Heroes in Action S.W.A.T set (sponsored link) –

My introduction to this line was a comic book ad, sadly the comic was 3 years old at the time. So, I never saw them as a kid, but that ad has always given me an appreciation for these crude, early 70s attempts ata 3 3/4″ toyline. I’m not much of a military toy guy, the exceptions being soldiers fighting giant spiders or, I guess, when the general happens to be a Gorilla or a skeleton. There has got to be some sci-fi or horror there for me.

Back on subject, I’ve never seen this SWAT set before, and hey, it’s really tempting. Also, no sleeves for the SWAT; the M-16s aren’t the only guns they brought.

70s Horror T-Shirt- 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Amazing 70s Horror Shirt (sponsored link) —

I have never seen this wonderful horror shirt from the early 70s, and it took me like three passes to even notice the Morbius from the Spider-Man comic swipe. It’s like walking around with every “Night Gallery” on your chest….

Star Wars inspired Sleeping Bag (sponsored link) —

So my friend Courtney sent me and a really cool Star Trek Sleeping bag which forced me to choose. I chose this one because….space tugboat. We’ve got the Pod from 2001 and 2R-2D over there and then what I sincerely hope is a nod to Quark. Tell me if I made the right call, I seriously need a win.

Grizzly Iron-On Transfer with Neal Adams art (sponsored link) –

I am lukewarm on the movie (although a big fan of the genre), but the merch is awesome. I learned from this Iron-On seller that the poster art was Neal Adams, and I’m not sure I knew that before.

Frank ‘N Stein Promotional poster – (sponsored link)

I grew up unaware of the wonderful restaurant chain until adulthood. I feel very cheated.

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

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Mattel Heroes in Action Mailer Box Lot (sponsored Link) –

This is a toyline that I never had but I remember those comic book ads. I’ve always been smitten because of their nice sculpts and their clunky resemblance to the Mego Comic Action Heroes. I’ve just never been a big military toy guy.

Super Monsters Little Walkers Store Display (sponsored link) —

These started as AHI products but eventually got picked up by many other distributors over the years. They are such a happy childhood memory, and I actually did own a box like this full of them at one point, but as they say, “You can’t keep it all.”

Vintage Creature Knock-Off Iron On (sponsored link)–

I miss the day of clever iron-ons, I mean, this is never not funny. Also, down with homework.

V Jigsaw Puzzle (sponsored link)-

I am tempted on this one, my wife and I both love “V” and she likes jigsaw puzzles. This seems like a win.

Slim Goodbody Information kit (sponsored link)

I am so tempted to buy this. I’ve always kind of dug Slim Goodbody’s sincerity as a kid.  

The Lincoln Monsters Backer Kit Store is now open to the public. After the successful Kickstarter campaign (Thank You Again!), BackerKit is the next chance to get in on the Lincoln Horror Show.

The Lincoln Monsters Backer Kit Store is now open to the public.

Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures features the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.
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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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Monster Puffy Stickers that Glow in the DarkMonster Puffy Stickers that Glow in the Dark

As I showcased in my Toy-Ventures Quebec video, I managed to pick up some more Monster Glow Puffy Stickers for collection. I can’t tell you how much these encapsulate a moment in time for me. I see these, and I’m instantly 9  years old.

The designs on these are all over the place, although the Metaluna Mutant stuck out, even then thanks to all the books on Sci-Fi movies I checked out of our local library.

I always try to get a glow-in-the-dark shot but I will admit this one was a bit of a happy accident.

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.
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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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A tiny King Kong and a cheap-o blow-moulded Skeleton got out of my Antique mall dreams and into my car.

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.
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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch MonsterClick Here for past installments of 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/kicking-off-monster-season-with-cheap-toys/feed/ 1 25364 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/toy-ventures-toy-oddities-from-down-under/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/toy-ventures-toy-oddities-from-down-under/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 01:45:55 +0000 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=25255 Toy-Ventures returns with a look at a two-year trade with an Australian collector! Mego Knock-Offs, Tarzan, Mighty Matt’s dazzling plaid pants and exclusive Buck Rogers rarities! This episode was inspired by what happened in “Mego Knock Off Head Quarters” Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Megoknockoff Thanks to: Blake: Roving reporter at Aussie Toy Hunter https://www.youtube.com/AussieToyHunter⁩ Will AKA TolToys […]

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]]> Toy-Ventures returns with a look at a two-year trade with an Australian collector! Mego Knock-Offs, Tarzan, Mighty Matt’s dazzling plaid pants and exclusive Buck Rogers rarities!

