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Mego The Black Hole Magnetic Old B.O.B. Prototype 0358 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Bonavita.

Mego The Black Hole Magnetic Old B.O.B. Prototype 0459 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Bonavita.

Mego The Black Hole Magnetic Old B.O.B. Prototype 0584 viewsPhoto courtesy of Red Eye.

Mego The Black Hole Magnetic S.T.A.R. Prototype89 viewsPhoto courtesy of Hollywood Heroes.

Mego The Black Hole Palomino 01104 viewsFrom the 1980 dealers catalog.

Photo courtesy of bugeyedmonster.com.

Mego The Black Hole Palomino 0288 viewsPhoto courtesy of Red Eye.

Mego The Black Hole Radio Controlled V.I.N.CENT. 0192 viewsPhoto courtesy of Red Eye.

Mego The Black Hole Radio Controlled V.I.N.CENT. 0286 viewsFrom the 1980 dealers catalog.

We have even collected a rare vintage TV commercial of this never-released toy! Click here to view it.

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Mego The Black Hole Radio Controlled V.I.N.CENT. Prototype 0183 viewsIn 1980 Mego had planned to issue a line of large size remote controlled robots that would be state of the art compared to any robot toy issued to that point. The first of these figures was to be V.I.N.CENT.. After spending a reported $100,000 for two working prototypes, it became apparent that the retail cost of such a toy would be too high for the general public and the line was cancelled. The 8" magnetic V.I.N.CENT. is shown for scale.

Photo courtesy of megomuseum.com.

Mego The Black Hole Radio Controlled V.I.N.CENT. Prototype 0280 viewsPictured is one of two prototype produced by Mego. Saved by a former employee, who stated that the other V.I.N.CENT. was destroyed during the last days of Mego, it is an incredible piece to behold. Looks like the owner got confused with the robots and named him "Bob".

Photo courtesy of Alex Bickmore / toyarchive.com.