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Jaws Arcade Game Sell Sheet (eBay Affiliate Link) –

As a kid, I wasn’t allowed in the early 1970s arcades, which spawned a fascination with the games. I have played this at the CNE or Wasaga Beach (which had antique arcade machines in the 1990s) but I can’t remember the game. What a lovely cabinet, it just grabs you.

Cool 80s Inflatable Monster Chair (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I think it’s unrealistic to think I’ll ever be 85 pounds again, but bobdammit I want this chair. It’s my on-going obsession with Lizard Men, this guy looks like he jumped out of “Archer: Fugitive from the Empire” if you get that reference, we’re close in age.

Super Cool 70s Batman pencil case (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I’ve never seen this case before; there is something about 70s off-model DC Comics characters. Also, I’m a really big fan of The Riddler, so that makes me a bit biased. I do love his booties.

Airwolf Underoos (eBay Affiliate Link) 

Good news Canada, you’re getting exclusive Underoos of Airwolf. Bad News Canada, you’re also making a 4th season of Airwolf with Barry Van Dyke and nobody else.

Tron Shreddies Box (eBay Affiliate Link) ––

More Canada? You got it bub!

Many people might know of my childhood battles with Shreddies (AKA the wallpaper paste you won’t die from eating). After the Black Hole, Shreddies never got me with another promotion. However, in the 1990s, they started giving away Star Trek ships, and I had a dealer friend buy boxes just for the prize (I also did this for “ToyShop” money). Volker bought an entire pallet of the stuff and hated it (duh), but the food banks wouldn’t take them because they were open, and the homeless shelters wouldn’t take the sealed bags. His wife explained later that she started using the Shreddies as Christmas decorations; it was a weird conversation that I’m glad I had.

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Cryotron Carry Case (eBay Link) —

This was a Sears Canada exclusive, and I remember that catalogue fondly as it was the first time I saw the Mego Black Hole Humanoid and Old B.O.B.

Despite it kind of looking like a “Space Toilet Seat” I dream of finding one packed with figures like the happy kid below. Dang, I even had that shirt and haircut as a kid.

AHI Batman Communicator Rack Toy (eBay Link)

It’s pretty funny that it took me this long to realize these are the same communicators from the Remco Batman Utility belt despite me knowing this is the same company. I’d like to pretend that I just forgot this fact but I’m not sure. 

What I am sure of is no kid ever heard a damn thing on the other end of this.

GI Joe Avenger Pursuit Craft (eBay Link)-–

I was five when this toy came out and as I’ve mentioned before, I was ALL IN ON THE SUPER ADVENTURE TEAM! Teaming up GI Joe, Bulletman and Atomic Man to fight Space cavemen? I was all in. I only ever got one vehicle from this line and that was the capture copter, I still treasure that toy. However, these boxes with their glorious art really hit me. I just have a serious space issue these days.

Fisher Price McDonaldland playset (eBay Link)—

I was planning to cool it on Mcdonald’s stuff this week, but I was recently at a collector’s house and saw one of these. I had no idea they were a thing but now I need a Hamburglar LP figure more than I want air.

Superhero Notebooks (eBay Link) —

Back in the 90s, there was a cool collectibles shop in Toronto called “Fun-O-Rama,” and it was a treasure trove of stuff like this. Superhero notebooks, finger rings, pens and finger puppets were all dirt cheap. I used that stuff like they were simple office supplies and well, seeing the price of this lot? I regret nothing except that I didn’t spend more money at Fun-O-Rama.

BONUS ITEM: Sesame Street Cookie Monster Ice Follies Button!

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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!

Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

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Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

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Vintage Mego returns with a look at the Magna Heroes, a marriage of the Micronauts and the Superheroes. It’s the one Mego Superhero line most of us never got but probably should have.

Iron Man was played by Jason Lenzi.

Special thanks to Eddy Berst and Will McGowan (@toltoys_kid) for sharing their discoveries.

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Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 10 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

Get the Official Tura Satana Action Figure

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!

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The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters is a group created to discuss bootleg toys and customs. Totally chill vibe for fans of Tomland, Lincoln International, Mego and AHI. It’s a super fun group, join Mego-KO-HQ!

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Toy-Ventures: Major Mego Score at Toy & Nostalgia Show!

Toy-Ventures visits the Toronto Toy and Nostalgia Show and scores big time with Canadian Mego Black Hole and Buck Rogers action figures! If that wasn’t enough, we also hit an antique mall!
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Lincoln Monsters Return from the Crypt in our latest Collaboration with Absolutely Retro and White Elephant Toyz.

