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Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Thread started on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 08:59am »

Let's start a thread dedicated to informing or reminding folks of some of the most obscure or forgotten toy lines! Theya re often myf avorite to colelct, and should make for a lot of fun to discuss!

I'll start...Shadow Strikers!
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/shadowstrikers/shadowstrikers.html

Anyone remember these? I recently bought a MIB Beetlejuice playset, and inside was opne of those little catalogues from Kenner. Inside I found Shadow Strikers. Until that moment, I had completely forgotten they existed!

The line came out shortly after M.A.S.K., and was very similar. In fact, I think some of the figures are reused molds. The gimmick was that all of their vehicles were translucent, and each of the figures turned "invisible" when placed in warm water! A really cool little toy line!

I just purcahsed a MIB Phase 1 Converter, and should have it soon! You better believe that sucker is getting a review! Haha!

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #1 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 09:32am »

I'd forgotten those too. I believe my brother had some!

How about ARMY ANTS?

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/armyants/armyants.html

Gen. Patant vs Gen. Mc-Anther! I was the only kid I knew who actually liked these growing up, but that just meant more for me!

Another line I liked was Mega Force!

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/megaforce/megaforce.html

I actually discovered the line a few years after it originally came out, so I scored a ton of these at the Dollar Tree when I was 12. Some of them fetch a pretty penny on eBay nowadays.

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« Reply #2 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 09:37am »

Wow...Mega Force was going to be the next one I brought up! Crazy!! I loved those too, and for the life of me couldn't remember what they were alled until I got that little Kenner catalogue. They were in there too. Loved those!

And I also loved Army Ants! I had a ton when I was a kid. I've tried to pick some up over the last several years, but they always go for too much. But yeah, those were great!!

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #3 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 11:16am »

Army Ants wasn't that obscure. I had some of them. How about VR Troopers.

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« Reply #4 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 11:36am »

I would kill all of you for some Air Raiders*

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/a/airraiders/airraiders.html

*nothing personal

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #5 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 11:57am »

on Oct 15^th, 2009, 11:36am, DiRT wrote:

I would kill all of you for some Air Raiders*

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/a/airraiders/airraiders.html

*nothing personal

Devall bought a MIB set of Air Raiders at the last Toyman Show!

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« Reply #6 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 12:24pm »

Yes I did...It is awesome...review is coming...lol.

How about Spiral Zone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Spiral-Zone-Sledge-Hammer-NEW-IN-BOX-Tonka-1987-RARE_W0QQitemZ180413222251QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a01774d6b

Or Robo-Force

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROBO-FORCE-Wrecker-Complete-Unused-MIB_W0QQitemZ160368805001QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2556b9c489

Or Sky Raiders

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sky-Commanders-Cable-Raider-with-Raider-Rath-Kenner-MOC_W0QQitemZ250397364912QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a4cd892b0

I'll add more later...

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« Reply #7 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 1:33pm »

I don't remember Spiral Zone. I vaguely remember Robo Force, but totally remember Sky Commanders! Awesome! I had forgot about them!

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #8 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 2:02pm »

DiRRRRT's gonna killlll you! DiRRRRT's gonna killlll you!
DiRRRRT's gonna killlll you! DiRRRRT's gonna killlll you!

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« Reply #9 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 2:10pm »

on Oct 15^th, 2009, 1:33pm, PixelDan wrote:

I don't remember Spiral Zone. I vaguely remember Robo Force, but totally remember Sky Commanders! Awesome! I had forgot about them!

Spiral Zone was cool, it used to come on before the Bozo Show on WGN! I never had the toys, but i wanted them!

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« Reply #10 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 2:17pm »

I'm not sure how obscure these are, but I put them in the same category as Spiral Zone! lol

C.O.P.S

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/copncrooks/copncrooks.html

I'd love to get these again, but they're a lil pricey!

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #11 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 9:09pm »

I, too, remember Army Ants. I also think I might have had a VR Trooper toy once upon a time, but I can't remember it well enough.

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« Reply #12 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 9:49pm »

i was just thinking about spiral zone

how about power lords?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Lords

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/powerlords/powerlords.html

jayce and the wheeled warriors

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayce_and_the_Wheeled_Warriors

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/wwarriors/wwarriors.html

robotix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotix

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/r/robotix/robotix.html

« Last Edit: Oct 15^th, 2009, 10:05pm by frodo »

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #13 on: Oct 15^th, 2009, 11:50pm »

Boglins
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/b/boglins/boglins.html
Mine have all but fallen to pieces....well played with pieces...such good times were had... grin

BattleTech
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/b/battletech/battletech.html
I remember these...always thought they looked neat...but never picked them up. (sorry for the neat comment...when these came out I was really into Mechwarrior games...lol)

Zen Intergalactic Ninja
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/z/zenninja/zenninja.html
The ONLY reason I remember these........I have a few of the comics...

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Re: Obscure Toy Lines! Name them!
« Reply #14 on: Oct 17^th, 2009, 10:49pm »

heres another one i found i have a toy of

super naturals

http://www.action-figures.ca/super_naturals.htm

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