Rock Crawler Contest
and so it begins. the greatest contest in the history of mankind. a contest so enormous in proportion it will make the world cup, the super bowl, the world series, the olympics (summer, not winter), and the pba world championship, if all rolled up into 1, look microscopic in comparison. maisto announces the first ever rock crawler contest.
it is a contest so simple, even i could win it. except i can’t, cuz i am an employee of the company, and the government frowns on that kind of stuff. besides, i can crawl rocks all on my own…
of course i think Rock Crawler would have beat my sorry a** up that mountain, and with less recharging breaks. and guess what, we don’t want to just give you as rock crawler, we are throwing in a AUDIOBAHN car audio system, and a years supply of ROCKY ROAD candy bars! Whoa – now I got your attention, didnt i?
want to know more – hit the link for the detes:
MAISTO ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY PROMOTION
don’t want to read so much – here is what you absolutely need to know:
- on-line consumer promotion starts oct 15
- maisto will have a new website by then (pray, and pray again)
- promoted on the new web-site, www.audiobahn.com web-site, yahoo.com, facebook.com, motortrend.com, twitter, etc
- it is a simple, enter-to win sweepstakes, with a grand prize winner and 2 runners-up awards
- the grand prize includes: 1 R/C Rock Crawler, 1 assortment of Die-cast from Maisto, 1 Audiobahn car stereo system, 1 1 year supply of Rocky Road Candy.
mark your calendars – october 15th is the date. let’s get ready to rock and crawl!!!!!!!
Rock Crawler Makes It’s TV Debut!
ok, ok, let’s not all get too excited. you know how it is when you are starting off - you have to work some ensemble pieces before you get a shot to hit the big time. so it is with Rock Crawler, our new RC item from Maisto TECH.
we got little play on the fox NY affiliate, as they had a feature on summer toys on their good day ny show. the anchors got a little carried away with some super soaker stuff, and they don’t really get a chance to show the best feature of the rock climber, which is it’s ability to, um, climb rocks (we spent a TON in research to come up with the name, btw), but like we say, you gotta start somewhere.
see rock crawler at 2:22 of the clip below
and special thanks to laurie of TheBIGTOYBOOK.com for including us.
Press Release: Rock Crawler
check it out…
ROCK CRAWLER FROM MAISTO TECH PREPARE FOR HOLIDAY ASCENT
Fontana, CA. (July, 2010)
Maisto International, a worldwide leader in vehicle replicas in the toy and hobby industries, announced the initial shipments of ROCK CRAWLER, the latest title from their Maisto Tech line of radio controlled toys.
Rock Crawler features a sleek off-road body sitting on top of a massive chassis with enormous, rugged deep tread off road tires. Articulated front and rear axles keep the tires in contact with all sorts of rough terrain, even while climbing seemingly impossible ascents. The coil springs at each wheel assist in the shock absorption. The vehicle is powered by three different motors and also features tri-channel support, so three vehicles can be operated in the same area at the same time.
“This title is going to be a major breakthrough for us in the Radio Control category,” said Rick Berman, Director of International Licensing/Marketing/Design for Maisto International. “Our plan was to take a hobby-grade play pattern and make it for the masses. We were excited to see the prototype. We were thrilled with the functionality in the pre-production stage. And the final outcome is absolutely awesome and even better than we had hoped for. Retailers, who have already given us significant support for Rock Crawler, will be thrilled with the shipped product.”
Berman continued, “In addition to an outstanding product, we are looking forward to delivering our current fan-base as well as new customers the opportunity to enter-and-win several exciting prize packages from Maisto and other promotional partners during this holiday season via an on-line promotion. We will have a lot of information on this contest shortly, and will be posting it on our website as well as on Facebook and Twitter. Rock Crawler will also be promoted in the annual TOY INSIDER™ holiday gift guide that will appear in the November issue of Woman’s Day magazine delivering over 10 million consumer impressions during the holiday season.”
About Maisto
The Maisto brand name was registered in 1990 by May Cheong, a vertically integrated manufacturer based in Hong Kong. The company has been manufacturing die cast replicas for over 40 years, employs over 11,000 employees worldwide and and maintains their own manufacturing facilities covering over 2,000,000 square feet. For more information, visit them at www.maisto.com, www.facebook.com/pages/Maisto/120615934616973, and follow them at http://twitter.com/maistotoys
For more information concerning this release, contact Rick Berman at rberman@maycheonggroup.com
not sure who this berman guy is, but he sounds like a tool… anyway, another action shot of the RC R.C.:
and one of our fave videos…
The Gadget Show’s Toy Fair “Top 5″
Maisto’s Rock Crawler R/C was recently picked as one of The Gadget Show’s Toy Fair “Top 5!” If you haven’t seen it in action yet, just take a look! It’s super fun to race around, climb, crawl, and kick up some dirt!
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