A Strange Oddisea

It was always great fun playing in the bath or the sink with a few toys. One thing I never took into the water were my precious cars. Mattel/Matchbox tried to overturn this idea a few years ago with the 'On a Mission Deep Sea Squid Sub' playset. Very similar in build to the Mega Rig redux sets that appeared a bit earlier, but this sub is specifically intended to allow kids to take a car to the depths of the ocean!

Rather than being issued with a small action figure to pilot the sub, the hatch drops and a car is driven in! Almost like a scene from one of the later Fast and Furious films, the adult mind boggles at the idea, but I suppose a kid would love it.

Its a nice rendition of a DSV, with plenty of scope for customisation. My only gripe is that the grab arms aren't articulated. Theres a winch on the back attached to a large 'squid clamp' to grasp the unfortunate mollusc, which comes with the set, in nice purple squishy rubber. It squirts water and has mini suction cups on the tentacles, making it perfect for posing.

 All in all, its a nice robust little toy, which would sit better with the large Mega Rig range, but also cries out for conversion to fit a smaller action figure.