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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5788

    The Force Beam


    I remember watching an informercial in the 80s that interviewed the creator of the "Force Beam". He claimed he invented it while walking around a department store and it was just a golf tube stuck on a flashlight.

    I'm sure George Lucas had steam coming out his ears when he saw kids playing with these.For more Fashion Mockery and 70's toy love visit us at Plaid Stallions.com


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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47242

    #2
    I used to have an even cheaper knockoff one than that.

    Mine was clearly and old flashlight that was repainted and the telescoping parts were so lousy when the saber was funny extended it looked like a limp

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    • Hedji
      Citizen of Gotham
      • Nov 17, 2012
      • 7246

      #3
      I like how the illustration of Luke is a rip off of the Howard Chaykin art for the corner pic of Marvel SW covers.

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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59203

        #4
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        Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
        http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

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        • palitoy
          live. laugh. lisa needs braces
          • Jun 16, 2001
          • 59203

          #5
          and i'm assuming after a cease and desist letter:

          Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions

          Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
          http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

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          • Werewolf
            Inhuman
            • Jul 14, 2003
            • 14615

            #6
            Wowzers, that's pretty blatant even for back then. They even tried to copy the SW font. That would never fly today.
            You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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            • cjefferys
              Duke of Gloat
              • Apr 23, 2006
              • 10180

              #7
              Originally posted by palitoy
              Holy cow, it's like they were begging to get sued!

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              • tay666
                Career Member
                • Dec 27, 2008
                • 753

                #8
                Looks kinda like the saber I had as a kid.
                Don't know the exact name of it, but it was just a hollow tube on the end of a flashlight.
                No telescoping or extending. But it was pretty sturdy, because my sister and I used to fight with them all the time.
                This was during the 12-back figure period. They were in a similar display at Fisher's Big Wheel, which sat right by the figures.

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                • jwyblejr
                  galactic yo-yo
                  • Apr 6, 2006
                  • 11141

                  #9
                  Still better than the balloon attached to a flashlight that Kenner came up with.

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                  • Bruce Banner
                    HULK SMASH!
                    • Apr 3, 2010
                    • 4327

                    #10
                    I had something similar to The Force Beam... a plastic flashlight type thing with a green filter over the bulb, and a rigid plastic tube.
                    PUNY HUMANS!

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                    • toothaction
                      Career Member
                      • Jul 15, 2017
                      • 714

                      #11
                      "[S]trong enough for heros - light enough for princesses!"

                      Heh. I heart casual sexism.
                      >>> Looking for a few Bif Bang Pow! pretties. Please click to see if you can help!

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