Damn. That’s them. Did you have one? Which part did you lose first? I think the missiles were the first to go; they may not have survived the holiday season. Then I lost the hand. I’m pretty sure mine had switchblade wings and maybe a switchblade sword, too, although I’m not sure about that.
I was 7 or 8, and not great at keeping track of small parts and these things disassembled quite a lot.
But what I really miss is that Eagle Lander. I’d pay good money to find one in good condition; they were the coolest things flying, at the time.
I only had 2 of the big ones, but they came in different sizes, and I still have all the small ones.
Little axes and things always got lost, then people would steal them out of the boxes on store shelves, so if you were looking for a new one you always had to verify all the parts were there. :(
They look way less detailed and fabulous than I remember; that’s imagination for you. I just remember them being nearly as tall as I was, and it was glorious.
Damn. That’s them. Did you have one? Which part did you lose first? I think the missiles were the first to go; they may not have survived the holiday season. Then I lost the hand. I’m pretty sure mine had switchblade wings and maybe a switchblade sword, too, although I’m not sure about that.
I was 7 or 8, and not great at keeping track of small parts and these things disassembled quite a lot.
But what I really miss is that Eagle Lander. I’d pay good money to find one in good condition; they were the coolest things flying, at the time.
I only had 2 of the big ones, but they came in different sizes, and I still have all the small ones.
Little axes and things always got lost, then people would steal them out of the boxes on store shelves, so if you were looking for a new one you always had to verify all the parts were there. :(
I got one big one and the Lander the same Christmas; we weren’t well-off, and that was an extravagant Christmas, the best I’d ever had, haul-wise.
It was the year before my parents divorced, and that probably had something to do with the largess.
We couldn’t afford the one I really wanted. Combatra! It split up into 5 different vehicles(!)
https://www.shogunwarriors.org/p/mattel-combatra.html?m=1
I remember that!
They look way less detailed and fabulous than I remember; that’s imagination for you. I just remember them being nearly as tall as I was, and it was glorious.