Vintage Action Figures

Another Warrior is on the Mesa:TRON Warrior by TOMY!

February 16, 2013

When Walt Disney released the science fiction movie TRON in 1982 its special-effects and computer animation were seen as ground-breaking. A moderate box office success on its release, TRON has since achieved cult status, and the film is often cited as being the inspiration behind the CGI effects and computer animation in today’s blockbusters. Pixar [...]

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Popeye and Olive Oyl Bendees by Amscan

February 4, 2013

Before super-heroes donned their capes and took over the world of the comic books, another kind of hero inspired a generation – Popeye the Sailor! In fact, he recently celebrated his 84th birthday, having first graced the pages of the King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre way back in 1929. Over the years he has [...]

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Han Solo wraps up warm on Hoth!

January 25, 2013

One of the things you’ll notice when flicking through the recent (and highly recommended) Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection* coffee table guide is just how many pages are dedicated to everybody’s favourite Star Wars rebel Han Solo. A whopping nine pages feature the man himself in all his various costume changes, including this [...]

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Uncanny X-Men: Cyclops with Laser Light Eyes!

January 14, 2013

Long before Simon Cowell launched his reign of terror over TV networks the world over, in the 1980s our Cyclops here was already part of a very different X-Factor team in the Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off comic book series of the same name. One of the mutant X-Men since the very first issue in 1963, [...]

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Don’t call me Prune Face!

January 2, 2013

Many of the minor characters in the original Star Wars trilogy suddenly found themselves labelled with brand new politically-correct fancy names in the extended Star Wars Universe when complicated back stories were invented for even the smallest characters with only split-second screen time. Take good ole Prune Face here, for example, who we are now [...]

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Merry Christmas from Santa Gizmo!

December 23, 2012

As a special exception I couldn’t resist featuring a brand new action figure for Christmas this year. I’m a huge Gremlins fan – it’s my favourite Christmas movie – and this NECA Santa Gizmo figure is a wonderful addition to any Gremlins collection! Released as a Toys ‘R’ Us Exclusive this 7 inch special edition [...]

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Johnny Apollo Astronaut – the Movable Spaceman by Marx!

December 21, 2012

It’s an amazing thought, yet when toy making giants Louis Marx & Co. first launched the Johnny Apollo action figure in 1968, man had yet to land on the moon! Astronauts, of course, were all the rage, with the Soviet Union and the US neck and neck in the Space Race, with our Johnny here [...]

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