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"BattleStar Toys/Comics/ And Other Fun Junk!"
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The Following Pages will be updated until everything is listed. Check back for updates. As I find new items I will list them on these pages. I would like to thank those who helped gather these images. If you would like to donate an item "real" or scanned - email me.
There were 4 ships to this Mattel line. The Viper,Raider,Scarab,and Stellar Probe. Now I remember seeing Vipers and the Raider in the show, but where the HELL did the Scarab and Stellar Probe come from? It must have been some canceled toy mattel was working on..I don't know, but there are a few unopened Stellar probes,and Scarabs floating around...not many Vipers. Go Figure. Early versions had the feature of shooting missiles down your throat, later versions only teased you and couldn't eject.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 1979
Release # 79-001
Mattel Announces Toy Replacement Program
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. (January 11) -- Mattel, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced that it has voluntarily initiated a "Missile Mail-In" campaign to reduce the possibility of accidents which might occur in connection with four of its "Battlestar Galactica" space toys.
Each of the four toys is sold with a set of small red plastic missiles which can be launched from each toy. Although all of the products meet or exceed all existing and ration proposed safety standards, there have been instances of accidental swallowing or aspiration of a missile including one reported death of a four-year-old child.
The "Missile Mail-In" plan offers parents and children the opportunity to mail all of their remaining small 1-1/4 inch red plastic missiles to Mattel and receive in return a free "Hot Wheels" car. Missiles should be mailed to:
Mattel Mail-In
P.O. Box 813
Hawthorne, California 90250,
along with the consumer's name and address. To encourage immediate response, this program will expire on March 1, 1979.
The missiles accompany Mattel's "Colonial Viper" (No. 2531), "Colonial Scarab" (No. 2534), "Colonial Stellar Probe" (No. 2533), and "Cylon Raider" (No. 2532) space vehicles.
Mattel and the Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that the Mail-In program was initiated to remove the possibility of an accident and to inform parents of the need to caution children regarding small objects of any type which might be put in the mouth. At the same time, the offer of a free "Hot Wheels" miniature car is intended to compensate for any loss of play value due to return of the missiles.
In addition to the mail program, Mattel announced that it has redesigned the four "Battlestar Galactica" toys for 1979 so that, missiles cannot be launched from the body of the toys. Retail and wholesale inventories of the 1978 product are currently being exchanged for the redesigned toys.
For further information, consumers may call Mattel toll-free on 800/421-2826; California residents call collect to 213/644-2752. Letters may be addressed to Mattel, Inc., at 5150 Rosecrans Avenue, Hawthorne, California 90250.
To verify model numbers, consumers can call the toll-free CPSC Hotline on 800/638-2772.
For some reason most people have lost their Cylon figure that came with the raider. I would guess its because the canopy on the Raider flaps open easy and breaks. So I give you a look at the "LOST CYLON"...funny doesn't really even look like a cylon.
Above are the Trendmaster versions of the Battlestar ships. I have both of these - they are both horrible! They don't really look like they even belong in the Battlestar world of ships.
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Space Alert was a Hand Held Game by Mattel. If you want to try it, give the Virtual Version a spin. I haven't tried the pc one, but the real one is a blast.
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