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Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019

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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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  • Transformers

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

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“Meet A Care Bear” in 1984

Philip Reed March 29, 2017

April 20, 1984. Hey, if you have a time machine you now know exactly when and where to go to...

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  • Buck Rogers
  • Roleplaying Games

Buck Rogers XXVc Cover: Phases of the Moon

Philip Reed March 28, 2017

Here's another one of TSR's Buck Rogers XXVc* roleplaying game covers by Jerry Bingham, this time from 1991. As with...

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Tomy Fashion Plates

Philip Reed March 28, 2017

Tomy's Mighty Men & Monster Maker is probably a bit more my speed (1982 newspaper ad here), but I'd be...

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  • Star Trek

1986 Newspaper Article on Star Trek Blueprints

Philip Reed March 28, 2017

Not exactly my thing, but there was no way I was going to ignore this 1986 newspaper article all about...

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Video – Milton Bradley’s Starbird

Philip Reed March 27, 2017

I took my Starbird collection out yesterday and spent time assembling this short video showing the basic Starbird, the Starbird...

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  • G.I. Joe
  • Star Wars

G.I. Joe and Star Wars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed March 27, 2017

20% off G.I. Joe and Star Wars action figures and vehicles! I wish that the toys shown in this ad...

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  • Transformers

Kenner’s Super Powers and Hasbro’s Jumpstarters

Philip Reed March 27, 2017

From that newspaper ad where we found the Jedi Tower and the Diakron Multi-Force 14 Robot comes these ad block's...

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  • Star Wars

Kenner Star Wars Action Figures and Mini-Rigs

Philip Reed March 26, 2017

Over four years ago I wrote about the Genius of Kenner’s “Star Wars Collection” Mini-Rigs, and I still believe that...

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