I recently got this Zoids leaflet off eBay. It’s French but the pictures are in English ;-). I love ephemera things like this. Small leaflets that are meant to be thrown away but which contain beautiful imagery of all the products in the range.

There is a distinct lack of Zoidness on the internet. They don’t get a lot of love for some reason. But this leaflet really does remind us of just how awesome they were. Lego-like toys that you put together yourself, in the shape of awesome animals, dinosaurs and monsters, and they move! Pretty awesome in my book. Check out the Tomy Zoids leaflet below. And yes, Gore the Lord Protector is just so unbelievably awesome that I had to give him a larger image.

The Stegosaurus was always my favourite dinosaur, so this Gorgon (Gordos) is a pretty cool Zoid.

I had the mammoth one as a kid. It was great but Zoidzilla always had a special place in my heart.

I actually won Krark in a Zoids comic competition. I drew a Zoids picture and it won and Krark was the prize! I can still remember exactly where I was when it arrived in the post. I also had the Slither Zoid. That thing was great engineering and was very relaxing to watch! And just look at the Red Horn rhino. So cool. That one is in my Top 5 Zoids definitely.

Gore the Lord Protector is without doubt my favourite Zoid. Unbelievable.

I also love these other Tomy products that they were pushing on the back of the leaflet.

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