Presumably, because its previously released time-traveling DeLorean playset sold like hotcakes (and how could it not?), Playmobil is releasing another set, this time in the form of Marty McFly’s often overlooked pickup truck (affiliate link). I’ve already bought two – one for playing with and one for keeping mint in its packaging.
Inspired by Marty’s 1985 Toyota SR5 Xtra Cab pickup truck from the original Back To The Future movie, the playset includes the truck with an opening and closing hood and tailgate, along with Marty McFly, Biff Tannen, and Jennifer Parker figures. As the package notes, the playset is for ages 5 to 99, which means there are probably a lot of heartbroken 100-year olds out there right now, my grandfather among them.
I just performed a couple of quick internet searches to see what an actual 1985 Toyota SR5 Xtra Cab pickup truck costs these days, and they are not cheap. I’m talking like $20,000 restored. And, based on the cobwebs I just counted in my wallet, that’s a little out of my price range. Now, if only I could travel to the future and return with a Grays Sports Almanac.
Because what fun is taking a bath if you don’t have toys to play with (and a ton of bubbles), these are the Back To The Future TUBBZ duck collectibles from Numskull Designs. Each duck is constructed from high-quality PVC and they come in four varieties: Marty with a video camera, Doc (Duck?) Brown wearing his brain wave analyzer, Marty in his radiation suit, and Doc with time-traveling DeLorean’s remote control.
Fingers crossed they continue the series with Back to the Future II characters as well. Then wild west Back to the Future III ones. Eventually, one day I’ll have an entire corner of my office dedicated to Back to the Future rubber duckies. And on that day, my wife will suggest we have a yard sale, and I’ll pretend not to hear her.
Every morning I wake up hoping this will be the day I slip on the toilet while hanging a clock, hit my head on the sink, and invent the flux capacitor. But noooo, all I ever invent are new forms of pain. My chiropractor must be making a small fortune in my quest for time travel.
We go forwards and back in time to bring you the best gadgets from all eras before they even come out. So now you get to meet the self-drying jacket (SDJ) Marty McFly wears in the iconic Back To The Future 2. Read all about it here!
Throughout 2015 we saw a lot of nostalgia products, all related somehow to Back to the Future. We saw the limited edition of Pepsi Perfect, Nike’s MAGs inspired by the movie, and even a few hoverboard designs, some of which work better than others. Still, 2015 has just ended and the 30th anniversary of the original film has passed so stuff coming from now onwards didn’t quite make the deadline – but despite this, it’s not like these gadgets are any less awesome. One of such creations is Marty McFly’s self-drying jacket, which thanks to a Kickstarter project by Falyon Wearable Tech is now a very real thing. It’s not quite an exact replica from Marty’s jacket (copyright and all, we guess?) but the company did take the movies as inspiration, and on top of everything, it works just like in the movie.
This jacket is being called the SDJ-01 (for Self-Drying Jacket), and shares a similar design to Marty McFly’s jacket, but updated with more pockets and better materials. Yet, the important bit and the one that truly makes a difference is that it actually works. Falyon have made a jacket such that in combining water-proof materials and high pressure air that circulates in an enclosed space. it can self-dry at an incredible rate. Basically, the jacket uses air amplifiers to make air circulate, and then expells it through exhaust pipes, a process that is only possible thanks to the rechargeable battery it carries.
With the push of a button, literally, the jacket begins to dry. It works great if you need to dry the water from the rain, for example, taking as little as one or two minutes. Sadly, it’s fairly more complicated if the wearer has, say, fell into a pond, but let’s cut them a break and admit this is amazing. This project, which asked for 12.000 dollars on Kickstarter quickly fulfilled its goal, and now interested customers can buy the first few batches of jackets for 150 or more. Be quick, though, they’re selling like hotcakes!
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You want to look like McFly don’t you? *knock knock* Hello McFly?!? Anybody home? Up until now, if you wanted to dress like Marty, at bare minimum you needed to at least buy an orange hunting vest. Fans of the Back To The Future movies can now dress just like Marty McFly with this t-shirt.
This awesome Back to the Future shirt is available on Amazon for about $30(USD). You get the maroon t-shirt, blue plaid button-up shirt, jean jacket, and orange vest, all in one shirt. Sweet! Marty was layered up real good and ready for the coldest weather.
It’s great for Halloween or just everyday geek wear. Just don’t forget your skateboard. Or your crazy old Doctor friend.
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Unbelievably, we’re closer to Marty and Doc’s 2015 rather than the 1985 where the movies take place. How about we enjoy the nostalgia with some pics?
This is a collection of rare behind the scenes photos from the Back to the Future movies. You can check the full collection accessing ... Continue Reading on Walyou
