Been having some good luck vintage toy hunting lately.
I have been finding some neat toys lately to add to my collection. This is not something that comes easily in this part of the country! I bought an interesting TN Oval. Its an odd duck as the body and...
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It just occurred to me that I never posted the pictures of the TN oval that I alluded to in my first post. So here they are along with some other vintage finds that I have picked up since I last...
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Nice early Taiyo with the full dome hubcaps. I don't think I've seen one with two bulbs in the back window. Have you tried it with batteries yet? The other scores rock too.
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Pizza Van! I have the Matchbox club newsletter with the Limited Edition Models in it. I was just a tyke.
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I bought some D cell batteries and tried out the Taiyo. Sadly enough it would not work. I am not quite sure what is wrong with it though I can tell that this was probably the first time batteries have...
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In my experience Taiyos are hit and miss (and mostly miss). But it seems you just can't kill a Bandai. Every one of them seems to work! I spray some WD-40 or PB Blaster inside through a spray tube to...
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I have that same Thing toy you picked up Ray. Only mine is white and doesn't have the side stickers. They're made by Gay Toys, and no I don't think they ever came with tops. Mine doesn't have one and...
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Picked this one up off of E-bay. Doc picked one of these up a couple of years ago. His is still in the original box as well. Looking at this toy in detail I would be willing to bet that any that have...
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Mine also has a Walt Disney Productions sticker on the bottom of the car.
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Mine was no longer on the chassis but was still floating around in the box.
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Picked up some cool ones yesterday. A nice minty aqua Beach Bomb, A solid window Wiking Ambulance and a Wiking Beetle.
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Yeah. My aqua has a white interior, so I could find a spot for it.
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Picked up a couple of oldies but goodies today. Yes I know the Cuddle Bug has some originality issues but I am starting to get quite fond of them. Between my wife and myself we have 4 of them now. The...
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Looks good, Ray. It's common for them to get brittle and crack like that. It's one way to tell that it's real.
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Too bad they were made of destructoranium.
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It was an ice show souvenir intended for a quick destruct.
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Funny to see this. Hotwheels has an Ice Cream van with Pizza Markings on it as wellI seem to pick this one up every time I find oneand I always grab this one when I can, this one has silver...
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