Yeah, yeah, been a while, blah, blah.

Came across this little gem lately.  Not sure what it is.

It's some sort of Wonder Woman figure, mad similar to your standard army guys, just a little bigger.  No markings or anything.  I've run across a popular line from the 70s of Marx Marvel figures in a bigger scale with a base, but that's the closest thing I can think of.  I don't think that it's a gaming piece, as those usually have bases as well.

I dunno.  Nifty, though.

Yes, I know that it's been a while, but life has been busy.  I HAVE picked up a few occasional bits and pieces here and there, though.

First is this beauty.

It's tagged as "1995 Toy State Industrial, Inc."  The best I can tell, it's sort of Chinese company which has a few licenses (like Caterpillar).  This was a generic attempt in the 1990s during that figure boom.  I have yet to see any packaging.

And this car is SPECTACULAR in the oddest sense of the term.

It's the LOUDEST toy of just about any that I have ever seen, blaring alerts like "DEFCON FOUR" and flashing a tremendous amount of lights and such.  The gatling gun on the front rotates as well.

The large gun on the side raises and lowers by hand, and it probably had a missile that shot out at one point.

It's solid in construction, but has one glaring fault.

 GI Joe-size figures, like the 1980s CORPS figure above, do not fit.  By MILLIMETERS.  A MINOR design change and it's perfect.

Over at www.Joecustoms.com, we christened it the Sky Force Chromey Futurecar, and the name is a good fit.

Anyway, there you go.  Generic oddities abound.

Been a bit too long...review of the past month or so...

No, I haven't abandoned the blog.  Just been busy.  I HAVE made a few nifty pickups here and there...

Nifty haul from the local flea market.  Transformers, Remco figures, and a Bubble-blowing Go-Bot that I think every boy owned in the 1980s.  The Purple Alien is from Power Lords and is rather nifty.

That robot hamburger in the lower left is from a transforming toyline that McDonald's put out, and from my experience they're the only ones really worth much at all that I have been able to sell from time to time.

Here's a closer look at a few.  NO idea what that red robot horse is from.

Nice flea market find Sept 3

Not a huge haul, but some interesting pieces.


MIP Rambo figure - Nomad.  Try to not be too offended.  I think they were going for every stereotype.  I don't hate this line - I actually think the accessories for it are the best part.  The guns and weapons packs available are pretty good.  The figures are a little fragile, though.  The Matchbox cars are dated 1983, and still MIP.
Quick bit of trivia - the body count in the first Rambo movie: 1.

Next is the interesting bit.  These are essentially knockoffs of knockoffs.  From some of the information I have, these GIJoe-style figures were probably some sort of "impulse buy" items at KMart or similar store checkout counters.  The price on the back of them is .57 each or 2/$1.  They're similar to the early Remco figures, like the A-Team.  I wonder where the molds wound up...

Ah, and Snap and two Crackles.  Didn't someone notice something was wrong...

Here's a Nintendo gaming watch and some Russian tin windup toys.  They're fun and I can't get them to work.

Finally, Some dollhouse furniture, I think from the 1970s.  It sort of fits Joes - as Bo Duke attests, but is a little big.

I may post some more of the furniture as pics get taken, but that was the big stuff this past weekend.  I also managed to unload a TON of my stock, particularly a bunch that I haven't sold in a couple of years for a decent price.

Good and bad?

 Not much this week in the toy realm, just couldn't get out.  Three particulars on the above picture:

• The TMNT Donatello is cool.  Makes me with they had done something better than the figures in the 90s that made the He-man figures look good by comparison.
• That red truck in the lower left is for Spider-man.  Who never drove a vehicle in the comics except as mostly a gag.
• If you're confused over that Batman and Batcycle, it's because it's a cake topper.  Decent quality, though.

Frost cutlery knives.  The less said, the better.  I'll probably get $1-$3 each altogether on ebay.

Not listed is the DeWalt Reciprocating saw I got without the plug and a comealong with cable.

All total: $15.

New article up on Galoob and Playmates Star Trek toys...

Posted a new article at http://www.action-figures.ca/ on Star Trek and Galoob toys. 

Here is the article!

More to come - I'm working on a Robocop, Terminator, and other articles currently.