5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Prototype Star Trek, Bootleg Stretch Armstrong, Hee-Haw, New Jersey Dracula and Brave Raideen! links are sponsored but the words are all mine. Bootleg Stretch Armstrong (sponsored link) — This is probably a mid-90s item, but I still really dig its incredible crassness. More toys should have “FEEL MY […]
Join us this week on Toy-Ventures for an exciting father-and-son toy hunt in Hamilton! We explore the incredible Retrosaurus and Bounty Hunter toys, uncovering treasures like Micronauts, Star Wars, Star Trek, and a treasure trove of vintage toy lines! #mego #toyhunt #micronauts Shops Visited: Retrosaurus Bounty Hunter Toys Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures features the never-before-seen […]
Vintage Toy Wonderland in Quebec! Toy-Ventures visited the excellent “National Collectors’ Fair” outside of Montreal, Quebec. We saw remarkable French Canadian toy rarities from all over the world and grabbed awesome goodies! #toyventures #mego #toyshow The Toy-Ventures Weekly Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week: Godzooky, Grandizer School supplies, Baby Frankenstein, Bootleg Batmobiles & Monster Finger Puppets! Disclaimer: The links are sponsored. Godzooky PLush (sponsored link) — In the late 1970s, Knickerbocker produced plush based on the Godzilla cartoon, featuring the big G and Godzooky. I got one of those Godzillas, I still […]
Kenner MegaBug Gladiators Scorpion My friend Scott from the MegoMuseum forums gifted me this toy recently; it’s his original one from childhood. It’s the Scorpion from the Kenner MegaBug Gladiators toy line, which we both share a love for. Kenner introduced the MegaBug Gladiators in 1979, and while they are well-designed toys, it seems they […]
Five Awesome Things on eBay this week- All Rack Toy edition with Charlie Chan, Spiders, Scooby Doo, bootleg Shogun Warriors and George Freaking Kennedy! Disclaimer: This article contains sponsored eBay links. George Kennedy Blue Knight Rack Toy (sponsored eBay link) – If you’re a Plaid Stallions regular, you may know about my fascination with […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Blue Thunder, Fred Flinstone sky dives, Shogun Warrior fashions, Doctor Who and Gor: King of the Terrons! Disclaimer: This article is sponsored, and eBay compensates me if you click. Original art for MTC Blue Thunder toy (Sponsored Link) – I fondly remember the MTC Blue Thunder gathering […]
‘Toy-Ventures goes on tour as we head to Western New York and visit the Great American Garage Sale and That 80s Toy Shop! We encounter Bug Men, Hawkmen, Elves, Earthquake Towers, Jaws and Bigfoot! #toyventures #plaidstallions Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Bert and Ernie, Silly Swords, Japanese Superman and Spider-man, Spaceketeers and Six Million Dollar Man’s threads. ( legalese: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated) Japanese Superman figure (eBay Affiliate Link) –– I believe the word for such an item is “Keshi,” which means […]
With the announcement that Bandai is releasing the Jumbo Machinder line starting with Mazinger-Z, I just had to dig up this early 1970s toy flyer with the toys themselves. This page, with its Henshin Cyborg, diecasts, and Microman, is somewhat overwhelming to take in. We 70s kids, of course, know Machinders as “Shogun Warriors,” […]
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