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Welcome to the compound

“I’m Adelle and this is Steven, we’ll show you to your bunks. At 9am, we’ll begin our worship hour followed by nine hours in the fields. Remember, Almighty Kevin is love.”

Pod Stallions Episode 3: Growing Up Star Wars (volume 1)

We decided to put the show up a little early for the seventh anniversary of the site. Jason and Brain talk about their memories of the first time they saw Star Wars anything. The toys, the comics, the magazines, the school yard rumors, the knock offs, it’s all there. We even get waaaay off tangent and […]

Zoodleland!

Not that I ever had these but I certainly remember these (kind of weird) animals turned into appliances that seemed to sell well during the 1970s. These were made by a company called Kusan whom most boys will remember for this cool toy.

Plaid Stallions 7th Anniversary Special & Contest

I’m happy to announce that today marks the 7th Anniversary of the Plaid Stallions blog, mostly because I remembered it before hand.  A lot has gone on since I first logged on that quiet Saturday afternoon and honestly, this whole thing has changed my life, entirely for the better. I thought it would be fun […]

What every hero needs

Any good hero has a flash light in their utility belt and fortunately for toy makers children never stop being fascinated with them. Crap, I still annoy my wife with one. Get our new book “Rack Toys” at our shop!

Meet the more interesting half of Knight Rider

Devlin found this photo at a junk store and submitted it to the blog. We have no idea who the girl is but she’s meeting K.I.T.T , most likely at a car show  and most definitely in the early 1980s. I love the home made banner. Knight Rider came out when I was 12, so […]

New PS Trading Cards!

It’s been a long while since i printed up some new PS trading cards, mostly because of spending my time with Rack Toys (still available!) but this month I resolved to make some new entries.  The first is card #40, the Whip from the Big Jim’s Wolfpack line of toys. I had been doing the […]