Question on 80´s secret wars

metalalchemist · 10-21-2011, 10:13 AM

Guys, do you remember the secret wars figures from the 80's?
They used to come with a shield and an image inside of it that when seen from one side it would show an image; and when seen from another side, it would show a different image (kind of like animating it)
Does anyone know the name of this type of gimmick?
Thanks in advance.

Fedup23 · 10-21-2011, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by metalalchemist

Guys, do you remember the secret wars figures from the 80's?
They used to come with a shield and an image inside of it that when seen from one side it would show an image; and when seen from another side, it would show a different image (kind of like animating it)
Does anyone know the name of this type of gimmick?
Thanks in advance.

The process is called Lenticular printing.. what they called it for the secret wars figures... dont know.

roshan · 10-21-2011, 10:35 AM

On the packaging they were called secret message shields. But fedup is right on the technical term of it.

Optimus Vader · 10-21-2011, 11:08 AM

I still have a few of these (along with original SW Captain America & the original Black suit Spiderman). They're like the giant 7-11 Slurpee Cups.

metalalchemist · 10-21-2011, 11:11 AM

Fedup is right, the name is Lenticular Printing.
That´s the term I was looking for. Thank you very much.

AndyCR75 · 10-21-2011, 11:13 AM

I remember trying to shoplift Kang from Caldor. True story.

tlasjr · 10-21-2011, 03:55 PM

just the fact you remember caldor shows your age.

CLASSIFIED · 10-21-2011, 03:59 PM

I remember Caldor, Zares, and Ames, and even won a costume contest at Ames won year durring Halloween.

Did anyone else know that TRU.com had the Doom Cycle from that line not too long ago?

Jason Abbadon · 10-21-2011, 04:36 PM

MY LCS has a Tower of Doom for $20 in the box.
I want it...but have no room.
What to do...

M3T4L V1KING · 10-22-2011, 01:16 AM

I think I got an old Carnage vs Venom figure two pack from back in 2000 or something that came with a card that did the same thing you're talking about. I got that card in a binder near here somewhere, does anyone think if you took pictures of it from a certain angle it would show up on camera?

Blood · 10-22-2011, 04:41 AM

Mattel's secret wars never got here, but luckily I have MU now

bmorr · 10-22-2011, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

I remember Caldor, Zares, and Ames, and even won a costume contest at Ames won year durring Halloween.

Did anyone else know that TRU.com had the Doom Cycle from that line not too long ago?

I miss AMES stores in the worst way. had a better toy section than walmart and target combined. Or that is what my grade school self is remembering.

AndyCR75 · 10-22-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

I remember Caldor, Zares, and Ames, and even won a costume contest at Ames won year durring Halloween.

Did anyone else know that TRU.com had the Doom Cycle from that line not too long ago?

Mass guy right? Rhody here. (well for the first 30 years of my life.)

AndyCR75 · 10-22-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tlasjr

just the fact you remember caldor shows your age.

actually, my SN shows my age. 75= 1975= 84. I'm 84 years old.

AndyCR75 · 10-22-2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bmorr

I miss AMES stores in the worst way. had a better toy section than walmart and target combined. Or that is what my grade school self is remembering.

Dude when Ames was Zayre. It was paradise as a kid. My mom would always be like "ok if youre good, you and youre brother can get something." I can remember at one point c.1985 owning at least 1 figutre of every line ever made to that point. Eagle Force. Loved me some die cast metal.. They just don't work with die cast metal like they used to.

CLASSIFIED · 10-22-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyCR75

Dude when Ames was Zayre. It was paradise as a kid. My mom would always be like "ok if youre good, you and youre brother can get something." I can remember at one point c.1985 owning at least 1 figutre of every line ever made to that point. Eagle Force. Loved me some die cast metal.. They just don't work with die cast metal like they used to.

Wow, we had like almost the same child hood.

Eagle Force, man, good memories.

Remember that muck man figure you could cut up and then recombine, but he didn't ever work the way he was supposed to, and was almost always stolen out of his box?

What was that guys name anyway?

AndyCR75 · 10-22-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

Wow, we had like almost the same child hood.

Eagle Force, man, good memories.

Remember that muck man figure you could cut up and then recombine, but he didn't ever work the way he was supposed to, and was almost always stolen out of his box?

What was that guys name anyway?

lol you have me beat on that one. Can't quite recall it?

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CLASSIFIED Santa Claus Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,400	I remember Caldor, Zares, and Ames, and even won a costume contest at Ames won year durring Halloween. Did anyone else know that TRU.com had the Doom Cycle from that line not too long ago? __________________

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M3T4L V1KING You Can't Ignore My Girth Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 2,032	I think I got an old Carnage vs Venom figure two pack from back in 2000 or something that came with a card that did the same thing you're talking about. I got that card in a binder near here somewhere, does anyone think if you took pictures of it from a certain angle it would show up on camera? __________________

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AndyCR75 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 844	Quote: Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED I remember Caldor, Zares, and Ames, and even won a costume contest at Ames won year durring Halloween. Did anyone else know that TRU.com had the Doom Cycle from that line not too long ago? Mass guy right? Rhody here. (well for the first 30 years of my life.) __________________ ENTIRE LOT FOR SALE: http://tinyurl.com/3s3ruda