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Why isn't our photography more consistent?

Posted by Mike Robinson on Nov 26th 2023

This is an excellent question and there are several very simple answers. First, we have three different stages, or light boxes, that we use to photograph our items: small, medium, and large. Our origi … read more

The fascination behind space toys

Posted by Mike Robinson on Nov 12th 2023

While attending a local toy show yesterday, I came across (and subsequently bought) an exciting little Major Matt Mason piece, a Buck Rogers Draconian Marauder (missing the engines of course), and fou … read more

The sum of all my heroes

Posted by Mike Robinson on Oct 21st 2023

I’m lucky enough to be a "child of the 80s." To coin an expression, I liked a lot of things before they were “cool.” Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Marvel and DC superheroes, the Visionaries. T … read more

Terminology

Posted by Mike Robinson on Oct 14th 2023

Terminology can be tricky. To the best of my knowledge, there is no universally recognized lexicon in the toy collecting industry that all of us have agreed to use. It's an interesting thing to exp … read more

"Little plastic pieces of nothing."

Posted by Mike Robinson on Oct 7th 2023

I recently published a blog article talking about some of my recollections of the Toys "R" Us store near where I grew up and it made me think of something that I overheard in the toy aisle one day. I … read more