Photoshop fun with Mego Planet of the Apes! Working on issue 10 of Toy-Ventures Magazine, and for no good reason, I thought it might be fun to try and recreate the artwork of the beautiful accessories boxes. I am something of an impulsive creature. My first attempt is the Planet of the Apes Jail, a […]
AHI L’il Walker Rex Dinosaur AKA Godzilla I had a neat pickup this weekend at the Gargoyle in downtown Toronto. It’s one of my favourite Rack Toys. This is an AHI Little Walker Rex Dinosaur” that pretty much everybody calls “Godzilla” because, let’s face it, it’s supposed to be the Big G. These wind-up sparking […]
Back to the days when Super Hero shirts were tough to find and mainly came in kid’s sizes. Despite all the Super Hero antics, my eyes immediately went to the Marx Big Wheel shirt. It seems to be a swipe of the Artwork Jack Davis did for the Marx Catalog. The Fonz was a […]
Pod Stallions 110: What We’re Watchin’ Keen-eared listeners of the Pod Stallions podcast know that those boys can talk, know a lot of stuff and have opinions, whether they’re asked for or not. Each episode peels back another layer of the enigma-onion that is BraSon, revealing more of their likes, loves and mehs. We thought […]
FuzzBuster Radar Detector (eBay Link)- Stuff like this reminds me of my grandfather; he bought gadgets left and right. He had a TV tray with a police scanner next to his lounger, and it was a whole thing. Anyway, I could totally see this on the dashboard of his Datsun. It just looks like it […]
Mego Comic Action Heroes 3 Pack from Denys Fisher UK. I swear there is a Marvel 3 pack out there, and I will find it. Issue 9 of Toy-Ventures Magazine is now available and features our guide (and fanboyish love letter) to one of Mego‘s most underrated toy lines. Packaging variations, prototypes, foreign distributor […]
Mall of Justice Cover. It’s been a while since I posted any updates, so here we go. As I begin laying out my next book, “Mall of Justice,” and hope for a 2023 release, I once again plead with you for submissions. I want to share your photos and stories if you met He-Man at […]
Toy-Ventures returns with an awesome new toy in my Electra Woman and Dyna Girl merchandise collection. We discuss the history, remakes and all the goodies I’ve found so far from the Krofft Supershow. #krofft #electrawoman #saturdaymorningcartoons Visit our store for our magazine and collectibles: https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop/ New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Pod Stallions […]
Space Robot Patch (eBay Link) – When my friend Courtney sent me this, I decided to theme the whole post about bootlegs. I mean, this is crassness just mingled with laziness. The time that this company spent thinking up a name! It must have been an all-night brainstorming session. I hope they at least ordered […]
The Shadow Toys- Toy-Ventures Toy-Ventures celebrates its 150th-ish episode talking about 70s merchandise based on the Shadow, a radio legend. We explore the origins of the Shadow character, and talk about the odd merchandising blitz of the late 70s. Later on, then visit a local toy show! I show the stuff that will haunt me […]
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