Etching plates

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🇮🇱Tinea🦶Pedis🇮🇱 Mar 22, 2012

There was a toy I had as a kid that consisted of interchangeable plastic plates with raised etchings on them in the shapes of superheros. They were split up into head & shoulders, torso & waist down sections. You could put the head from the hulk onto the body of plasticman with the lower portion being wonder woman for example. You would then put a piece of paper over the plates and rub with a crayon or pencil to transfer the image.
I have been searching everywhere for something similar to this for my kids & haven't been able to find anything anywhere. I honestly don't even know what terminology to use when looking on line. Describing it to store clerks is useless. Anyone have any suggestions.
🔱ADD🔱UILO🔱 Mar 22, 2012

Like the puzzle thing where there's one missing?
L I O N Mar 22, 2012

Have you tried searching eBay ?
🔱ADD🔱UILO🔱 Mar 22, 2012

Oh!!!!
You make those I think it's really easy to do yourself
★〓⌖ Viper ⌖〓★ Mar 22, 2012

Saba, search "Mighty Men and Monster Maker"
〓 MR71VWBUS 〓 Mar 22, 2012

Also, there was a girls version called "fashion plates"
★〓⌖ Viper ⌖〓★ Mar 22, 2012

mr71vwbus wrote:
Also, there was a girls version called "fashion plates"

That's probaby the one Saba is looking for.
🔰🌹Add GODESS🌹🔰 Mar 22, 2012

mr71vwbus wrote:
Also, there was a girls version called "fashion plates"

I used to have these 😄
You could interchange the outfits you wanted to draw it was pretty cool ☺
〓 MR71VWBUS 〓 Mar 22, 2012

Just found one on eBay for $36 dollars u.s. search for "fashion plates toy"
🇮🇱Tinea🦶Pedis🇮🇱 Mar 22, 2012

It's amazing to me that nothing like this is made anymore. Everything is digital or electronic & instant gratification. It's no wonder there is such a high level of ADD in today's youth. 🙍
🔰ℬཞüęℵǿཞ🔰 Mar 22, 2012

My sisters have a set like that...
Have to admit its funny as hell to Distract them right before they color it, and switch out a plate :p hahahaha
💉СУГЦЅDAVIГЦЅ💉 Mar 22, 2012

Along these lines, in the 60's there was a toy called the Thingmaker, where you poured "Plastigoop" into a metal mold and heated it until it became a Creepy Crawler (bug-like thing). Surprised I didn't burn down the house with that thing.
〓 MR71VWBUS 〓 Mar 23, 2012

Sabasaul wrote:
It's amazing to me that nothing like this is made anymore. Everything is digital or electronic & instant gratification. It's no wonder there is such a high level of ADD in today's youth. 🙍

i agree. i recently gave my nephews a box of lincoln logs. their reply...."what do they do?"
smh😞