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Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:29:35 +0000

[...] year Jason wrote a blog talking about how he had be searching for a bendy figure he saw as a child, 20+ years ago, while visiting the England with his family. Last week an AFi [...]

By: Andrew Boyd

Andrew Boyd — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:48:56 +0000

Just read up about Capt Kremmen whilst on holiday in Spain my parents did in fact buy a bendy capt Kremmen second hand no box but in not too bad condition couple of cracks got it at a flea market off an english couple who had moved out there so yes you did see it it cost my dad £5 that was 12 years ago and have never seen 1 again any were.Tried to price it buy no luck any ideas?? Andy Boyd Liverpool uk

By: Cantina-Dan

Cantina-Dan — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:08:19 +0000

GREAT blog, Jason. Love when I’m made aware of obscure toys and pop culture paraphernalia I had no idea about. And, man, you are the king of obscure pop culture, lol! Very true about the hunt being more satisfying than the capture. Not sure what’s so “insane” about a King Kong who has blue, knife-thrusting nipples.
There are a few things on my “long time obsession” list. Nothing quite so rare, however. I had a couple of the Godzilla Gang (Mattel/Popy) members as a kid and I’d really like to get a complete set someday. Also, one of the first figures I remember my older brother having was the MEGO CAH Hulk (bent legs). I’ve been watching eBay for a couple years and, surprisingly, that sucker never comes up. There’s a carded one for over 500 bucks that just sits there indefinitely, but that’s it.

By: gl666

gl666 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:37:36 +0000

Good article! A few years ago I decided I had to have some Major Matt Mason stuff since it was my favorite growing up. I spent about $175 on ebay, and it brought back such great memories just holding MMM.

By: plaidstallions

plaidstallions — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:04:57 +0000

The “It’s a small world” catalog you mentioned absolutely blew my mind when it first came out. It was like a catalog of things you didn’t knew existed but now could not live without. I spent the last twenty years working on some of that stuff so I can totally relate.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:37:37 +0000

I have what you could call an Eidetic memory when it comes to toys. I remembered the Kremmen figure well from my childhood, and saw that auction a while ago, it’s near me you see.
I know what it’s like to have seen things and search for them for years and years!!
My want’s-Full set, Ideal Star team, boxed. My mum bought the Knight of darkness for me as a kid, thinking it was darth vader!, but I loved it, same as that, AHI Dracula I ‘had’ ugly little poorly made thing but got me through a very boring holiday.
I have always wanted the Larami Martian chronicles figures. That show creeped me out as a kid.
Thankfully I have recouped most of what I had as a kid, Except the above. My Holy grail, ‘when I win the lottery’ is the full set of the Denys fisher Cyborg Muton Andriod figures and subforms, ships etc.
I had all the figures, subforms and weapons, no ships though. But my Mum junked them. I now tease her with how much there worth!
Good luck on your quest!

By: Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi

Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:06:29 +0000

Holy s–t Chris!! You just solved a 30 year old mystery, and what’s more, got evidence when I couldn’t. Well done, sir, and I am forever in your debt. That is LITERALLY the first time I have laid eyes on the Captain since that day at Hamley’s all those years ago. Amazing that I still had an image up there somewhere. You’ve also proven that I didn’t make it up! Thanks so much, I have GOT to get a hold of that. I’m curious though, what are some of the pieces you’re on the look out for?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:57:18 +0000

You jogged my memory, Started me thinking, It does exist.
Here ya go-

http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewLot.aspx?LotId=277264&Section=0&Start=360

Sold now unfortunately, but they DO exist.

I feel your pain mate, there are anumber of things I’ve yet to find.

By: George

George — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:59:05 +0000

1. Pigskin 621 AD Arcade game. I have the Sega version, but want the real thing. I saw one a couple months ago become available. But it just wasn’t the right time for me. But at least I know it is out there.

2. Shockwave. The one Transformer (purple version opposed to gray Radio Shack version) I want. I want a perfect one, no cracks, working electronics. I’ve seen more pop up on eBay, so I’ll get one sooner than later.

