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Re: Toys used to be so much better
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Sat, 7 Apr 2001 16:59:35 GMT
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in article GBF34L.LEu@lugnet.com, Steven Lane wrote:
> I feel sorry for todays kids, not only have lego sets become less
> interesting and more childish, toys in general arn't as good. Where are the
> classics available during my childhood.
I feel your pain. I was lamenting much the same thing when I was at TRU last
week. However....
> Decent transformers that turn into
> cars, not the stupid bugs that deserved to be squished and the decent comics
> to back them up with a credible story enabling you to re-enact it with your
> toys or imagine your own side story.
Look here:
http://www.justbetoys.com/transformer/index.html
Hasbro plans to release these transformers in the USA this fall, accompanied
by a cartoon.
Here's a news link:
http://www.action-figure.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=104
:^)
There is also a really nice series of Macross Valkyrie fighters being
released in Japan right now. Unfortunately, there's a legal debate between
Big West and Harmony Gold over who owns the rights to distribute in the
United States, so US release is being postponed.
Still, I bought one over the 'net, and these things are darn cool:
http://www.valkyrie-exchange.com/vf-11.html
Apparently Yamato also has plans to release the VF-1 fighters from the
original Macross (Robotech in the US) Series.
> We also had the brilliant Zoids, small
> GI JOE's and a whole multitude of brilliant vehicles (Known as Action Force
> here in the UK).
I liked GI-Joe a lot, and you can still get collectors packs of the 3 3/4
inch figs and vehicles at TRU. Zoids never did much for me, because you
couldn't really play with them that much. They were more like models that
had wind-up or battery features.
> Todays kids are saddled with Pokemon, Digimon and heaven
> forbid Bionicle :-). At least Star Wars is still keeping it's end up even if
> George Lucas isn't. It's about time Zoids made a come back, there are
> numerous similarite's between zoids and pokemon except Zoids are good.
> Pokemon is a fad well past it's sell by date.
Yeah, Pokemon collectibles are losing value rapidly, I hear. Funny, a friend
of mine sold two full sets of the cards a year ago and made a mint. Guess
you have to know when to get out when you're playing the collector game. :^)
~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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