Anyone got a name for this??

[sixtyten]

From another thread.


I got this on my 10th Birthday, it was a male figure, with articulated arms,legs and head. he's wearing a blue crash helmet, and in the centre of this body is a gyro wheel, which you ran on the ground till he built up speed, then you placed him down and he shot off, (like Evel Knievel without the jumps)

I need to know the name!

[joybee]

Re: Anyone got a name for this??

Blimey Sixtyten ! This is a toughy - and you've no clue to manufacturer I presume or with your track record you'd have found it by now

I'll keep looking........

[joybee]

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Looks kinda like a human cannonball doesn't he? *lol*
Ah well, I've just spent the last three hours going through Retro Toys on FlickR (cos that's where we found Glo Globs after all !!) But after trailing through 100 pages with 25+ pics on a page, I'm kaylied for tonight......
The quest will continue tomorrow

[sixtyten]

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Thank you

[Heather74]

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The closest thing I've found so far is being sold in america :cry: BUT its made by Playskool IN THE 70'S and is being sold as a "FLYING "underdog" FIGURE" ... The seach continues


p.s Sixty a lot of these Gyro Wheel cars/figures seem to be have been launched with a rip cord does that sound right?

[sixtyten]

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Bingo! Apart from that obviously being Underdog, its Identical to mine, just a different character!!

Thats the closest I've seen in 32 years!! Good Work!!

EDITED

[Heather74]

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Excellent yay!!!

[sixtyten]

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I think the seller on that auction is wrong.
Mine came without any ripcord, it had to be revved by pushing the wheel on the floor. Also the pictures show there is no hole for the ripcord anyway..Its almost the same, jus different character

[Heather74]

Re: Anyone got a name for this??

Brilliant, he did say he'd no longer got the ripcord ..we now know its because it never had one. He's probably assuming it did like the stockcar smash up/revrod type cars! You know better

[sixtyten]

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[sixtyten]

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What a result!

[Heather74]

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DYR strikes again within days lol

[sixtyten]

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If they are saying its called Flying underdogs, I assume mine is a pilot or as JB said, Human Cannonball

[joybee]

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Cracking find Hev - well done !! the A-Team do it again !!

[Heather74]

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sorry its meant to read underdog-70's cartoon character i think??