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more about #matchbox more comments → Mobius: It's great a company has decided to include real world emotions in its adverts. Although those kids scare the crap out of me. If grownup Americans ca... more » combat chuck: I get the point of the ads (I think), but if you gave my kid a military chopper and actually let him fly it and, you know, blow stuff up, you wouldn't... more » muhnkee_2 - Avantime Owner and 100% Jaloper: can i just take this chance to say that the new viewing format is very frustrating.. is there anyway to look at the pictures in 800x600 or full size a... more » Blue387: That kid on the Abrams is wearing the old chocolate-chip BDU camouflage from the Gulf War. The army now uses ACU if they wanted to be more accurate. A... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Somedays, maybe that's all you can be. " depressed, homesick, lonely cogs in a war machine out of control." more » B1663R: the kid in the jet was probably just told that a puppy, much like Lassie, was just run over in the studio parking lot. stupid matchbox taking the fun... more » Flagrant German Fanboy: Good idea, the kid in the chopper made me chuckle for sure, but they certainly took a rather excessively dystopian outlook on this for sure. ... Wha... more » Almostbanned: I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that I think they're pretty badass. more » Plecostomus [Tyrrell]: It's too realistic. Much like our troops, this kid doesn't look like he's having any fun. more » Ash78, cube farmer: Wow, considering the plight of child soldiers worldwide, I find these ads to be a little ethnocentric. I see where they're going with the young boys a... more » joneez wants the clunkers he paid for: Hmmm... where have I seen the Lemlin before? Oh yea, Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion! more » Leeeeena the Jalopchick: This reminds me of the guy selling model car wrecks in bonsai arrangements. It was pretty fantastic stuff; just check out some of his work! more » coupeZ600: So was the original Red Baron a Hot Wheels or a Matchbox car? Or was it a slot-car? A Corgi? All I can remember is I had to have one, and eventually g... more » Novaload: Guaranteed not just to self destruct, but to hurt you as they do so---look at the pictures! Hard to beat the rolling--well, possibly rolling--Lemonato... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Joe Ely has a song called 'Crazy Lemon'. Someone may have to build this and race it at LeMons. more » -
#adwatch
Matchbox Trains Kids To Fight Wars They Don't Believe In
These creepy print ads from Matchbox shows three weary kids playing soldier, not as we played it, but as depressed, homesick, lonely cogs in a war machine out of control. [Copyranter via Coloribus] More » -
#novelties
Life Imitates Art, 80s Style: Shot Wheels Cars
You never know what you find when you start looking into the profound cultural effects of Wacky Packages. Not only did they begat Topps' Weird Wheels, but one card inspired real-life toy cars: Shot Wheels!
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