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Savvy sites for a Saturday

This past week I was sent links to two sites that promptly took a couple of hours out of my day, any site that does that deserves accolade.  It’s cold and raining where I am and maybe it is where you are so let’s showcase them in the hopes of brightening your day. It’s all about toy aliens and cartoon […]

I Heart Colorforms!

If your childhood was anything like mine, then you spent many a quiet hour being entertained by Colorforms play sets. I collect colorform sets as an adult and still buy them for my kids, it’s a concept that never lost it’s appeal to me. That’s why I can do nothing but rave about Mel Birnkrant’s […]

Colorforms: Ready for the next 25 years

Toyfair 1978- Those “Space Warrior” sets are something that confused me a great deal as a kid, I wondered if those amazing action figures were inside the boxes or if they were available seperately. Sadly they were called “The Outer Space Men” released and cancelled well before I was born. Luckily, the lines creator Mel […]

Planet of the Apes Colorforms

I love it when a toy concept I adore is crossed over with a license that rules, in this case it’s the merging of Colorforms with Planet of the Apes. One of the my favourite things about this piece is it seems strongly influenced by the “Return to the Planet of the Apes” cartoon series. […]

Retro Toy Fair :1974

We begin our coverage showcasing some of the news and advertising Toy Fair 1974, which was held from February 17 to the 20th of that year.First up, the latest addition to the Colorforms Team.Check back for updates from 1974 all day long