retro toyfair Archives - PS

Scenes from Toyfair 78 Part Two

Mantooth — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:13:00 +0000

The Fisher Price Sky Surfer was a rare dud for the Adventure People, it was recalled that year for being defective.

A teeny tiny glimpse of the amazing onslaught Kenner had prepared to meet ravenous Star Wars demand in 1978. You can kind of see a whole mess of 12 back figures back there, excuse me I need to lie down.

Scenes from Toy Fair ’78 Part One

Mantooth — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:03:00 +0000

It was all about Space and science fiction at Toyfair ’78 and Zee Toys was way ahead of the curve with their groovy 3 3/4″ Metal Men figures, this display has me absolutely drooling. I have lazily collected Metal Men for over ten years, I think I have four figures…

Tobor is Robot spelled backwards, that blew my seven year old mind…

Diener heads for outer space

Mantooth — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:19:00 +0000

Toyfair 1978: It seemed like every toy company everywhere was blasting off into space this year hoping to get some “galactic windfall”

The post Diener heads for outer space appeared first on PS.

Skyline’s “Star Swords”

Mantooth — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:17:00 +0000

Toyfair 1978: Can’t imagine what these are supposed to be…

The post Skyline’s “Star Swords” appeared first on PS.

Programming Barbie: readying for ’72

Mantooth — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Toyfair 1972: Right now a Barbie sized laptop has more memory than all of those computers combined..

The post Programming Barbie: readying for ’72 appeared first on PS.

Colorforms: Ready for the next 25 years

Mantooth — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Toyfair 1978- Those “Space Warrior” sets are something that confused me a great deal as a kid, I wondered if those amazing action figures were inside the boxes or if they were available seperately. Sadly they were called “The Outer Space Men” released and cancelled well before I was born.

Luckily, the lines creator Mel Birnkrant is extremely generous with his time and explains everything on his amazing website. To learn more about these “Space Warrior” sets please visit this page.

The post Colorforms: Ready for the next 25 years appeared first on PS.

Tomland: Gazing into the Future

Mantooth — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Toyfair 1978- Most collectors know Tomland for their cool Alien and Monster toys, I wish I knew more about the company itself.

The post Tomland: Gazing into the Future appeared first on PS.

Mattel Calls Him Big Jim

Mantooth — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:31:00 +0000

Toy Fair 1972- A legend is born!

The post Mattel Calls Him Big Jim appeared first on PS.

Schaper creates Tobor the robot

Mantooth — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:31:00 +0000

Toy Fair 1978- Tobor is robot spelled backwards, that blew my seven year old mind….

The post Schaper creates Tobor the robot appeared first on PS.

Horsman’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Mantooth — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:22:00 +0000

Toy Fair 1972- An Angela Lansbury doll with an “Action Bed” accessory? I’m sooooooooo there!

The post Horsman’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks appeared first on PS.