I have a Battlecat

[Mannahnin]

Not having wealthy parents, my selection of toys was rather limited as a child. As I recall, I had two Masters of the Universe action figures, Battle Damage He-Man and Ram Man. I never had a Battlecat. I stuck with GI Joe and Transformers with a little Star Wars for the most part.


I gave all of my toys away in 1988 or 89. I hadn't played with them for a good two years at that point and didn't figure on wanting them ever again.

I had a ton of GI Joe and a few Transformers as well. My brother and I even had the USS Flagg aircraft carrier. But I think we ditched all of those in stages, between three cross country moves in '87, '90, and '93.

 

[Mannahnin]

I noticed the excellent classic Optimus Prime behind your Battlecat.

(Wonder if that would be a fun or just weird crossover...)

GI Joe and Transformers had a crossover series in the 80s, when Marvel had the licenses and was publishing individual comic series for both. I had a subscription to GI Joe for a while but only a few issues of Transformers. I did enjoy the writing of both and how it was clearly aimed at a bit of an older audience than the cartoons.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I think like most cats, you don't have Battlecat; Battlecat has you.

 

[Tonguez]

I think like most cats, you don't have Battlecat; Battlecat has you.

most cats except for Cringer

 

[MGibster]

I had a ton of GI Joe and a few Transformers as well. My brother and I even had the USS Flagg aircraft carrier. But I think we ditched all of those in stages, between three cross country moves in '87, '90, and '93.

Looking back, I can't believe someone greenlit that monstrosity of a playset. The high price meant most families couldn't afford it and it's 7 foot length meant few people had a place to put it. My father was in the army, so we moved frequently and that meant purging possessions every few years.

GI Joe and Transformers had a crossover series in the 80s, when Marvel had the licenses and was publishing individual comic series for both.

There's also the time Spider-Man webbed up Megatron.

 

[jolt]

I watched all those old cartoons, but the only action figures I ever had were the old Kenner Star Wars line. I was really good at losing the weapons.

 

[Kannik]

GI Joe and Transformers had a crossover series in the 80s, when Marvel had the licenses and was publishing individual comic series for both. I had a subscription to GI Joe for a while but only a few issues of Transformers. I did enjoy the writing of both and how it was clearly aimed at a bit of an older audience than the cartoons.

I too remember the comics and their TF/GIJ crossovers. (No crossovers with Masters of the Universe that I am aware of...) Though I never really got into following the comics, the few that I read I appreciated the different tone and that they weren't just aping the cartoon.

 

[Kannik]

Looking back, I can't believe someone greenlit that monstrosity of a playset. The high price meant most families couldn't afford it and it's 7 foot length meant few people had a place to put it. My father was in the army, so we moved frequently and that meant purging possessions every few years.

-nods- To this day I am grateful/amazed at my parents for what they had to do to scrimp and save to get that thing for me. 7.5 feet long! I could stand on it and it wouldn't break. A wonderous chunk of plastic.

We ended up sliding a leftover sheet of cabinetry wood underneath it so that we could move it around the basement so that it wasn't always in the way.

 

[jdrakeh]

I did as a child. I had a ton of He-Man stuff. Including a Castle Greyskull. I think I sold it all at a garage sale when my parents were trying to teach me about commerce. In retrospect, they were teaching the wrong lessons.