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Jet Discs for the Tracer Gun

I kind of got giddy finding this ammo pack for the Star Trek tracer gun. I didn’t even notice that there is no mention of Trek on the package. These guns showed up at Canadian retail until the mid 80s, I wish i had kept one…. Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition […]

Pod Stallions 29: Planet of the Apes 1

It’s been a long time coming, the first foray into what is the quintessential science fiction block buster of the early 1970s, the Planet of the Apes Phenom. Episode 1 deals with the first movie (we’re going to take our time with this) and brushes lightly on the actors, the makeup, the script, our man […]

Colouring Book Theatre: Star Trek

Star Trek: Coloring Book By Saalfield  (1975),           Another submission from the very generous Tracy, this is the fifth time I’ve covered Star Trek on CBT and I do so because a) they are mostly terrible and b) I like terrible.             This book by Saalfield is head and […]

Pod Stallions Episode 28: Trek Kids 2

With last month’s passing of Leonard Nimoy, we decided to pick up where we left off when last discussing Star Trek. This episode touches upon the highs and lows of the Star Trek movie franchise, ending at part 6. We also discuss the (minimalist) 80s merchandise, conventions, films the cast did and don’t hate us […]

Star Trek Week: Capes by Norben

Here’s a bit of weirdness from Canada, I actually remember finding one of these in the 80s. Halloween distributor Norben released a series of low cost Star Trek cape and mask sets using what I guess is some Ben Cooper masks from the first movie. It’s a pretty low rent affair complete with a card […]

Star Trek Week: Party Favours

I discovered these at the flea market this past weekend, I can’t think of a more serendipitous thing to happen. I don’t normally buy party favours but these, without hyperbole, are the single greatest Party Favours on the planet.   The most charming thing about this to me is the inability to get the tunic […]

Star Trek Week: Pinball

I’ve featured the AHI Bagatelle’s before but this appears to be the more “deluxe” version. I ran into one of these on the weekend and it took every fiber of my being to resist it. More Star Trek Rack Toys

Star Trek Week: Shirts by Donmoor

 I kick off Star Trek week with a personal victory. Back in the mid 70s, Don Moor released a slew of child sized Star Fleet uniforms and it was love at first sight when I saw them at the “Tot to Teen” shop I was dragged to as a kid. I was denied entrance into […]