Live long and prosper… with Playmobil Star Trek

Posted on January 1, 2023 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Playmobil 71155 Star Trek the original series. Box front.

Never Mind The Adverts! Part 19.

Greetings vintage mates, and a happy New Year to you all. TVTA kicks off 2023 with this wonderful Playmobil homage to the original Star Trek series, featuring the figures of James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and Lieutenant Uhura. Nothing else to say here except that I’m very pleased to add this cool toy to my collection. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves! Enjoy.

Playmobil 71155 Star Trek the original series. Box reverse.

Playmobil 71155 Star Trek the original series. Box detail.

Playmobil 71155 Star Trek the original series. Figures x4.

Thanks for looking 😊

I got Scoobied, again!

Posted on November 25, 2022 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Scooby-Dooby Doooo! (Never Mind The Adverts, Part 18)

Finally, I have it… the Playmobil Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine set 70286!

And what a beauty it is. Enjoy the pics!

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Never mind the adverts (Pt17) – 2000 AD figures by ReAction

Posted on March 29, 2020 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

2000 AD ReAction Figures. The complete set. 1999. UK.

Welcome to part 17 of TVTA’s series Never Mind The Adverts… Here Are The Toys!

In this edition I complete my 1999 ReAction figure set for characters from the British comic 2000 AD. I was missing Durham Red and Johnny Alpha, but now have them both 🙂 Another collection ticked off the list!

My original post for the figures I had can be seen here

For now, take a look at how cool the full set looks… starting with the mutant vampire Durham Red…

Durham Red

Durham Red. 2000 AD ReAction Figures. 1999. UK.

: Durham Red cardback. 2000 AD ReAction Figures. 1999. UK.

: Durham Red cardback. 2000 AD ReAction Figures. 1999. UK.

Johnny Alpha

Johnny Alpha. 2000 AD ReAction Figures. 1999. UK.

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Never Mind The Adverts (Pt16) – Judge Dredd Mega Heroes by Mattel

Posted on January 18, 2020 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

We are the law!

Welcome to part 16 of TVTA’s series Never Mind The Adverts… Here Are The Toys!

Featuring: Judge Dredd Mega Heroes, by Mattel

In 1995, Mattel released a series of multi-pack action figures based on Judge Dredd characters from the British comic 2000 AD. The semi-articulated figures, which stand at around 2 to 3 inches (7 – 12 cm approx), come with an impressive amount of colour and detail, and were launched to coincide with the summer blockbuster film Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone and Diane Lane.

TVTA is pleased to present maximum thrill power images of the full 1995 loose set, including the impressively zarjaz ABC Robot, and Judge Dredd’s Lawmaster MK IV bike!

Judge Hershey and Block War Dredd.

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Never Mind the Adverts Pt15 – Flea Market Finds… cars, cars and more cars!

Posted on July 10, 2019 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Corgi Juniors Tom & Jerry. Jerry’s Banger. 1979/80. UK.

Welcome to the latest Never Mind The Adverts Here Are The Toys!

In this edition I share photos of some 70s and 80s die cast cars I found at my local flea market in France last Sunday. Featuring the brands Corgi, Matchbox, Majorette, and my first example of a Politoys (later rebranded as the famous Polistil company). I also snagged a vintage set of German FX-Schmid automobile cards. FX-Schmid was one of the forerunners to the world famous Top Trumps cards which are still popular and sold to date. Those of you who had a set of Waddingtons Top Trumps back in the 80s will recognise the familiar old-school design of the cards.

So, cars, cars and cards of cars… not a bad haul then, and a relaxing way to spend an hour on a Sunday morning, and all for less than the price of a pain au chocolate and double espresso (which incidently I had too 🙂 )

Enjoy the pics!