Big Boys Toys dipslays diamond-encrusted bathtub, flying car in Las Vegas

You don’t should be a millionaire to get pleasure from Large Boys Toys, the innovation and luxurious way of life exhibition, that kicked off Friday on the World Market Heart’s new convention middle.

The occasion, in its second yr in Las Vegas, showcases progressive merchandise, devices and collectibles that possibly solely a millionaire may afford to purchase, however that doesn’t make them any much less enjoyable to see up shut.

“It’s actually the one present in Las Vegas the place it doesn’t matter whether or not you’re male or feminine, younger or outdated or any individual of coloration,” stated Biju Jayaraaj, CEO of the present that had its origins in Dubai.

“And also you don’t should be wealthy to get in,” he stated. “Everybody can come right here and be impressed.”

The present continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to six p.m. and is open to the general public with a $10 admission. Parking within the World Market Heart parking storage is free and the storage is related to the doorway by way of a hall.

On the exhibition ground is a Swarovski diamond-encrusted bathtub, collectible basic vehicles, e-bikes, gemstone artwork items — and a flying automobile.

Stephen Cook dinner, a South Jordan, Utah-based entrepreneur, stated he deliberate to drive his Volante flying car on the Strip Friday night time.

Cook dinner stated the Volante plane is the one street-legal ATV-experimental plane registered and licensed by the Utah Division of Transportation to drive on highways and streets and by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly as an experimental plane.

He stated one among his targets in exhibiting the flying automobile is to curiosity traders in backing his bid to excellent the car and in the end construct a producing plant to mass produce them.

“Anyone who likes to go quick and get away from site visitors goes to need to have one among these,” Cook dinner stated at his exhibit area.

Cook dinner figures that when the autos are mass produced it could value $180,000. Homeowners additionally must get a pilot’s license with a purpose to fly it.

The 2-passenger car has retractable wings for road driving, a 36-gallon gasoline tank and a variety of 600 miles.

He acquired the Volante from its designer and builder, retired Marine Col. Okay.P. Rice, who first flew the car in 2003.

Cook dinner is satisfied that an automotive firm would need to again him, or he may seem on the TV present “Shark Tank,” which brings entrepreneurs earlier than a panel of potential traders. He figures that if nothing else, a “Shark Tank” look would supply him with further public publicity.

“I really like being within the highlight,” he stated. “Each time I’m driving it, I at all times see individuals taking movies. That’s what I’m anticipating on the Strip, extra publicity.”

Whereas Jayaraaj says flying vehicles, jewellery and high-horsepower all-terrain autos steal the present, the good factor he ever noticed at a Large Boys Toys exhibit was a stress-reduction recreation. He stated individuals would sit round a circle at a desk, every carrying a scarf that may calculate stress ranges. A floating globe would journey inside the group pushing away from those that have much less stress and nearer to those that are pressured. The thought is to remain as calm as attainable when enjoying to maintain the globe away.

Jayaraaj plans to have the present return yearly in Las Vegas throughout the first couple of weeks of November, and he’s planning to develop a world competitors for essentially the most progressive merchandise accessible to exhibit totally free at future exhibits.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Comply with @RickVelotta on Twitter.