Friday, November 30, 2018

ERTL Star Trek 3 Klingon Prototype Found!


I've talked about the ERTL Star Trek 3 figures before and I especially love this press photo of the handmade mockups. While the Kirk, Spock and Scottie are obviously repainted Mego The Motion Picture figures, I always wondered what the Klingon figure was. 

Well, today I got that answer, more after the jump:

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Dear Santa


Dear Santa, 

If you have any of these stereos hidden in the back somewhere, I'm your boy.

Also, if you're going to the back, I have a long list of outdated toys I'll take off your hands as well.



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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

PlaySkool Computer



If you had told me when I was five that I'd spend my day in front of a computer, I'd have been overjoyed.


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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Lovely Holiday Gifts for All the Girls!


True story- One Christmas my mum purchased matching sweaters for me and my dad, she made us open them together. 

I was twelve and well, this wasn't a very welcome concept. 

My father thanked my mother and nodded at me, sending an incredible nonverbal message of "bury this in your drawer, never wear it, never speak of it" and that's what we did...

It was the best thing he ever got me.




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Friday, November 23, 2018

Stereo Home Entertainment Bar


A bar that plays records? I finally found something I'd fight somebody for in a Black Friday line!



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Thursday, November 22, 2018

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

UFO Commander 7



As a kid, my grandparents gifted me a Jeek Tunneln for Christmas, on that side of the family I was one of eight, so I always ended up with surprising gifts I initially would question and later treasure, none so much as this toy.



The vehicle had no backstory but me being inspired heavily by daily doses of "Star Blazers" had a crew and a full story arc that summer.



I was shocked to discover that Japanese toy maker Shinsei actually did an elaborate comic book for each vehicle, describing the back story and what everything did. I didn't see this as a kid but would have enjoyed it.

I think I have a new obsession.







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Monday, November 19, 2018

Hat Day 2018!


Hat day is an annual tradition here at PlaidStallions, please choose your new look wisely. There are no wrong choices but "Fine N Feathered" is the correct answer.




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Friday, November 16, 2018

RC R2


I had the remote control R2D2 as a kid, it stopped walking pretty quickly but it was still good to use with the 12" dolls so I was content, also it still made it's beeping noise much to mother's chagrin. She once threatened to throw it out of the station wagon!






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Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Look, and Feel of Leather and Velvet!



I've dreamed of the day that fake velvet would unite with imitation leather! I must run and tell everyone I know!



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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Exciting Toys from the Star Wars Series


This nice ad from Zayres (wish i had the whole flyer) is from Christmas 1983 and I'm guessing by that point, I had jumped off the wonderful train that was Star Wars. 

I still read the Marvel comic mind you but I honestly don't recognize or remember that mini-rig or the plush Ewoks at all. I hope it brings joy to those that do. 




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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The World's Rarest Jiggler FOUND



As any reader of this blog should know, I loves me some dime store rack toys and I also love drive-in cinema, that's why today's entry is so special to me.

You see, for years there has been a legend of a Jiggler used to promote the Blood Island series of movies. Blood Island movies are a wonderful late 1960s series of lurid colour monster movies filmed in the Philippines that I absolutely adore (Oh and these movies just got released on Blu-Ray by our friends at Severin films, go and get them). 




Well, monster toy collector and fellow Blood Island fan Ray Castile has finally tracked one down and shared. You should check out Ray's amazing youtube videos about Topstone Monster Masks, they're really great.



Just like the chlorophyll monsters of Dr. Lorca, I'm green with envy about this find but also filled with gratitude just to know it exists!

Thanks to Ray for sharing this epic find, I'm seriously giddy.

Also, it goes without saying, if you have one of there, I would like to buy it. 






Friday, November 09, 2018

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. 



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Thursday, November 08, 2018

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Mr. Action



I had so many Mr. Action outfits for my GI Joes and I had no idea. I  assume that I got most of those sets before I could read.







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