The Party Kings
They are the masters of the other kind of “live streaming event”
Being bionic
Cowboy and army man are nice but being Steve Austin is the bomb. This set likely comes from Berwick, a UK company that specialised in role play items for kids and made fun stuff like a Tom Baker Doctor Who and Captain Britain costumes for kids.
A new age of togetherness
It’s a brave new world of love baby, happy dress alike day!
Denys Fisher Cyborg
Not enough props can go out to what I think is the UK’s better kept secrets, originally a Japanese line called “Henshin Cyborg”, the clever monkeys at Denys Fisher took it, made it smaller and added a keen back story. I didn’t grow up in the UK, had no inkling it existed when I was […]
Nerd Therapy Session: Full Frontal
Warning: this one may or may not contain nudity.It’s still the summer of 1977, I am six years old and having a pretty great time despite the “No TV” clause mandated by my parents. My previously mentioned best friend Neil lived two doors down and was always up for something (he was often described as […]
Trading Card #38: Venus Space Probe
Plaid Stallions Trading Card #38 is dedicated to the Venus Space Probe toy by Kenner. As indicated by this piece last week, I have something of a history with this particular episode of the series and combine that with the fact that this toy makes me weak in knees when I see it and you […]
Turtleneck and martini not included
Spy kits like this (check out the international currency, that’s attention to detail!) seem to be a forgotten art. As a kid, I had one that included a t pack of cigarettes that fired bullets, I don’t even know where to begin on that one. This one is pretty amazing with it’s gun with silencer […]
Shogun Warrior PJs
OMG, these things are so super cool. I miss the days of toy lines with absolutely no back story.
Great flaming arrows!
I picked this set up during the summer and was surprised to discover it’s not the legendary HG Toys Archery set but a knock off of some sort. which surprises me. I barely knew who GA was as a kid, so it amazes me that toy manufacturers did. That one appearance on the Superfriends got […]
New Site: Collecting Candy.com
I’m elated to finally announce the launch of www.collectingcandy.com , a new website that describes itself as the following: “CollectingCandy.com’s mission is the celebration of candy packaging, candy marketing, and the people behind it all. Visitors should expect the site to be composed of short daily blog entries, while regularly offering in-depth looks into […]
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