This episode was inspired by what happened in “Mego Knock Off Head Quarters” Facebook group:
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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.
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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

 

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

 

Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch MonsterClick Here for past installments of 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

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We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/toy-ventures-toy-oddities-from-down-under/feed/ 0 25255 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/5-awesome-things-on-ebay-this-week-159/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/5-awesome-things-on-ebay-this-week-159/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:45:22 +0000 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=24985 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Trash Ninjas, Mobile Action Command, Haunted Houses, Mego Mice Hockey and King Kong in 3D baby! Disclaimer: These links are sponsored and lizards in disguise.   Matchbox MAC Rescue Center (sponsored link) — MAC was one of those toy lines that I got whenever someone gave me a […]

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]]> 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Trash Ninjas, Mobile Action Command, Haunted Houses, Mego Mice Hockey and King Kong in 3D baby!

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Matchbox MAC Rescue Center (sponsored link) —

MAC was one of those toy lines that I got whenever someone gave me a bit of pocket money. You couldn’t beat getting a figure AND a vehicle for like $4.00. I never got anything on the level of this amazing playset, but I did own one in my late 20s. Guess what? It’s awesome.

 

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Ninja Playset? (sponsored link) —

Now this is neither a playset nor a Ninja, it’s just a Rambo knock-off, which is probably a Sun Gold body in a Karate Gi.

The reason I post this is the thought process I went through after my friend sent it. This kind of hilarity is what fuels the Knock-Off collecting sphere. There is a wealth of comedy gold in poorly translated English. I mean, when I wrote Knock-Offs, I kept finding the phrase “Let’s Fence Against the Earth” on Superhero toys.

My thought was, what if AI and Google eventually put an end to this unintentional and welcome silliness? What if it reaches the point where everything is written in perfect English? Where will we go from there?

 

Colorforms King Kong Tru-Dimension 3D art kit (sponsored link)—

Tru-Dimension 3d art kits were the brainchild of Toy Inventor Mel Birnkrant, and he has a wonderful website showcasing the entire process. I don’t collect these, but the box art on all of them makes me want to. They are gorgeous, and sadly, they flopped at the time.

 

Haunted Castle Bagatelle (sponsored link) —

I really don’t have any backstory or era on this, but I love the artwork, which reminds me a lot of Don Bluth movies.

Mego Mice Hockey Board Game (sponsored link) —

Currently, I’m working with a friend on a website about board games produced by Mego Corp. During the 1970s, they attempted to diversify their product lines and released some wacky games. I’m not sure any of them were a hit but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be talked about. As a Mego fan and board game junkie/collector, even I don’t know much about these, so I’m learning as I go.

 

Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

 

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

 

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/5-awesome-things-on-ebay-this-week-159/feed/ 1 24985 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/space-sword-space-shield-space-trooper-helmet/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/space-sword-space-shield-space-trooper-helmet/#comments Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:55:00 +0000 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=24422 Space Sword! Space Shield! Space Trooper Helmet! The trinity of glow-in-the-dark Star Wars Knock-Off lightsabers! I realized I haven’t documented completing the glow-in-the-dark trinity of Space Sword, Space Shield, and Space Trooper Helmet by Toy Box Inc. Meant to cash in on Star Wars, these wonderful toys were somehow better than what Kenner offered in […]

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]]> Space Sword! Space Shield! Space Trooper Helmet! The trinity of glow-in-the-dark Star Wars Knock-Off lightsabers!

I realized I haven’t documented completing the glow-in-the-dark trinity of Space Sword, Space Shield, and Space Trooper Helmet by Toy Box Inc.

Meant to cash in on Star Wars, these wonderful toys were somehow better than what Kenner offered in terms of lightsabers.

I had the shield and sword as a kid (via @canadiantire), and they were the best, but I never got that helmet. My pal @peterjoek gifted me one this fall, and well, it’s about time I showed them off!

 

 

Here is the Video I did on these wonderful toys!

 

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We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/space-sword-space-shield-space-trooper-helmet/feed/ 1 24422 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/knock-offs-fashion-dolls1999/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/knock-offs-fashion-dolls1999/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 02:23:24 +0000 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=24329   I have a couple of these Knock-Off German fashion dolls with overstock clothes from other toys, my favourite being the Denys Fisher Tom Baker Doctor Who. This one had me at Space:1999 as she is rocking the Mattel Doctor Victor Bergman top but following up with plaid pants. Space:1999 would have run longer if […]

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Fashion Dolls:1999

 

I have a couple of these Knock-Off German fashion dolls with overstock clothes from other toys, my favourite being the Denys Fisher Tom Baker Doctor Who.

