Dare Devil Rider?

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I think this figure from Durham wonderfully illustrates the true joy and cheap chicanery often involved with Rack Toys. The packaging is enticing and vibrant, not to mention well done. It promises action with a slightly "Evel Knievely" setting.


The figure however, is a chubby guy with a flag, who looks like he might wear that helmet everywhere he goes.


As the star-burst proudly announces, he's got "Waving Flag" action! Hunh?

This was the kind of toy that clouded your mind long enough for you to get five miles away from the Zayres or the Big K, until you began to realize just exactly what you've gotten yourself into.

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[cjefferys]

Yeah, this perfectly capsulizes rack toys to me, nice packaging with a kinda crappy toy.

[HardyGirl]

I think he should be called Daredevil Race Starter. He has a flag, not a motorcycle.

[megocrazy]

So poorly done you just have to buy it. You know the flag waving action was broken before you were out of the parking lot.

[Earth 2 Chris]

It always killed me how Durham claimed every crappy product they made with pride. "Durham's Cheap Blow-Molded Knock-Off".

It's insane that the guy DOESN'T have a motorcycle. The packaging is gorgeous...I think this is the quintessential rack toy, as cjefferys said.

Chris

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

As a kid I loved stuff like this. He's weird, with no attached story. I'd probably have used him as an Imperial android to menace my Star Wars guys.

Don C.