Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
1979 Heroes World and Alien
If you do not have the recent reprint of 1979's Alien: The Illustrated Story* then you need to rush out...
Spotted Online – Star Wars Concept Art from 1975
Charles Lippincott continues to scan and share documents from his archives, and this morning I woke to spot an entire...
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...
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...