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New from Odeon Toys

I can’t believe it’s taken me a year to get these samples created but these are the first two figures from the Project: Mantooth sub series I’ve been working on. Each figure will be limited to about ten units and have custom packaging. All of this (and me!) will be at this weekend’s MegoMeet toy show […]

Cool Cast

Pretty sure my sister had the girly version of this and some of the pieces are still safely tucked away at my grandmothers, who has kept my lego in such perfect condition that my kids now play with it.

War is fun!

This Official Sgt Rock Stunt Cycle may be one of the last toys AHI released before they folded from Remco. The majority of the AHI Rock line was derived from Batman items they created a decade earlier. Check out our upcoming book!

Nerd Therapy Session: Starch of Maize

This one goes back  to 1977, a spendy new toy, the burning curiousity to know what’s inside and the misery that’s always certain to follow. More after the jump….. Kenner’s Stretch Armstrong took the world by storm in 1977. Well, that’s how I remember it anyway, seeing as I was six at the time, that […]

Kenner Stretch Armstrong Archive Debuts

Stretch Armstrong is one of the most recognizable and succesful toy concepts of the 1970s. Launched by Kenner toys in 1977, Stretch Armstrong would become a household name for generation X kids everywhere. The unique concept of making an action figure out of latex and corn syrup would create a buzz and see many a […]

Seadevils for ’70

I’ll probably never get into a position where I’ll have the money or the space (I‘m reaching “hoarding levels” at the compound) to collect Mattel’s wonder Sea Devils line of toys. Hopefully, I’ve inspired some of you to however. Anybody collect these and want to share shots of your collection?  More Sea Devils: