Tag Archives: 1990s toys

We need to quit this foolishness and get die-cast down with a little bit of 1990s Bburago goodness!

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For some reason my Bburago posts are always a bit left field, and what a title! But I mean, what’s not to love about these wonderful 1990s die-cast toy car images… brought to you via catalogues from the Italian manufacturer Bburago and lovingly scanned by your humble TVTA editor. We ain’t no fools, sucker!

Bburago was founded by brothers Mario, Ugo, and Martino Besana in 1976. Hailing from the town of Burago in their native Italy, they combined the letter “B” of Burago with the initial “B” of their family surname to create Bburago. You can see my additional posts for Bburago here. In the meantime, check out my selected scans from the 1991, 1992 and 1994 catalogues featuring the models of the day along with examples from the Die-Cast Metal Kits 1/18 and 1/24 scale range, packaging examples, and key rings!

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Micro Machines dealer catalogue by Ideal Toys

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Cover. Micro Machines 1991/92 Ideal/Lewis Galoob Toys catalogue. France.

Produced by Galoob Toys in 1987 and currently owned by Hasbro, Micro Machines is a line of miniature scale vehicles and play sets. As well as producing their own vehicles Galoob held licenses for well-known TV and film franchises such as Star Trek, Star Wars, James Bond, Power Rangers and MIB, as well as producing a series of Rockin’ Wheels sets that featured the touring vehicles of famous bands such as AC/DC, Deep Purple and others.

TVTA is pleased to present selected new scans from an interesting Micro Machines catalogue I recently acquired: a 1990/91 unstamped dealer catalogue. It’s licensed to Ideal Toys from Lewis Galoob Toys, and was aimed at the French-speaking market. (This is my earliest so far catalogue for Micro Machines; the others can be seen in my post here)

Enjoy the images 😎

Micro Machines Motors. Ideal Toys. France. 1990/91.


Micro Machines X Rays. Ideal Toys. France. 1990/91.


Micro Machines Micro Vision. Ideal Toys. France. 1990.


Micro Machines Mega Monsters. Ideal Toys. France. 1990/91.

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Walking in a retro wonderland

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A TVTA Christmas Selection Box Special!

Greetings, vintage mates!

December is our busiest month here at TVTA, with lots of Christmassy search hits from retro toy lovers seeking those special treasures from a bygone age.

Join us throughout this festive month as we highlight toy and pop culture goodness with images direct from the collection of The Vintage Toy Advertiser!

Tomarts Action Figure Digest. 2006. US.

Master of the Universe. Hamleys Christmas Book. 1983. UK.

Star Wars. 1978. France.

Barbie. 1962. US.

Ideal. 1980. Rubiks Master Cube. France.

Quick Shoot Game. Ideal. 1972. UK.

Zeroids. Ideal. 1972. UK.

Princess Leia. Black Series. Photo TVTA.

She-Ra: Princess of Power. Mattel. Italy. 1986.

Ghostrider Hasbro figures. 2007. Cardbacks. Rear.

DC Heroclix. Arkham Asylum.

Energized Spider-Man. 1978. US.

Golden Girl. 1985. Germany.

The Beatles taxis album covers. Corgi.

Thanks for looking 🙂

Join us again soon for more toy goodness!

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

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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. 2000 AD ReAction Figures. 1999. UK.

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

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

Johnny Alpha 

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

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Ertl farm, country, and construction toys

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Ertl Hickory Grove Farm. 1990.

TVTA is pleased to present images from two 1990 Ertl export catalogues. Ertl, founded in America in 1945, specialises in die cast vehicles and is notable for its production of farm, country, and construction toys, featuring brands such as John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Ford, Caterpillar, and Case International.

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Ertl Farm Machinery. 1990.

Ertl Farm. 1990.

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ERTL Miniature Die Cast Replicas, 1990

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Today’s toy images are scanned from the US printed 1990 Ertl Export Catalog which was produced in six languages, 50 pages, and contained the 1990 Ertl range available for export around the world.

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Polly Pocket

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It’s a new entry for TVTA as we present some 1995 Polly Pocket scans from French catalogue Ets De Neuter.

Polly Pocket is a line of toy dolls and accessories that became popular during the late 80s and early 90s. The original dolls came in pocket-size cases and were sold by Bluebird toys of the UK and Mattel. Polly Pocket has also appeared in feature films, video games and a web series. It continues to be sold to date.

Polly Pocket school bags. Mattel 1998 Maroquinerie et Papeterie catalogue. France.

Thanks for looking 🙂