[SCA-AE] OT: Recalled "knights of the sword" toys

[Michael Layne]

On 27 September 2007, Signy, trbrown at uga.edu, said:


> The first time I heard about the recall, the announcer said "RC2 Knights of the Sword toys" and I thought "Cool! Radio-controlled toy jousters!"  But while they're movable, they arent' radio controlled, alas.

    That would be the "Rock-'em -- Sock-'em Radio Control Battle Knights", which -- alas -- don't really exist! :)

> 
> When I was a kid my brother and I had some pull-back-and-go plastic knights as well as archers that shot tiny arrows (immediately lost but easily replaceable with wooden matches*), a trebuchet that flung paper wads**) and a ballista that shot pencil-sized bolts***). The drawbridge and portcullis on the castle worked too. I still have most of it.

     During one of Yngvar's reigns, I presented him with over a dozen of those little blue plastic medieval foot troops, telling His Majesty that I had "recruited a small army" for him. IIRC, he was playing with them on his throne, through the rest of Court, until Caryl threatened to take them away from him!:)

Michael Layne
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