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Christmas 1985 Through My Gobots Camera Lens
Superman Posted on Jan 01, 2017 at 05:05 PM
I enjoyed this article. It reminds me of my own first camera. It was an ordinary kids camera not connected to any particular brand like yours was, but I enjoyed pretending I was Peter Parker (Spider-Man) as I took pictures of my family and my pet cat.
SockofFleagulls Posted on Dec 14, 2016 at 08:13 PM
@rickacerhodes Gobots truly get a bad rap. Transformers has a great legacy but Gobots had a decent cartoon with great toys.
@HojuKoolander Glad it jogged some memories!
@oldschool80s Merry Christmas! Waiting for your entry now!
OldSchool80s Posted on Dec 14, 2016 at 12:25 PM
Enjoyed the read as expected! Merry Christmas!
Hoju Koolander Posted on Dec 13, 2016 at 03:34 PM
Ah, sweet Christmas memories. Nothing better than vintage 80s holiday pics. I had a GoBots binocular set I got around 85 or 86, so this really took me back.
Rick Ace Rhodes Posted on Dec 13, 2016 at 04:29 AM
I never got to play with Go Bots because they were before my time, but I honestly wish they were still around. Given the poor quality of Transformers times now and even when I was young, Go Bots probably would of been cooler to play with. Mainly because Tonka has always been a quality brand of toys.
SockofFleagulls Posted on Dec 13, 2016 at 12:48 AM
@mickyarber thanks for the kind words! We Gobots fans need to stick together.
@massreality Thanks!
mickyarber Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 04:02 PM
First off, I too was a huge Gobots fan, and took a lot of flak from my friends because they all thought Transformers were cooler.
Secondly, I absolutely love those old pictures of your Christmas. I'm such a sucker for old family Christmas pics, and these really hit the spot.
Third, being around that age and getting a camera is something really special isn't it? In 1988, I got a video recorder that used a special kind of cassette tape, and you could hook it up to the tv and play back whatever you recorded. Awesome sauce!
Great Christmas memories in this one, and so glad you shared it and those awesome pictures.
massreality Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 02:23 PM
I loved those themed cameras. I had a Ninja Turtle one back in the early 90's, that I wore out. I took pictures of just about anything and everything I could with that camera. Its so awesome that you still have some of the photos!
SockofFleagulls Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 01:26 PM
@vaporman87 I've seen some on eBay, sometimes even sold individually. I still have my Voltron book and several sports books too, some of which I never completed.
@nlogan thanks!
Vaporman87 Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 08:42 AM
I still have that Masters of the Universe sticker book. I always meant to get all the stickers so I could fill the whole thing, but never did. I wonder if I can get them anywhere now? Hmmmm.
Your adventures with your GoBots camera reminds me of my early exploits with a PXL 2000 I received one year for Christmas. It used audio cassette tapes to record grainy, black and white video. But that didn't stop me from documenting all the goings on in my house.
NLogan Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 08:29 AM
Nice. I had a few GoBots and always wanted the diecast Voltron. The pictures especially the fact that you took them make this one special.
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