1985 Pepsi and Imperial Transforming Robot Toys
Just how popular were transforming robot toys thirty years ago? Very popular, as these two Imperial Toys robots demonstrate. A...
Month: April 2015
Tips for Playing Zaxxon . . . from 1983
Over four years ago I reviewed the Zaxxon boardgame that was published in 1983 by Milton Bradley. Zaxxon isn't a...
Eagle Force and G.I. Joe in the 1982 Lakeland Ledger
The February 26, 1982 issue of Lakeland, Florida's Lakeland Ledger is here today to share Richard Reeves' look at the...
1987 McDonald’s Changeables Sign
So this was a lucky find. I really do need to get out there and have a bunch of art...
Spotted Online – Mini Guide to Making Vinyl Toys
You may have noticed that battlegrip.com was offline earlier this week. A Wordpress update combined with my lack of technical...
Spotted Online – McDonald’s Changeables Fry Bot at Stunt Zombie
In my recent Changeables Quarter Pounder review, reader Stunt Zombie posted a comment sharing that he recently wrote about one...
The Subtle Erosion of the Spirit of Play
There's an article about toys and the toy industry in the December, 1981 issue of Texas Monthly that really gives...
“Monopoly is illegal in Cuba; Silly Putty was an accident”
Enlarge Image! I may have read too many books about toys and the toy industry. As I was reading the...
