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.
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.
