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Toy-Ventures: Monster Bash

July 3, 2022 By Mantooth In Toy-Ventures, Videos No Comments

New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Toy-Ventures: Monster Bash In Part Two of our Road Trip series, we visit Monster Bash, an old-school Monster Movie convention in Pittsburgh, PA. Check out the spooky stuff I found. Monster Bash FaceBook Page https://www.facebook.com/MonsterBashCon/ Toy-Ventures Magazine is now available for subscription: https://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop Pod Stallions Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podstallions Follow […]

1985 Marty Toys Catalog -Bend-a-Bots- Taka-Kanaka

May 3, 2022 By Mantooth In Knock Off Toys, Marty-Toys 2 Comments

I know precious little about Marty Toys (also known as M-Toy), but I remember their product dotting store shelves in the mid-1980s. This catalogue fascinated me because I’ve always wanted to know a little more about it. Turns out, much like companies such as Remco, they seem to make their bones copying other hot toy […]

Toy-Ventures: Knock Off Unboxing plus Contest!

April 24, 2022 By Mantooth In Toy-Ventures, Videos No Comments

Toy-Ventures: Knock Off Unboxing plus Contest! It’s the 16th birthday of Plaid Stallions, and we’re celebrating with a knock-off unboxing with characters such as Volpe, Comics Superstars and Super Space Heroes; it’s a weird one, folks. Bonus: We’re having a Sweet 16 contest with a mega prize pack; details are in the video. To enter […]

Toy-Ventures: Vintage Toy Hunt and Haul

March 22, 2022 By Mantooth In Toy-Ventures, Videos No Comments

Vintage Toy Hunt and Haul. Toy-Ventures returns with a recap of nearly 3 weeks of hunting flea markets, Antique malls and toy shops looking for treasure. I saw a lot of cool stuff I’d like to share. Along the way, I picked up an eclectic haul of Mego and Knock-Off figures along with some oddball […]

Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 6 is ready to order!

February 18, 2022 By Mantooth In Toy-Ventures Magazine 2 Comments

Hey folks, I’m happy to say that Issue 6 is finally on the press, finding paper in 2022 isn’t fun but we got there! It’s a really great issue and one I’m proud of so let me walk you through it. First off, the striking cover is by my friend Dave Waugh, he was my […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week-

February 10, 2022 By Mantooth In 5 Awesome Things on eBay 5 Comments

Thor Lords figure by Creata (eBay Link) – Ok, I’ve been collecting toys since 1985 but I honestly have never seen or heard of this toy line before. The name, the concept, the whole thing is pretty weird. I need to do some googlin’ Gordy Toys Knock-Off Fisher Price Play People– Wow! My friend […]

Toy-Ventures: Kung Fu Mystery Knock-Off Box

January 24, 2022 By Mantooth In Knock Off Toys, Toy-Ventures, Videos 1 Comment

Toy-Ventures this week is entering the 36 chambers of Knock-Offs as we use our five fingers of death to reveal some incredible martial arts-themed bootleg toys. Meet the Karate Masters, the mysterious Spy Girl and the unbelievable Black Belt Brawlers in this week’s episode. We have a new book out called “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action […]

Knock-Offs Artist Spotlight #2: Barbarian Rage

January 9, 2022 By Mantooth In Knock Off Toys, Mego Knock Offs No Comments

Knock-Offs Artist Spotlight #2: Scott Cherry AKA @barbarian_rage Chapter 6 in my book is called “Bootleg Toy Art” and it features profiles of a few of the people in this wonderful art toy movement. Scott Cherry is a Southern California-based artist best known for his original toy art. His work has been featured in gallery shows across […]

Toy-Ventures: The Return of Big Jim?

January 2, 2022 By Mantooth In BIG JIM, Toy-Ventures, Videos No Comments

Toy-Ventures: The Return of Big Jim? Toy-Ventures this week takes a detour from vintage and talks about this modern oddity. This three-pack of figures keeps popping up on eBay containing current versions of Big Jim, Pulsar and Major Matt Mason on Secret Wars bodies. Three characters I’d welcome back to the toy shelves with open […]

Toy-Ventures-Christmas Eve Mystery Knock-Off Unboxing!

December 24, 2021 By Mantooth In Toy-Ventures, Videos No Comments

Knock-Off Unboxing Hey, it’s Christmas Eve, so let’s open a mystery box of Knock-Offs brought to me by Santa (at least I think that was the DHL guy’s name), and I can show you the most extraordinary KO figure that I have ever purchased. Meet Frank, Dolly girl and The Terror from Beyond Space! Merry […]