A Classic in the Sky...Sort Of

 One of the most coveted Hot Wheels sets is the Sky Show set from 1969. It's difficult to find the cars and really difficult to find the planes! In my years of collecting, I've found one car and a box. That's it. So, in 1995, when Playing Mantis came out with their own version of the Sky Show set, a lot of people scooped them up, me included.

Let's take a look, shall we?

This is the Johnny Lightning Sky Show! It comes with an El Camino launch car, three planes, and track. 

Here is what's inside the box. When I opened this up, I realized that I've never actually opened it before. Not because I was afraid to reduce the value, but because I just stuck it on a shelf and let it sit. Let's unpack a bit more, shall we?

I didn't take the car out, but you can see it well enough. The planes are the most interesting thing to me. They are extremely thin blow molded plastic and have a hook to latch onto the rubber band launcher. I didn't try to throw them, but I may later.

These are the instructions. Pretty simple idea, really. 

This is what it looks like set up. 

Maybe I'll set it up and give it a try sometime. I really should. You see, there's not really much value here. Collectors snapped all of these up and did exactly what I did. What that means is that you can pick up a mint in box set for about 15 to 25 bucks. Heck, if I set mine up, it might actually be worth MORE! Well, probably not. But I might at well have some fun with it!

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!