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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box Front |
With the success of the 1968 Zeroids release, in 1969 Ideal chose to offer up a new Zeroid, Zogg the Commander-in-Chief of all the Zeroids, in a new Zeroid Commander Action Set. The set would include Zogg, who differs from the first three Zeroids, with the ability to power various accessories using battery power. The set also included the Solar Cycle (which was also offered in the new 1969 Zeroid Action Set) the Sonic Alarm, and the Sensor Station. The colorful box differs somewhat from the more colorful box shown in the Ideal 1969 Catalog (link below).
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box End |
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box Back |
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box End |
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box Top |
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box Bottom |
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box Contents |
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Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Box Zogg |
Packaging:
The Zeroid Commander Action Set came in a fairly large box, about the same dimensions as the Zeroid Action Set only thicker, with colorful painted graphics on the front. All four sides are also printed orange and black against the white cardboard box.
Instructions:
Ideal 4779-5 Zeroid Commander Action Set Instructions
Ideal Catalog Specifications:
(First appearance: Ideal Toy Corporation 1968 "Toys - Games - Dolls - Vinyl" Catalog Page 30)
ZOGG, with awesome power, is the Commander-In-Chief of all
Zeriods! He dominates the terrain of Planet Zero in his new rolling
Solar Cycle. He can also propel himself to the Sensor Station or Sonic
Alarm where, with his unique Dyno-Arms he, and only he, can activate the
Space Scanner, Radar Antenna, Hypno-Scope and Audible Alert. Turn a
switch and Zogg lights up like a computer complex.
(Available in set #4779-5)
SONIC ALARM
Whenever danger threatens and a warning signal must be given, Commander
Zogg can be directed to this sparkling structure. He rolls up on the
platform with his Dyno-Arms extended forward and touches the contact
plates of the Sonic Alarm. Power from Zogg's batteries flow thru his
Dyno-Arms, energizing the Alarm which emits a loud, insistent sound. An
interrupter-button is provided for coded signalling. Only Zogg can
activate the Sonic Alarm.
(Available in set #4779-5)
(Available in set #4779-5)
SOLAR CYCLE Any "turned on" Zeroid can make this galactic
go-cart roll over "moon dust and crater bumps" with ease. It's a
terrestrial treadmill that transforms the track power and weight of a
Zeroid into rolling energy of its own, while imparting a curious
pendulum-like action to the Zeroid.
(Available in sets #4779-5, 4778-7)
Variations:
- Blister Card
- Kresge Window Box
- Generic "Zerak Robot" window box
- Zeroid with Solar Cycle
- Ideal 4763-9 Zogg w/Laser Beam
John's Notes:
This is a somewhat difficult to find set in unplayed-with condition. The box comes up for sale occasionally but the only insert I've seen came in my example.Images were from an eBay auction - I'll update with my own soon.
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