Tomland Star Raiders Archive Launches

[megoat]

Tomlands embody everything I love about vintage toys--especially 1970s toys. They are cheezy, disposable, goofy, crude fun. Wild and colorful design--they typify the era from when they came! They were not made to appeal to some adult collector but made as exploito bargain bin fun--kid things (!)--cashing in on the current trends of the day. I guess I should just stop but they really are perfect in almost every way!

[4NDR01D]

Tomlands embody everything I love about vintage toys--especially 1970s toys. They are cheezy, disposable, goofy, crude fun. Wild and colorful design--they typify the era from when they came! They were not made to appeal to some adult collector but made as exploito bargain bin fun--kid things (!)--cashing in on the current trends of the day. I guess I should just stop but they really are perfect in almost every way!

This.
And to each their own, but it blows my mind when people want to buy these and switch out the bodies. (that's right, I'm bustin out the juggley eyes) you know who you are, wackos!

[megoat]

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And to each their own, but it blows my mind when people want to buy these and switch out the bodies. (that's right, I'm bustin out the juggley eyes) you know who you are, wackos!

Yeah, I don't get it either. But one thing I learned long ago--many collectors here collect for entirely different reasons than I do. To each his own, I guess. I've never been concerned with things like "comic book accuracy" or "points of articulation" etc. etc.

Changing the bodies on a Tomland, IMO, misses the whole point entirely!

[ctc]

>Changing the bodies on a Tomland, IMO, misses the whole point entirely!

More Mego like bodies are better for playing with. Plus it's a LOT easier to get a repro head, or just an original and custom up approriate hands and feet than hunt down some of the rare ones. And on top of that, the original costumes were really fragile.

Don C.