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Seriously, there were Manimal toys

  I don’t think this would be headline news anywhere else but here. If you recall NBC’s “Manimal”, the TV show that kind of made a laughing stock of the network for a period in the 1980s. The show revolved around a crime fighter who just happened to be able to turn into animals. So […]

Build your own Star Fleet command!

Anyone who has read this blog knows how many of these kits I ruined with my lack of talent/patience as a kid. I think that bridge got reissued in the early nineties and I still messed it up! These days, I just love them from afar… Visit the 1975 AMT models Catalog

Super 7 goes retro with Alien

I rarely post SDCC news here (mostly because it’s about stuff I don’t collect) but this announcement from Super 7 is so huge it can’t be ignored. Super 7 has the Alien license which is not really earth shattering in of itself but it’s the fact that they’re going retro with it that’s so exciting, what […]

Warrior’s Battle Jacket

This vintage ad used to perplex me as a kid, mainly, why would they make adult sizes? Granted, I grew up slightly rural but I could not fathom an adult that would wear a warrior’s battle jacket, certainly not an adult woman. I wish I could send comic con footage to my nine year old […]

Martin Landau Bot

At one point, this item was my white whale. I never have actually owned one. It’s a pretty rare higher dollar item from AHI, much of their Space:1999 offering could be had with an allowance.

King Kong VS Alien

John, a frequent contributor of awesome things sent in this fabulous vintage shot of him holding two movie heavyweights, namely a Mego King Kong and a Kenner Alien. Happy times! Look for more vintage goodness from John in the coming weeks, as well if you have some vintage toy love to share drop me a […]

Synergistics Superheroes

I vaguely remember these target sets from toy shows, the art is classic DC style guide with the exception of that very disgruntled Wonder Woman. However, the sets below are not only a total shock but I now have a new quest in life… I absolutely LOVE the mingling of Spider-Man with the characters from […]

The headache that keeps on giving

Behold the Hurdy Gurdy machine for children. Speaking as a father, I can honestly say that other than a megaphone I can’t imagine a less neccesary toy for a child to have. Seriously, I would choose the “beercan helmet”, complete with two Pabsts over this thing.