Talky Tina Press

Major Matt Mason Talking Backpack Repair Kit

For the repair of Mattel's Major Matt Mason Voice Command Flight Pak.

A complete repair manual--thirty-two pages of professionally written, professionally typeset text covering complete repair procedures, illustrated with seven photos and patent illustrations

Parts: A governor belt, five feet of black "space cord" (the same as for the Jet Propulsion Pak and the Reconojet Pak), a set of cord ferrules

The manual takes you step by step through the repair process. It tells you how to avoid mistakes, and how to fix errors you do make. A few of the topics covered are:

How to open the backpack without ruining it
What to check for once you get it open--and how to fix it
How to put the backpack back together again--invisibly, without glue!
Where to get more parts

Information you won't find anywhere else includes:

The original backpack patent
The best tools for talker repair
Which chemicals to use--and which to avoid
How to make Liquid Styrene to repair external cosmetic damage and internal structural damage
Why using ordinary grease to lubricate talkers can be disastrous
How to duplicate original factory pullstring knots