Mattel's second run, the Thingmaker II. When it came out in the 70's, we hoped
we would see another successful Creepy Crawler series, with new molds &
goop etc. So what went wrong? Instead of us loving the 2 sets, we love to
forget it. Most likely due to safety regulations, they used a different
approach to making the bugs. First, heat the goop, then pour it in plastic
molds, then wait for it to cool off. I remember it being a very sticky mess,
due to the new kind of goop. It was in a somewhat solid form in the bottle,
till it got heated up. The 3 large molds had some really neat creatures on
them, which I still like to this day. Unfortunately, once you left your
finished creations out (that is, if you were able to take them out in one
piece), they dried up and became a curled up unrecognizable chunk of plastic.
I'm wondering if there's something we can use to make creatures with these
molds. Anyone got any ideas?
There were 2 sets, a Creepy Crawlers set, and a Flower Fun set. Like I said, I
do like the molds, and the box graphics were nice too. Some of the pictures
below, courtesy of the Mike Speth collection.
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