Want to talk toys?
September 17th, 2008I have added an area where you can just talk about toys, leave me feedback, or whatever. It is non toy specific, and is really just a comments page. so not a lot of functionality. I’ll try to find a real forum tool for WordPress and add that to the site so we can have a better time chatting if it gets used a lot.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:47 am
just wanted to let you know i put up a Oscar Goldman OSI Headquaters on ebay…started it at $49.95
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43840&item=200258108249
September 29th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Didn’t know he had a headquarters playset. Wow. I’ll check it out.
I was just checking out something for a friend’s son the other day. When I was really young (Born in ‘69) I remember having a Playskool “Familiar Places” McDonald’s Playset. Just saw one on eBay the other day and just looking at took me back. If I find a pic of it, I’ll try to post it up here.
October 1st, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I was rummaging through my boxes of junk the other day and came across two white, plastic turret embattlements.I blinked, double-blinked, and thought Aha! They’re from Tomy’s “Turn the Terrible Tank” game. Kinda fits in with the BEM theme, here. Anybody else remember that one?
Secondly, anybody need those parts? I have no real use for them at the moment.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
What can you tell me about a riding toy called; Tony The pony. I have one that i bought for my daughter when she was about 3. She is now 48 so it it is quite old. It uses an electric fence battery, still can be purchased at Farm Supply stores.
October 4th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Got this from a Google search, Jim: “Large 32″ long and 23″ tall Battery Operated Ride On Horse. Tony The Pony is one of the best! Turn his head to change directions - Go forward AND Backwards. Wow. 12Volt Battery is needed and can be purchased at any Radio Shack. These are the large lantern type batteries. A door under him swings open for the battery “shelf”. With any of these old Batop Ride Ons, you can also use the rechargeable batteries available at toy stores, you just need to add little clips to the end of Tony’s wires.” I’d say try on eBay or specific old toy websites.
October 13th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Hi there!
I love your site and have literally spent hours reading the articles and reliving fond memories. I consider your site to be one of the foremost toy sites I have found, and that’s why I figured you might be able to help me identify some figures I recently found.
The figures are all about 3 inches high and identical except for the color of their painted on clothes (white, light blue, and beige jumpsuits with a planet in a rectangle over their left breast). Their heads turn and so do their feet at the ankles, and their knees bend. They have the following written on their back: “Lesney Prod. Pat. Pend. Hong Kong”.
All I could find was that Lesney/was part of Matchbox, but cannot find anything but die cast cars on that search.
I could not find an e-mail address othewise I would send a picture. I would appreciate any help you can offer in identifying these figures. Thank you very much in advance.
Cheers!
Bryan Williams
October 13th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I believe you’ve stumbled onto the Lesley/Matchbox “Mobile Action Command” (MAC) toy line.
http://www.strafe.com/mac/
http://www.plaidstallions.com/matchbox/mac.html
-geotroid
October 14th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
WOW! Somebody else who remembers the MAC team. I had them as a kid too.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Hey Bryan, if you want to sell them, let me know. I’d actually like to get my hands on some of them for my brother to replace the ones he says I took from his set 30 years ago. LOL
November 11th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Really like this blog and would like to syndicate for our website, could you provide me with a full feed?
LaToya
November 21st, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Hi, FYI, I have a MASH Jeep and trailer on card on E.bay, along with dinky toys. Ending soon, I just found this website. Very interesting. Carlene