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Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 10 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

Get the Official Tura Satana Action Figure

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

Facebook Groups we enjoy

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters is a group created to discuss bootleg toys and customs. Totally chill vibe for fans of Tomland, Lincoln International, Mego and AHI. It’s a super fun group, join Mego-KO-HQ!

Check out the PlaidStallions store for Toy-Ventures magazine, Tura Satana and much more:
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Toy-Ventures: Toy Hunt and Haul 2

Time for a road trip, this Toy-Ventures I hit up some comic stores, antique malls and a flea market to find some vintage 80s toys, Black Hole cereal items and Gold Key Star Trek comix!

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Do you miss toy magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got six issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

Our newest book “Knock-Offs: Totally, Unauthorized Action Figures,” is now available. It’s 130 pages of bootleg goodness.
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Inflatable Maximillian from the Black Hole (eBay Link)– I didn’t know this was a thing, an inflatable promotional Maximillian from the Black Hole. I would really like to own this, mainly to pretend I’m Doctor Reinhart and sick Max on my family relentlessly. The dog would truly lose her mind. I would never tire of this. 

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Star Wars ROTJ School Supply Vending Machine Display (eBay Link)– Few things trigger my nostalgia centers more than vending machine displays; they were a destination at Miracle Mart every week. Just looking at this, I can smell the rotisserie chickens in the back. Unrelated but also related, I miss FBI grape drink. 

GI Joe Atomic Man Secret Mission set (eBay link)– Hasbro really went in on their Bionic Man Knock-Off Atomic Man for a brief period, even going as far as repackaging older Joe sets under the Atomic man brand. I don’t remember these as a kid but Atomic Man did rock my world. I would love to own this, but I also have accepted that I cannot have it all, so I will merely press my nose against this virtual bakery window.

Red Col. Sanders Bank (eBay Link)- Col. Sanders lived about an hour from where I live now. If you visit antique malls in that area, you’d think he went door to door handing out those banks. They are everywhere here, I actually try to count how many I see in a day. I’ve never seen a blood-red one like this, though. It’s kind of ominous, isn’t it? what’s in the bucket? What’s in the buuuuucccccket?

Avon Mr. Peanut Soap (eBay Link)– This is one strange tie-in; as my friend Courtney said to me, “Who doesn’t want to reek of party mix all day?”. This seems like a great episode of Columbo, where Patrick McGoohan takes a shower with this and kills his partner, who has a peanut allergy. I’m off to Kinkos with my manuscript; please don’t steal it!

Our newest book “Knock-Offs: Totally, Unauthorized Action Figures,” is now available. It’s 130 pages of bootleg goodness.
You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop , On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or on eBay (eBay Link)

Our book Rack Toys, Cheap, Crazed Playthings is now available again! Order through our Affiliate Link

Order Rack Toys 2.0 Here through our Affiliate Link►https://amzn.to/3Bkm9z1

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS

Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

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EBAY LINK Black Hole Signal Flashers from Shreddies Cereal- These are a Canadian cereal premium from Shreddies or as I called it as a kid, wall paper paste. Shreddies did a Mego action figure promo that year and folks, I ate a ton of it, thank God for sugar.

EBAY LINK REMCO POWERIZED MICKEY MOUSE RANCH This is an interesting toy from the late 70s and a weird one for Mickey Mouse, apparently the figure has a wind up motor you can use to power all the stuff on Mickey’s Ranch? I’ve never actually seen one of these before and I can’t believe this thing is only $20.

EBAY LINK Aurora Mod Squad Model Kit- The fact that I’ve lived my whole life without owning a tiny replica of Clarence Williams III is crushing me right now.

EBAY LINK Mexican Big Jim Invisible Man figure– Oh I love Mexican Big Jim figures and Hombre Invisible is one of the best, a clear body, removable heads and an outfit, hours of fun! How the heck did we not get this as kids?

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Planet of the Apes Colorforms- You know what? I’m gonna try and buy this or one like it this week, I love Planet of the Apes and Colorforms

Issue 4 of Toy-Ventures magazine ships this June

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Here he is next to his Mego counterparts, he’s a lofty size!

New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store!

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This is one of my greatest “wish this toy was made” events of my childhood. You see, I was the kid that preferred “The Black Hole” to Star Wars, call it hipsterism if you will but I was in that minority.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved Star Wars but I didn’t stop caring about the Black Hole after Empire Strikes Back, I caught the movie two more times (once in my grade school gym) and followed the adventures of the crew in the “Beyond the Black Hole” comic. 


I also completely expected a sequel.

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