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WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (Figure 4 of 4)

Chad Droze

Hello TRN Readers! Today I’ll be rounding out my WWE Memorable Moments Series of Posts that I started last year. It’s been fun thinking of different ideas for Wrestling Figurines, and today, we go even CONTINUE READING…

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Toys That Had the Best Gimmicks

Brian Cave

Toy manufacturers have been able to squeeze in all sorts of features into our GI Joe, Transformers, and He-Man figures throughout the years. Spring-loaded missiles, lights and sounds, chips, battle-damage armor are just a few CONTINUE READING…

Holiday Optimus Prime
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TRN Toy Box: Holiday Optimus Prime

Ken Spaulding

Today I’ll be reviewing the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Transformers Holiday Optimus Prime! Figure Descriptions • ROLLING THROUGH A WINTER WONDERLAND: Santa looks a little different this year! Naughty or nice, Optimus Prime is delivering holiday CONTINUE READING…

Time Capsules

Complete Scan of a Toys ‘R’ Us Sale Paper From 1987

Mickey Yarber

In this time capsule, we’re taking you back to 1987 with a 16-page sale paper from Toys ‘R’ Us. We’ll let you salivate over all of the incredible toys found inside that will surely invoke CONTINUE READING…

Monopoly
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How Monopoly Helped Free POWs in World War II

Mickey Yarber

Park Place, Boardwalk, and a hidden map with a secret escape route? For Allied POWs during World War II, Monopoly games came equipped with real-life “get out of jail free” cards. During World War II, CONTINUE READING…

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TRN Toy Box: Transformers: The Movie Retro Figures

Ken Spaulding

Due out in mid-January from HasbroPulse.com (currently sold out) and Walmart.com, Hot Rod and Starscream are also due to hit Walmart stores in January. Priced at 33.99, these retro-inspired G1 figures from the 1986 animated CONTINUE READING…

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Rumble in the Cabbage Patch: The Cabbage Patch Kid Craze

Stacey

One of the staple toy lines of the ’80s was Coleco’s Cabbage Patch Kids line. Every girl I knew as a kid had at least one Cabbage Patch Kid. I had a few, including an CONTINUE READING…

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WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (Figure 3 of 4)

Chad Droze

WWE: Memorable Moments Series 1(Figure Reveal 3 of 4) Hello Everyone. It’s been a few months, but I’m back to continue my series on my fictional or hypothetical WWE Action Figure Series that highlights important CONTINUE READING…

California Ken
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Toy of the Week: California Ken

Karen Flieger

                     Over the summer, I wrote an article about the first Ken(s) I received, Roller Skating Ken. I also wrote about how those first Ken dolls CONTINUE READING…

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Toy of the Week: Mr. Sketch Scented Markers

Karen Flieger

If the 1980s had to be summed up with one specific sense, it would be scent. From Strawberry Shortcake dolls to Scratch and Sniff stickers and anything from Yankee Candle or Bath and Body Works, CONTINUE READING…

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