Carnival was the premier maker of toy musical instruments in the late 1970s. Their main focus was toy guitars and licensing, making sure they slapped the hottest acs of the time on their guitars (even when they primarily known for disco tunes). So join KISS, the Village People, Hulk and Spider-man (!), the Bee Gees, […]
Spidey used to be cool before he sold out man. Rarely discussed here but Rack Toy manufacturer AHI had a second life as a manufacturer of pool related novelties, one of these days I’ll pull up one of the catalogs. Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page book from the creator […]
Forgive my ignorance on the matter but who was the lead guitar for the village people? Is it Glen the biker or the construction worker whose name escapes me. Also, who was lead tambourine?
Welcome to a new feature on PlaidStallions, the spotlight, which will revolve around items such as toys, books and DVDs available today that give that retro vibe to me. I’m hesitant to call them reviews, mostly because I personally don’t think action figure criticism is something I want to do. If I like something, I’ll […]
Formed in 1968 (with some no obligation assistance from Mattel), Shindana Toys was a Los Angeles based company that wanted to create unique toys for black children. This catalog, from the company’s tenth anniversary sees them branching out into a toy company that now provides a diverse selection of ethnic characters. Speaking of characters, Shindana […]
I adore the fact that it appears the Cylon is hanging on his every word… Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page book from the creator of Plaid Stallions. Order from us and get three free promotional post cards.
Mego’s Micronauts is one of my favourite 70s toylines and it was so popular that it got licensed to other toy manufacturers for things like Halloween costumes, bedding and even rack toys. I’ve never owned a Microlazer but I wouldn’t kick it out of my collection for eating crackers, just sayin’…… Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed […]
I absolutely need to get that big cardboard playset, I plan on living there…
Click on the image for a larger view I found this single page in the back of a 1982 Mattel Germany catalog and for some reason it kind of made me sad. The catalog (which I’ll get to) is loaded with pages of cool European Big Jim stuff, Barbie and newcomer He-Man. These two Goldorak […]
I have no idea what Bert and Ernie have to do with office equipment but I need a working set straight away, if only to torture my wife with my “Mr Tudball from the Carol Burnett show” impersonation.
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