Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Weekly Theme: 80's Toy Gimmicks

Color Change
Hot Wheels / G.I.Joe

I remember thinking just how cool it was that things could change color. They were solid toys, but for some reason they could change how they looked. Some were triggered by light, and others by temperature. Some of the toys that claimed to be altered by light were actually just altered by the heat from the sun. Those were kind of neat because you could get the same effect in the dark if you heated them up with your hands. I had several toys that could change. Sadly I don't remember exactly which car it was, but it was similar to those in the picture. Zartan would have his skin change color in the sun since that was what would happen to the character in the show. His vehicle had chameleon properties so the toy would change colors too.
  

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