Another random toy connection I thought I'd had was whilst watching the uber-brilliant Cabin in the Woods horror film from 2011.
The protagonists of the flick, a group of young friends, travel to the cabin in a large RV truck [do I need to say truck? Is RV enough?]
It reminded me immediately of the Barbie Star Traveller by Mattel released in 1976. Not sure it is the same though. Anyone know the RV make?
A huge toy, which I was thrilled to find at a car boot sale years ago. There were tons of parts inside and I had a superb Sunday afternoon in the garden putting it all together. It was fiddly though and TV commercials at the time recommended that Parents put it together! ha ha
Lets Go Barbie!
Well, the Barbie rv is based on the gmc motorhome from 1973 to 1978. The toy emulates the real rv rather well and is a beastly almost 3 feet long.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lance. Yes, I had one of those Barbie RVs, a true monster of a toy. GMC, is that General Motors?
DeleteWe do have my granddaughter's Barbie RV bought about four ago and I do have a 1/43 scale Rv out in The Cave.
ReplyDeleteYou basically have everything Ed, let's face it! Ha ha!
Deleteahhh yes. the hoarder's dilemma! But it's fun! hahaha
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