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**Laser Force** is a vintage toy-line from the 1980s.
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**Laser Force** is a vintage toy-line from the 1980s.
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The **Laser Force** consists of **action figures** and (toy) **vehicles** in the 3¾ inch scale.
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The **Laser Force** toy line consists of **action figures** and (toy) **vehicles** in the 3¾ inch scale.
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## Compatibility
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## Compatibility
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Being in the 3¾ inch scale made **Laser Force** compatible with other 1980s toy lines in the 3¾ inch scale; such as:
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Being in the 3¾ inch scale made **Laser Force** compatible with other 1980s era toy lines in the 3¾ inch scale; such as:
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* **Adventure People** by Fisher Price _et al._,
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* **Adventure People** by Fisher Price _et al._,
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* **A-Team** by Galoob _et al._,
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* **A-Team** by Galoob _et al._,
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Most people nowadays aren't aware of this meaning for the word “gay”.
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Most people nowadays aren't aware of this meaning for the word “gay”.
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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.
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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.
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The company makes childrens' toys, and may not have wanted to connote anything sexual.
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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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**Laser Force** toys seemed to be released both when the company was called ‘**Gay Toys Inc.**’, and when the company was called ‘**American Plastic Toys Inc.**’.
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