Saturday, 20 June 2009

BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING by WOTAN




Spanish toy maker Clim has made some seriously unusual toys in its Serie Galactic Range and this massive machine is no exception. With more than a passing resemblance to the Project Sword Survey Vehicle (AKA Sand Flea) from the Annual and Make a Model book, this is as close as we ever got to a toy incarnation of the craft. With two large internal balloon tyres and a small dolly wheel at the front, the Explorex is large enough to seat two GI Joe scale figures and is controlled by a two stick remote on a large wire. As it chugs along, there are two flashing lights on a wire stem between the wheels and twin rocket launchers at the ready on the front. Clearly intended as a war machine as opposed to an exploration vehicle, it originally came with two figures of pilots copied from an action figure range, but cast in a much inferior rubbery plastic.

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