Happy New Year! It’s time for our annual salute to all the things that made us happy in 2016, especially those that harkened back to our childhoods and while it was kind of a rough year, there were still some nice bright spots. The 2016 Retro Awards salutes the movies, books, and toys we raved […]
I’d be that kid and want Space:1999 over Trek.
I had my Star Trek Medallion stolen during fifth grade swim class (back up ladies, I’m taken) and I know who did it. He ended up working at my gym in the mid 1990s, the sight of him every day would fill me with this weird anger combined with the feeling that it was super […]
So this morning I had a wonderful email containing photos of my pal Corey’s amazing collection of vintage Star Trek towels. I’ll be honest, I rarely thought of towels as a collectible (ok, I own like three) but now these are all I can think about. The rest of this breathtaking collection can be found after […]
Star Trek turns 50 today as it marks the day the initial episode (although most Trek fans know it’s not technically the first) “The Man Trap” first graced out screens. Being a kid of 1970s, I fell under it’s siren song when the show was just under ten and we have blogged about it a […]
I love Rack Toys, I love Space:1999 and of course, Knock Offs. So when all three get together and have a baby, it’s a good time for me. Meet Arm’s Master, a weirdly named series of toys that stole the molds from both AHI Space:1999 and Star Trek toys (seriously, check out this phaser!). Seeing […]
Unlike today, Langely and Associates was one of those rare places in the mid 70s where you could buy fan merchandise, their catalog was loaded with everything from King Kong posters to a whole selection of 8″ by 10″ stills from “The Prisoner“. However, the big thing was a wonderful array of Star Trek merchandise, […]
While we’re pretty spoiled with cons these days, it wasn’t always the case. I recently found this program from 1979 for a Science Fiction Festival in Waukegan Illinois that wonderfully illustrates that fact. No guests, no dealers, just a gathering of SF loving adults and Star Wars crazed kids for a celebration of a then […]
As Star Trek Rip Offs go, this one is a doozy. I’d like to have those curtains (and carpet) for PlaidStallions HQ…..
Even though Star Wars was all the rage, the Mego Star Trek figures miraculously re-appeared in the 1978 Sears Catalog. The figures came on cards with blank backers, it’s largely believed it was a tactic by Mego to retain the Star Trek license for the upcoming move. Always nice to see the Space Command Center […]
@brickmantooth
Official Tura Satana Action Figure Now Available
PlaidStallions Action Figure Archive
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week
Knock-Off Book
Recent Comments