Haha that Ultra Seven flip toy. We have a wooden one with a pickachu that we picked up at some import shop years ago. We used to keep it on the coffee table, and guests (remember when you had friends over to your place???) would love to play with it. The little flipping motion is really mesmerizing after a while. This kind of makes me want to make one myself with Booska or some other goofy creature.
@blakewest Yeah, I had a few when i was a kid. I found this monkey version years ago at a boot sale. The action on the toy is ingenious, whoever came up with it was very clever. The Swingers by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr
@The Moog I am losing my shit right now, so I found a pleasant video of a nice lady with a charming accent making a wood acrobat toy. Although I will admit that the background music seems at cross purposes with a folk toy. Enjoy.
@blakewest Yeah mate, cool video. Wood seems a good fit for that kind of toy, nice and durable (and relatively cheap).