Mold-A-Rama Coin-Op Goodness (Pic Heavy!)

[brighteyes]

I know there are a lot of Coin-Op fans on the arena so I thought I'd share some photos I took of a few Mold-O-Rama machines at Chicago's Field Museum yesterday.  Most of the museums I've been to have these and I've always been super fond of them.  I used to have a Mold-A-Rama toy from each museum I went to, but they were all crushed once when we moved 

Since then though I've started getting them again and have a small collection from the Field Museum, the Science and Industry Museum and Brookfield Zoo:
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Anyway, on to the pictures:
Mold-A-Rama Triceratops Machine in all it's glory:
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Put two dollars in and watch while the Amazing Mold-A-Rama makes you a toy! 
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In only 30 seconds the toy is ready:
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Careful it's still hot... and smells like burning plastic LOL
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You're really supposed to hold them upside down for a few minutes so you don't drip molten plastic on yourself, but I can't resist LOL

Here's another one- Stegosaurus Mold-O-Rama
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At the Field Museum they have about six Mold-A-Ramas and the neat thing about them is that they can change the molds out so that when a special exhibit comes they can offer toys that are related to it.  They also usually have the museum/zoo's name written on the base which is neat.  I think that's pretty awesome for only 2.00!  These machines have been there for decades, but I've never seen one with an out of service sign and there are always lines of people waiting to use them.

So have you ever gotten a toy from a Mold-A-Rama?  Do you have any pictures to share?   

[Galactica]

Those are so fun!  I remember getting something like that at the San Diego Zoo when I was a kid-

[Pepinoreno]

I've never seen that before! Looks like fun 

[HelloGoodbye]

I've never seen those before!  My immediate reaction was "Oh my gosh, I want to find one!"  That is sooo cool!  I wonder if any of the zoos or museums around here have them?  I'll have to keep an eye out for them.

[Sora]

I've never seen them before either! I wonder if there's anywhere in the UK that has one

[Beldarna]

I've never seen anything like that, how neat! They're bigger than I expected too! With the first pic I just sort of assume thet were like an inch tall.. but they're huge!

[kaoskat]

Oh my goodness! I loved those as a kid!

[NoDivision]

Yes, these things are so cool!

[Bow Tie]

I love those! In October 2012, my fiance and I ran around Brookfield trying to find all the molds and get them for our oldest niece. I have a penguin (Brookfield) and triceratops (Field Museum) and my fiance has a T-Rex (Field Museum). They are really fun and I always loved them as a kid. I hope they stick around forever! Next time I'm at the Field Museum, I'll have to make a couple!

[Moony]

The Henry Ford museum has these The one I really recall is the Abe Lincoln one... it is just his head and very creepy haha! I would much rather get dinosaurs!

[BlackCurtains]

I have a T-Rex from the Field Museum yeeeeeeears ago

The Shedd Aquarium used to have some too when I was a kid.

[invaderhorizongreen]

I never knew these existed at all, thanks for sharing with us.

[Skitterbug]

omg! I had one of these when I was younger... a pink flamingo. I wonder where it is? I love that thing! I wish we had some of the machines around here.

[Eviecorn]

Oh AWESOME.  I LOVE these.

[hathorcat]

Oh wow! These are so cool! Much better than searching the gift shop for something. I have never seen them so not sure if its something I have missed over here or just something we are lacking!