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"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/06/2019 at 14:21 • Filed to: None

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ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:24

Okay, where can I get one of those? That’s awesome.

HammerheadFistpunch > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:24

I had that Micro Machines carrier.

MonkeePuzzle > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:24

green ocean into green sky. so real

RallyWrench > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:26

I had this! Man, memories. And the Chinook, and the C130... As a kid, I was disappointed that this didn’t float...

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:26

I s it an automobile?

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:31

Still want the one that looks like a Nimitz-class carrier:

Kinja'd!!!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:32

SR-71 on a carrier? That’s a story that might rival the “Ground Speed Check”...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch
11/06/2019 at 14:32

Same here! Such a great toy.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > user314
11/06/2019 at 14:33

If only your parents had loved you that much... =)

user314 > ttyymmnn
11/06/2019 at 14:34

eBay, natch. Might want to check Goodwill too.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyWrench
11/06/2019 at 14:34

Same here! Loved it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Snuze: Needs another Swede
11/06/2019 at 14:34

LOL

I think we’re gonna need a bigger boat...

user314 > Snuze: Needs another Swede
11/06/2019 at 14:35

I mean, they did it with a U-2...

Kinja'd!!!

I don’t think a Habu would trap very well though.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
11/06/2019 at 14:35

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1988-Micro-Machines-Aircraft-Carrier-Playset-With-Original-Box/223729462386?hash=item341750ac72:g:u5wAAOSwaZddux4H

Babz > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:37

I still have that thing ! The stickers are a little worse for wear though ...

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:37

Oh, had it been out 4-5 years earlier...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
11/06/2019 at 14:37

Tanks go under deck. =)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Babz
11/06/2019 at 14:39

That’s awesome! Wish I’d held onto it for my kids. Only my old LEGO made it back, along with a handful of Hot Wheels.

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:42

See, had they built the United States-class supercarriers...

T5Killer > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:44

I wanted one of these so badly when I was a kid. I have a micro machines F4 on my desk right now!

E90M3 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:50

Micro machines? Those were some of my favorite toys grow ing up!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3
11/06/2019 at 14:53

Yeah, they’re awesome - wish I’d kept them all!

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:53

I’ve always wanted this and forgot it existed. If i still had my Micro Machines fleet this would have been part of it now that I have credit cards... Thanks for the memories. Feels good.

E90M3 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 14:54

I should still have all mine, they fit into a pretty small bin. I think I’ve got most of my favorites in something in my apartment, but the rest should still be at my parents house.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > T5Killer
11/06/2019 at 14:55

Nice! Sounds like there may be a reboot coming next year:

https://ltw.media/news/toys/hasbro-appoints-wicked-cool-toys-for-micro-machines-reboot/

facw > Snuze: Needs another Swede
11/06/2019 at 14:57

Kinja'd!!!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3
11/06/2019 at 14:57

We require photographic proof.

I had a little brother, and after that, my mom was really good about giving away all my most beloved toys...

facw > HammerheadFistpunch
11/06/2019 at 14:57

Me too. There’s a non-zero chance it’s still in a Rubbermaid bin at my parents’

ttyymmnn > user314
11/06/2019 at 14:58

Beat me to it.

ttyymmnn > user314
11/06/2019 at 15:00

What might have been....

Kinja'd!!!

ttyymmnn > user314
11/06/2019 at 15:02

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/this-date-in-aviation-history-october-26-october-29-1834919454

See Skywarrior article.

ttyymmnn > RallyWrench
11/06/2019 at 15:04

A C-130 on a carrier? Not as crazy as it sounds.

Okay, that was kind of crazy.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > facw
11/06/2019 at 15:05

It was put there by a crane for static display , doesn’t count!

RallyWrench > ttyymmnn
11/06/2019 at 15:07

I remember that video! Bonkers.

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:13

ERMAGERSH!!!!!!

I love Micro Machines! I still have most of them, and a bunch of the playsets too. I don’t have this one. I remember playing with it a lot, but it must have belonged to my friend. I have a bunch of the planes and military stuff though.

