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| Art. 4926 Scorpio Box Front |
Spanish translations by Paul Vreede:
Scorpio El Tirano ! - Scorpio The Tyrant!
Enemigo intergaláctico del Capitán Meteoro - Intergalactic enemy of Captain Meteor
Cuando Scorpio ataca, sus ojos se prenden y se opagan furiosamente. - When Scorpio attacks, his eyes light up and extinguish furiously.
Misterioso ser que intenta conquistar y esclavizar el Universo. Sus antenas receptoras detectan la cercania del Capitán Meteoro, haciendo casi imposible su captura. - Mysterious being that intends to capture and enslave the Universe. His receptive antennae detect the proximity of Captain Meteor, making his capture almost impossible.
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| Art. 4926 Scorpio Box Side 1 |
- In the Universe there are extraterrestrial beings which desire to capture and enslave defenseless planets. Principal amongst them is Scorpio, the Tyrant, who wants to become the boss of the Universe, thanks to his deadly eyesight, which emits intermittent waves causing terrible destruction. Scorpio, helped by his danger-detecting antennae, and the armor protecting arms and legs, has managed to flee from Captain Meteor time after time. And so, the intrepid Captain Meteor continues his struggle to liberate the Universe of this malevolent Tyrant.
Funciona con una bateria "AA" no incluida. - Functions with one "AA" battery not included.
Art. 4925 C-790535
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Para niños mayores de 3 anos - For children older than 3 years.
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| Art. 4926 Scorpio Box Ends |
Enemigo intergaláctico del Capitán Meteoro - Intergalactic enemy of Captain Meteor
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Capitán Meteoro en la batalla cósmica - Captain Meteor in the cosmic battle
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| CIPSA Scorpio Box Contents |
Mexican Scorpio may be found in odd color combinations (he may have pink rather than purple feet, or some other weird combination). This example has a fleshier colored body and a more pinkish torso, but still has the right colored head and shields. The gold flecks in the dome are larger, resembling glitter rather than the powder-fine flecks in the US Scorpio. The CIPSA Scorpio is packaged without the chest-mounted "sensor probe" shooter (although this does appear later as part of CIPSA's Big Jim AKA Kid Acero as a red accessory), air hose or bellows.
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| Art. 4926 Scorpio Instructions Front |
* Instrucciones - Instructions
Para que los ojos de Scorpio se iluminen: - So that Scorpio's eyes will illuminate:
(Instructions for illuminating Scorpio's eyes)
1.- Empuja el switch de la espalda de Scorpio hacia abajo. Quita la cabeza jalándola hacia arriba. - Move the switch on the back of Scorpio downwards. Remove the head by pulling upwards.
Cabeza - Head
2.- Quita la cubierta del foco haciéndola girar en el sentido de las manecillas del reloj y despues jala hacia arriba. Saidrá con todo y foco. - Remove the lamp cover by turning clockwise and then pulling upwards. Take everything out including lamp.
Gira - Turn
Cubierta del foco - lamp cover
3.- Coloca la batería - Placing the battery
Polo positivo - Positive pole
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| Art. 4926 Scorpio Instructions Back |
4.- Pon en su lugar la cubierta y la cabeza. Empuja el switch de la espalda hacia arriba. Ahora, los ojos de Scorpio se encenderán y empezarán a parpadear. - Put in their place the cover and the head. Move the switch on the back upwards. Now, the eyes of Scorpio will light up and begin to flicker.
Switch - Switch (the Mexicans apparently use(d) the English word)
Como cambiar el foco: - How to change the lamp:
1.- Levanta la cubierta. Desatornilla el foco fundido. - Lift the cover. Unscrew the melted lamp.
2.- Coloca el foco nuevo y pon la cubierta en su lugar. - Place the new lamp and put the cover in its place.
Gira el foco - Turn the lamp
El foco está diseñado especialmente para Scorpio. Si se funde, solicita una nuevo a CIPSA, a la dirección anotada en la garantía. - The lamp is specially designed for Scorpio. If it melts, request a new one from CIPSA, from the department noted in the guarantee.
Hecho en México par Cia. Industrial de Plásticos, S.A. Lago Texcoco No.112, México 17, D.F. Bajo Licencia de Mattel Inc. (c) 1970. Derechos reservados bajo las Convenciones Internacional y Panamericana. - Made in Mexico by Cia. Industrial de Plasticos, S.A. Lago Texcoco No.112, Mexico 17, D.F. Under licence from Mattel Inc. (c) 1970. Rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Conventions.
John's Notes:
I didn't get too excited about the CIPSA Scorpio when it first started appearing in online auctions - initially it sold for about the same price as the Mattel version but when it became apparent that it didn't come with the chest accessory and search globes, the perception was that it was inferior. Towards the end of the sales run (about 15 or so sold on eBay from the same seller who also released most of the other CIPSA sets as old store stock) the sales demand dwindled as did the price, with the final few sets selling for around $150. Understand that none of these had pink feet - those started to surface a few years later and sold at a premium as an unusual variation - difficult to find a pink-footed version with unbroken wires.
Scorpio can more commonly be found as the US version, there's also an unusual Italian record:
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