I started this site back in 1996 or so as an homage to the classic toys of the 60's, 70's and early 80's that fueled my imagination and brought countless hours of joy to play time. I was inspired by the other toy lovers I found via Usenet and the nascent Internet, and wanted to contribute to the collective knowledge of toydom. Much of what is documented on my site has probably been superceded by countless WIKIs, but I enjoy the site as much as I enjoy my toys, so I keep it up anyway.
I currently own, or have owned, most of the toys pictured. Some pictures were donated by other collectors who wanted to see some of their old favorites up on the site as well. I have about a half dozen toy lines yet to put up, including Super Joe, POTA, BladeRunner, Space 1999, and the Mego Flash Gordon toys.
None of the toys on this site are for sale, but if you'd like to write in and let me know what you think about anything you found here, let me know!
August 22nd, 2010
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August 22nd, 2010
Cleaning house. Check out my ebay auctions for a bunch of great toys. WWII War Heroes, Mego Knights, Fighting Furies, Action Jackson, Pulsar and more.
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August 22nd, 2010
Do you remember Evil? I sure do. Loved his name. Had his stunt cycle too. But just ran across this item the other day at a toy show. Nice fellow selling it let me snap a picture. Quality is right up there with Action Jackson accessories, if not better.
Evil Knievel Artic Explorer Set
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August 21st, 2010
War Heroes
Started a fledgling Microman section. I won’t try to replicate the awesome work done by other sites cataloging this massive toy line, but you will find nice photos from my collection. If you’re not familiar with this line of awesome Japanese toys, take a look at my first posting – The Microman Speed Jumper.
Like WWII? Check out the War Heroes. A line of Mego like action heroes from the Big One. Both carded and loose photos.
Traditional super heroes more your bag, baby? Come fly with Superman. Lex, Jor El, and General Zod all grace the BEM.
And for the die cast fan in you, don’t miss the Zee Toys Firebirds.
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March 7th, 2010
Added scans from the catalog.
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March 7th, 2010
Check out the latest update.
Star Wars Electronic Laser Battle
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March 3rd, 2010
Jay J. Arms and his Goodies
Okay, I said I’d soon put up Jay J. Arms, aka JJ Arms pages. It only took me FIVE WHOLE MONTHS!
I work on glacial speed settings. But hey, I was trying to finish my novel, write some comics, and do a bunch of other crap to avoid actually doing things I’m supposed to do. Any way, here you go. JJ. Enjoy.
Eventually I’ll get around to posting the stuff I have on his super cool 70′s van!
I promise.
Real soon now…
Click here for all the Arms goodness!
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September 14th, 2009
In the next few days I’ll finish up with TH3 Project pages and start adding a page or two on handless detective J.J. Arms. I had this one as a kid and loved it. Made me want to lose my hands…
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September 11th, 2009
Just posted a few items on ebay. A MISB Zoids, two JJ Arms figures (a page on him coming soon) some Mego-like War Heroes figures, and a bunch of the TH3 Project toys.
You can see all of them here.
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September 8th, 2009
I had lunch with a very cool guy last week who was in town interviewing. We were chatting and it came up that I run this site. Which he was hugely surprised to learn, especially since he was a big fan of the site.
We talked some more and he (rightfully) chastised me about not updating the site a bit more, especially since I am unemployed at the moment and have a lot of time on my hands.
TH3 Project Black Genius
So, in honor of the guy who bought me lunch because I forgot my wallet (seriously, how pathetic is that?) I am updating the site with a toy line most of you are probably unfamiliar with, the Italian Sci Fi series from Edison Giocattoli, TH3 Project. If you like 70′s Sci Fi, you’ll love these toys…
Up now is the overview page. This week I will add a page dedicated to two of the characters, Tharos and Thitan, two of the playsets, Video Control and Black Genius, and a page with some random, but cool, scans and pictures.
UPDATE: Added a Black Genius page.
SPECIAL NOTE: The toys on this site aren’t usually for sale, but given the above mentioned employment status and a general need to get rid of stuff, all of my TH3 stuff (Tharos, Thitan, Video Control and Black Genius, all MIB) will be going up on eBay.
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