Yes, I know that it's been a while, but life has been busy. I HAVE picked up a few occasional bits and pieces here and there, though.
First is this beauty.
It's tagged as "1995 Toy State Industrial, Inc." The best I can tell, it's sort of Chinese company which has a few licenses (like Caterpillar). This was a generic attempt in the 1990s during that figure boom. I have yet to see any packaging.
And this car is SPECTACULAR in the oddest sense of the term.
It's the LOUDEST toy of just about any that I have ever seen, blaring alerts like "DEFCON FOUR" and flashing a tremendous amount of lights and such. The gatling gun on the front rotates as well.
The large gun on the side raises and lowers by hand, and it probably had a missile that shot out at one point.
It's solid in construction, but has one glaring fault.
GI Joe-size figures, like the 1980s CORPS figure above, do not fit. By MILLIMETERS. A MINOR design change and it's perfect.
Over at www.Joecustoms.com, we christened it the Sky Force Chromey Futurecar, and the name is a good fit.
Anyway, there you go. Generic oddities abound.
First is this beauty.
It's tagged as "1995 Toy State Industrial, Inc." The best I can tell, it's sort of Chinese company which has a few licenses (like Caterpillar). This was a generic attempt in the 1990s during that figure boom. I have yet to see any packaging.
And this car is SPECTACULAR in the oddest sense of the term.
It's the LOUDEST toy of just about any that I have ever seen, blaring alerts like "DEFCON FOUR" and flashing a tremendous amount of lights and such. The gatling gun on the front rotates as well.
The large gun on the side raises and lowers by hand, and it probably had a missile that shot out at one point.
It's solid in construction, but has one glaring fault.
GI Joe-size figures, like the 1980s CORPS figure above, do not fit. By MILLIMETERS. A MINOR design change and it's perfect.
Over at www.Joecustoms.com, we christened it the Sky Force Chromey Futurecar, and the name is a good fit.
Anyway, there you go. Generic oddities abound.
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