Well, Vintage Month is over and it’s time to tally up our poll results. In answer to the question, “Which 1980s property most deserves a revamped toyline?” here’s how you voted: C.O.P.S. ‘N’ Crooks: 39 votes (28%) Bravestarr: 30 votes (22%) Sectaurs: 29 votes (21%) Inhumanoids: 26 votes (19%) Captain Power: 15 votes (11%) While [...]
To kids growing up in the Boston area in the 1970s and 1980s, one of the most magical places on Earth could be found at 399 Moody Street in Waltham, MA. That was the home of Mr. Big Toyland, the world’s greatest toy store. This wasn’t your usual toy store; you didn’t just go to [...]
Tron Figures 3 by Blue Bezel
He-Man: Meteorb Crocobite by jimmy j
Voltron by ckirkman
With the exception of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe and Star Wars, vehicles have become a thing of the past for most action figure lines. That’s especially true for any figure line larger than a 3 ¾” scale. But back in the golden age of action figures, even the lowliest toy line had at least a couple [...]
Throughout its history, Transformers has had many incarnations, but one character is always prominent in them all: Optimus Prime. From the first time we heard him say “Transform and ROLL OUT!”, generations of kids have been inspired by the Big Bot. Over the years Optimus has taken many forms, from his familiar trailer truck, a [...]
Monsterizer by TCM Hitchhiker Poe’s note: Every time I go looking for photos of vintage toys on Flickr, there’s an 80% chance that TCM Hitchhiker took them.
I’ve often praised my parents for the excellent job they did raising me, and for the lengths to which they were willing to go to humor my geeky interests. My father, for instance, would take rated-R movies like Predator and Aliens and, using two VCRs, make me PG-rated versions of the movies by cutting the [...]
Now here’s a clever idea: take the creativity of the urban vinyl movement and merge it with classic properties like My Little Pony. I realize that’s not quite what’s going on here, but if Hasbro’s smart, they’ll start hiring artists to design collector-oriented MLPs. The generic form of the ponies is perfect for it. There’s [...]