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Toy-Ventures 5: The Lords of Light by PAC Toys

 This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the story PAC toys and their sadly too short toyline called the Lords of Light. I get into my relationship with their creator and what might have been with this 80s toy line that ended all too quickly.   Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com   Twitter: @plaidstallions Shameless […]

Buy PowerLords or we’ll shoot you

I was too old for the Power Lords when they came out but I remember kind of digging their design, they certainly weren’t as child friendly as other action figure lines at the time and that appealed to my newly discovered cynicism. I don’t remember the characters in this ad from Toyfair 1984 and go figure, they […]

Barbie’s Friend Ship

After showing Big Jim’s Sky Commander earlier in the week, it seems fitting to show the Barbie Equivalent.  During this particular segment, Ken had the fish, so Barbie had to land the plane. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital […]

Anything Muppet

As I get older, I’m starting to look a lot more like that anything muppet. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Big Jim, Big Playsets

The smell of that vinyl is forever ingrained into my brain as happiness. Also, I did grow up thinking I’d have my own personal “Kung Fu Studio” New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Buck Rogers Space Watch

25th Century elegance and craftsmanship but available today! New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

It’s Charlie’s Angels!

Only in the 1970s were “crimefighting” and “Skateboarding” put together logically. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Your 1977 Robot Selection

Tomy’s Mighty Max is a really neat toy that often gets mistaken for a Micronaut or a Shogun Warrior. I wish more records were included with playsets, I think it adds a neat quality.  New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded […]

Sweathogs Classroom

I wish more records were included with playsets, I think it adds a neat quality.  New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Electric Wheels by Eldon

TV show idea, a Thunderbirds type series but with children in all the roles and we dub over their voices with adults. Don’t steal this! I’m going to write the pilot this weekend.  We have a PodCast! It’s fun, please listen. Check out our Instagram for more stuff like this blog. Get the expanded digital edition […]