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Toy-Ventures Live Stream! Rack Toys! Issue 5! Knock Offs

Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/brickmantooth New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Order Rack Toys 2.0 Here►https://amzn.to/3Bkm9z1 It’s been a really big day here. Our book Rack Toys has launched thanks to the good people at Nacelle Publishing and Issue five of Toy-Ventures Magazine is now shipping. Plus I have a few mystery boxes to open and […]

5 Awesome Rack Toys on eBay this week

To celebrate the launch of the second edition of my book Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings (available now from Nacelle Company) I give you 5 Awesome Rack Toys on eBay this week!   EBAY LINK : LAND OF THE LOST WILDERNESS CAMPFIRE SET Well, this kind of makes sense in the Rack Toys universe, considering […]

1978 Remco Toys Catalog- Energized Spider-Man – Utility Belts –

  1978 Remco Toys Catalog In 1978, Remco, a division of Azrak Hamway International, figured out a way to get in on the Superhero action figure business long-held onto by their rivals at Mego. That would prove to be the centerpiece of the 1978 Remco Toys Catalog. Energized Spiderman was more statue than action figure […]

Toy-Ventures: Antique Mall Toy Hunt!

New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Aw yeah, as summer winds to a close we do another toy hunt at local antique malls and flea markets searching for treasure. It’s a real overload of nostaligic items from the 1960s to the 1990s and of course, we manage to find some really awesome items. Check Out […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this Week

EBAY LINK: GI JOE BLACK WIDOW RENDEZVOUS SET- This to me, is GI Joe, I was five when this came out and the set, the art on the box, the orange, it just brings forward those childhood vibes, those good feelings. However, adult me doesn’t have this kind of cash and already has his #! […]

Toy-Ventures: My 10 Favourite Rack Toys

 New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Toy-Ventures: My 10 Favourite Rack Toys To celebrate the second printing of my book “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” (Coming September 10th) I’m going to do a count down of my absolute favourite dime store toys. From screen accurate Space:1999 stun guns to a pistol-packing Spider-Man, it’s a […]

Pod Stallions 94: Video Store Memories

Two for Tuesdays. New Release Wednesdays. Three-Day Rentals. Skinemax listings? Or familiar terminology from the video store days? As it happens, it’s both! But this episode of Pod Stallions we’re focusing on the latter, the glory days of the 80s-90s video revolution. Rentals changed the world, some movies never got to theaters, we had access […]

Toy-Ventures Issue 5 is ready for Pre-Order

I’m so thrilled to be able to announce that Plaid Stallions Toy-Ventures Magazine issue 5 is now available for Pre-Order (shipping this September). Our Cover artist for this issue is the amazing Robyn Adams. Let’s dig into what’s in between the covers, shall we?   I’m Not Like Other Guys– New contributor Tyler Ham joins […]