tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post1992839445685389777..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Collectible of the Week: Buck Rogers Galactic Play Set (HG Toys; 1979)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-43309705560397522662012-03-07T10:42:37.515-05:002012-03-07T10:42:37.515-05:00Hi BigNick0,
I am totally on board with your affe...Hi BigNick0,<br /><br />I am totally on board with your affection for these toys from the 1970s. They are by no means (TV) "Show Accurate" and yet they have some kind of crazy appeal just as they are. I love this Buck Rogers play set, even though it has very little to do with the actual show itself. It's a great little toy. And I will say this, my son Joel -- after initially saying that it didn't look like much fun to play with -- has warmed to it, in part because of the weird little gray robots that come with it...<br /><br />Great comment!<br /><br />best,<br />JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-14807435291024731372012-03-07T08:17:59.181-05:002012-03-07T08:17:59.181-05:00I think I may have had this playset myself as a ki...I think I may have had this playset myself as a kid. Although it seems really cheap to rely on the flat colored cardboard scenery that a lot of these types of sets used, for me that was a huge part of the toy. Looking back, some of my strongest memories of playing with things like this involved the box they came in, which frequently contained scenes that showcased the toys, or with the strange artistically rendered cardboard props.<br /><br />The Mego Enterprise is no exception. I loved the flat plastic walls of the bridge and the weird control panels and computers, as well as the flat interchangeable cardboard main screen images.<br /><br />Somehow I doubt that most kids today would get excited about toys whose main components include cardboard with pictures on them.<br /><br />Viva la 1970's!!BigNick0https://www.blogger.com/profile/05648720056973772182noreply@blogger.com