t even need any frickin’ glue! Pure genius is what this is. This model kit combines two of my favorite things: cyborgs and simians. Bionic Repair is also the only model kit to feature a photograph of the finished model on the box rather than an artist's rendering.Hey kids! You can be all about your Miley Cyrus twerking and your One Dimension, but want to know what we were all about in the 70’s? This pretty much sums it up… A major difference in the packaging compared to the Six Million Dollar Man models is the use of a specialized Bionic Woman logo very similar in design to that used for the Kenner line of action figures but with a different image of Jaime than that used in the toys. The model depicts Jaime in a lab setting, with Oscar Goldman (rather than Rudy Wells) conducting repair work on her bionic legs. 1983 Fundimensions, Division of CPG Products Corp., Mt. Figure Models & Kits - apply Category filter Automotive Models & Kits - apply Category filter Model & Kit Dioramas. You can win one of 100 1/16 scale Corvette Model Kits, or one of 1,000 beautifully. The Bionic Woman, meanwhile, was the subject of a kit entitled "Bionic Repair". 2,300+ results for fundimensions Category. The pieces for each model kit were unpainted, and since they snapped together rather than requiring glue, this allowed the Austin models to include removeable panels that reveals bionic circuits in his arm and legs. Coincidentally, two of the dioramas resemble cover illustratations later used for the Six Million Dollar Man comic book: The Jaws of Doom scenario resembles the cover to Issue 4, while the cover of Issue 5 also shows Austin throwing a man and his motorbike as seen in the model Evil Rider. The UK packaging used different artwork and designs. The US packaging for each kit included a brief comic strip story centered on the scene featured. "Jaws of Doom," depicting Austin battling a crocodile."Evil Rider," depicting Austin stopping a renegade motorcyclist."Fight for Survival," depicting Austin throwing a large gorilla (possibly inspired by Bigfoot)."Bionic Bustout" which depicts Steve, outfitted in a NASA uniform, diving horizontally against a prison door (possibly inspired by a similar scene in the pilot film).Lee promotes the model kits fashioned in his imageĪt least four kits, which formed diorama scenes, were issued for The Six Million Dollar Man (note: the article "The" is left off the branding for these releases): In the UK, the kits were released by Denys Fisher.In Australia the kits were released by Toltoys with artwork identical to the US release.
Fundimensions models series#
During the run of The Six Million Dollar Man, and The Bionic Woman an American company called Fundimensions (also known as MPC) issued a series of snap-together (no glue required) model kits featuring Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers.
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