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<strong>Laser Force</strong> is a vintage toy-line from the 1980s.
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The <strong>Laser Force</strong> toy line consists of (toy) <strong>vehicles</strong> and <strong>action figures</strong> all in the 3¾ inch scale.
The <strong>Laser Force</strong> toy line consists of (toy) <strong>vehicles</strong> and <strong>action figures</strong> all in the <strong>3¾ inch scale</strong>.
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The <strong>Laser Force</strong> toy line (toy) vehicles are in a seemingly vintage futuristic sci-fi style.
And would fit in with many of the 1970s &amp; 1980s sci-fi toy lines.
Sci-Fi focused on stories that (at least in part) took place in outer-space and on other planets (other than Earth) were very popular during that era.
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The (toy) <strong>vehicles</strong> seemed to be the focus of the <strong>Laser Force</strong> toy line.
Children seemed to often use <strong>Laser Force</strong> vehicles with other <em>compatible</em> toy lines.
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<h2>Action Figures</h2>
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<em>Action Figures</em> are just dolls for boys.
Children seemed to often used <strong>Laser Force</strong> vehicles with other <em>compatible</em> toy lines.
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The label “action figure” is said to have been coined by Donald Levine in 1964 while he was doing work for Hasbro.
The <strong>Laser Force</strong> toy line were an inexpesive choice that were meant to be compatible with other more expensive toy lines.
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As the story goes —
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<em>Action Figures</em> are just <em>dolls</em>.
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But it was felt that (back then) the label “doll” had taken on a connotation where many felt that <em>dolls</em> were toys just for girls.
And felt that — boys would not play with dolls.
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So a new alternative label was created — “action figure”; which is a “doll” for boys.
(But in marketing media, “action figures” are intentionally never called “doll”.)
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<h2>G.I. Joe</h2>
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The label “<strong>G.I. Joe</strong>” was originally just slang for — a U.S. soldier.
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The plural version — “<strong>G.I. Joes</strong>” — was also common at in the past.
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<h2>G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man</h2>
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Later the label “<strong>G.I. Joe</strong>” was appropriated by Hasbro as a label for their then (in the 1960s) new toy line — G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man.
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As the story goes —
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In 1963 Stan Weston came up with designs and rudimentary prototypes for a line to toy military figures, and showed them to Donald Levine, an executive at Hasbro at the time. Weston subsequently licensed the entire concept to Hasbro. And <em>G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man</em> was born.
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This first verion of <em>G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man</em> is a lot different than the <em>G.I. Joe</em> of the 1980s.
With <em>G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man</em>, <strong>G.I. Joes</strong> was a single individual (rather than the name of a team).
And the dolls / action figures were 12 inches tall (rather than 3¾ inch scale tall).
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<h2>G.I. Joe Adventure Team</h2>
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<h2>Henshin Cyborg</h2>
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<h2>Microman</h2>
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<h2>Adventure People</h2>
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<h2>Super Joe</h2>
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<h2>G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero</h2>
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<h2>Compatibility</h2>
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Being in the 3¾ inch scale made <strong>Laser Force</strong> compatible with other 1980s era &amp; 1970s area toy lines in the 3¾ inch scale; such as:
Being in the 3¾ inch scale made <strong>Laser Force</strong> was compatible with other 1980s era &amp; 1970s area toy lines in the 3¾ inch scale, such as:
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<li><strong>Adventure People</strong> by Fisher Price <em>et al.</em>,</li>
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<li><strong>Star Wars</strong> by Kenner <em>et al.</em>,</li>
<li>etc.</li>
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And one can speculate that this may have been the intent of <strong>Laser Force</strong>'s creators.
One can speculate that this may have been the intent of <strong>Laser Force</strong>'s creators.
That they were making (toy) <strong>vehicles</strong> to be used with other toy lines made by others.
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<h2>Laser Force Vehicles</h2>
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As far as I can (currently) tell
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<strong>Laser Force</strong> had only 4 (toy) vehciles:
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<li>the <strong>Laser Craft</strong>,</li>
<li>the <strong>Laser Plane</strong>,</li>
<li>the <strong>Moon Rover</strong>, and</li>
<li>the <strong>Space Boat</strong>.</li>
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Although there were multiple variants of each <strong>Laser Force</strong> (toy) vehicle.
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The body of each <strong>Laser Force</strong> (toy) vehicle could be a different color.
The 3 different color versions for the body are:
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<li><strong>grey</strong>,</li>
<li><strong>gold</strong>, and</li>
<li><strong>light tan</strong>.</li>
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In addition to this, the windows of the <strong>Laser Force</strong> (toy) vehicles could also be a different (transparent) color.
Each version varied by color.
The 4 different color versions for the body are:
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<li><strong>(transparent) light blue</strong>,</li>
<li><strong>(transparent) orange</strong>,</li>
<li><strong>(transparent) red</strong>, and</li>
<li><strong>(transparent) very dark grey</strong>.</li>
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<h2>Corporation</h2>
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gay (adjective): joyous, joyful, happy.
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It was likely this is the meaning for the word “gay” that the previous company name (“<strong>Gay Toys Inc.</strong>”) was derived.
It is likely that this is the meaning for the word “gay” that the previous company name (“<strong>Gay Toys Inc.</strong>”) was derived from.
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Most people nowadays aren't aware of this meaning for the word “gay”.
And would probably assume a company named “Gay Toys Inc.” makes sex toys (rather than children's toys) which could be why the company changed its name.
And would probably assume a company named “Gay Toys Inc.” makes sex-toys (rather than children's toys) which could be why the company changed its name.
The company makes childrens' toys, and may not have wanted to connote anything sexual (as it violates common taboos in common contemporary North American culture).
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