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Toy-Ventures 9: Superhero School Supplies

This week’s installment of Toy Ventures is all about the cool licensed School Supplies created by a company called Alco. Over a period of five years they made two styles of sharpeners, erasers and even a Batman Slide Rule? Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com Twitter: @plaidstallions Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg?view_as=subscriber

A Whopper of a Deal

Does anyone else find it ironic that we were desperate the play the jobs we would soon have? New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Toy-Ventures 7: Robot Man with Four Faces

This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the wonderful and weird Maskatron knock off from France called “Robot Man with Four Faces” one of the more blatant (and charming) rip-offs I’ve ever encountered as a collector.  Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com  Twitter: @plaidstallions  Subscribe to our Youtube Channel:  New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt […]

Pod Stallions MiniSode 5: Dick Miller!

We’re back with another mini (well it’s an hour, we can talk) and we’re spending this time talking about the recently deceased character actor and genre veteran, Dick Miller who played “Walter Paisley” a whole bunch! We try to stay on subject but if you’ve ever listened to us, you know how that goes. Topics […]

Toy-Ventures 6: Star Blazers toys by Nomura

This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the amazing action figure line based on the Television series we knew as “Star Blazers”.  I get into my personal love of this series and why this is the toyline I wish I could have had as a kid.   Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com   Twitter: @plaidstallions New […]

Pod Stallions 69: The 2019 Retro Awards

It’s time for the annual Retro Awards where we celebrate the best of 2018 and all the things we enjoyed that embody the retro feelings and vibrations that we hold so dear. It was a big year and we had an amazing luxury of choice. So many comic book movies, awesome DVDs and Blurays, heck even print […]

Toy-Ventures 4: Black Hole Cereal Premiums

This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the wonderful relationship between the Movie “The Black Hole”, Shreddies cereal and Mego toys. It’s one of my favourite childhood memories. Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com Twitter: @plaidstallions New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get […]

Toy-Ventures 1: The Shadow Crime Fighter Detection Belt

New video series from PlaidStallions.com, each episode will showcase a unique and interesting toy from our archive. This week it’s the 1977 Shadow Crime Fighter Detection Belt from Madison Industries. A curious bit of merchandise for a character that kids weren’t probably all that aware of at the time. Still glad it exists though. Look […]

The Plaid Bunker

It’s like living in the pocket of a sports coat! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Bonded Knit Slack Suit!

The number one uniform of choice for security guards who work on moon bases. We have a PodCast! It’s fun, please listen. Check out our Instagram for more stuff like this blog. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.