The "Catch-(Mostly)-All" Toy Thread

[Lay Ze-Man]

but i don't blame violent toys, i don't blame violent media, we as humans have an innate bloodlust that we've yet to overcome or really embrace and be hoenst about. we've had wars and hatred and violence long before robocop or toxic avenger. those kids in uganda getting pulled out of their beds at night and handed a machine gun when they're 10 (or younger) beat any story of violence we can even imagine seeing on TV or in movies, and some of those kids are now leading the movement for peace and disarmament over there. we can all be redeemed, if we wish to be.

Ha, no I totally agree with your post here, I was being sarcastic about media violence being responsible for society's ills.

[dayraven]

i know you were being sarcastic, i was just analyzing things through a different lense, that's all.

[NoisyDvL5]

Another great toy from Childhood:

[dayraven]

BTW, there's an ebay auction up for the rambo defender for like 9 bucks right now... it is missing the top cannon, but appears complete other than that.

[NoisyDvL5]

LOL. Don't tempt me... I'm still working on my Nov income.

[Lay Ze-Man]

OK, let me throw this question out:

What toy would you have loved to have had as a kid, but it didn't exist?

Like either something that didn't have a line, or toys for it.
Or something that DID have a line, but maybe didn't get to a specific character.
Or didn't get a certain character right.

You get the idea.

[NoisyDvL5]

I don't know if I've ever thought about that before. I'll have to think about it.

[jasonahurley]

V. I discovered both of the miniseries on VHS when I was fairly young, and I would have killed to have some toys. The only thing they ever made was a 12" Visitor figure (Which I still want, but am unwilling to pay $50+ for). I wish that had made a line of 3 3/4 figs like the kids in the show had, and some vehicles. I would still kill to get a convertible Landing Craft/Fighter toy.

[NoisyDvL5]

I had to think about old property loves and I remembered another Mister C toy I'd forgotten about. They made this:



But never got around to T.C. & his Huey. That would have been sweet. Matchbox made a die-cast heli years later, but it wasn't the same.

On that helicopter note, I also would have been all over an Airwolf with a 3 3/4 Stringfellow Hawke.

[Ebonhorn]

On that helicopter note, I also would have been all over an Airwolf with a 3 3/4 Stringfellow Hawke.

indeed...also if anyone is shopping for a christmas present for me....Magnum and his Car is perfect.