Not to appear too self serving, but way back in my College days, I made a prototype toy for one of my assignments. It was based on dim memories of the Space Safari set which I only ever saw once, high on a shelf in a dimly lit shop. My toy featured a tractor vehicle which was powered by a cannibalised Slow Slow Vehicle motor. I still have that toy "mint" in it's box. Anyone want to see it?
The Slow motor is based on a larger toy by Ideal, called Mighty Mo. The friction motor uses complex gearing to 'store' kinetic energy in a flywheel, so one push makes the truck roll a long way - albeit slowly. The green figures in the pack are Britains Space Aliens and I suspect the grey ones are more recent replacements too Bill https://retrotvads.com/1978-mighty-mo-toy-truck/
Slow-Slow Action Vehicles, that is really weird. I just looked this up, Syosset is on Long Island, in New York. I have never heard of GLJ Toys.
ReplyDeleteLong Island eh. Thanks Paul. I still don't know what slo slo action is. Strange.
DeleteNot to appear too self serving, but way back in my College days, I made a prototype toy for one of my assignments. It was based on dim memories of the Space Safari set which I only ever saw once, high on a shelf in a dimly lit shop. My toy featured a tractor vehicle which was powered by a cannibalised Slow Slow Vehicle motor.
ReplyDeleteI still have that toy "mint" in it's box.
Anyone want to see it?
Yes please Looey. What is slow slow?
DeleteThe Slow motor is based on a larger toy by Ideal, called Mighty Mo. The friction motor uses complex gearing to 'store' kinetic energy in a flywheel, so one push makes the truck roll a long way - albeit slowly. The green figures in the pack are Britains Space Aliens and I suspect the grey ones are more recent replacements too Bill
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And yes Looey ! Show us the custom Safari toy!
ReplyDeleteErrata - the green aliens are not Britains, I should have put my specs on! I have got the spacemen figures though Bill
ReplyDeleteMighty Mos were a great toy that doesn't get mentioned alot these days.They made an Army Jeep that was big enough to fit a 12" GI Joe in!
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