XJDano > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:14

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.

Steve P > Babz
11/06/2019 at 15:16

I hope mine is in the box of old toys I saved from my parents house a few years ago. Now i want to find it!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
11/06/2019 at 15:17

Sure thing. =)

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:17

ERMAGERSH!!!!!

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
11/06/2019 at 15:23

Yeah, this is dangerous.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
11/06/2019 at 15:24

That’s awesome that you still have them!

ranwhenparked > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:28

I remember that, my brother used to put in in the bathtub and leave the bow door open to reenact the Herald of Free Enterprise. Looking back, he might have been a troubled kid.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ranwhenparked
11/06/2019 at 15:30

Ha!

slipperysallylikespenguins > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:37

That is a lot cheaper than I would have expected.

E90M3 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:38

I’m one of three, but the only boy, so my toys were safe. I can SR20 it at some point soon, probably not tonight as I’m making dinner for my girlfriend.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > slipperysallylikespenguins
11/06/2019 at 15:40

Yeah, not bad. Not sure what this originally cost.

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:40

My wallet is warming up already in anticipation.

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 15:41

They’re some of my most treasured possessions.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3
11/06/2019 at 15:42

Well, well... good for you. Definitely keep your priorities straight! Happy for you, man.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
11/06/2019 at 15:44

I really wish I’d had the forethought in HS to put a bunch of my favorite stuff in a tub and written “DON’T TOUCH” on it. Oh well... I’m sure there are lots of kids who got a lot of enjoyment from my old toys over the years.

user314 > ttyymmnn
11/06/2019 at 16:27

I found an old Revell Whale kit in a hobby store 15-20 years ago.

Kinja'd!!!

60's kit, so the engineering was kinda m eh, but the wings and tail folded!

user314 > slipperysallylikespenguins
11/06/2019 at 16:29

I don’t think Micromachines have had the nostalgia draw that other toys have, so the scalpers haven’t had the chance to drive up the price yet.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Steve P
11/06/2019 at 16:34

Please do.

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 16:38

I hope they do better with these than the Star Wars Micro Machines from

TFA and Rebels.

Kinja'd!!!

The plastic quality was terrible , even on the re- released molds from the 90's. You can see the S-Foils on the X-Wing are all misshapen , which even heating and resetting don’t fix. TIEs are the same way, even the ones that aren’t supposed to be battle-damaged. Not to mention the decos on some are off-register. Some of the TIEs I’ve got have the light gray portions of the wings either turned 90 degrees, or shifted back by 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch.

ttyymmnn > user314
11/06/2019 at 17:07

Did it have ejection seats? Oh, yeah....

ttyymmnn > facw
11/06/2019 at 17:07

Ran when parked?

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 17:35

I gave most of it away myself. I kept my Micro Machines, my Lego, and a bin of toy cars. There’s very little I gave away, that I regret.

Doctor Suarez > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/07/2019 at 10:34

I had that! I loved that phantom. Wonder if I can dig it out of my parents’ house.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Doctor Suarez
11/07/2019 at 13:48

I think you should!

craig-oesterling > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/10/2019 at 19:29

MICRO MACHINES! I still have ALL of mine, though my boys have been playing with a bunch of them, including the carrier. I did, however, pull out a few of the best to save for myself before handing them the massive R ubbermaid box full. I spent so much time playing with these, and my dad and I even made a display shelf to hold about 150 of them when I was young!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > craig-oesterling
11/11/2019 at 10:00

That’s awesome that you kept them all. Wish I would have!

Steve P > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/19/2019 at 14:38

Really late in responding, but I finally found the box that mine is in last night. I still have it! Missing those baskets(?) on the side and back, and a sticker or two, but otherwise intact. I also have the Chinook Micro Machines carrier. Like this one.

Kinja'd!!!

I actually forgot I even had the helicopter.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Steve P
11/19/2019 at 14:39

That is awesome! =)