Last Modified: 2012-11-03
First Posted: 2008-07-28
This looks like an enlarged knockoff of a Starrior (Runabout), but is battery operated, and also has a weird “plane” mode. Any info on this thing would be sweet, as I know nothing.
Update: look down there in the comments–this is a 4 in 1 Motorized Galactic Walker, from Radio Shack. Mystery solved!
Professor Dire said:
I’m not sure what it is either.
I’ve been looking for one for quite some time. Let me know if you see another one.
December 24th, 2008 at 7:15 pm | #
then Sineater said:
You have one of these too?? I got mine from someone off the Zoiders list many moons ago, who also had no idea what it was or where it came from. So, welcome to the brotherhood of the baffled.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:29 pm | #
then Evil King Macrocranios said:
I’m not very knowledgeable on Starriors but I collect 70s and 80s toy robot newspaper ads and I think I’ve seen one for this toy. If I’m right it was sold at Radio Shack in 1985 as the “Motorized Galactic Walker”. Compare the one pictured in this Radio Shack ad from December 1st, 1985 to the photos you have here and I’d say the mold details match exactly. But of course I can’t be 100 percent sure because I have never seen a Motorized Galactic Walker in person.
July 28th, 2010 at 3:21 pm | #
then Professor Dire said:
Holy Schnikies! I found one of these MIMB on Ebay!
October 25th, 2012 at 12:40 am | #
then RCM said:
@Prof: PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU PURCHASED IT AND THAT YOU HAVE PICS AND ONLY THEN WILL I STOP SHOUTING
October 28th, 2012 at 4:55 pm | #
then Professor Dire said:
I will post some when I get it in my eager mitts.
October 29th, 2012 at 2:24 am | #
then Professor Dire said:
Ebay says it should be delivered on the 1st of November.
October 29th, 2012 at 6:06 pm | #
then Professor Dire said:
Almost here!…
October 31st, 2012 at 5:30 pm | #
then RCM said:
YES!
October 31st, 2012 at 7:21 pm | #
then Professor Dire said:
Here are some pics of the box:
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....D60_57.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....Q60_57.jpg
November 1st, 2012 at 6:03 pm | #
then RCM said:
Oh wow, that’s awesome! You’ve made my week.
November 3rd, 2012 at 1:35 am | #
then Professor Dire said:
I put a battery in it and it works perfectly. I emailed the seller about where did they get it. They said they worked for radio shack back in the day. Here’s the kicker they may second one in storage.
November 3rd, 2012 at 4:16 am | #