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One of my greatest disappointments!

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#21 - 2013-05-03 13:52:45 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I got a neat space ship looking toy for Christmas. It was made of this awesome soft, ivory coloured palstic; a ship of sorts, with 3 or 5 crew members. It could be taken apart and made into 5 individual ships, the "wings" of which were like pistols that shot out darts with big rubber bumpers on them.

Apparently the rubber bumpers often broke off and the plastic shaft became a sharp missile propelled by a powerful spring. The toy was recalled, and one day my mom packed it up and we went to the store to return it.


The awesome Micronaut Battlecruiser

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#22 - 2013-05-03 13:58:32 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.



OMG! thats it!!! I have to buy one! Thanks Doc Big smile You're the best!!!
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#23 - 2013-05-03 14:08:49 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.



OMG! thats it!!! I have to buy one! Thanks Doc Big smile You're the best!!!



If you can find the original comics (there were 61) they are quite collectable. There is also rumor of a J.J. Abrams live action movie.

A lot of the old Micronauts stuff can still be had on eBay.



☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
Get Off My Lawn
#24 - 2013-05-03 14:11:49 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.



OMG! thats it!!! I have to buy one! Thanks Doc Big smile You're the best!!!



And, now, the Dread Pirate Corey no longer PvPs with rage in his heart.... but with humor and happiness. Another honorable pirate is born....

That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...

    [#savethelance]
Ravnik
Infinate Horizon
#25 - 2013-05-03 14:17:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Ravnik
I used to have one of these

Loved that space ship Cool

Oh .and a bigtrak!

Oh, the good ol' days

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly..........
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#26 - 2013-05-03 14:30:47 UTC
My first thought was "huh, I never really had any spaceship toys growing up"

Then I remembered the thousands of different ships I designed, symmetrical, asymmetrical; sleek, or ugly; from unmanned drones and single pilot fighters to frigates studded with turrets and crew.

Lego, Pencil, Paper.

Guess it all starts somewhere, heh.

Poster is not to be held responsible for damages to keyboards and/or noses caused by hot beverages.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#27 - 2013-05-03 14:36:01 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
Seems I'm close to the same age.


Sounds like the micronauts battle cruiser

http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?6,190093



Lol, that's exactly it LHA! Big smile This may be my new hobby, collecting all of the Micronauts! Man I somehow knew that I would find the answer here in Eve.

I was born in July of 1972. Solidly Cancer, although my mom used to insist it was "moon child" =-P
LHA Tarawa
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#28 - 2013-05-03 14:37:11 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.



OMG! thats it!!! I have to buy one! Thanks Doc Big smile You're the best!!!



WTF!!!!!


I posted it first, and he gets the accolades?

SERIOUSLY?
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#29 - 2013-05-03 14:40:45 UTC
Eram Fidard wrote:
My first thought was "huh, I never really had any spaceship toys growing up"

Then I remembered the thousands of different ships I designed, symmetrical, asymmetrical; sleek, or ugly; from unmanned drones and single pilot fighters to frigates studded with turrets and crew.

Lego, Pencil, Paper.

Guess it all starts somewhere, heh.


My first spaceship drawings were circles with 2 points coming out of the front and flames (a long triangle) from the back indicating thrusters. Over time they developed designs on the main body, wings, and missiles. Then I saw a book about how to draw spaceships in 3d!!! I spent a year or 2 doing that and learned a lot about perspective Big smile
LHA Tarawa
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#30 - 2013-05-03 14:41:30 UTC  |  Edited by: LHA Tarawa
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
LHA Tarawa wrote:
Seems I'm close to the same age.


Sounds like the micronauts battle cruiser

http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?6,190093



Lol, that's exactly it LHA! Big smile This may be my new hobby, collecting all of the Micronauts! Man I somehow knew that I would find the answer here in Eve.

I was born in July of 1972. Solidly Cancer, although my mom used to insist it was "moon child" =-P




Oh, young 'un. 1967 for me.

I not only had the micronauts battlecruiser, but also the buck rodgers toys.... and yes, the battlecruiser was by far the better toy. Oh, the collection of Star Wars toys I had... and what they would be worth today!

