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Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 22:25
by gung-hoeddie
lager shandy and a tennis ball cheap!!!

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 22:26
by Red Laser
That's over £5 not cheap at all :lol:

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 18:29
by Quickfire
Dave Tree wrote:
Quickfire wrote: 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 :wolf:
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 ...

:quick:

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 19:20
by The Baron
Do you mean the cardboard one from the catalogue?

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Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 08:00
by Quickfire
Yup, do you reckon it was a one off? :-(

I was hoping for a bit of developmental angst.

:quick:

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 09:37
by 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

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 09:51
by Dave Tree
Quickfire wrote:
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 ...

:quick:
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.

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 09:52
by Dave Tree
The Baron wrote:
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Yikes!!!

The maddness is spreading

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:54
by gung-hoeddie
Dave Tree wrote:
Quickfire wrote:
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 ...

:quick:
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?

Re: Dave's 1,000th post treat

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 11:01
by Dave Tree
gung-hoeddie wrote: 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:

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Dave.