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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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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

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

Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

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buckrogers
  • Buck Rogers

TSR and “Buck Rogers is Back!” in 1988

Philip Reed February 8, 2016

TSR's Buck Rogers series of novels and games (find at Amazon.com*) still stands out as one of the cooler sci-fi...

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loadorr
  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys
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  • Road Bots

Review – Marchon Roadbots Loadorr (1984)

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

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fourstarlunch
  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Four Star “Convertible Robot” Lunch Box

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

You may remember the Four Star Lock-Man cheap transforming robot toy that I reviewed last month. Well, the Four Star...

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dungeonsanddragons
  • Dungeons & Dragons

1980 Dungeons & Dragons Newspaper Advertisement

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

"The original adult fantasy roleplaying game everyone is talking about." Not only does this 1980 newspaper ad offer us the...

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gobotscrane
  • Go-Bots
  • Reviews

Spotted Online – GoBots Crain Brain Review at CollectionDX

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

Josh shares pics and a review of Crain Brain, a 1983 GoBots toy that again demonstrates why my childhood memories...

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  • Roleplaying Games

“Take to the Streets!”

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

I first shared this same ad design last year (posted here), but after taking a second look at the quality...

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skystriker
  • G.I. Joe

1984 Newspaper Ad for Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Skystriker

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

Not every single item in each newspaper hiding inside the Google newspaper archives is searchable. That means that whenever I...

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camerabots
  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys
  • Reviews

Review – Vending Machine Camera Bots (1986)

Philip Reed February 6, 2016

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