Vintage Oscar the Grouch Rug Hook (eBay Link) –

My Rug Hooking obsession was brief in the third grade but darn it, I’m obsessed with this. I blame the whole tactile thing.

Matchbox Fighting Furies Store Display (eBay Link)–

My friend Kevin sent me this link but refused to buy it for me. It seems a bit rude, doesn’t it? Email me, and I’ll give you Kevin’s home phone number so you can discuss why he should buy this for me at 3 am. 

Martin Landau’s Personal Collection of Space:1999 magazines (eBay Link)–

I own a Space:1999 novel from Landau’s collection, and it made my life better. The seller is an awesome dude too. Check out his other Space:1999 Goodies.

Funky Jack Kirby Inspired Black Light Poster (eBay Link) –

I’d be afraid to be stoned around this, I might not come back.

The Dr. Zauis chair from the Planet of the Apes TV series (eBay Link)–

Folks, I need this in my life. I wanna be the Duke of New York but slightly slimmer and painfully paler.

Fists of Fury T-Shirt Transfer (eBay Link) —

Pretty sure that’s Bruce Loo on that transfer; it could be Bruce Leah, but I am not sure. If you’re still reading, I love the POS movie “Clones of Bruce Lee,” and so should you.

Sgt. Rock Rack Toy by AHI (eBay Link) –

I probably have read like 3 Sgt. Rock comics in my life and WW2 wasn’t a popular topic in my house. However, I love Joe Kubert and actually own quite a few Sgt. Rock toys as a result. There is something so stellar about that card art.

Spanish Sesame Street Puppet (eBay Link)—

Foreign Sesame Street productions would create new characters.  This character’s name is Professor Hastings, although I’m posting this because I’m a fan of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (seek it out), and if you are too, this is Mr. Frumpus.

10 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Durham Target Game (eBay Link) —

I would not have been into this as a kid; I has a pet rabbit and well, kind of  a fan. 

10 Awesome Things on eBay this week

European Lone Ranger Playset by Marx (eBay Link) —

I don’t collect the Gabriel Lone Ranger Line, but consarnit, I want to. I won’t do it, but just know it tasks me! 

Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

Do you miss toy collector 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 nine issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.
 

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAID STALLIONS

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, folks, 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 Monsters, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

AHI Godzilla toys

10 Awesome Things on eBay this week

The post 10 Awesome Things on eBay this week appeared first on PS.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind vintage shirt- (eBay Link)

I could easily fill my house with vintage shirts I can’t wear. Even when I’m not a big fan, it’s a neat little time capsule.

Matchbox Fighting Furies Ghost of Captain Kidd figure (eBay Link)

Ladies and gents, one of the coolest action figures of the 1970s, and I don’t own one. Seriously, check out how cool this glow-in-the-dark Pirate Ghost figure is. 

Hasty Dracula wind up bank (eBay Link)-

I’m not sure what the connection is between Dracula and a bank, but I don’t care; this looks fun. Saving is going to be easy now.

Little Lulu Ironing Board set (eBay Link) –

Not ashamed to admit I’m a big fan of Little Lulu comics and enjoyed passing that love on to at least one of my kids. It’s rare to find merchandise, and I kind of think it’s funny that the one i did find is Lulu doing housework, just like she rarely did in comics!

Santa and Snowman Candy Head Display (eBay Link)

What I love about things like this is they were a “blink, and you’ll miss it” piece of childhood. Even if you didn’t see it back in the day, the energy this thing gives off is magical. Look at those cheap, hastily painted Santa heads, glorious. 

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Do you miss toy collector 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 7 issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

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 folks, 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, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week
#5AwesomeThingsoneBaythis week #roboskull #palitoy #actionforce

The post 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week appeared first on PS.

 
The Fighting Furies were introduced in 1974 by Matchbox (Lesney) and were the creation of legendary toy design firm, Marvin Glass and Associates. The line at this time centred around a series of Pirate action figures with “duelling action” which was a lever on their backs allowing them to engage in sword play.

