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Subject: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:57 pm
I was pretty much into every major toyline as a kid, but there were some that I didn't know about that I'd love to have now, and would pretty much be blown away by back in the day.
I didn't know Silverhawks had a toyline, if I had known I'd gone bonkers since they weren't released in Norway.... I would love to have a full collection, the cartoon was excellent!
I loved Robotech, but only had one vehicle, which I traded away the week after I got it. Got it off of ebay 25 years later though, and love it. Would love a full set of those as well.
Other lines I didn't know existed until "recent" years is A-team, Defenders of the Earth, and Mash comes to mind.
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Subject: Re: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:34 am
Cool thread Tundra There were a few toy lines I never knew existed until later life. Wouldn't mind these:
Dune action figures from LJN
photo: Arrakis.co.uk
Blackstar figures
Dr Dengar TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:23 am
Nice thread!
I hadn't heard about the Silverhawks line till very recently when watching a vid of Retroblasting.
Same for the Remco Universal Monster line, which I only heard about after reading James' (OCD's ) post.
One line which I could imagine collecting one day, is Mattel's Clash of the Titans line. I liked the movie a lot in my childhood, but never saw any of the toys here in the Netherlands.
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Subject: Re: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:38 pm
There are so many cool lines out there that I had not heard of either when I was a kid
Thanks for the shout out to my Remco Monsters line Marco I hadn't heard of them when I was a kid either
One line that I have been trying to collect for 4 years now is Knickerbockers Lord of The Rings line :
Here is a link to some better pictures of the figures themselves : http://www.action-figures.ca/lord_of_the_rings.htm
The figures are tough to find but the accessories are damn near impossible . After 4 years , all I have managed to get is a Gollum , Frodo and same (both with sheaths but no swords) and a complete Ringwraith .
As with most any line , if you have lots of money they can be found a little easier . If your cheap like me its hard to get good deals . I paid $100 for my Ringwraith , which was a bargain considering they will normally sell for well over $200 complete .
Deffinitely a cool line but you either have to have lots of patience or have lots of money to find them all
curch Imperial Admiral
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Subject: Re: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:03 pm
I remember all of these lines, but as a kid my parents only allowed me to keep it basic. Gi joe and transformers. Now as an adult I have to go back and get all of this stuff
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Subject: Re: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:55 pm
The Blackstar stuff is another line I never knew of, those look awesome as well. Never liked Dune, so I won't comment on them.....
Doc, the Silverhawks intro tune more than makes up for the flaws!!! I've seen the titan toys quite often, isn't that mummy quite "rare"?
Curch; I had to stick to a couple of lines myself, but on vacations I was allowed to pick up more random toys.
Hehe, good luck on the hunt for the LOTR figs, osc, you're gonna need it!
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Subject: Re: Toys you never knew of and toys you never got. Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:36 pm
Love the Robotech line. Would like to get some, one day.
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