Ghostbusters going Playmo...

Lego started a number of years ago to touch the licensing side of the toy business. Now it is Playmobil's turn... and what a great license to start with...

Ecto-1 and Stay Puft man, Playmobil, Germany, 2017

Detailed interior with backpacks

Light and sirens do work !

Check out the roof details !

Laundry day...

Yes, even in the toy-world you have to wash your uniforms... You cannot represent the Academy with that stain, Captain !

Washing powder (handwash !) + cold water

Soak, slightly rub (toothbrush) rinse and repeat until...

Ready for another year on the bridge in Jeff's showcase, Spock ?

To paint or not to paint ?

Albator et ses amis, Atlantic, Italy, 1978

And another spaceman... with some kind of THE FLASH thingy on chest ?

Spaceman, unknown, 1950's ?

Joining the party ?

Commander Peck found his sweetheart again !

Miss Margot and Commander Peck, Raja, Portugal, 1960's

These 2 are the little version of these 2 other ones...  They were the 2 Rajá astronauts who, together with the aliens, populated the elusive big plastic saucer of the same brand. Cool toys for icecream vendors, don't you think ?

Mini Baxinger and maxi knock-off...

Baxinger ST, Mark (?) Japan, 1982

Another great example of how China is copying the world... and their neighbors from Japan... (at least they used another head and colors !

Baxinger, Chinese bootleg, ?, 2000's

Daitarn 3 diecast

Daitarn 3 TT 1034 (bootleg), ?, Taiwan, 1984

This one is a big chunk of metal and plastic. Sweet !

Smokin' red hot tires...

Rouge ? Anyone ?

For some strange reason, in 1972, there were a bunch of the Corgi Batmobiles getting out of the production lines with red Wizzwheels tires. Production mistake ? Or just another evil plot of the Joker, who got himself a job at Firestone (yes, look it up ! the original Batmobile had 15' Firestone Wide oval tires)  ? We'll never know. HAHAHAHA...

A robot Nessy ?

Yatta Doiler (Yattaman), Takatoku, Japan, 1977

The Aoshima Arcadia's - Harlock's battleships...

Arcadia (weathering version), Aoshima, Japan, 2003

  

Arcadia, TV Anime versiom, Aoshima, Japa, 2006

Campbell's 1933 272,40 MPH ride...

Railton Blue Bird, Schylling, China, 2007

Cockpit detail

18th toy fair in Lisbon - Portugal - this Saturday

New toy fair this Saturday in Hotel Roma in Lisbon. Come over and say hello !

SEP - Gasquy racing car (beach toy)

Racing Car, SEP - Gasquy, Belgium, 1950-1960 ?

Little Combattler V robot

Combattler V, GT-08, Bandai, Japan, 2013

When Maettel meets Harlock

Harlock, Banpresto, China, 1999

Maettel, Banpresto, China, 1999

The amazing Amazon...

Wonder Woman, Gulliver, Brazil, 1978

Wonder Woman, Justice League,
China, 2003

Happiness is a warm puppy !

Peanuts rubber figurines, Bully, China, 2010

Schroeder and Snoopy, Mc Donald's, China, 2015

Oh bats !

Batman, DC Collectibles, China, 2015

O.C.P. Detroit - Murphy, are you there ?

Robocop helmet, Orion Pictures Corporation, China, 1993

I am Groot !

Dancing Groot, Funko, China, 2017

Went to see GOTG2 yesterday with 2 friends. Welcome to geekdom and to the most improbable superheroes ever !

These are not the figurines you are looking for...

Les Héros, IDEAL-Galoob, China, 1997

Micro Machines were very popular in the 1990's. No wonder that Star Wars got the treatment also...
A big number of playesets and spaceships were issued, as well as some packs with figurines...

Here the Belgian (French/German/Dutch) version of the heroes.

Others in that serie included :

• Imperial Commando
• Rebel Soldiers
• Sandpeople
• Imperial Soldiers
• Jawas
• Ewoks
• Imperial officers
• Rebel pilots
• "Ice" soldiers (Hoth rebel troops)
• Imperial pilots