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Published in January 26th, 2012
Toy cars and model cars are often considered as two interchangeable phrases for the same thing, and in a simplistic sense this is true; both refer to a miniaturised version of automobiles (this may also include vans, trucks, etc.). However, there is a definite distinction that can be made between a true model car and […]
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Published in July 31st, 2011
If you were into transformers as a kid, the ultimate toy had to be Optimus Prime. The original 1984 version came with combat deck and roller and is highly sought after, especially boxed. In 1985 a promotional verison was made available with a Pepsi sticker on the trailer, this is also a must have for […]
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Published in July 11th, 2009
Oh My Gosh! I have just had a blast from the past, remember Cabbage Patch Dolls?!?! Well, they are now back on the shelves. It was the early 80’s when cabbage patch dolls became really popular, they were loved then and it seems that they are still loved today.
The dolls that are on sale now […]
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Published in March 28th, 2008
A Canadian toy collector hit the jackpot at a London auction when he set the new World Record for a sale of a Dinky Toy. He sold a little green and red truck bearing the name W.E. Boyce (who were a bicycle business in London) for a record $40,000, which is approximately £20,000.
Not bad for […]
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Published in March 26th, 2008
Over the past few years, since about 2004, I’ve been collecting the Transformers Hard Hero Busts. They’re a collection of Transformers statues made by the company Hard Hero. They started off with the obvious two characters Optimus Prime and Megatron before moving onto more interesting, and sometimes obscure characters.
Autobots like Grimlock (pictured), Ratchet, Ironhide, Hot […]
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Published in March 26th, 2008
I swear I never had this many Star Wars figures when I was growing up, yet for some reason I’ve just found another massive box of Star Wars figures, all unopened, just sitting in my old bedroom at my parents’ house. They mostly consist of the costume and accessory packs that were released with the […]
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Published in March 4th, 2008
Following on from my post yesterday about Monopoly, I remembered another board game I used to play quite a bit when I was younger; Hero Quest. This was a great game where you’d take the old formula of heroes battling orks and apply it to a more commercial, widespread game.
Yes the real geeks may still […]
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Published in March 3rd, 2008
Monopoly is, according the Guinness book of World records, the most played commercial game ever, with a reported 750 Million people having played the game. First patented in 1935 the game has survived over 70 years, court cases over ownership and even helped British POWs escape the Nazis during the second Word war.
The most important […]
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Published in February 28th, 2008
I made the foolish mistake last night of getting out some of my Binaltech Transformers when my flatmate was in the house.
Schoolboy error.
Naturally he dived on them and insisted on trying to Transform them. Now, back in the good old days of the 1980’s Transformers were easy to Transform. I could change Grimlock from Dinosaur […]
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Published in February 21st, 2008
Watching the One Show last night I saw a report on model trains as collectibles and how collecting trains transcends age. It seems no matter how young or how old someone is, their love of trains isn’t affected by their age. The show featured model trains from the Sixties that were apparently worth thousands of […]
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