Toy links tagged "retro"
“Rich with character… .”
“These three dudes have a lot of sentimental value to me.”
“The Young Person’s Guide To Design Engineering”.
This may well be the most awesome toy-related video you’ll see this year. (YouTube, 06:05.)
Tin spirit. [via]
“… the backstory on Japanese tin toy robots and how they reflected the postwar psyche and values of both Japan and the U.S. “
TH3 Project.
“… does a better job or presenting that 70’s aesthetic than any other toy line I know.”
Smells like tin spirit. [via]
Classic tin toys. (YouTube, 01.37)
Classics Quasar.
A custom inspired by an obscure toy.
Ol’ Joe.
“They were the best army men in the world because up until then the only army men … were eight inches tall and green …”
Remnants of childhood.
“I became enamored by the idea of painting toys that had been lovingly, and thoroughly, used up.”
Rock ’em, sock ’em.
Art by Dave Perillo.
Toy boats.
“The Kaiser took a very personal interest in the toys that were made by German factories … He demanded that there were more submarines. It was like toy propaganda.”