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 
Spotted Online – 1986 Wendy’s GoBots Toys Video Review
Now here's a review that knows how to have fun! Tonka's GoBots line partnered with Wendy's in 1986, and this...
Drifting with Hot Wheels
Mattel needs to contact this guy and buy his special diecast driftpad and get it into mass production. The video...
July, 1997 “Star Wars Update”
More classic Star Wars from the nineties with this two-page spread from issue #57 of Lee's Action Figure News &...
Quake II Action Figures in 1999
This ad from 1999 for Quake II action figures (Amazon.com search*) really demonstrates how McFarlane Toys influenced action figure design...
How the Yotel in NYC Lost a Customer
There was a time when the Yotel (website, Twitter) was my absolute favorite hotel in the world. Fantastic music, fun...
1997 McFarlane Monsters Toy Ad
This ad for the McFarlane Monsters series (Amazon.com search*) comes from a very different time for McFarlane Toys. Back during...
Zombie Fett Custom by Joe Amato
Here's a pretty sweet custom Star Wars action figure by Joe Amato. Zombie Fett has chunks of armor ripped away,...
Star Wars Black at Heathrow Airport
While passing through London's Heathrow airport last week I encountered a handful of Star Wars Black 6-inch scale action figures...