Super Shogun Stormtrooper: Not What You (Or I) Thought

As a Japanophile of some record, when I first heard the words ‘Super Shogun Stormtrooper,’ my first mental image was of the samurai Darth Vader swag and costumes I’ve seen around over the years. I further extrapolated that a Super Shogun Stormtrooper would be something along those lines: a Japanese-inspired Stormtrooper redesign. How cool is that? Might go nice in a glass cabinet, right? Geeky, but with a bit of class!

I was so, so wrong. Read more…

Tags: Action Figures, Toys, Vintage Toys

Found on Ebay: A Collection of Freaks, Celebrities and Conceptual Art

Found on Ebay is a delicious collection of “freaks, celebrities, conceptual art, and high concept sellers. plus stuff I was too cheap to buy!” curated by digital archivist olga-saglo. This kitsch themed virtual museum has informal focus on femme icons from the 60s and 70s and what’s interesting is that through dolls you can see how the idea of role model changed in just two decades: Read more…

Tags: Action Figures, Betty and Veronica, Police Woman, Space:1999, Toys, Vintage Toys