BTW: My parents let me keep the battle cruiser, even after the recall. Of course, they also didn't make me wear a seatbelt in the car, allowed me to ride my bike all over the neighborhood including across busy streets, AND without a helmet!

I guess back when it was common to have 5 kids, they were less concerned about 1 or 2 of them not making it to adult hood.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#31 - 2013-05-03 14:43:20 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.



OMG! thats it!!! I have to buy one! Thanks Doc Big smile You're the best!!!



WTF!!!!!


I posted it first, and he gets the accolades?

SERIOUSLY?


You got the dreaded "end of the page post!"

I have lost a few posts to the same thing =-P

Kudos to LHA!!! Ty for the link Big smile
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#32 - 2013-05-03 14:49:28 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:

Oh, young 'un. 1967 for me.

I not only had the micronauts battlecruiser, but also the buck rodgers toys.... and yes, the battlecruiser was by far the better toy. Oh, the collection of Star Wars toys I had... and what they would be worth today!

BTW: My parents let me keep the battle cruiser, even after the recall. Of course, they also didn't make me wear a seatbelt in the car, allowed me to ride my bike all over the neighborhood including across busy streets, AND without a helmet!

I guess back when it was common to have 5 kids, they were less concerned about 1 or 2 of them not making it to adult hood.

Yeah, my folks used to throw the baby carrier into the spare tire in the back of the scout and call it good. And I remember riding in the back of the truck on top of a load of bark mulch, the wind blowing through my hair and the cars passing by below. Honestly I wonder about the trade in safety today for the joy and adventure of those days.
Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
Get Off My Lawn
#33 - 2013-05-03 14:49:30 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:

Many good times were had shooting at dogs, cats, and schoolmates with this in preparation for Doc's later career in EVE.



OMG! thats it!!! I have to buy one! Thanks Doc Big smile You're the best!!!



WTF!!!!!


I posted it first, and he gets the accolades?

SERIOUSLY?


Well, see... the problem is you're noobcorping it up, so you have no voice :p

That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...

    [#savethelance]
LHA Tarawa
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#34 - 2013-05-03 15:05:02 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:

Yeah, my folks used to throw the baby carrier into the spare tire in the back of the scout and call it good. And I remember riding in the back of the truck on top of a load of bark mulch, the wind blowing through my hair and the cars passing by below. Honestly I wonder about the trade in safety today for the joy and adventure of those days.


Hah. We'd have 8 kids (including neighbor kids) in the back of a pickup and drive 5 hours across the desert from Los Angeles to Lake Havasu to go fishing, boating, water skiing... camping out with the snakes and scorpions.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#35 - 2013-05-03 15:11:15 UTC
Ravnik wrote:
I used to have one of these

Loved that space ship Cool

Oh .and a bigtrak!

Oh, the good ol' days


I think I remember wanting one of those ships. And the Big Trak was perhaps the best toy of the 20th century! Definately top 10.
ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#36 - 2013-05-03 15:35:57 UTC
Moving this from General Discussion to Out of Pod Experience.

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Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#37 - 2013-05-03 17:21:55 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
Seems I'm close to the same age.


Sounds like the micronauts battle cruiser

http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?6,190093



I remember the commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITMYl_oygRU
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#38 - 2013-05-03 17:36:49 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:


I remember the commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITMYl_oygRU

Haha! Great find man. TY.
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#39 - 2013-05-03 17:45:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Khergit Deserters
I used to have a Major Matt Mason Lunar Base play set. That came out while the Apollo missions were still going. (Yeah, that's how old I am. Smile) The design of the structures and vehicles were kind of bizarre. A cross between the Apollo lunar module, the original series Star Trek sets and vehicles, and 1960s-era SciFi book and magazine cover art.

Poor Major Matt Mason. He went through a lot of astronaut training. Thrown 20 ft. in the air for free fall training. Centrifuged in the washing machine spin cycle. That kind of stuff.
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#40 - 2013-05-03 17:57:12 UTC
ROFL !!! now u lot have got me thinking ...who remembers knocking about in These as a kid !....lol hrs of fun Big smile
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