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Vintage toy thread: 1985 ad for tAircraft carrier

Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:18 pm
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:18 pm
GOAT

This post was edited on 10/24/22 at 2:00 pm
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:20 pm to
The Training Tower wasn't bad either. It came with a cave, snake, and 1911 pistol.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:21 pm to
Bushmaster probably had it
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:22 pm to
It was always a sure fire way to tell if a kid was a spoiled piece of shite if he had the GIJoe aircraft carrier.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
20077 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:23 pm to


A friend had one of these in the late 70’s.

Always wanted one!
Posted by MadDogs
Member since Jul 2018
453 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:24 pm to
That was the one GI Joe toy that eluded me, but we really didn't have room for something that big which is probably why my parents never bought it for me. If I recall correctly it was around $100. I used to drool over it (amongst other things) in the Sears catalog.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
31132 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:26 pm to

That was the goat 80s toy that every boy wanted. There is a vintage toy store 10 minutes from my house that has one on display.

I think he’s selling it for $1500
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
164531 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:28 pm to
I always wanted the cobra terrordrome and the flight pod

Man i wish i could go to a 1980s KB Toys with my grown up credit card and go on a shopping spree knowing what that stuff is worth today
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:30 pm to
This is a lot of entertainment for less than 15 bucks.

Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:31 pm to


Had it.

The planes were a kind of foam rubber so they didn't destroy things or break themselves.
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25545 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:43 pm to
I had it. Found out later in life that my dad put it together in the living room Christmas night only to realize it wouldnt fit through the toy room door so he had to disassemble and move it.. I bet many a curse word was involved that night. That said it was the goat 80’s toy for sure.
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Savannah
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:44 pm to
Had this and it was awesome.

Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
3560 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:46 pm to
I had one like that but it didn't have the rubber band catapult deal to launch the planes. You just pull the lever in the back and it sent them. Maybe mine was a second gen. Early 80's.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:46 pm to
I loved G.I. Joe. I had a lot of the figures, a few of the vehicles, but knew in a million years I'd never have the aircraft carrier or the space shuttle. I had to use my imagine and build bases from cardboard boxes and any other pieces of material I could fashion into something. I also had a corner of the garden outside of the house the parents would let me dig trenches in and which sometimes served as the G.I. Joe National Cemetery.
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
21007 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:50 pm to
Same. Always wanted it. Only had one friend that had it.
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
22861 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 1:59 pm to
I did not have the carrier, but I had the rolling thunder and a bunch of others.

Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 2:01 pm to


You want a ship?

What you want is the VertiBird Rescue Ship.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 2:23 pm to
saw this on one of those toy collector shows, guy said if it was in the original unopened box, it can go high 6 figures or more at an auction

This post was edited on 10/24/22 at 2:24 pm
Posted by L5UT1ger
Member since Feb 2004
2761 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 3:09 pm to
I “made” my own using some old scrap wood and pretended I actually had one.

My best GI joe thing was probably the hovercraft. I think it was called the Whaler.
This post was edited on 10/24/22 at 3:11 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
68249 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 3:10 pm to
The aircraft carrier was a fine piece of machinery, for sure, but the hovercraft was tGOAT.



Depth charges ftw.
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