Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 21, 2012, 06:55:36 PM
Six Pleo's and a mouth full of shark teeth make short work of the wrappings!
The boxes are smaller, and better packed. The name has been changed from Air Swimmers to Flying Fish, I have to say I liked Air Swimmers better.
The controllers have also had a change. They now look like play station rejects :P
The fins have had some welcomed changes, better material and they are now nicely shaded.
Marlin or Nemo, which name to choose?
And what about this lovely, 'she' needs a name too :)
Post by: Wicked_Lovely on February 21, 2012, 07:41:23 PM
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 21, 2012, 09:11:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjSn0fxH_eY
These guys won't get their maiden flight for a couple of weeks, for the kids at school :)
Post by: Wicked_Lovely on February 21, 2012, 11:27:47 PM
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 22, 2012, 12:33:27 AM
Post by: Wicked_Lovely on February 22, 2012, 01:13:00 AM
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 22, 2012, 02:27:19 AM
Post by: Crewella on February 22, 2012, 03:32:03 AM
I guessed you'd got them for the kids, IMR. Wonderful idea - they'll love 'em! :D
I can't think of a girly shark name ...... for some reason I came up with Griselda.....
........ or how about 'Cindy' ;)
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/petshark.htm
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 22, 2012, 04:14:57 AM
Post by: Lunamione7 on February 22, 2012, 06:54:02 AM
Lol Cindy doesn't quite inspire the feel of a great white in my books :P
Yes it does, yes it does! Call it Cindy! Oh please, oh please call it Cindy ;D
Post by: Talon on February 22, 2012, 09:03:05 AM
Talon
Post by: mweed on February 22, 2012, 09:21:23 AM
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 22, 2012, 01:16:46 PM
These ones came better packed, with bubble wrap on the more sensitive parts, the tail motors are more powerful, the plastic parts feel less likely to break (albeit about 20grams heavier) and the fins look much nicer. The controls are also more comfortable. Bruce on the other have came with the parts all jumbled in the box, no bubble wrap and the plastic parts feel extremely flimsy. The fins are also plain not shaded.
However Bruce was the first commercial Air Swimmer available so I hope that the later iterations made some improvements.
Post by: camcam8910 on February 22, 2012, 02:10:23 PM
She got pretty upset,she had a clown fish wich she named Nemo. :-* It was so cute even if I never got to see it in action,it would have been adorable in action. :hissyfit:
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 22, 2012, 02:24:35 PM
Post by: camcam8910 on February 22, 2012, 02:29:04 PM
My friend says that there was some double sided tape and it stopped being sticky and let go of whatever it was suposed to hold on??
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on February 22, 2012, 02:42:29 PM
Post by: camcam8910 on February 22, 2012, 02:46:46 PM
Post by: Lunamione7 on March 14, 2012, 03:21:16 AM
Post by: Lottibell on March 14, 2012, 04:32:13 AM
:sheep1: @<. :sheep1: @<
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on March 14, 2012, 03:02:35 PM
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on March 30, 2012, 06:56:39 PM
I had both filled to take to school but it turns out that they are quite a bit smaller than Bruce is, so the Flying fish after their maiden flight have sacrificed their 'blood' to give Bruce a transfusion ;) Anchor is also donating his pretty fins :P
I like Bruce and his ridiculously large size better :P But the children at school (all 134 of them!) thought Anchor and Nemo were just wonderful. Nemo will fly again, but sadly Anchor is headed for the rubbish bin, he developed a hole sometime during his tour of the school and had to be patched up with sticky tape. I did take them to school knowing full well that I might suffer a casualty, but at $26 it was a fairly cheap casualty. The dinosaurs which also went (Five of them minus Lilo) survived unscathed and much loved :)
I am quite sure the school is never going to forget that day :D
Post by: Lottibell on March 30, 2012, 11:39:08 PM