When I was a kid, we used to spend our summer vacations in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. We would stop at one of the beach shops and load up on sand toys and flip flops (suntan lotion was for losers), and my brother and I would usually get to pick out a kite. These kites were glorious. They had a large picture on a sheet of cellophane–usually a scary monster with giant eyes–and a bunch of long streamers for the tail. We tore through some pretty cool kites back in the day, but I doubt any of them were as cool as this guy…
Dino-Riders is one of those properties that just hit on all cylinders with a rocket powered sledge hammer. I honestly don’t know how this franchise hasn’t been rebooted continuously since it debuted back in the 80’s. I mean, there are guys riding dinosaurs–with armor and missiles!
This kite struck a chord on so many nostalgic levels, when I saw it on eBay a while back, I knew I had to have it. I usually don’t even consider opening a sealed vintage toy, but this thing is seriously tempting me to rip it open and set it free in the clouds.
So, if you happen to see a grown man on the beach flying a weaponized T-Rex, don’t think any less of me.
Have you checked out Robert Kirkman’s Super Dinosaur comic? It’s got a real 80s’ Saturday morning vibe to it.
I’ve been out of the comic book market for a while, but I’ll check it out. Thanks!
yeah…that kite is bad ass.
wanna sell it to me? 😉
contact me
Oh man ! did you by chance loose this thing one day? because check this out : http://greenplasticsquirtgun.blogspot.com/2016/10/waitwhat-year-is-it-how-is-this-even.html If you lost this and it ended up in my yard it will be the craziest story to ever hit the blogosphere !
Ha! No, that one you found isn’t mine. My kite is still safe and sound here in the cave. 🙂
I found one new in package…. can I ask how much you spent on yours? I intend to resell mine but can’t find a price point.
Honestly, this isn’t a big ticket item. I think I paid $15 for mine, but that was a while ago.