That Johnny Eagle commercial(4:25) was actually unreal(and pretty fucked up)
How unamerican. Why buy the kids toy guns when you could buy them [I]real guns[/I]?
Back in the day when you could get away with wielding a toy gun next to the president
[img]https://i.imgur.com/AVRRTq1.png[/img]
It's kinda messed up they repackaged the tommy gun and snub nose as separate things years later and slapped a dick tracy label them claiming they were new. Crazy how detailed those old toys were
These would totally fit in the fallout universe, just replace them with fake plasma rifles and fatmans.
Hey its Bill Mumy from one of my favorite twilight zone episodes!
[QUOTE=Wafflemonstr;53146445]That Johnny Eagle commercial(4:25) was actually unreal(and pretty fucked up)[/QUOTE]
I don't know, that hype, up-beat 'when johnny comes marching home again' rewrite could easily be my new jam.
Aww, I had a shitty cap revolver like that when I was small. Was fun as fuck until I snuck up on my mother with it too many times and scared the shit out of her, so one day it accidentally went missing because it 'must've fallen in the trash bin'. :v:
That kind of attitude towards guns was pretty lax even for the original gun designs for early consoles, too. Take a look at this shit :
[video=youtube;THpF6Qd4vGo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THpF6Qd4vGo[/video]
Shit, don't leave out the 80's and Megatron.
[t]https://img00.deviantart.net/6114/i/2009/030/f/d/megatron_g1_gun_mode_by_jimdrknght.jpg[/t]
Haha the phrase "the thing is really for real!" did not age well. Sounds like the announcer is taking the piss out of the product a la "its a thing!" :v:
[QUOTE=jimbobjoe1234;53146756]Shit, don't leave out the 80's and Megatron.
[t]https://img00.deviantart.net/6114/i/2009/030/f/d/megatron_g1_gun_mode_by_jimdrknght.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
For real from a distance Megatron in his alt form was mistaken for a real handgun. Some people removed the stickers because it clashed with the gun's design. Little did they know that walking around with what looks like a loaded weapon is totally a bad idea.
[url]http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)/toys#Generation_1[/url]
[QUOTE=tfwiki Megatron G1 toys]Megatron is probably the most troubled Transformer toy in all of Transformer history, due to being originally Japanese which had different toy laws, he is frequently banned due to being a realistic gun while lacking an orange cap to indicate it's not a real gun. Some countries banned it or deemed it illegal due to criminals or kids misusing it as a real gun and terrorizing others, or law enforcement mistaking it for a real firearm and shooting innocent people dead (as has happened multiple times in the past). For you American fans, it may actually be easier to own a real Walther P-38 handgun than this original Megatron toy.[/QUOTE]
"For you American fans, it may actually be easier to own a real Walther P-38 handgun than this original Megatron toy."
:v:
[QUOTE=Annoyed Grunt;53146627]How unamerican. Why buy the kids toy guns when you could buy them [I]real guns[/I]?[/QUOTE]
Once upon a time gun etiquette was important to family tradition and they didn't have the same stigma as today.
That tommy gun looks cool as shit.
I wish I had one of those when I was a kid.
Fuck, I wish I had one now
Funny I just watched this and had a huge discussion with a friend yesterday
[QUOTE=Vodkavia;53147502]Really all that's changed is that we've replaced physical toy guns for simulated ones.[/QUOTE]
which aren't targeted at children (even if they end up being mostly played by kids anyways)
it isn't really the same
[QUOTE=Vodkavia;53147502]Really all that's changed is that we've replaced physical toy guns for simulated ones.[/QUOTE]
And a massive shift in parenting from the 'overwatch' variety to 'mostly non-existent, expecting the government to somehow do something because something something that's why we pay taxes, right?'
Honestly I think toys should go back to this sort of thing. The reason being, toy guns can actually teach a lot as long as the parents are actually involved in it. When I was a kid and got my first cap gun my dad basically taught me trigger discipline and proper firearm safety right out of the gate even though it was just a toy. I was always frustrated that he wanted me to be super "official" with it, but he'd just tell me that it didn't matter. Years later when I started shooting real guns with him at a firing range I finally developed some appreciation for what he was trying to teach me.
Like, I get the whole idea of toy guns being seen as some kind of devil incarnate because it can spark too much curiosity in children, potentially causing them to tamper with real firearms and not know the difference. But that's where actual parenting comes in. Toy guns are a really great (and safe) way of teaching firearm safety at a young age, but you have to be involved in it.
Thinking back now we had a handful of toy guns that were crazy real. Had two lever action rifles that were hollow metal tubes but didn't have the orange caps on them iirc. As well as a small collection of revolver and semi auto cap guns.
Was a good time.
When I was a kid, I had these two break-action revolvers which were either real but deactivated or very faithful replicas because the hammer worked and cocking it would actually spring the trigger, you could actually break the gun and take out the drum.
They were fucking awesome, I wish I still had them.
[QUOTE=Dom Pyroshark;53148612]When I was a kid, I had these two break-action revolvers which were either real but deactivated or very faithful replicas because the hammer worked and cocking it would actually spring the trigger, you could actually break the gun and take out the drum.
They were fucking awesome, I wish I still had them.[/QUOTE]
My dad had one of those when he was a kid. Still have it around here somewhere. Its just a pellet gun, but its heavy metal and wood grain like a real firearm. Pretty crazy.
[QUOTE=snookypookums;53147535]And a massive shift in parenting from the 'overwatch' variety to 'mostly non-existent, expecting the government to somehow do something because something something that's why we pay taxes, right?'[/QUOTE]
do you just think people today don't parent their kids
I swear I've seen these before...
[video=youtube;Umn_JHQ3aF0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umn_JHQ3aF0[/video]
Man, now it's clearer where the inspiration came from when Heinlein wrote Starship Troopers. Still, I guess realistic guns could be useful if you expected your kids to handle guns, as long as you treated the toys like the real thing.
[QUOTE=haloguy234;53147681]Honestly I think toys should go back to this sort of thing. The reason being, toy guns can actually teach a lot as long as the parents are actually involved in it. When I was a kid and got my first cap gun my dad basically taught me trigger discipline and proper firearm safety right out of the gate even though it was just a toy. I was always frustrated that he wanted me to be super "official" with it, but he'd just tell me that it didn't matter. Years later when I started shooting real guns with him at a firing range I finally developed some appreciation for what he was trying to teach me.
Like, I get the whole idea of toy guns being seen as some kind of devil incarnate because it can spark too much curiosity in children, potentially causing them to tamper with real firearms and not know the difference. But that's where actual parenting comes in. Toy guns are a really great (and safe) way of teaching firearm safety at a young age, but you have to be involved in it.[/QUOTE]
If you want to use toy guns to teach your children about the mechanics of a firearm, there's always airsoft.
"Oh my that is quite crazy." I said to myself before realizing that I have a full scale AK74 airsoft replica in a box behind that is indistinguishable from the real thing.
[QUOTE=Mattchewy;53146687]These would totally fit in the fallout universe, just replace them with fake plasma rifles and fatmans.[/QUOTE]
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5UflPhz-Do[/media]
We still have them, they're just not advertised. Airsoft guns
Though it would be kind of cool if Nerf did some sort of replica range but they'd never do that. It's actually kind of neat seeing how advanced Nerf shit has gotten though
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