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frustratedpilotA few months ago, somebody on USENET (which I still read and will until my ISP pulls the plug) asked about a series of action figures that were around about ten years ago and haven't been seen since. Well, from his description I felt that I had seen them as well, but couldn't remember what they were or who made them.
Got the answer today. They were "Unifighters" from Galoob. They were G. I. Joe (of that era, mind you)-sized and had backpacks that could mate with one another to make vehicles. The Air Force set made a fighter plane, the Marines set made a helicopter, the Army set made a tank and the Navy set made a hoverboat. They were pegwarmers at Kay-Bee (they were only available as the set, not as individual blister cards, so it was on the expensive side) for about a year when I was in college. Galoob was eventually taken over by Hasbro, so in theory Hasbro could re-issue these Joe knockoffs as Joe merchandise, if they still have the molds.
FP
Got the answer today. They were "Unifighters" from Galoob. They were G. I. Joe (of that era, mind you)-sized and had backpacks that could mate with one another to make vehicles. The Air Force set made a fighter plane, the Marines set made a helicopter, the Army set made a tank and the Navy set made a hoverboat. They were pegwarmers at Kay-Bee (they were only available as the set, not as individual blister cards, so it was on the expensive side) for about a year when I was in college. Galoob was eventually taken over by Hasbro, so in theory Hasbro could re-issue these Joe knockoffs as Joe merchandise, if they still have the molds.
FP
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