GI Joe is an action and science-fiction animated media franchise owned by the Hassenfield Brothers (Hasbro). The franchise began with the release of GI Joe: A Real American Hero in 1983, which a sequel followed in 1986. Hasbro pushed another sequel’s creation after the acquisition of the Kenner company to revitalize the company. After the […]
Wheeljack’s Lab – Vintage Toy Blog
Follow this blog for the new, the unusual, the rare and cool Generation 1 G1 Transformers toys. Reviews, news, toy resources, galleries, unboxing, opinions and personal reflections on vintage toys.
Where Can I Sell Godaikin Toys? Tips on Scoring the Best Price
Do you know where you can sell your old and used Godaikin toys? This is the question that led you to this little guide. You are tired of keeping your vintage toys at home and now want them sold for some cash. Fortunately, you are at the right place. At Wheeljack’s Lab, we are among […]
The Top Ten Kenner Predator Toys
The Predator media franchise is a renowned franchise based on the sci-fi horror movie titled The Predator. Jim and John Thomas wrote the movie while John McTiernan directed it. The Predator movie spawned three other sequels and what later became a media franchise. The Predator franchise consists of some of the most popular movie sequels […]
The Top 10 Movies Created to Market and Sell Toys
Companies have modeled toys and dolls after children’s favorite movie characters, wrestling characters, comic superheroes, and even villains sometimes. Studies show that people will pay more for a toy linked to an entertainment property like movies, TV shows, cartoons, and even comics than they will pay for a non-entertainment-associated toy. The statistics show that they […]
Tonka: Rock Lords Prototypes
We recently received a collection of vintage Tonka Rock Lords prototypes, pre-production toys, and memorabilia from a former Tonka Executive! The collection included some Rock Lords – this is just a sample, not all are shown. The collection included pre-production mock-ups, hardcopies, first shots, test shots, engineering pilots, unproduced & unreleased prototype toys & MORE! […]
Vintage Toy Buys for 02-18-2020
For this week’s vintage toy buys report, we have a whole lot of vintage plastic toy gold that came into the store this past week. These items range from sealed in the box, boxed and loose. Virtually every major toy line having at least 1 collection arriving from vintage toy sellers. Let’s take a look […]