1975 Matchbox Fighting Furies Catalog The Fighting Furies were introduced in 1974 by Matchbox (Lesney) and were the creation of legendary toy design firm, Marvin Glass and Associates. The line at this time centred around a series of Pirate action figures with “duelling action” which was a lever on their backs allowing them to […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week Ideal Monster Squad prototype figures (eBay link)– What can I say? These are my grails and I’ve always wanted to own them but I have kids in college and need a new roof so have at them! We covered these wonderful little buggers in Issue 2 of Toy-Ventures […]
1975 Matchbox MAC Catalogue Matchbox MAC or “Mobile Action Command” is one of the 1970s most forgotten toy lines. That’s a shame because of how wonderful they really are. A series of quasi-futuristic vehicles that come with a nameless driver (I always pretended he was a robot), this series would run for years and […]
Excel Toys was yet another of those toy companies that mainly existed to serve the dime store and discount chains in the 1970s. Although they also seemed to be catering to the gift shop industry as well. Their main output tended to be action figures with a quality very similar to what Mego was doing. […]
Welcome to 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week! Big Bird on Black Velvet (eBay Link) – My friends, this painting, nay this work of art tasks me to my very soul. How can I continue to call myself a gentleman of taste without this indescribable creation on my mantle? I am nothing more than […]
Toy-Ventures: Kenner Bionic Bigfoot Toy-Ventures looks at the Kenner Big Foot, an action figure made for a very special recurring guest star on the iconic television program, the Six Million Dollar Man. We explore the history of Kenner Bionic Bigfoot, a figure of one of the show’s most popular recurring nemesis that barely […]
Wonderful mid-1980s trade ad for Multiple Toys, makers of such memorable toys as Blue Thunder, Nightmare Warriors and a personal favourite of mine Bugmen of Insecta. Visit the Multiple Toys Bugmen of Insecta pages at Plaidstallions Action Figure Archive: https://bit.ly/3yyUSe5 Toy-Ventures Magazine Do you miss toy magazines? That’s why we created […]
Strange Change kits were introduced in 1974 by MPC, it’s a hybrid toy/model kit with a little horror and science fiction sprinkled in. It surprises me that these weren’t a bigger deal. It seems that it never got past the original three designs which are a Vampire, a Mummy and an extremely clever time machine. […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week Miami Vice Vending Machine Sticker (eBay link)– Tubbs looks like he’s having an existential crisis in this fire fight. He just has that look in his eye of a man pondering his existence; I’ve been there Tubbs… McDonalds promotional sponges (eBay Link)– Make your own “Wet […]
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 […]
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