“What do you think of BattleTech?”
I mentioned the old Wizards of the Coast BattleTech trading card game a few days ago (posted here), and now...
Month: August 2017
“More Toy Guns Than Dolls Will Probably Be Sold In United States By Christmas” in 1957
Yesterday's post about the Johnny Seven One-Man Army toy gun isn't the only bit of history we have glamorizing toy...
G.I. Joe Accessories at Albertsons in 1984
Last week's advertisement for the Gay Toys plastic vehicles also included this small block for the G.I. Joe Battle Gear...
Gen Con Score: More Collectible Card Games from the Nineties
In addition to two BattleTech CCG booster displays (mentioned yesterday), I also got my hands on three other collectible card...
“Huge Selection of Imported Japanese Robots that Change!”
December 5, 1984. Thanks to the ToyboxDX Facebook group, I now know that the robot shown in this 1984 advertisement...
Johnny Seven One-Many Army Gun
December 2, 1964. Many, many years ago, toy guns were manufactured with the goal of looking as real as possible....
Gen Con Score: BattleTech Trading Card Game Sealed Displays
I shared a Counterstrike booster a few years ago (posted here), and a Mechwarrior booster (here), so it shouldn't come...
Major Matt Mason Uni-Tred Space Hauler for $3.74 in 1969
This 1969 newspaper ad brings Mattel's Matt Mason action figures and vehicles back to battlegrip.com for a second time in...
