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.

EMCE Toys unleashes the Zombie Death Kommandos

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the toy aisle, EMCE toys shows off their legions of the undead. Zombie Death Commandos are the latest 8 inch offering from the company that has brought us much joy over the years. More details to follow.

BifBangPow! Toyfair booth shots

The good folks at Bif Bang Pow! were nice enough to send us some shots of their booth, which allows us to see some of the new lines for 2013. We’ve been told official shots of everything will follow after the show. Here we get to see what’s new for Doctor Who, Venture Brothers, Twilight…

BifBangPow! starts Toy Fair with a Big Bang (Theory)

It’s official, BifBangPow! in conjunction with EMCE toys is producing 8″ versions of the cast of super popular sit com “The Big Bang Theory” and they look great!  Now Sheldon can explore strange new worlds with Mr Spock or end up as a scientific advisor to the Justice League.   What a great start to…

Some updates from Bif Bang Pow!

BifBangPow! Gave us a nice surprise today when they tweeted some packaged examples from their highly anticipated new waves of Venture Brothers and Doctor Who. Above we get to see what  Brock in Sphinx gear is going to look like on the card. After a long wait, Doctor Who fans are finally going to see wave…

Good dog K-9!

Thinkgeek.com offered a pretty neat little exclusive that nearly got past us. K-9 is the same figure that will come in the TARDIS playset that’s due out this year. So, if you really aren’t a playset person but really want the Doctor’s tin dog, then head on over to Thinkgeek pronto. They even threw him in a…

Mego Museum Trading Card #99

Our return to Trading cards is the classic and hard to find UK only figure Zorro! Breathtaking art by Scott Adams and sponsored by the new book Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings by PlaidStallions Press. The Zorro card is shipping with copies of Megozine right now and doubles are being circulated in the trading card…

Megozine Issue One Now in Stock!

  Mego Museum’s inaugural issue of  Megozine is now in stock and available to order from the PlaidStallions Store: Issue one Includes: Secret Origins of the 1/6th Scale Superheroes– Which details Mego’s 12 inch Superhero figures and includes a never before seen prototype of a never made Mego 12” hero. A Mego Museum Super Collector…

BoomYummy! BifBangPow! brings Shore Leave and Alchemist

  Here come Shore Leave and The Alchemist! Based on Adult Swim’s animated series The Venture Bros. Fully articulated, 8-inch tall action figures. Real fabric clothing and a 1970s retro style! Bif Bang Pow! blasts off for action with this line of fully articulated, 8-inch tall action figures based on Adult Swim’s all-the-rage animated series The Venture…

Megomuseum Launches Megozine

It may have gone out of business in the 1980s but it’s hard to keep the World’s Greatest Toy Company down. The Mego Museum  and Wulf & Tyger are proud to unveil their latest project, Megozine, the official magazine for Mego collectors.  Megozine is dedicated to keeping the company’s spirit alive whether it be vintage…