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Rack Toys the Digital Edition Now Available!

I am so happy to announce that my baby is back! Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is finally ready and available for download here! This new version of Rack Toys is now expanded (now weighs in at 162 pages) and includes some new stuff i’ve found, most of which i wished i had at the […]

PlaidStallions turns 11

This week marks the 11th anniversary of the launch of PlaidStallions. Truth be told, it was two days ago but life has been so bumpy lately, I totally forgot about it. That would have been a big mistake and here is why. In eleven years of doing this, it has never felt like work and […]

1985 Remco Toys Catalog

Remco Toys was in tenth year of being under the ownership of Azrak Hamway toys  and 1985 finds them having a wonderful year of creating some memorable lines that aped the popular themes of the decade. This fantastic catalog covers such great lines like Conan the Barbarian, The Mighty Crusaders, Zybots, Ninjas, Warlord and the […]

Sales Kings

You are looking at the greatest pantyhose salesmen the St Louis area will ever know. Their tales are the stuff of airport bar legend…

Godzilla Battles The Tricephalon Monster

A wonderful update as our Halloween Countdown progresses a look at the HG Toys classic Godzilla playset which includes a story of kindness and a tale of nerd vindication, all that and a new Plaidstallions Trading card, after the jump. Readers of this blog might recall that I have had a near life long ambition to […]

Revisit the Horrors of Air Shorts

Do not turn away, LOOK AT THEM! See how they mock you! Halloween Countdown ItemAhhh sounds to make you Shiver, it worked well on me back in the day. I never lingered at people’s houses who played spooky sounds. Anyone have this for the ipod?

Made to Mix

No matter how you mix and match these hot styles, they’ll see you comin’ and remember you. That expression of manly confidence, I can only hope to achieve that someday but next to this, I am but a boy….

Keep that Pimp Hand Strong!

“The fist” is one of the more common (and laughable) catalog model poses, it’s not utilized as much as the “Hand on Buckle” or “Arms Akimbo” but still sees a great deal of usage. One can imagine the photographer saying “Show me your rage baby!”

Plaid Stallions Boy’s Clubs

Did you know that children are growing up every day deprived of the confidence of wearing a suit made by Dupont? Or the luxury of wearing a white belt with white loafers?You can change all that with a (large) donation to the Plaidstallions Boy’s Clubs or “Brick’s Kids”, your donation will go towards educating a […]