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Arm’s Master

I love Rack Toys, I love Space:1999 and of course, Knock Offs. So when all three get together and have a baby, it’s a good time for me. Meet Arm’s Master, a weirdly named series of toys that stole the molds from both AHI Space:1999 and Star Trek toys (seriously, check out this phaser!). Seeing […]

1976 Langley Star Trek Poster Catalog

Unlike today, Langely and Associates was one of those rare places in the mid 70s where you could buy fan merchandise, their catalog was loaded with everything from King Kong posters to a whole selection of 8″ by 10″ stills from “The Prisoner“. However, the big thing was a wonderful array of Star Trek merchandise, […]

Bionic Classroom

I was slightly deceived by the title “Bionic Classroom” as a kid, I assumed it would be a playset where Steve and Jaime did cool Bionic things. Nope, it’s just Jaime’s work, a school that seems to be located at the airport and judging by the chalkboard, she’s blown her cover…..

Play Doh Dr Drill N’ Fill Commercial

Here’s another one from our archive, from 1980, the Play Doh Dr. Drill N’ Fill playset. Now kids can recreate the amazing tense scenes from “Marathon Man” in their home! Is it safe?’ More classic toy commercials on our Youtube Channel, subscribe now!

Matchbox MAC Air Rescue Unit

Matchbox Mobile Action Command (MAC for short) is a largely forgotten toy line but happily remembered toy line of the 1970s. At least judging by the “What were those cool vehicle/figure sets called?” type emails i get about once a week. It’s also a toy line I actively collect but with one caveat, I have […]