About Where This Came From: First, this came from a 1970-1990’s Tonka designer executives home. He passed some time ago, this collection includes MANY product samples, packaging prototypes, etc. I will likely miss some and classify them as just basic stock. Some may have generic price tags as he was going to sell them shortly before his death. So this at worst is a standard product, could be something more. If questions ask, I got around 1,000 items in this collection. Comes as shown.
What is a Test Shot: Test shots, referred to as first shots, are the first test runs of the steel injection mold. The test shots are used to spot sculpting issues, mating parts for tolerance and fit, test joint articulation, ensure the product fits in the designed packaging, and more. In this case, a few things were changed after this initial batch. This one is also clearly marked sample. I have another closer to the finished product as well.