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 Posted - January 01 2019 : 7:37:57 PM
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I got this mega fun Tyco T Rex off eBay for a song. It was part of a
Jurassic Park set. Man, they don't make 'em like that anymore.
I thought Tyco folded up in 1993, so I was surprised to see
"Tyco 1997" stamped on the base.
https://youtu.be/PjNkYBIwJsQ
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Posted - January 02 2019 : 4:45:38 PM
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Tyco was bought out by Mattel in March 27 1992
but is defunct as of the 2010s
only the trains were all discontinued in 1993
Mantua survives as being part of the Model Power line
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Posted - January 02 2019 : 5:28:16 PM
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That's interesting, so I guess the Tyco imprint, which was dated as 1997,
kept going under the Tyco Brand?
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Posted - January 03 2019 : 11:44:30 AM
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quote:That's interesting, so I guess the Tyco imprint, which was dated as 1997,
kept going under the Tyco Brand?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â January 02 2019Â :Â 5:28:16 PM
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yeah
I think Mattel sold off the race tracks to others
Boy would I love to buy the Tyco name from Mattell!
The biggest seller for Tyco was the Tickle Me Elmo 
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Posted - January 03 2019 : 7:54:28 PM
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I had no idea Tyco was involved with that Elmo thing. At the time, I
thought it was the stupidest thing ever, but that's what I thought about
the internet and cell phones when they first came out.
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Posted - January 04 2019 : 09:12:14 AM
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* I don't know what I can say about this post. Just yep it happened.
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