I saw these online and thought, wow! They look neat! Obviously Japanese, I don't know what they are. Anyone? 

Blog friend and Anderson fan Terry H has kindly sent me pictures of a small pocket notebook and a jigsaw puzzle he's recently got from J...

This is fun, Skullbrain's huge online scroll of old Japanese toy ads from magazines and comics. So many Kaiju and cool things.  What wou...

 I'm unsure what this Japanese toy or kit is but it looks amazing! Is it Lego? https://gumpla.jp/other/1071398

This is an interesting set I saw online from Japan. It appears to be a gadget set inspired by the 1961 James Bond movie Thunderball. The gad...

..... Part 2, Well, here is the basic process of how to make Sofubi style soft vinyl toys in your own garage. Believe me, this was a "s...

Hello Moonbasers!  Recently, Scott Kellogg deftly defined the meaning of SOFUBI, which Woodsy thought might be an acronym! If it was, it wou...

 I've got a thing for FAB1 at the mo. Remember this Pizza Hut cup lid from the early 90's. I had them all back then. Our daughter wa...

 Once more the minute work of the Japanese mesmerises me. Look at this gorgeous miniature train layout on top of a wooden box! What do you t...

 For sheer locomotive creativity I think You Tube's 8atelier get's my top vote. Perfection on tracks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here's a nice little entry from Japan which is part of several smaller tin airliners I have. It only measures 10 1/2" (26cm) L x 8 ...

To be honest, I don't know what these are. they're in my photo archive from browsing Japanese toys and marked SAT car. Very UFO, any...

I think I'm in love with this Linemar toy car. Curved cool.  That dome's like an Xmas bauble! There appear to be male and female ver...

  As mentioned before on MC the online toys Japanese ads section of the Skullbrain site is a regular wormhole for toy fabs like us. This ol...

I love this Spanish catalogue page of old Japanese tin toys. Amazingly I found two of these toys, the top two, in an old box in a street aro...

Hi Woodsie as warned, the Skullbrain Vintage Japanese Adverts blog is an irresistible force and I've quickly slipped over the Event Hori...

I've been slowly browsing The Moog's vast Skullbrain Forum archive of Japanese toy catalogue pages and I'm officially addicted. ...

I was interested to see this Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Fire Engine on the Hanson's auction site https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneer...

Regarding the post on Matsushiro toys last year, I spotted one interesting looking item. The Secret 07 spy gun. The one with a boy dressed a...

These are new to the blog, Inflatable Vinyl Toys by AM from Japan. There were three to choose from: The wonderful Moon Bus. The Navy plane. ...