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.

Bif Bang Pow unleashes Dexter

  BifBangPow! gave everyone a little scare today by setting an 8″ Dexter Morgan on an unsuspecting Mego community. The Joker better start looking over his shoulder…. Eight inch Dexter comes with his trusty blade and is already available for pre-order at EE.

Mego Museum Mall Contest Winners

Museum Shopping Mall Grand Opening Contest Winners! To celebrate the opening of our new Shopping Mall we gave away some door prizes. Entrants merely had to purchase anything between today and August 30th. Every transaction equals an entry. First Prize: SDCC exclusive Sheldon figure from the Big Bang Theory. Winner: Bill McFarland Second Prize: Carded…

Mego Museum Labour Day Vintage Commercial Marathon

Long weekends and marathons go together, so we’re going through the archives and giving you some vintage Mego toy commercials and Toy Fair reels. Kicking it off with this one from 1979, the Mego Star Trek Enterprise Bridge and Vulcan Shuttle reel.

This is likely a toy fair reel and not something that saw air time. Sadly the Vulcan Shuttle was not produced, rumours abound but no physical samples have ever surfaced.

Also, what’s with the kid saying “and Officer Ilia” in such a suggestive way?

Castaway and Zica get Suckadelic

July 21st, Kansas City,  Castaway and Zica team up with the most dynamic  force in Art Toys… SUCKADELIC! The Sucklord himself has sanctioned this Limited Edition offering of 8 inch Action-Figures of himself and of Vectar the Intolerable. These are first available as Kick Starter rewards for the 40th Anniversary Type “S” body campaign. (See presser)      …

SDCC Big Bang Theory Expands it’s cast

Jason Lenzi, our man in San Diego sent over this great shot of the upcoming Big Bang Theory figures including some ladies. Amy and Bernadette have never been seen before. It’s a safe bet that Penny can’t be far behind.

SDCC Bif Bang Pow Twilight Zone

  Looks like we’re getting Shatner a little friend this year with the reveal of this Lenard Nimoy based on the episode “A Quality of Mercy”.       http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BBP05101FF&id=ME-002202116

Beaming up the Big Bang Theory at SDCC

    When Worlds Collide!  Bif Bang Pow reveals their new series of  crossover figures, TV’s nerds clad as the enterprise crew. While Sheldon is accurately Spock does that mean Howard is gonna die? Pre Order Comic Con Sheldon right now at Entertainment Earth!