From the Archives: Bilbo Baggins

Recommended Music: Concerning Hobbits

For the very first edition of #TolkienThursday, I started by sharing the first page of The Hobbit from 1937, but since people are (likely) here for toys, not books, I also shared this Lego Bilbo Baggins.

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From the Archives: Daily Toy Plan

This was the daily plan I came up with at the beginning of last year. It has worked well ever since. The plan permits me to share a different franchise or property each day of the week, and it keeps things fresh if you don’t care for a specific toy line.

Kala the Neutrino

Recommended music: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Learning To Fly

Rise and shine, Shellheads; it’s #TurtleTuesday! Today, we’ve got another fun character from the 1987 animated series. It’s the NECA: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kala!

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Battle Armor He-Man

Recommended music: The Filthy Souls – Immortal Hero

Happy Monday! This #MastersMonday, we’re moving on from 1983 and looking at 1984 releases from the vintage Mattel Masters of the Universe toy line, starting with Battle Armor He-Man!

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