Film Review – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen![]() With the summer blockbuster motion picture season in full swing, it’s once again time for the shape-shifting Autobots to team up with humans in an Earth-spanning battle with the evil ... READMORE |
Hess trucks – 18-wheelers fueled by nostalgia![]() For toy collectors, it's an event as anticipated as the arrival of Santa Claus. Every November, gas stations across the country sell limited-edition toy trucks for the holiday season, miniature ... READMORE |
Tackle the diode: 1970s handheld electronic games![]() Forget the digital brilliance and complexity of a PlayStation Portable or a Nintendo DS. Think back to a time where portable handheld electronic games, packed with some AA batteries and ... READMORE |
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Zig-Zag Trains![]() They swirl, whirl, twirl and curl Electric trains were the most coveted toys among boys before the turn of the 20th century, but they tended to be expensive for families of ... READMORE |
Revell![]() After 60 years, a legendary American company is still building the future The memories are still strong for model kit builders – the accomplishment of working with tiny plastic parts, plucked ... READMORE |
Mattel Hot Wheels: Still Blazing After All These Years![]() A retrospective on the eve of Hot Wheels' 40th anniversary Zooming around their plastic orange track or displayed in a tire-shaped rally case, Hot Wheels have sparked children’s interest in cars ... READMORE |
Lehmann Aircraft Toys![]() The parallel course followed by a revered toy manufacturer and Germany’s stealth re-armament program of the 1930s When German firms such as Märklin and Tipp Co. started producing military toys in ... READMORE |
Urchins of the High Iron![]() Some vintage toy train accessories struggle to find a home The haves and the have nots. It’s the way of the world, and not surprisingly, it’s the way of train collecting, ... READMORE |
Zap! Toy Ray Guns![]() Toy ray guns hit the mark with collectors Vintage toy ray guns – they’re hip, affordable, and most importantly, they’re an available collectible for today’s space cadet. What’s so appealing about ... READMORE |
Laugh, Clown, Laugh!![]() Collecting clowns is a funny business There is one type of toy that, if given to two different people, may invoke distinctly opposite reactions: joy for one and fear for the ... READMORE |
Science Meets Science Fiction![]() The otherworldly collection of Dr. Mark Glassy Most collectors are unclear about their motivation and when their obsession began. Mark Glassy remembers it like it was yesterday. It was the fall of ... READMORE |
Meccano "O" Series Constructor Airplanes![]() Aeroplane Constructor Outfits aimed at exploiting the growing interest in air transport Meccano was the brainchild of Frank (later Sir Frank) Hornby who, in 1901, conceived the idea of a construction ... READMORE |
Britains Take to the Air![]() W. Britain Ltd.’s short flying boat is one of the rarest aircraft toys of the 1930s Throughout the history of toy soldier production, no manufacturer had greater success than the William ... READMORE |
Fast Tracking![]() Slot cars of the 1960s and ’70s return to the winner’s circle Race drivers steering their cars smoothly through turns sometimes describe the feeling as that of riding on rails. Model-car ... READMORE |
Abracadabra!![]() Magic memorabilia flies into the hands of collectors, with Houdini material conjuring premium prices Putting the magic back in life is a mantra that certain collectors take very seriously. Some are ... READMORE |
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