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.
Bionic Marvels!
That communicator works up to ten feet away! I’m telling you technology will never get any better….
When the Jedi Return: Make sure your troops are ready
I love this neat British Ad for Palitoy UK, who were pretty confident they were going to sell football fields full of Star Wars toys (psssst they did). I’m especially smitten with these drawings of the figures which are there because the ad was placed so far in advance of the film.
Star Wars X Wing Aces
While I’m not the world’s biggest Star Wars guy, I am kind of surprised to have zero memory of this wonderfully low tech game. Admittedly as a kid, I dumped all other toys into the “Not Action Figures” section, this one draws a complete blank. This is probably the fault of old age or booze, […]
Kenner Star Wars, Perhaps you’ve heard of it….
I had something really cool planned today but a computer update took 110% of my free time last night and made me sad, so I drank two “Blue Moons” and fell asleep instead. Here is a page of Star Wars treats I found in a hurry this morning, Blue Snaggletooth and 12″ Boba Fett, it […]
1980 JC Penny Toy Land Flyer
I am a complete junkie for toy store newspaper flyers, they are just such a wonderfully illustrated time capsule of our childhoods. This beautiful piece from JC Penny in 1980 is a pretty terrific example of why I love these, so many old friends are here. From bikes to big wheels, Barbie to Ms Piggy, […]
Poupees des La Guerre Des Etolies
French for Dolls from Star Wars. I love how this vintage catalog used the C3P0 model kit as a proxy for the action figure.
Empire Strikes Back Toy Sale
Back in 1980, I would probably spent an entire morning carefully studying this very valuable information.
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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