#995 JUYBA - GUERREROS ENEMIGOS DEL MAL - YELLOW NINJA "ROBIN" (Around 1988)

APRIL IS THE MONTH OF BOOTLEGS AND KNOCK-OFFS AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

Juyba is one of those brands that made bootleg toys in the 80s that has been recently discovered by international collectors (mostly Masters of the Universe collectors). It is very sough-after now and all their items have increased their value enormously. Today they are very difficult to find, becuase most of these cheap toys broke and were disposed when (or as) their original owners grew up. The few units that are still out there are well kept, and they are rarely spot with their accesories or with their even more fragile cloaks and robes. Some of Juyba´s lines are being made today again as repros, including their accesories.

This one is a yellow ninja, in the style of Ninja Warriors with a cloak, belt and one accesory, 100% complete as we have seen in its original display, under the name "Guerreros Enemigos del Mal". Although there are other castings with a "ninja head", this one looks more like Batman´s partner Robin. Note that this piece has some hair casted and is wearing a face mask, which makes my figure a bit of a rarity, as it is much more scarce than the usual ninjas.

In the issue nr. 24 of Figuras En Acción we were discussing the toylines Jinetes del Espacio and also the miniature trucks and vehicles which are similar to Bruder Mini and we gave a couple of notes about the history of the company, although not much is known currently about them, just the usual legal stuff that nobody really cares about. The company seems to be active as an importer of toys, although they do not manufacture themselves toys anymore.

Juyba is actually the acronym of JUguetes Y BAratijas, and they are based in Castalla (Valencia).

 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: Unknown (Yellow Ninja with Robin-like head) (45027)
• Toy Line: Guerreros Enemigos del Mal
• Year: Around 1988
• Company: Juyba (Spain)
• Size of the figure: Around 12 cm tall

#796 JUYBA - FERRARI BB 512 “FANTÁSTICO” (KNIGHT RIDER) (1986)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

This model shares its cast with the BB 512 by Guisval, released in the Furia series (see #223). Globetoys and Guisval are actually the same company, as I explained only a few entries ago (see #672), so why should Globetoys copy Guisval?

Thanks to Salvador López for correctng this entry. The Ferrari inthe pictures is actually a Juyba model, that at some point released two cars from the Furia Series (this one and the Toyota Celica), only in plastic and with friction motors. The casts are the same used by Guisval, only unmarked. It is unclear at this point what is the relation between Guisval and Juyba, although I would say, they are different companies. Probably Juyba bought some tooling and casts from Guisval to produce their own toys.

The two cars referred about were produced in several plain colours and were decorated with rally stickers, this Fantástico seems to have been made in a shorter run.

In my opinion, Guisval wanted to avoid any legal problems when copying or bootlegging other toys. In this case, the toy is its own design, but the decoration as K.I.T.T., the Knight Rider is not legal.

Juyba obviously had no license to reproduce Knight Rider. The TV series was launched in Spain in 1985, and many companies tried to make toys based on the black Pontiac Firebird named K.I.T.T.

Unfortunately the model in the pictures is missing some stickers, but it still looks quite impressive in black with red hubcaps.

The base is completely unmarked, but I could identify it thanks to catalogues and comparing it to other Guisval models.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FERRARI BB 512 "FANTÁSTICO"
• Scale: Approx. 1:43
• Year: 1986
• Company: Juyba (Spain)
• Size: approx. 8 cm