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Monday, June 16, 2025

Jumbo Smurf

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Smurf, FIBA, Italy, 1983   One of Belgian's best exports are Peyo's little blue Smurfs. These were part of my youth, of my son's...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Takara's Biotron - The Micronaut robot

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With a micronaut inside !   Biotron, 1977, MEGO (Takara) Hong Kong Now that there is a Super7 remake of this guy, I'd like you to show y...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Bandai... the early years

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Grandizer, Bandai, Japan, 1970's Yes, you had to paint these...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Before the cell-phone

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Chatter Telephone, Fisher Price, Belgium, 1961 Generations have played with this toy... Later versions came with a plastic chassis instead o...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Nono - modern

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Nono, High Dream (HL PRO), 2003, China This one comes with a trapdoor in the belly where he can keep his "petits clous" ("lit...
Monday, June 9, 2025

The Charawheels Gerry Anderson collection - HotWheels

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FAB 1, Mattel / Bandai, 2001, China SPV, Mattel / Bandai, China, 2001 Stingray, Mattel / Bandai, China, 2001 These models were obviously mad...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Robo who ?

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Japan Robocon GA14-R, Bandai, 1999 Looking for cockroaches ? 
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Reading material needed ?

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The drawings were quite desastrous, and the storylines way more crude than what we saw on TV... but we just did not care... we were happy. S...
Monday, May 19, 2025

The smell of vintage blisters part II

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Nono, Popy, Macau, 1981
Sunday, May 18, 2025

The smell of vintage blisters...

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Klaatu, Kenner, Hong Kong, 1983 I do tend to actually play with most of my toys, so the concept of keeping one in the packaging is a little ...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Another fin !

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Windup tin futuristic (Tatra ?) car, Technofix, 1930, Germany In a period where most of the German toy production were making reproductions ...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

Long necked Spidey ?

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Spiderman (?), China, 2010 ? No people, it is not IA. It is a toy I found at my usual hunting ground (Feira da ladra in Lisbon). Either the ...
Friday, May 9, 2025

Galactic Boom spaceships

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Galactic Boom, Pedro Miras, Spain, 1980's Galactic Boom, Pedro Miras, Spain, 1980's  
Monday, May 5, 2025

Super Kawai

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Supergirl + Superman, Burger King, China, 2024  
Sunday, May 4, 2025

The Matchbox Thunderbirds action figurines

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Tyco, China, 1994
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1950's ? Bats...

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1950 Batmobile, Corgi, China, 2004 Ahhh... fins 'n fenders !
Monday, April 21, 2025

Buck Roger's ride... remember Twiki ?

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Buck Rogers Space Fighter, Fleetwood, Hong Kong, 1979  
Sunday, April 20, 2025

The young queen and her sister...

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Maetel Legend action figurines, ALPHA, 2000, China
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Keeping your audio tapes the pirate way ?

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 (thx Didier...) Captain Harlock audio tape box, Japan, 1970's (also existed in yellow) Toei Animation
Sunday, March 23, 2025

NP 5357 ?

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Atomic Robot Men, Schylling, China, 1990 These are repro's, but boy do I like the design of this toy. Never came in blue in the past tho...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Diapolion Sofubi's

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Diaplon 3-pack, Bullmark, Japan, 1970's
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Making 8 sounds... the pirate way

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8 sounds laser pistol, China, 1980's ?  Well of course it's a bootleg... it's the pirate version... got it ? 
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Key-powered Robocon ?

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Robocon windup, Popy, Japan, 1970's