palitoy

AKA Brian. Curator/helper monkey on the Mego Museum. Webmaster/Creator of Plaidstallions.com . President (and sole employee) of Odeon Toys. Freelance pop culture writer, toy historian and author of the book "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" which is now available. Shoe size is 15 wide.

Vintage Mego: Planet of the Apes Treehouse

Mego Planet of the Apes

Vintage Mego looks at what was likely the best selling Mego Playset of all time, the Planet of the Apes treehouse. What’s ironic is, it wasn’t originally even made for the apes. Learn how Mego took a bit of good fortune in one of the movies into sales gold. New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK…

Mego Reveals Guillermo Del Toro Pinnochio line

Mego revealed their next toy license and it’s an interesting surprise. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (or simply Pinocchio) is an upcoming stop-motion animated musical fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and written by del Toro and Patrick McHale. Based on Gris Grimly‘s design from his 2002 edition of the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, it marks the animated…

The Horrible Mummy by White Elephant Toyz

White Elephant Toyz presents the Horrible Mummy in two variations, bloody or regular. This 8″ Glow-in-the-Dark creation will be available at Whiteelephanttoyz.com in the next 2-3 weeks. Alongside these terrific figures will be bog monster, three versions of the vampire bride (3 different head sculpts and hair colours) and new card art, T-shirts, collector pins,…

Vintage Mego 1978 Catalog- Micronauts -KISS- Superheroes

Vintage Mego returns with a look at the Mego 1978 catalogue filled with Micronauts, KISS, World’s Greatest Superheroes, 2-xl, Magna doodle, CHiPs, Laverne and Shirley, Playboy Playmates and Puppet Love? It’s an episode jam-packed with Mego goodness. #mego #micronauts #kiss New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Issue 7 of Toy-Ventures Magazine is now available: http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop For…

Super Joe Unlimited Update

Super Joe Unlimited

The good people behind Super Joe unlimited have shared some new details of their upcoming figure launch, including these gorgeous painted heads and the upcoming waves and assortments: Wave 1 Super Joe Commander (black beard)/Gor Monster Wave 2 Super Joe Adventurer (no beard)/Darkon Wave 3 Super Joe Commander AA/Krusher Monster Wave 4 Atomic Mike/glow Gor…

Mego Head of the Month: Vincent Cerbone

Our Mego Collector spotlight for August is a name a lot of people will recognize because he’s been part of the community in its many forms since the dawn of the interwebs. Vincent Cerbone not only has a breathtaking collection of unique items but also, he has been behind many jaw-dropping discoveries not only in…

Mego 50th Anniversary WGSH revealed

From tonight’s Live stream in Mego Ambassadors, here are the factory samples of the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes figures, hitting stores this fall. Green Lantern was a nice surprise, also it was mentioned that Supergirl will be joining them with a peace belt! https://ee.toys/9GBWFM

CustoMego Profile: Randall Wall

Custom Mego Profile: Randall Wall

Ambition took care of him right to the end : Hello. I’m Randall Wall, and I’m a Toyaholic. CM: Any Personal Info you are willing to share: (married? Kids? Pets? Occupation? Where from? Other hobbies,/Interests?) I’ve worked as a professional artist since about 1978. I’m 63. I’m married to a wonderful lady, have 4 grown…

Vintage Mego: 12″ Spider-Man

Vintage Mego returns with a look at one of Mego’s favourite subjects, the Amazing Spider-Man. This time we look at the exciting development of the 12″ figure and its many iterations and variants. New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK #mego #megomuseum #spiderman Issue 7 of Toy-Ventures Magazine is now available: http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop For more on the…