# Site for identifying science fiction toys?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-for-identifying-science-fiction-toys/917781>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 11, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-for-identifying-science-fiction-toys/917781 "2020-08-11T10:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-for-identifying-science-fiction-toys/917781/1 "2020-08-11T10:35:55Z")

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I’ll post it here, too, but I’m wondering if there is a website or Facebook group or Reddit group or something more specalized in something like this more likely to have info.

I found [these](https://imgur.com/a/YRE30iR) in a five and dime around 20 years ago. Sold individually from a bin, less than $1.00 each. Around 2 inches in size, they have no marks except for China and a number. Goes up to 10, though I have only 8 of the designs. I always thought the designs were really clever, and wondered if they were a rip-off of something or original to Generic Chinese Plastics Plant Number 102F, and if they are something rare-ish from only one source or copied and sold by many companies, like [the generic dinosaur toys](https://diterlizzi.com/essay/owlbears-rust-monsters-and-bulettes-oh-my/). (I’d also love to see the apparently at least two designs I didn’t find.)

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-for-identifying-science-fiction-toys/917781/2 "2020-08-11T11:45:33Z")

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[r/whatisthisthing](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/) is what you’re looking for.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-for-identifying-science-fiction-toys/917781/3 "2020-08-11T12:42:42Z")

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Generic spaceship toys, I’m afraid. [Toy Space Cruisers](https://ustoy.com/toy-space-cruisers)!