ATARIPITBULL Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Most people here are just into collecting Atari 2600 games, well I also like to collect memorabilia and just when I thought i'm getting close to finding all that was made, something like this comes along. 1981 Atari "Battlezone" custome model van from MPC, has anyone else seen this before and if so are there any others like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 That is pretty cool. I never saw a lot of the memorabilia as a kid. I wonder where the best markets for this type of stuff were? (Major cities, I'd guess.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 That is awesome... great find! I was big into models back then, and I don't recall ever seeing anything like this. I'm sure if I had seen it back then, I would have taken notice. I'll bet it's quite rare. It's nice that it appears to be sealed, but it would be nice to see the contents too. I hope an opened one turns up sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Most people here are just into collecting Atari 2600 games, well I also like to collect memorabilia and just when I thought i'm getting close to finding all that was made, something like this comes along. 1981 Atari "Battlezone" custome model van from MPC, has anyone else seen this before and if so are there any others like this? A quick google search led me to this info: MPC's 1983 catalog lists the following Atari Video Game vehicle kits: Missile Command Van (Dodge Street Van), 1-2205 Asteroids Pickup (Chevy Pickup), 1-2206 Centipede Panel (Old Ford? Panel Truck), 1-2207 Battlezone Van (Futuristic Van), 1-2208 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Neato! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 This is a very cool find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Never heard of it, looks cool though I would be interested in seeing the others as well, any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Here's an (ended) auction for the Centipede one: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110278499728. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) Interesting. Never noticed these before. Thanks for sharing! Edited October 16, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Here's an (ended) auction for the Centipede one: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110278499728. DAMN IT HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 That's awesome. I'd love to see a 'pimp my ride' style thing, where they decided to do one of those for real to the actual vehicle. I had no idea those existed. I love ancilliary stuff like this. I still hunt hard for a stuffed odyssey 2 dragon hatchling. I hope my poster for quest for the rings I got from the odyssey store is survivng in my storage unit... id love to have some of those vintage imagic club posters and items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I have the Missile Command van around here somewhere. I didn't know they made any others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 those cars are really cool extras when you already have too much carts here's my centipede van! (scanned in case rom wants to add it to atarimania) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 So much of the memorabilia stuff is not very interesting to me (Pacman hats, key-chains, etc.), but these are great - thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 What is the size of the vehicles when assembled? (Not that y'all are going to open yours, but if I ever get any, I will.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Those are awesome--I used to build models all the time when I was a kid. I would not be surprised if I actually had one of those back in the day. I love the idea of doing a "Pimp My Ride" car in one of those styles. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 What is the size of the vehicles when assembled? (Not that y'all are going to open yours, but if I ever get any, I will.) Probably 1:25 scale being that they're MPC, but sometimes those Snap kits were smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 What is the size of the vehicles when assembled? (Not that y'all are going to open yours, but if I ever get any, I will.) Probably 1:25 scale being that they're MPC, but sometimes those Snap kits were smaller. It's hard to read in these photos/scans, but I can see that it says on each cover that they're 1:32, which is typical for a lot of the snap-together kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Great Fine Bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 those cars are really cool extras when you already have too much carts here's my centipede van! (scanned in case rom wants to add it to atarimania) I will most certainly do that. Would be great to get a bigger picture of the BattleZone and Missile Command ones too. ATARIPITBULL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 just when i thought i've seen it all, there is this nice boxed Epoch 2600 from japan turning up on ebay ... http://cgi.ebay.com/Atari-2600-VCS-CX2600-...id=p3911.c0.m14 unfortunately too expensive for me at the moment ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 aside from the manuals the box and the system look like us systems with a sticker. wonder if there was any legitimate difference in the original hardware to even tell if its anything more than a us system with a sticker... maybe it puts out video differently? I though japan used ntsc also, though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIVER Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have one, here is a picture of it in a older thread. http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...c=76507&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmosiss Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Very cool, but I wonder why not a tank? A Moon Patrol buggy would be awesome too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Very cool, but I wonder why not a tank? A Moon Patrol buggy would be awesome too. that's an idea .... maybe i'll customize one these days ... i'm gonna look for an appropriate tank which has enough space for some stickers ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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