One of the bigger explosions in the seventies was the rise of the homemade craft kit, which no doubt was brought about by the hippie movement of the 60’s.. Children across America were making macrame (guilty!), rug hooking (guilty!) and happily making Christmas tree Candles (My father must have worried about me). One of the […]
Dr Shrinker Halloween Costume– I really want this, nobody bid on this k? Also remind me when it’s about to end? Knock Off Water Pistol– Not only am I getting ROM Spaceknight vibes off the guy on the header card but that’s a recycled AHI Hulk watergun, this thing is full of easter […]
We’re back and paying tribute to a legendary genre-defying star of film and small screen, John Saxon. He played A-List to C-List productions, hero or villain he could do it all, and as a bonus, he really knew karate! Topics include Enter the Dragon, Gene Roddenberry, Roger Corman, Six Million Dollar Man, Rosie Grier, Jim […]
Buck Rogers Shrinky Dinks– I’ll admit, I still giggle at the name “Shrinky Dinks” and always will, I’m an eight-year-old with a mortgage. TRON Beach Towel- I’m not even that big of a fan of TRON and I want this, it’s that good. Life Like Dangling Hong Kong Spider– I’m positive this came in […]
Time to celebrate the fun Rack Toys made by Azrak-Hamway International based on “Star Trek”, sure they’re lower cost items but there isn’t any tell-tale “Label Slapping” going on, you can tell these are Star Trek items off the package! Get Toy-Ventures Magazine here: http://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/ Join the Pod Stallions FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podstallions/
Ladies and Gentlemen, pants achieved their purest form in 1973, it’s wearers ascended to their heavens to begin anew as a non-carbon-based form of life. We’ve been in a state of “slack decline” ever since.
This week we look at a toy line that seems to always get forgotten, Seriously I get so many emails about Matchbox’s Mobile Action Command (MAC) and it’s wonderful array of fun toys, we even look at the knock offs it inspired. Check out this Wonder MAC site: http://www.mobile-action-command.de/eng/index.php Link to the MAC Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWt6G08tZKc […]
This week we talk about one of the rarest action figures I’ve ever come across, the highly elusive Zython from the Mattel Space:1999 action figure collection. I don’t own this incredibly rare carded example but thankfully, I do know someone that has one and I examine it and give it’s interesting back story. Please subscribe […]
Aw yeah, Party up front, business out back! 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.
Today, 13 years ago, I had just put my (then tiny) daughter down for a nap and with the rest of the family out, I was that dangerous combination of bored and lonely. So, I decided to start a blog that I had been planning for months. Not that I had a plan, it was […]
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