Star Wars at Osco
Man, this image is simple but packs a powerful memory punch to Christmas time 1979, that second wave of SW figures was pretty exciting. I may get it put on a T Shirt.
Mattel Battlestar Galactica Viper Launcher Commercial
For some reason I’ve never uploaded this commercial to YouTube, yet I transferred it ages ago. A cleverly repurposing of their “Flying Aces” toys, the Viper Launch station was a really cool way to play Battlestar Galactica.
Battlestar Galactica: The Big One for 79/80?
This is an article from a UK toy industry magazine, I love stuff like this, nobody wanted to get caught with their pants down like they all did with Star Wars. As a result, Battlestar Galactica was taken very seriously by retailers, at least for a little while.
Captain Harlock Action Figure
In France, they released this amazing Captain Harlock doll using a 12″ GI Joe body. These were also sold in Quebec, I had one of these in 1987, paid a whopping ten bucks for it. One of my toy collecting mentors/friends really wanted it, he was a great guy so I traded it to him […]
Space Wars!
Knock off space play sets were definitely a “pro” in the list of things brought during the late seventies Star Wars craze.
La Maison des Muppets
I found this in a toy catalog from France, Statler and Waldorf didn’t make their way onto a lot of merchandise so it’s nice to see them get so much real estate….
Le Micronauts
This ad is from France where then distributor “Pin Pin Toys” had good fortune with the Micronauts line, it truly was an international affair with the line enjoying good sales in Canada, the UK, German, Greece and especially Italy. This Friday our new podcast is all about the Interchangeable world of the Micronauts.
The Amazing Spider-Van
As much as I think that van is the coolest thing ever, I do kind of think that Spidey and Hulk are the Gene Simmons of the Comic world.
Fun With Stretch Toys
I was never allowed to continue my collection of Stretch Toys after I bit mine. IT WAS BIGGER THAN ME! I HAD TO KNOW!
Vintage Toy Store Pictures Volume 18
For this year’s last Friday feature, I bring you my favourite of all sections of PlaidStallions another volume of vintage toy store pictures! Celebrating the time when we had unique independent retailers dotting our landscape and came up with colourful and and interesting ways of selling us toys. Volume 18 is our biggest yet and loaded with […]
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