The
year 1991 brought a whole line of new Kenner toys -- including vehicles and
action figures -- based on James Cameron’s blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day. One of the neatest of these toys was the
Bio-Flesh Regenerator Playset which offered kids the opportunity to “Mold and Destroy your own Terminator!”
As
the box describes the set, “The Bio-Flesh
Regenerator was created in the year 2030. This awesome unit is used to
completely cover the metal skeleton of the TERMINATOR with real skin to make
him totally undetectable to humans.”
The
Bio-Flesh Regenerator “Molds Ten Figures,”
“Comes with six battle weapons,” and “Skin
actually comes off in Battles.” The
box also notes that the set includes: one playset, two Endoskeleton Action
Figures, two Cans of Non-Toxic Bio-Flesh Refills, one Trim Knife, and six
Weapons.”
“Create your own
Terminator…then tear him apart in battle!”
I
recently bought a Bio-Flesh Regenerator for Joel, still in its original
box. Amazingly, the flesh “powder” is
still intact. We tried using the regenerator,
but the play set kept leaking, which disappointed Joel tremendously, as he
wanted tear apart his fleshy terminator in battle. Instead, the Terminator just kind of cameo
out goopy. Also, it should be noted that
the endoskeletons are not pose-able and feature no articulated parts
whatsoever, which is also a bit of a bummer.
I
understand that the idea of the Bio-Flesh Regenerator was updated for
Terminator: Salvation (2009), with a “Cyber Skin” playset. I wonder if it worked any better…
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