The Vintage Toy of the Month is long overdue for the month of August. This is partly because I was not sure exactly which lovely toy from yesteryear to feature but the other reason was that I felt compelled to do something different. I wanted to actually talk about vintage toys. Why do I collect them? What is it about vintage toys that speak to certain people, yet baffle so many others? Most adults can fondly recall a toy they played with as a kid, but there is a special something for certain adults that seek out that old toy and …

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Are you ready for a Vintage Toy of the Month that will whip you into a double dose of trouble? Let’s read on for a look at one of the original She-Ra: Princess of Power action dolls- Double Trouble!

With Double Trouble getting the Masters of the Universe Classics treatment this month (and a name change to boot) I thought it would make perfect sense to take a gander at the original Double Trouble. This action doll has a special place in my heart and in the story of She-Ra.

Released as part of the first wave of She-Ra action dolls …

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It’s time for an all new Vintage Toy of the Month! This month features a special look at a toy line that I wanted to share because it was inspired by the recent Tekken MZ fanfic by NERDSociety’s own editor-in-chief, Paladin! He has been crafting a really great fanfic. I’m playing catch up, and am half way through Part 1 and it is very entertaining. He knows his stuff on these characters. So with all the love for Tekken right now, it only made sense that the Vintage Toy of the Month would do the same.

So let’s look at the …

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One of the greatest things about toy collecting is the thrill of the hunt. Part of what I enjoy about collecting vintage toys is searching for those items that I have always wanted to own, but never originally had the chance. Of course, finding that one vintage toy at a price that is too good to be true is always a great feeling. I recently purchased a batch of loose figures from the line Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. And get this; it was all for .99 cents and 4.50 for shipping. How could anyone pass a deal like that up?

So let’s …

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Ready for an all new Vintage Toy of the Month? I know it has been awhile since our last outing into the world of all that is good and vintage, but this latest vintage toy should more than make up for that. If you’ve been following the toy chatter around here than you have probably looked over the recent article about the all new Modulok that came out from the Masters of the Universe Classics Line. Well, thanks to the kind and gracious Paladin (NERDSociety’s editor-in-chief) I was sent a really cool vintage Modulok from the Masters of the Universe toy …

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Around the 15th of every month brings with it a new look at something old. Let us celebrate an all new Vintage Toy of the Month! Back in the 90’s, nothing could really hold a candle to the success of Toy Biz. They dominated toy shelves with their cool sculpts (for the times) of everyone’s favorite Marvel super heroes. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the figures they made of some of my favorite female super heroes from the X-Men. Now this will be a bare bones look at just the figures themselves, …

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Paladin here, taking over for Miss M for this months Vintage Toy—yeah I sold her out…just kidding…

Anyhow, with Sailor Moon making a revival; Usagi and friends need a little…oh…wait…Well, I guess Serena and friends…::sigh::…

All right, so in the U.S. about 20 years ago we were cheated—uh—treated—to the Magical Girl Anime, Sailor Moon which consisted of five teenage girls who were actually princesses of the planets and moon of the Earth. These girls had the job of protecting humanity all the while, going to school, hanging out and growing up.

Although Go Lion (Voltron) was probably one of the most …

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An all new Vintage Toy of the Month is ready to transform and take you to new heights! Now I tend to get lost in terms of when it is time for a toy to be considered vintage, but I have always followed my own personal rule that if it is at least more than ten years old, that it can count for some fun Vintage Toy of the Month discussion; especially if the item in question is no longer sold in stores.

In honor of the 20th anniversary celebration that was supposed to occur this summer, but now seems to …

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With the 2013 San Diego Comic Con starting this week, numerous toy companies are going to be unveiling all kinds of new products. I thought the July Vintage Toy of the Month could be a prelude to a hopefully exciting set of reveals from the Masters of the Universe Classics line by Mattel. Read on for a look at Mermista from the Princess of Power line and let’s cross our fingers that Mattel shows off all kinds of cool MOTUC surprises, especially the most mist-i-fying mermaid ever.

Mermista was a part of the second series of POP action dolls. The card …

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I tend to get carried away when I think about the scope of certain older toy lines. Sometimes there were lines that just covered so many figures to collect. During the 90’s Playmates had some control with a Star Trek license and they released a magnificent toy line that covered the vintage show, newer shows, and movies. Let’s look at one of the coolest characters from that toy line: Guinan!

Ok before we go any further, I have a confession to make. I never really watched Star Trek: The Next Generation. I caught a few episodes and they were really good. …

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