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.

A double dose of America’s Daredevil

It’s a double dose of America’s Daredevil in today’s #MMFTCNEWS, with a special look at new figures of an icon!  Figures Toy Company has found great success with its series of retro figures based on the stunt performer who became a worldwide phenomenon, and they are now adding two new Evel Knievel action figures to…

Super Friends Darkseid joins the Legion of Doom!

The menacing monarch of the planet Apokolips is making his way to Figures Toy Company! This #MMFTCNEWS headline could spell certain doom for the Super Friends, because it’s our first chance to feast our eyes on Darkseid! Just as Darkseid’s first appearance outside of the pages of DC Comics was in the Super Friends cartoon,…

Mego Power Action Superman: Vintage Mego

Denys Fisher Power Action Superman

  This week we take a look at a personal “Holy grail” of mine that i recently managed to acquire. The Power Action Superman was produced in the United Kingdom for a toy company called “Denys Fisher” but the story behind its creation is an interesting one. More on Power Action Superman: Super Strength Superman…

Vintage Mego: Bendy Monsters?

A quick one this week, these little Mystery bendy figures came into my life ten years ago and I’m still a little fuzzy. I’ll explain what I’ve discovered about them and why I don’t think they’re made by Mego. This video was created by Brain Heiler (@plaidstallions) Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg?view_as=subscriber Our facebook…

The Slumber Party Massacre 8″ Figure from Scream Factory and NECA

“The original Slumber Party has aged well, proving to be one of the smarter slashers of its time and a highly underrated effort from the genre’s Golden Era. It’s a fun mix of comedy and carnage” – DVD Talk When Trish (Michele Michaels) decides to invite her high school basketball teammates over for a slumber…

NECA unveils Pharoah Eddie from Iron Maiden’s Iconic Powerslave Album

Celebrate Iron Maiden’s metal masterpiece with this clothed action figure of Pharaoh Eddie, inspired by the themes of “Powerslave” and the historic World Slavery Tour! The band’s legendary mascot stands 8-inches tall and is dressed in fabric bandages and pharaoh’s regalia, complete with detailed headpiece, to replicate the look of the art. Pharaoh Eddie is…