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  1. The Moog

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    Thanks for the info on the Ghostbusters toy, it looks so much like a Boglin i didn't think to search under other toy lines. As for the Robot Factory, i know that one was from when Tomy started releasing them to the international market themselves, rather than through Palitoy etc.
     
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    Also reminds me of this great game from my youth:



    * Don Martin fans take note.
     
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    Cool, i'm pretty sure ive never seen a Don Martin animated advert before! Classic. That game reminds me of this wonderful book:

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    I also found this vintage pin last weekend at the boot-sale. Just over 2" diameter.
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  4. The Moog

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    Vintage Pin Badge
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    WACO Japanese 'cordless' games. Very cheap in two different charity shops.
    Possibly 70's, maybe 80's. Nice lime-green plastic (photos don't capture the colour very well).

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    This weekend the weather was so hot and sunny the boot-sale was about half the size. Its usually clouds and rain that put people off.
    I still found a few old bits and pieces (a nice pile of toys for £1). Here are my fav's from the pile.

    Vintage Ben Cooper 'Super Fly' Jiggler / Rubber Ugly. Almost perfect condition, its just missing the little paper tag.
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    Nice vintage Helix Pepsi can pencil case.
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    TOK by Saltrock
    3" high

    I bet this surfer dude has graced the top of many a VW dashboard . . .

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    Ghostbusters ghosts. I found the one on the right in a charity shop recently for 50p.
    I've figured out it was a top/cap for a bubble-bath bottle . . .

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    I'm very curious to see a display of all these wonders !!!!
     
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    Needed a good clean, but for 50p who cares. Vintage Gold Cylon 1978.

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    ^ Note, the gold paint on the gloves and knee-pads almost entirely disintegrated years ago. You can only just see it was ever there.
     
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    I assume these were screw-in container tops for candy/sweets or whatever.

    Both by RTC Chicago. Bugs has 'Warner Bros 1990' stamped on him as well.
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    Wooden Pagoda puzzle, randomly found at a boot sale.
    50p.

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    Trendmasters 1993 'Typhoon Blaster'. Found a loose one to go with my carded version, he's a beauty!
    £2 at a vintage market. 4.5" high.

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    I did'nt think it would take long for Yokai Watch stuff to start appearing at boot-sales. I've picked up a few nice plushies, but these are the first vinyl/plastic figures ive grabbed. Electronic sound, 7" high. £1 each.

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    And a germ infested flea-bag . . . . sorry, i mean vintage My Pet Monster. 1986 AmToy.
    This one is a mid-size version so he will go nice with the larger one i found years ago.
    £2 in a charity shop.

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    How big is your house?
     
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    Luckily where i live - its a bit like the Tardis.
     
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    Street Sharks, its the top of a drinks container. Pretty cool. 50p at a boot-sale.

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    Found this on the weekend - £2 at a boot-sale.
    Zeon 1983
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    I find these occasionally, starting to look like a nice little collection . . .

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    This one looks very influenced by GON (Masashi Tanaka) . . .

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    This clock raises so many questions for me.... but you know what, I love it!! :D
     
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    Amongst other bits and pieces i found two big bastards on the weekend.
    Here's the first big bastard . . . he's about 13" high.

    'Giant Size' Raphael (Playmates 1989) complete with his weapons and belt, oh yesh. £2 in a charity shop.

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    25p boot-sale.
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    Spidey Jiggler 50p
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    Moog, you are killing me with these incredible finds! Have mercy, dear lorb, my poor ticker can only take so much. Those jigglers and that giant Raph are wonders; and talk about walking away with a steal. I can imagine the smile you had (because I would have had the same one). :) Clearly I should have been wandering around the Bristolian locabouts rather than hiking north Wales.
     
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    Ah, crunching some leeks? Yaki-da boyo. Yeah, the cool finds are always a buzz mate. I have to do my fair share of 'hiking' to find them though. There's a lot more toy competition at boot sales recently as well, so its a bit nerve wracking. I try not to look at what other toy buyers have snagged, it only annoys me! Haha.

    A lot more speculative dealers/eBay sellers nowadays beating me to cool toys, but that's the way it goes.

    Bastards :x:lol:
     
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