Dave's 1,000th post treat

[gung-hoeddie]

lager shandy and a tennis ball cheap!!!

[Red Laser]

That's over £5 not cheap at all

[Quickfire]

Always wondered if there were Roboskull variants, not so much charting its evolution as evidence of other mind-warping Palitoy experiments, so mental it's pure genius

Oh yes, there has got to be some evolution to get to a flying red skull with machine guns for eyes. That's not something that just comes out of nowehere

Dave.

PS Dave, the other obvious question I'd have is about the evolution of the Space Force base too, must be some mock-ups still around ... somewhere ...

[The Baron]

Do you mean the cardboard one from the catalogue?

[Quickfire]

Yup, do you reckon it was a one off?

I was hoping for a bit of developmental angst.

[The Baron]

I know nothing... It did appear in the first comic strip * though, along with prototype versions of the Cosmic Cruiser and Swordfish.

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/ ... index.html

* recently rejoined and restored

[Dave Tree]

PS Dave, the other obvious question I'd have is about the evolution of the Space Force base too, must be some mock-ups still around ... somewhere ...

That to me looks one of the Farmers & Associates displays, rather than an actual product. Farmers made Trade Show and shop displays, and as that unit looks like it is showcasing all the teams I would think it is part of the display, rather than a concept itself. Would love to see if there is one still kicking around out there.

Dave.

[Dave Tree]

Yikes!!!

The maddness is spreading

[gung-hoeddie]

PS Dave, the other obvious question I'd have is about the evolution of the Space Force base too, must be some mock-ups still around ... somewhere ...

That to me looks one of the Farmers & Associates displays, rather than an actual product. Farmers made Trade Show and shop displays, and as that unit looks like it is showcasing all the teams I would think it is part of the display, rather than a concept itself. Would love to see if there is one still kicking around out there.

Dave.

where would you go to find out if one still existed?

[Dave Tree]

where would you go to find out if one still existed?

well, I started with the guy who made them, and he has nothing left from those days, AF, Star Wars or otherwise. That piece would have been on display for the January 83 toyfair and unless duplicates were made for key account retailers, it is quite possible it was the only one made and current whereabouts unknown or possibly destroyed. The only one I know of that exists today is this one:



Dave.