Backpacking isn't conducive to toy collecting unless it's tiny stuff. I did manage to shove a gorgeous 1960's Pippi Longstockin...

I saw this on auction, an odd looking winged vehicle like a Thunderbirds transporter car welded to a formula 1 racer!  Made in Japan. I can...

Hello Moonbasers!  I often read your comments and I'm tempted to answer off the top of my head without checking Mr Google for verificati...

A trio of Japanese toy catalogues I found on the net. Daishin. Yonezawa. Horikawa.  See anything you like?

 I thought this was so darn cool. A vintage Japanese projector set. Looks neat and tidy.  And the film appears to be Ghidorah!  What a set! 

Hi, This is something you often see on the side of Japanese toy and kit boxes – the ST J.T.A. marking. But what does it mean ? Well, I final...

After a recent natter with Woodsy, I realised I hadn't looked into the history of the Japanese toymaker, Epoch. https://epoch.jp/global/...

 As a young teenager I was obsessed with Samurai weapons. One of my faves were the Karimata or braid cutting arrows.  Recent I saw this set ...

 In the late Sixties I was given a game at Christmas called Dizzy Bug by Joyment..  I recall it clearly, a sort of frantic tin bug arena in ...

This is unusual but then again it is Japanese, a transparent space car or motorbike. I like the bit of the card art I can see. What do you t...

When I was a little kid, I was fascinated by model displays in Museums... I always thought it would be the best job in the world. Sadly eve...