By: Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi

Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:01:42 +0000

Thank you, Brad. I actually had a couple of those Big Jim ‘James Bond 007′ toys a long time ago, from Mexico I think. All of those lines were great, if you head over to the Plaid Stallions site there’s a truckload of classic catalog images of Jim and his pals.

By: Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi

Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:59:45 +0000

Thanks Jake! Dig your site, too. And glad you’re familiar with my early 80′s pain from lack of Who merchandise. That’s just part of the inspiration for us getting the license this year, to try and finally give us what we needed way back in the day!

By: Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi

Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:56:32 +0000

Thanks Tom! And I AM familiar with that toy, and commercial! Love the way the narrator says “robutt”. I hope you get reunited with him soon!

By: Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi

Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:36:32 +0000

Thanks for the compliment man! Great Gomora tale too, I can identify. My Baltan is still in it’s box, and I never lost one single tiny plastic missile. (Now how much you want for that Gomora? I’ll give you $65!!)

By: Brad Rader

Brad Rader — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:47:21 +0000

Great Article! This is the kind of thing I love to read. Being a child of the 80′s (I’m almost 35), most of my favorite toys were from my youth are Transformers and the like, but a lot of my friends all had older brothers who had rooms full of great 70′s toys. How I long to own so many of those gems. There are a couple of Big Jim toys I’d punch a grizzly bear for.

By: Jakethy

Jakethy — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:54:19 +0000

Really great post! We love Dr Who and the Prisoner, but had never heard of those first two items for some reason. What’s weird is that just last night, we were watching the Seeds of Doom and in the extras, they discuss the history of Dr Who Weekly and I can appreciate those books, as well as your anecdote, a lot better now. Yeah, being a Who fan in the states in the late 70s and early 80s was rough. Fortunately, my family vacationed in the UK 3 different summers, so I’d come back with arm-fulls of publications.
You’ve inspired my tiny plastic co-writers and I to find our own white whale now.

By: Tom2814

Tom2814 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:42:03 +0000

Great blog! I thoroughly enjoyed it. My white whale has been Ideal’s Robot Commando from the early 1960′s. You rarely find one complete –shoulder parts and missiles and such go missing over the decades — and you rarely find one that works, even if it’s in good shape with fresh batteries. Even the dinged up ones go for over $300. I loved that toy when I was a kid (yes, I’m that old) and would dearly love to have one again. You can still see the ad that got me drooling for it when I was eight on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awi5nS7w8Y

By: SpyMagician

SpyMagician — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:19:26 +0000

Great blog as always Jason!

I know that KONG! I had the Gomora and Redking from that series as a kid, and over the years all that survived were some random parts, in particular Gomora’s Head.

Well, I’m poking around on eBay once day and I find an Ark Gomora in box basically complete except… wait for it, the HEAD!

Now the thing is I knew I had that head but it was lost somewhere in storage… Anyway I snipe the auction and win it for like $60 or something, much less than a boxed complete one is worth.

So then I had to find the head! I go into storage and the first box of random bits and crap I go through has that very missing Gomora head!!!

Definitely some crazy toy Karma there!

I know what you mean about re-capturing toys you had or always wanted as a kid (one of the reason’s I own a carded and loose Filmation’s Ghostbusters Tracy… lol.)

Spy

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:39:43 +0000

I hear you. I did the same thing with the “Robotech” laser pistol that evolves into a full on rifle that was molded after the laser blaster from the 1980′s series “V”. I saw it ONCE as a kid at a store locally here in Massachusetts, but either the price was out of range or my mom didn’t want me to have a firing toy gun. Whatever the case I’m now the proud owner of that and many other lost treasures of the past thanks to eBay and conventions that I’ve setup at. My gun is missing the cool viewing scope, but if I hold onto the set long enough that, too, might end up on eBay.

By: demoncat

demoncat — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:36:41 +0000

my toy obsessions that i still have never gotten to fullfill is one aquiring not only the original kenner death star playset but also the little 3’4 inch buck roger set of mego figures buck and Twikie mostly Twikie. since given the price for mego they are still out of my reach. death star come close a few times only to fall short.