When I find that pot of gold…

Dinoriders T-Rex

St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, and for some reason, it got me thinking about wrestling a pot of gold away from an annoying little leprechaun. Of course, I’d have to spend my new fortune quickly before it all faded away, as Leprechaun gold is known to do. Lucky for me, there are still a few [...]

This Week’s Top 10 — 11/16/2012

lord f the rings knickerbocker action figures

The 10 best things I saw this week… Todd McFarlane The Amazing Spider-Man #325 original cover art (Heritage Auctions) Fantastic Adventures — War of the Giant Apes Avengers #495 original art  (Comic Connect) Solomon Kane original painting by Ken Kelly (Comic Connect) Westworld movie poster (emovieposter) Vintage 1979 Lord of the Rings Knickerbocker action figures (eBay) Masters of the Universe Scare Glow [...]

Dino-Riders up for bid at Hake’s

dino-riders diplodocus

Dino-Riders is one of the most fun toy lines to come out of the 80′s, and that’s saying something! Hake’s Americana has some excellent Dino-Riders items up for bid in their current auction, from the collection of Lee Volpe, Tyco Toy’s Manager, Director, and VP of New Product Development (1982–1994) who was involved from the [...]

From the Collection: Dino-Riders Streamer Kite

1980s Dinoriders kite

When I was a kid, we used to spend our summer vacations in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.  We would stop at one of the beach shops and load up on sand toys and flip flops (suntan lotion was for losers), and my brother and I would usually get to pick out a kite. These kites [...]