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The Ultimate 70’s Action Figure Tribute

ACTION FIGURES, CLASSIC 70’S by ~dusty-abell on deviantARTI got sent a link to this amazing piece by Dusty Abell last night and just had to showcase it today. This is pretty much how things looked in my six year old mind, I’m truly floored and need to get a copy of this somehow for my […]

Mike Power: Atomic Man

Another happy memory for me is Mike Power: Atomic Man, rumour has it that Hasbro didn’t want to license the Six Million Dollar Man series so they beat everyone to the market with his G.I. Joe equivilant.Hasbro gave Mike and interesting back story, a cripple who built his own new (clear) bionic limbs to replace […]

The 1976 Hasbro Catalog

Added the best parts of the 1976 Hasbro Catalog to Plaidstallions.com today including the last year of G.I. Joe and the Adventure Team, Ricochet Racers, the amazing paint sets and Mickey Mouse.Oh and let’s not forget the Weebles!

1974 True Value Toy Catalog

Continuing our True Value series is this cool toy catalog from 1974, it’s amazing how much things can change in a year or so. 1974 seemed to be a true mix of old guard toys mingling with the new, Big JIm rubs elbows with Johnny West. Barbie turns 16 and Ken goes Mod. Standards such […]

GI Joe VS the Spider

Skydive to Danger is to me the coolest GI Joe set ever and not just because I had it as a kid. The scenario of Joe parachuting into the Web of a cool giant Spider to me, has the perfect elements of childhood, a dose of reality and a big heaping hand of kid logic.My […]