Playsets Archives - Page 2 of 2

The forbidden zone was once a paradise!

January 26, 2016 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

Tell me, though. Does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still have it his way? Did he find Herb? I’ll stop now.

Remco Monsterizer Video

October 26, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

One of my favourite monster toys of all time is the Remco Monsterizer, even though it doesn’t a have ton of play value, it’s just such a nice and thoughtful prop. I was happy to discover that mine actually worked the other day and it inspired me to make this little video short all about […]

Beyond Tomorrow Again

June 12, 2014 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

Ever since I posted this back in 2010, I have been keeping my eyes out for one at Toy Shows. At last weekend’s Mego Meet it walked right up to me as somebody I know was selling it and wanted my opinion. I didn’t get to buy it but I did take a few better […]

Galactic Attack Dome

July 4, 2013 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 8 Comments

The post Star Wars era was a gold mine for space toys, take this set by Multiple (now going by Miner) in 1980. I kind of want to play with this now….

Mattel Ringling Brothers Circus

June 6, 2013 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

As a child, I won ticked to the Ringling Brother circus, it was a strange mix of awe and fear for me. Mostly due to me being leery of clowns, still carry that to this day. This toy from Mattel kind of surprises me, mostly because it seems like the kind of thing Marx would […]

1976 Marx Playset Catalog

November 11, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

Marx was always known for their playsets and action figures but in 1976 they were poised to be one of the early entries into the world of 3 3/4″ action figures with a series of generic environments. Sadly it looks like buyers were indifferent to the concept, so we never got a 3 3/4″ Johnny […]