Non- Vinyl American toys

Power Lords were one of my favorite reveals at this years toyfare! I am really looking forward to them.

 

Wait....WUT.

Adam Power and Lord Power are two separate figures??? Um...no.

The original toys may have been the usual Remco dreck, but the reversing-torso transformation was THE gimmick. Taking that away just leaves these as plain, old action figures. Gorgeously-rendered action figures...but plain, nonetheless. I was annoyed when I first heard their Outer Space Men weren't going to be bendies, but this is just too much FAIL for me... :/

 

Speaking of fancy new figures, the new Bebop and Rocksteady sort of float my boat

 

Steve, audiodifficulties' post prompted me to look em up. Sure enough, Toy Fair coverage shows plenty of pics of the figures. They look great, of course, but yeah--Adam and Lord Power seem to be quite separate.

And naturally, of ALL the coverage I looked at, not a single site even acknowledged that minor issue...

Well...at least Playmates seems to be doing great with their TMNT figures. Love that Bebop and Rocksteady!

 

Tim Clarke, the guy who made Sectaurs and Boglins just walked into the store today. Needless to say I was like a giggly fanboy. Tried to convince him that a reissue (at least the blogins) might be in order.

 

Didn't the Sectaurs dude work for Henson at some point? I seem to recall something about him working on the Dark Crystal and the corresponding toys that never came out, or something. I believe it was in an article in Toyfare.
Totally makes sense with all of the puppetry in the Boglins and Sectaurs mounts.

 

sounds like a cool experience.
: ) how did he react to the idea of a reissue and did he buy anything or show interest for anything in particular ?

 

He was a totally unassuming guy. i did most of the talking. He seemed a little surprised and taken aback at my interest in his toys but very gracious at the same time. We talked for about 30 minutes and I showed him images of lots of new vinyl figures. Nag Balls, the LASH Sam Henious, Paul and Blobpus's toys that are in the current show. Talked about vinyl micro mini's and Gacha machines, the emergence of Japanese vinyl toy makers from the USA. I had about 10 windows open on the computer going back and forth between his stuff and new toys trying to convince him that there was still a market for his for what he does, old are new. i either planted a seed or totally freaked him out. I think he was amused at my enthusiasm.

 

^ cool
you might of piqued his interest

 

^^^ ah . . . Boglins!

I picked up a bag full of mini unpainted vinyl ones at a boot sale last year. I had no idea what they were called.

 

Y'know, I loved the Sectaurs when they came out--especially with the mini-comics that came with each toy. But I just could never get all that into the puppet aspect of the ride-bugs. It's the same reason I never got into Boglins, even though the aesthetic was AWESOME. Anyway, if the Horsemen were to do a straight gimmick-less action figure reboot of a franchise, I would've preferred it be Sectaurs and not Power Lords...

 

I agree Sectaurs would work well. I would have expected to see Blackstar before Power Lords as well.

 

That is hilarious about the font. I love Blackstar, lots of GID accessories and they all came with a little companion, what more could you want.. oh wait sparking action!

 

thanks man! and yes, where next is a big question! i'm not crazy about the prices on the 2 skeleton figures from pirates of the galaxseas lately (i think it has something to do with the zoloworld line. increase in the original figures prices, i mean. have nothing against the zoloworld line at all!). so i'm going to focus on sungold for awhile. found my first of a scarce sungold line titled Dino Warriors:

plus, i still need a Galaxy Warriors Rahh figure! sungold is a black hole of knock-offs though. new found shit (variations and even full lines!) pop up all the time!

 

Does anyone else remember these 80's toys that had sticky roller-type wheels, and you'd race them down the walls or windows to your parents' horror (those damn oil stains)?

I remember their tops, or shells, were like lil' upside down cups made of REALLY fragile, easily dented plastic, w' "cool" graphics printed on them. Underneath were 2 wheels, I believe, made of a sticky adhesive "wall crawlers" type substance.

The wheels allowed them to actually roll down the vertical surface rather than flip, like most sticky wall walkers. Ha, & the "race" was determined by friction, gravity, and the degree of stickiness left. There was a balanced medium between your newest & oldest ones that made for the perfect racers

But Damn, I must be loosing my googlin touch, because no matter the word combos I use, I can't come up w' 1 result! Its driving me Krazy w' a K! It's like the Robot Zone search all over again; very obscure, but very loved.

 

This thread inspired me to look in the garage for some old school toys. I found a few.....I know there is more : )
I thought it was cool my Buck Rogers and Black Hole action figs to the right of the soccer game still had scotch tape on them from when me and the bros used to tape a dime between their legs, and have headspin battles on the lunchtables.....anyone else remember doing this ?

The rubber bands on my Joes sure didn't last....
Shredder is impossible to stand up !

 

I imagine their has to be some online source for action figure parts ? The orings, and pins that hold the limbs together...etc?
The Joes aren't in bad shape actually....considering they are in pieces

 

Ahh yes....big containers full of random action figures are so much fun. I've gotta dive back into the garage again, because I know I have a couple boxes like that....full of Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, Marvel and DC stuff, fast food toys, maybe some He-Man.....