Welcome to a special ‘Never Mind The Adverts Here Are The Toys’ in which TVTA grabs a few goodies from the toy box and attempts to match them up with their advert counterparts. Modern and vintage, anything goes today! Thanks for looking 🙂
Ecto 1. Wootbox exclusive. 2018.
US. Tales of the Teen Titans. 1985.
Pez dispensers.
Secrets of Haunted House. 1981. US.
Corgi Juniors Superman.
US. Weird War Tales. 1979.
Takara transforming X-Wing Fighter. 1978. Japan.
Takara X-Wings. Collectable postcard. Star Wars The Toys Chronicle Books. 1995.
The shootout. Photo TVTA.
Kenner X-Wing and figures. Collectable postcard. Star Wars The Toys Chronicle Books. 1995.
Various figures and accessories from vintage Playmobil indian sets.
Denmark. 1983. Image supplied by Jaltesorensen.
2000 AD Mega Heroes figures
UK. Eagle. 1983.
Slaine. 2000 AD Re-Action figure.
2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1996.
Great toy ads, especially for Ghostbusters and that X-Wing from Star WArs! Great to see the Supermobile as well, I had that, you pressed a button and the fists shot out the sides! 🙂
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Thanks Paul. Yes, it’s a cool little Superman vehicle. I like the idea he can sneak up behind you and give you a wallop without even the need to get out from his vehicle 🙂
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LOL Yeah 🙂
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Amazing! I had one of those Corgi Superman vehicles! I got it from a stall at the Barrowlands that used to sell a range of Star Wars, Star Trek, and comic book stuff. I also had an X-Wing (Kenner variety) which I may well have got from the same place.
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That stall sounds great. Cool you had an X-Wing, it’s one of my favourite vintage toys.
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Damn! I am loving that Slaine figure, I never realised that one was ever made for him… though it needs an Ukko figure to go with it so Slaine can slap him every once in a while!! 😉
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Hi Arcane, yes the Slaine figure is just ridiculously good! And funny you mention Ukko because I almost posted the pic I have with him. My post here: https://thevintagetoyadvertiser.org/2016/12/10/2000-ad-reaction-figures/ shows some of the 2000 AD Re-Action figure line. I’m still missing two characters for my set.
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Great post for me. Lots of nostalgia…and temptation to become a toy collector…..
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Thanks Anthony. For me it’s a joy to see, hold, play and collect some of these toys again after so many years have passed.
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Hi TVTA, another Kenner X-Wing owner reporting for duty! I had this one too and it came with the regular orange squadron decals but also a set of vinyl semi-transparent stickers that had battle damage details on. You could stick these over the normal decals and make it look like your X-Wing was damaged but I wish I hadn’t done it to mine as when applied they didn’t look as good as they should 😦
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Yes, the battle damaged version which came at the beginning of the ESB line. I’ve had both versions in my time along with the European non electronic and the US electronic sound and light, and also a Euro grey version and a Brazilian Glasslite grey/silver. The X-Wing truly is an iconic toy as it was among the first three vehicles released by Kenner with the TIE Fighter and Landspeeder.
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I had one of the X-wing fighters and all those action figures as well. Too bad I don’t have them now, they might be worth something!
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Yep, certainly some of thrm would. The prices have been ridiculously silly since Disney took over the franchise, the films, and also because of exposure and selling on Facebook.
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You are an artist sir, don’t mind those who say otherwise.
Cause what is art if not the ability to converse with our inner selves?
And that’s what you are achieving.
( I haven’t forgot what I’ve promised you, I still haven’t had the op to do it)
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Hi Spira. Thanks so much for the encouraging words.
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Nice selection… I still have Playmobils from when my brother and I were kids… I noticed the new Playmobils are totally different. The first, old versions were far better. Thanks for sharing!. Best of luck ❤
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Hi Aquileana. Thank you. I like some of the new Playmobil but the older sets are much more charming. That’s brilliant you still have some Playmobil toys from childhood to cherish 🙂
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