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# Laser Force
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**Laser Force** is a vintage toy-line from the 1980s.
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The **Laser Force** consisted of **action figures** and (toy) **vehicles** in the 3¾ inch scale.
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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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* **Adventure People** by Fisher Price _et al._,
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* **A-Team** by Galoob _et al._,
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* **G.I. Joe** by Hasbro _et al._,
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* **Micronauts** by Mego _et al._,
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* **Pocket Super Heroes** by Mego _et al._,
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* **Star Wars** by Kenner _et al._,
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* etc.
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And one can speculate that this may have been the intent of **Laser Force**'s creators.
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That they were making (toy) **vehicles** to be used with other toy lines made by others.
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## Corporation
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**Laser Force** was created, by people, through the company which is today known as — **American Plastic Toys Inc.**
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Although “**American Plastic Toys Inc.**” was not the company's original name.
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The company's previously was named — **Gay Toys Inc.**
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Why the name change‽ —
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This is speculation, but the common meaning for the word “gay” used to be —
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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 (“**Gay Toys Inc.**”) was derived.
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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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The company makes childrens' toys, and may not have wanted to connote anything sexual.
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