now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
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now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
Right, this is a vintage RC site, correct? so here's a vintage ad... granted, we're not talking racecars here... still, when I stumbled upon that one on rcmoustache.blogspot.ch (Salut Nicolas!!!) I nearly fell off my chair. This was freaking brilliant and in 1986 ANYTHING rc would sell like hot cakes!
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
i still have mine, and i'm pretty sure it still works. another one of my old toys packed away in my parents basement. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
ahhh, good old galoob. they made some interesting stuff and their comercials were always great.
what a way to jump start the memory, now i'm thinking about stompers and rough riders.
what a way to jump start the memory, now i'm thinking about stompers and rough riders.
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I dont remember that, but is freggin cool!
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I never heard of it either, kinda funky...but man, what a weird niche product! ![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
Toys in the 80's (like most everything else in my opinion) were the greatest! I had a lot of fun with this truck.
Here are two others from Galoob that I also owned:
Flex
[youtube]02ABnNdbEvg[/youtube]
The Animal
[youtube]4cq9GN1X1Qc[/youtube]
Here are two others from Galoob that I also owned:
Flex
[youtube]02ABnNdbEvg[/youtube]
The Animal
[youtube]4cq9GN1X1Qc[/youtube]
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I remember those commercials!! These remind me of the movie "Big"Lowgear wrote:Toys in the 80's (like most everything else in my opinion) were the greatest! I had a lot of fun with this truck.
Here are two others from Galoob that I also owned:
Flex
[youtube]02ABnNdbEvg[/youtube]
The Animal
[youtube]4cq9GN1X1Qc[/youtube]
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
Didn't Galoob make candy?
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I still remember those 'animal' commercials. Back then it seemed like the ultimate 'fun' truck.
Yeah the 80's rocked man!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Yeah the 80's rocked man!
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I love the old toy adverts ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I had one of these as a kid, it's probably up in my parents loft somewhere. I'll have to dig it out next time i'm over![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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I had one of these as a kid, it's probably up in my parents loft somewhere. I'll have to dig it out next time i'm over
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I still have my Cross Boss, my Animal, my 32 wheeler, etc... a few of the toys I didn't take apart and/or completely destroy. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
I still have all four of my Stomper mini trucks from Mc Donalds happymeals ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
Man! I miss the 80s
That Cross Boss is really quite something! Not sure how well it would REALLY work, or if it would actually get over stuff that a toy grade rock crawler wouldn't... But the bridge action is still hella cool!!!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
That Cross Boss is really quite something! Not sure how well it would REALLY work, or if it would actually get over stuff that a toy grade rock crawler wouldn't... But the bridge action is still hella cool!!!
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Re: now THAT was innovation (Cross Boss)
Coelacanth wrote:Didn't Galoob make candy?
Haha As if Coel,
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Those clips are awesome. Thanks for bringing it back to me. I so remember having those, what a blast.
Great stuff guys, fantastic.
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