Weird-Ohs Items!

[marsattacks666]

Tacos with Weird-Oh skateboards is a tough combination to match. You'd have to go to something like the Topps Monster Tatoos with bubble gum to even get close:











 

Gosh darn it to heck, I dig these tattoos.....errrr, tatoos.

[Hepcat]

Round2 issued a series of Hawk Weird-Ohs on skateboards figures in 2008:

For what they're worth, here are a couple Youtube clips on these Weird-Ohs on surfboards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apMmWb4MVIo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0iMqwzmaV4

 

[Hepcat]

Round2 issued a series of Hawk Weird-Ohs on skateboards figures in 2008:







Magnetism was employed to make the figures stand on the skateboards.

Overall they're very cool and well worth collecting! Despite several inquiries though, I've been unable to determine why/how the numbering of this series extends into the dozens. After all, Hawk originally issued only twelve Weird-Oh kits, five Silly Surfer kits and four Frantic kits.

Here are pictures of two of the Silly Surfers:





 

[Hepcat]

Here are a few pictures of Frantics:







There may be only the five shown above. Don't ask me to explain the numbering.

 

[Hepcat]

Here are a couple good pics I lifted off the net of two of the Weird-Oh puzzles Fairchild released in 1963:





 

[Hepcat]

What Taco Bell gave away in 2010 with Kid's Meals was four different Weird-Ohs skateboards each of which came with twelve different Weird-Ohs stickers:

Here are some good pictures of these Weird-Ohs skateboard premiums given out by Taco Bell:









So did anybody here score any of these Taco Bell giveaways back in 2010?

 

[Mord]

Welcome back, Hep. We missed you.

[Hepcat]

Thank you! I should now be posting semi-normally again (although that statement may not make sense to most of the broad populace).

 

[Jim Bertges]

Thank you! I should now be posting semi-normally again (although that statement may not make sense to most of the broad populace).

 

Hep, you should know by now, we're all semi-normal around here.

[Mord]

Hep, you should know by now, we're all semi-normal around here.

I object to the "normal" part.

[Hepcat]

Here are three of the Hawk Weird-Oh kits assembled and painted by our own master craftsman Jim Bertges:

Digger



Daddy



Drag Hag



 

[Hepcat]

Here are three more Weird-Ohs built up by Jim Bertges:

Freddy Flameout



Wade A. Minut



Sling Rave Curvette



Mmmmmm! Nice pair!

 

[SWretired]

Of course I remember Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, and the car magazines. I don't remember the "Weird Ohs" though...and I grew up in the sixties. Looks like I missed the boat on some cool stuff, like the trading cards.

[Hepcat]

Of course I remember Ed "Bid Daddy" Roth, and the car magazines. I don't remember the "Weird Ohs" though...and I grew up in the sixties.

The Hawk Weird-Ohs flared hot briefly in the 1963-64 period but then burned out very quickly. "Big Daddy" Roth model kits and other items had more legs and faded out much more gradually.

Looks like I missed the boat on some cool stuff, like the trading cards.

Here's an excellent article on the history of the Hawk Weird-Ohs:

Hawk Weird-Ohs - Old Model Kits

Reading through this thread in and of itself though will provide a very good overview/education on anything and everything related to the Weird-Ohs phenomenon.

 

[SWretired]

Here's an excellent article on the history of the Hawk Weird-Ohs:

Hawk Weird-Ohs - Old Model Kits

Reading through this thread in and of itself though will provide a very good overview/education on anything and everything related to the Weird-Ohs phenomenon.

 
[/quote]

That was an interesting article. I like reading about historical things that happened in the sixties. I'm truly aghast the Weird-ohs slipped by me somehow. It seems like every spare nickle I had went for the Topps "Batman" bubblegum cards in 1966. But I'm sure I could have found a few more for some "Weird-ohs'.