Rappers, dump your bespoke Jesus-piece medallions and cop yourself a vintage 1978
Battlestar Galactica official merchandise pendent of
Imperious Leader. Late 70s kids turning up to infant school with that thing around their necks must have felt like Slick Rick in 1988. The pendents were never released in the U.K, but we did get Mattel's Imperious Leader action figure after
Battlestar Galactica mania hit Britain in the early 1980s. File it under 'action figures which looked like
Colonel Gaddafi meets
Purple Aki.'
In 1990 Mattel released the first ever
The Simpsons figures including
a Bart Simpson & skateboard figure which was the blueprint for
Gucci Mane's amazing Bart Simpson chain. If Jeezy had his wits about him he'd have responded by getting a chain made modelled on
Mattel's Nelson Muntz & trashcan figure, but with Bart's legs sticking out of the trashcan. Crazy visionz, BOOM:
Yeah, in the past year I've become one of those sad late 40-something blokes who use vintage toy figures as objet d'art ornaments for my desk and shelves. Holla @ ya host if you wanna sell me
a Baron Greenback bully figure for around the £20 mark.
21 comments:
The true meaning of 'fuck you' money.
I'm still as happy as a clam with my Mac Dre mug.
Up there with that blinged out Freddy Krueger pendant, imo.
Even from a young age, Patrick Macnee's voice was always recognisable as the Imperious Leader.
Yohan, no finer cup to sip from.
Spart, Macnee as himself played another villain in Battlestar Galactica too. Creeped me the fook out as a kid when his eyes went red.
Vaguely recollect Count Iblis.
What's permanently etched in my memory are the Space Angels.
The stuff of nightmares indeed 😬
I hope not to be completely stoopid with this question, but i want to ask The Martorialist himself or the notorious film buff Dadadebaser, what they think of the Battlestar Galactica series of the 2000s. Is it also any good ?
I did not see any of the two series, but as a youngin, i get a bit scared when a show is more than 3 decades old.
I know i should not though.
I've never seen the reboot. My best m8 absolutely loved it and still occasionally nags me to watch it.
I had the Imperious Leader figure too. He had no genitals under that smock lol.
No arse either.
Not seen the reboot, either.
Finally checked out The London Toy Shop. There was also a toy fair event there, too. Couldn't stay long as it was like a greenhouse, but spotted this lot, though:
https://imgur.com/a/PTcpk81
Carded one 😍 Any Roboskulls?
Did you buy anything?
Didn't see any Roboskulls. There were a bunch of loose Action Force figures there, including Baron Ironblood.
https://imgur.com/a/5K4kvos
I was on the look out for original or relaunched Mego Planet of the Apes figures. Ones there were missing accessories or items of clothing.
BLOOD FOR THE BARON!
My most recent pick up is an Action Man The Intruder with the box in good condition. Palitoy artwork was THE shit
https://www.vectis.co.uk/d036-lot-987919-palitoy-action-man-vintage-34080-the-intruder-figure-good-plus-within-good-box
The Intruder really does look like Geoff Capes RIP!
Unrelated, but have you seen 28 Years Later yet? That ending, though. 😬
Not seen it yet. Hopefully some point this week.
Palitoy's TV adverts for The Intruder, Gargon and Captain Zargon are great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-lvholKv3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-lvholKv3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSIKGZBAqv4
Patrick Allen, Tom Baker and Michael Jayston have such distinctive voices. You can tell it's them doing the voice overs on those adverts.
HD version of the Gargon ad:
https://youtu.be/iChyhX8Wxxw?si=pg0jeXpzRGmFy6Rn
That looks so damn beautiful in HD 😍😍
Great channel. Cardboard Death Star advert in HD looks so gorgeous
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFIC0XIDtQ
Advertisers were definitely in sync with us kids.
Speeder bike chase under the dining table was kid nirvana:
https://youtu.be/QurUNXrhbCg?si=0pBNO0Vj66e_42AB
😆 I definitely did that. Also used various plants my mum had as Endor.
Post a Comment