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Mattel plans to release a official hoverboard replica. Pre-orders begin next month, to be released in Nov 2012 if it reaches minimum order.
Finally! This totally awesome 1:1 replica of the hover board from the BTTF 2 and BTTF 3 films includes multiple whooshing sounds and will glide over most surfaces (does not actually "hover" – check back in 2015 for that feature). We'll be taking orders for it March 1 – March 20, 2012, and the final product will be shipped around November/December 2012. Because this is such a high-cost item, there will be a minimum number of orders required to go into production. If we don't receive the minimum orders, won't go into production and customers will not be charged. The price will be announced later this month. (Note: Hover board does not work on water.)
Prototype pics at Toy Fair does not look promising though. Looks cheap. Even if it's a stunt photoboard, it needs to be more accurate, hope they improve on the prototype.
https://drh.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Site/matty/pb/images/2012NYTF/photo1.JPG
https://drh.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Site/matty/pb/images/2012NYTF/photo2.JPG
Mattel is using screen used hoverboard photos from Profiles in History for their banner, which is very misleading. Bad marketing move by Mattel.
https://www.toyark.com/news/toy-fair-59/toy-fair-2012-back-to-the-future-ii-hoverboard-5405/
Here is the comparison shot, Mattel used the photo from the August 2008 Profiles in History auction for their banner.
Mattel, this is embarrassing. The main hoverboard photo in Mattel's banner is taken from Original Prop Blog's Comic Con photo from July 2008.
https://www.originalprop.com/blog/2008/07/26/comic-con-2008-profiles-in-history/
Mattel plans to release a official hoverboard replica. Pre-orders begin next month, to be released in Nov 2012 if it reaches minimum order.
Finally! This totally awesome 1:1 replica of the hover board from the BTTF 2 and BTTF 3 films includes multiple whooshing sounds and will glide over most surfaces (does not actually "hover" – check back in 2015 for that feature). We'll be taking orders for it March 1 – March 20, 2012, and the final product will be shipped around November/December 2012. Because this is such a high-cost item, there will be a minimum number of orders required to go into production. If we don't receive the minimum orders, won't go into production and customers will not be charged. The price will be announced later this month. (Note: Hover board does not work on water.)
Prototype pics at Toy Fair does not look promising though. Looks cheap. Even if it's a stunt photoboard, it needs to be more accurate, hope they improve on the prototype.
https://drh.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Site/matty/pb/images/2012NYTF/photo1.JPG
https://drh.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Site/matty/pb/images/2012NYTF/photo2.JPG
Mattel is using screen used hoverboard photos from Profiles in History for their banner, which is very misleading. Bad marketing move by Mattel.
https://www.toyark.com/news/toy-fair-59/toy-fair-2012-back-to-the-future-ii-hoverboard-5405/
Here is the comparison shot, Mattel used the photo from the August 2008 Profiles in History auction for their banner.
Mattel, this is embarrassing. The main hoverboard photo in Mattel's banner is taken from Original Prop Blog's Comic Con photo from July 2008.
https://www.originalprop.com/blog/2008/07/26/comic-con-2008-profiles-in-history/