So let me paint this picture, these kids were winners of the Palitoy “Draw a Droid” competition (which I imagine was exactly what it sounds like) in 1979, the grand prize was a tour of the set for “Empire Strikes Back” where they had Gary Kurtz give them a tour and meet up with Harrison […]
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Today we have another guest colouring book review, this time from Rex who brings us possibly the weirdest colouring book I’ve ever seen. As souveniers go, this one almost seems to punish you for visiting. Bless you Rex and take it away…‘Country Music Wax Museum”World-famous Madame Tussauds wax museum offers audiences a chance to examine […]
I know I promised a Cylon picture (and I’ll get to that) but I just realized that today makes the fourth anniversary of this blog. So it seemed fitting to unveil Card #0 of the PlaidStallions trading cards, the Brick Mantooth action figure. I cannot believe that it has been four years since I first […]
Hasbro was pretty adept at marketing the G.I. Joe line to kids as evidenced by this 1974 newsletter sent to members of “The Adventure Team”. For a $1.50 you got all kinds of cool swag plus this newsletter, which was filled with stories and a pile of material lifted from the Hasbro catalog. Seeing this […]
I can totally still feel the fat lips I got from this kind of stuff.
I love Buck Rogers, I watched it faithfully as a kid every week and as an adult I’ve worn out my boxed set. It’s the perfect 70s entertainment for me, cheese, sci fi and sexy all sloppily tucked into an ill fitting spandex jumpsuit.As a kid however, the closest I ever got to the toys […]
I can see through time….
A few more variations added to the Azrak Hamway Monster Toy Galleries, cataloging these seems to be kind of endless, which I kind of liks.Above is another one of these end of the line cupped hand versions, this time it’s of Frankenstein. I think it’s funny these versions come wearing cleats, I guess Franky just […]
Matt sent in this fun shot of him and Darth Vader in the Wisconsin Dells circa 1978, note the signed 8″ by 10″ glossy in his hands. Matt gets bonus points for the cool Starsky and Hutch shirt but I’m not sure why Darth Vader is wearing the buzzer from my grandmother’s apartment building lobby […]
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