Thursday, June 27, 2019

Flash Gordon Rocket Range



King of the Impossible and King of the drugstore toy aisle, Flash really got around.

3 comments:

  1. Cool toy but you'd need a really tiny hand to hold that gun. What is the source of that logo? Don't think I've seen it before.

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  2. The best way of holding one of these things is to lock the grip with your middle finger and curl your palm around the bottom, YIN.

    Kinda like this...

    https://www.ammoland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Taking-Aim-North-American-Arms-Mini-Revolver.jpg

    Decades later the same pistol design (Flash Gordon's, not the stainless revolver) was used by Beeman Precision Arms in one of the best "rack toys" ever made for grownups: the Air Venturi

    https://www.amazon.com/Beeman-Venturi-Deadly-Pesky-Flies/dp/B001BR2X6A

    It isn't just a toy and it really DOES work. The Venturi pays for itself the first time you get a confirmed kill on one of "those" spiders in an out of the way corner. Yeah, one of THOSE...
    http://www.quickmeme.com/img/72/72f1d11ef2e11d2304949b93a7b568e7d6b411368ebba27fafa9e216f2556804.jpg

    http://www.quickmeme.com/img/95/955ac61f5a4439705d4ad44cac358594885f857799ca7615e0f712a46cc19e85.jpg

    It's funny because it's true. Okay, if you happen to see one of these crawling across the carpet, like Chief Brody said, you're gonna need a bigger boat.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/3502/3256396761_25eabf94d9_b.jpg

    Protip: mashing one will really mess up your carpet/ floor/ basement ceiling/ all the pipes hanging from the beams/ and even concrete foundation.



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  3. Seventiesfan7/02/2019 6:12 PM

    My Flash Gordon Extension Gun (by that same toy company) is on its way in the mail,

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