This one had me at Space:1999 as she is rocking the Mattel Doctor Victor Bergman top but following up with plaid pants. Space:1999 would have run longer if the cast wore Plaid, just sayin’

Knock-Offs: Fashion Dolls:1999

 

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We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/knock-offs-fashion-dolls1999/feed/ 0 24329 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/5-awesome-things-on-ebay-this-week-135/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/5-awesome-things-on-ebay-this-week-135/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:59:55 +0000 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=24213 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Japanese Spider-Man, Inflatable Batman, Mattel catalogs, bootleg Frankenstein and MY PRECIOUS! These links are sponsored and eBay is getting a little crazy about how much they need me to say this. I get 20 bucks a week doing this.   Inflatable Batman Kite (Affiliate Link)  I’m not sure […]

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]]> 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Japanese Spider-Man, Inflatable Batman, Mattel catalogs, bootleg Frankenstein and MY PRECIOUS!

These links are sponsored and eBay is getting a little crazy about how much they need me to say this. I get 20 bucks a week doing this.

 

Inflatable Batman Kite (Affiliate Link) 

I’m not sure I’ve ever been aware of this kite by Sky-Way products, my dad sold Ray-Line kits and honestly, when you have a parent in the kite industry, your needs are totally met that way. There could have been a Phantom of the Paradise Kite and I wouldn’t have known…

Japanese Spider-Man Menko Card (Affiliate Link) —

I had a hard choice this week with Menko cards; I chose either Spidey or a series featuring Spectreman’s Dr. Gori. I think Spidey is the crowd pleaser but part of me feels like a sell-out.

 

Mattel 1976 Catalog (affiliate link) 

I don’t have to explain my love of toy catalogues; this to me is an essential, Big Jim P.A.C.K and Space:1999? Insane year.

Wentoys Frankenstein Figure (Affiliate Link)—

This figure is by SunGold and this series (which includes a Freddy, Mummy and Wolfman) was primarily sold in European and UK discount stores. As you may have sussed out, I have a soft spot for Frankenstein Figures offered through discount shops…..

Collegeville Lord of the Rings Halloween Costume (affiliate link) —

As a kid, I was aware of Middle Earth but not really into any of it signifigantly. What I do find funny, though, is the two kids I knew back then that would have nerded out to this costume? Yeah, I still talk to those dudes 40 years later.

 

 

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Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch Monster

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We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock-Offs Totally Unauthorized Action figures is from the demented mind that brought you “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” and features hundreds of hilarious, charming, copyright infringing toys. Get a signed copy in our shop! 5 Awesome

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/5-awesome-things-on-ebay-this-week-135/feed/ 3 24213 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/fairlandtoy-1983-gi-joe-ko-dynaman/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/fairlandtoy-1983-gi-joe-ko-dynaman/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:45:12 +0000 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=24139   This is an ad for Hong Kong toy maker FairToy International. FairToy International makes various dolls, including one that strongly resembles Barter Toys  Dynaman. Dynaman is one of the more prolific (and fuzziest) GI Joe Knockoffs and ran under different names. He also made history by being the basis for the “Gay Bob” doll […]

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This is an ad for Hong Kong toy maker FairToy International. FairToy International makes various dolls, including one that strongly resembles Barter Toys  Dynaman. Dynaman is one of the more prolific (and fuzziest) GI Joe Knockoffs and ran under different names. He also made history by being the basis for the “Gay Bob” doll in 1977.

 

 

Fairland packaged the toy line to order from foreign distributors, as evidenced by the array of names on the various accessory packs. Another name would be “Johnny Strong” or even “Bruce.”  It might seem strange to see a company selling such products in 1983 but 12″ figure ranges like this had longer legs outside North America. 

 

Fairland also had their own Big Jim Knock Off, who had a popular Western Line in Europe for many years. These 10″ figures are simply called “West” and, according to my pal Steve Moore, are very cheaply made. I’ve seen that boxed horse a bunch of times, so this stuff hit our shores.

 

 Of course, they had their own Barbie Clone in Christina. Many of those outfits (especially the Western gear) look like straight-up copies of what Mattel was doing at the time. 

 

FairlandToy also created Adventure Man, a 2000s Knock Off of GI Joe that sold quite well. 

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