While I like the mace Hawkman came with, it sits a little too loosely in his hand, so I went looking for a replacement. On eBay I found a range of approximately 1/12th scale diecast weapons under the brand name “Mononofu.” I ordered the mace, which also came with a shield and a little stand. [...]
Back in the late 1980s, the California Raisins were huge. Like so many pop culture characters of the decade, they began as a marketing gimmick. Within a year or two they had toys, albums, TV specials, and they were even awarded that epitome of 1980s pop culture adoration, a (short-lived) Saturday morning cartoon. They even [...]
When I encounter something cool–a TV show, a movie, a book–I often end up wanting action figures from it. That’s not an unusual trait among toy collectors, but it’s something I’ve been doing ever since I was a wee tyke. Here’s a list of ten things a young Poe always hoped to get action figures [...]
A look at the unproduced Dinosaucers toy line from 1987, based on the cartoon of the same name. Includes images of prototype figures.
Over on OAFE, a poster asked for advice on how to get stuck joints unstuck. Having successfully unstuck seven hips in my DCUC5 set (only three weren’t stuck) without a single break, I thought I’d share my own method with everyone. This will work on almost any action figure joint, though I wrote it specifically [...]
After the great response to my first article on the topic, I decided to round up a few more quotes from others in the collecting community. First up is Emiliano Santalucia, artist for the 2002 MOTU comics and moderator at He-Man.org:
Few recent action figure lines have divided fans so strongly–and bitterly–as Mattel’s new Masters of the Universe Classics. The first two figures, He-Man and Beast Man, go on sale today at 12 p.m. EST on Mattycollector.com, barring any major website problems. First, some background: in the early 1980s, Masters of the Universe (MOTU) was one [...]
NOTE: This article was originally published on Biggerboat on 1/31/07. I’ve often declared my life’s goal to make every day feel like Saturday morning. If there’s anything that makes me regret the linear direction of space-time and ache for the past as all mortals do, it’s that I can never truly recapture what it feels [...]
What is Shocker Toys? The answer is hard to grasp. Just when you think you’ve got it, it slithers out of your fingers like an eel.
ToyFare has posted my interview with the Four Horsemen from issue #126 on their website. Check it out!