The Fighting Furies line enjoyed some success in 1974 and Matchbox attempted to expand the line in ’75 with a new character, a boat and two proposed playsets. 

The new character for 1975 is the Ghost of Captain Kidd and he is glorious! A ghostly glow-in-the-dark figure that reveals a skeleton image, he is the line’s benchmark figure. Sadly, he was also the last figure in the pirate range. Europe would see the Fighting Furies expand into western themes but the pirate range wouldn’t see any further growth.

The Fighting Furies longboat adventure was proposed for 1975 and looks like a lot of fun. However, it likely did not see production, a complete shame. That little octopus!

The Skull Island Playset is another tragedy of the catalogue as it never saw production. I don’t think the Phantom would appreciate those pirates in the Skull cave though, they don’t allow smoking there.  Shipwreck adventure was another vehicle that didn’t see production and I mourn that little Octopus yet again….

Check out our Toy-Ventures episode covering the Matchbox Fighting Furies line.

Matchbox Fighting Furies Gallery

Check out the PlaidStallions Fighting Furies Archive

Toy-Ventures Magazine

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.
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, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

The post 1975 Matchbox Fighting Furies Catalog appeared first on PS.

Hey everyone, I’m excited to announce that I’ve finally gotten the swing of this WordPress thing, thanks to some very good friends’ advice (thank you, Robyn and Aaron).

So, I’m able to bring the Action Figure Archive  and information into a more browser-friendly format and obviously add things to them from my recent Toy-Ventures publications. This is what I love to do and I’m super excited to get back to work. Look for galleries on some of my favourite toy lines of the 70s-80s and tons from my Knock-Off Collection.

So, to kick things off, may I present the new Matchbox Fighting Furies Archive and Gallery. I honestly think this toy line is a work of art and one that needs to be celebrated, so it excited me to launch the new Archive with this one.

Matchbox Fighting Furies Gallery

Look for a new update every week.

Cheers!
bRaIn

Issue 4 of Toy-Ventures magazine ships this June

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS

Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not others!

The post PlaidStallions Action Figure Archives are Back! appeared first on PS.

Planet of the Apes was a new hot ticket item for 70s wunderkind Mego who also produced the World’s Greatest Superheroes around the same time. Big Jim was Mattel’s answer to G.I. Joe and Dinah-Mite was Mego’s stab at Barbie, who was the original.

Child Guidance was one of the bigger players in Sesame Street merchandise, it’s so nice to see Roosevelt Franklin. Etch a Sketch is never going to stop being cool..

I have many fond memories of Play-Doh Pumper No. 9. The Mego Superheroes “Supervator” was a complicated game where you used strings and a glove to make the heroes retrieve “Nasty Secret Plans” and avoid villain cards like the enemy of Tarzan. See video below:

Planet of the Apes and Superhero Puzzles from HG are collector’s items now. Another toy I forgot I had until now is the Mattel Put-Put railway, along with Spirograph and Lite-Brite. I had to explain to my son what Lite-Brite was last week, that made me sad….

Here is a whole page of toys that made my four year heart go pitter patter, the Big Jim Kung Fu studio was a cool set up that allowed Big Jim to kick a little ass. The Mego Batcave was also recycled by clever Mego into the Planet of the Apes village and the Action Jackson “Lost Continent” playset, we kids didn’t mind. I consider both the Matchbox Fighting Furies and the Gabriel Lone Ranger to be two of the nicest toy lines made in the 1970s.

Rodney Allen Rippey was made by Shindana, a company that catered to people of colour. Shindana made some wicked cool toys and below is one of my favourites, Slade!

Barbie always got the best vehicles and playsets, lucky for us boys Mattel converted her country camper for Big Jim so we boys could play with it and still feel masculine. .

Another great vehicle is the Barbie friendship, again Mattel recycled this for us boys in the form of the Big Jim Skyhawk. It is a pretty awesome piece, my daughter has the modern version, which isn’t made of vinyl…

GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here!

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS

Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not others!

The post 197 Children’s Palace Catalog- Mego-Big Jim-Barbie-Sesame Street appeared first on PS.