Toy Island UK talking monsters from 1992

[raycastile]

I have wanted these for a long time. They were released in 1992, exclusively in the UK. Been looking for them ever since. I was very glad to finally add them to my collection a week ago, thanks to a collector friend in Belfast who sold me his set, the only carded set I have seen since the 1990s. (and the only carded set I have ever seen in person)

[Goblin19]

Those are really cool. Congrats.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I saw the thread on these on UMA a few days ago, and before that, had never heard of them. I really dig the kind of odd aesthetic they have. The zombie's face in particular is kind of disturbingly fun. And I just noticed the werewolf's belt!

Congrats!

Chris

[palitoy]

Nice! Thanks for sharing Ray.

I own the Toy Island Catalogs with these in them and keep hoping to find them at a show or online. They have a nice 70s vibe to them.

[supes]

those are really cool!

[Gorn Captain]

These are fun.
I have the Space figures from Toy Island. They have the best voice chips.

[PNGwynne]

These are new to me--rather cool

[cjefferys]

Nice pick ups Ray, this is the first time I've seen carded ones. I like them!

[alex]

Strange cool looking things, just hope nothing leaks.

[Saroyan]

I love those! I found a loose Wolfman on Ebay not too long ago- missing the belt and the jacket was very tattered- but I got him, and he still howls!! I would love to find the others!

[tmthor]

They also have Pirate ones too

[raycastile]

Thanks everyone! I think they are pretty cool. Definitely descended from the same gene pool as the off-brand 70s monster figures. The early 90s were the last blast of funky, weird toys before everything became very homogenized for a long time.

I am familiar with the Toy Island pirates. I bought them from Walgreens back in the day. I thought they were very AHI-like. It was surprising to see Mego-like figures with cloth costumes during an era when every other figure was all-plastic and 5 inches tall. And it was cool to see them hanging in drug stores. They were "junk aisle" toys. So when I heard they were making monsters, I was psyched. I didn't know it would take me 21 years to get them.

[MIB41]

Wow! Those are classic! Love the look and really enjoy the novelty of the sound effects. Nice touch. Very cool score. Congrats!

[monitor_ep]

I love the fact that the vampire is more Nosferatu type than your typical vampire.

[actionplus]

I finally tracked down a set of these guys - tough to find is an understatement. I generally collect loose figures, so I'm good with them out of the package until I can find some carded examples.

toy island monsters by poseablemonster, on Flickr