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3 – Toys and Merch

11 Feb 2013

Chap Mei’s original NINJA WARRIOR

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 4

For the past 15 years or more, Chinese toy company Chap Mei have been the absolute masters at cashing-in on current hot trends — from soldiers to pirates to dinosaurs, depending on what’s been in theaters. More than merely knock-offs, … Continued

Chap Mei
13 Jan 2013

Dragon Force Ninja

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 6

One small… small… step above the generic 80’s rack figure would be this line of Remco and Norris Kommando compatible figures from the Lanard company. Dragon Force Ninja Dragonmaster figures came in at least three colors — black, white and red … Continued

Dragon Force, Dragonmaster, Generic toys, Lanard, Remco
28 Dec 2012

Let’s go shopping!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch, 4 - Collectibles | 0

Did you get cash or coal in your stocking Tuesday morning? Well, if it was cash, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket, then here’s some choice items on eBay right now: Ruby Spears animation cell of the Ninja … Continued

2 Dec 2012

Norris ninja knock-off

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

This 5″ generic figure, re-cast from something in the Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos scale, is nothing to write home about, however the card it came on… …is absolutely off the chain! Love this illo and the savagely 80’s green star … Continued

Generic toys
7 Nov 2012

80s capsule vending machine trinkets

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 2

They line the fronts of department stores, supermarkets and pharmacies to this day. Capsule-dispensing machines can cost upward of $2.00 nowadays for their near-worthless plastic junk, illustrated hologram stickers and granite-like gobstoppers half the size of a kid’s head, but during … Continued

generic merch, Generic toys
30 Oct 2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Collegeville Ninja Costume – 1986

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch, 4 - Collectibles | 0

Felt obligated to get a quick Halloween post in this year in the midst of all the book stuff going down at FPU. This Collegeville kids vinyl costume is from 1986, with art based on the classic ninja dart board. … Continued

Collegeville costumes, Halloween
3 Oct 2012

Things I did not buy on eBay this Summer

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 2

For the past few months, I’ve been saving the pennies for a new book project coming in late October over in From Parts Unknown land, so of course a ton of ultra rare and cool shit shows up on eBay. … Continued

Remco, Select Merchandise, Select Toys
12 Sep 2012

MASTER OF NINJA shinobi ‘army guys’

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 4

Little toy soldiers. 54mm-scale figurines. Plastic army men. Whatever the formal term of the ubiquitous two-inch-high static soldiers that companies like Marx belched out by the millions, we always called them “army guys” (Actually, being in central Massachusetts as a … Continued

17 Aug 2012

Back-to-school shinobi

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

More vintage 80s toy crap! These were 5″ solid plastic pencil toppers, made of some truly toxic low-grade junk with paint jobs to match. Awesome! Best/worst thing about these are they’re SOLID and heavy, and there’s no way in hell … Continued

Generic toys
30 Jul 2012

MIGHTY NINJA Figurines

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 1

Some choice 80’s toy crap here, folks! These Mighty Ninja 2.5″ figurines were actually knock-offs of the already somewhat knock-off-ish Ninja Warriors: Enemies of Evil line that somehow oozed out of Hasbro late in the craze era. Sadly, the Chinese … Continued

Generic toys, Hasbro, Mighty Ninja, Ninja Warriors: Enemies of Evil

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