Enjoy this complete scan of a Transformers action figures catalog from 1986. When you’re done drooling, check out the rest of the scans in the complete scans archive!
1986 Transformers Action Figures Catalog
Nostalgia Nugget
Toys I Never Had: Hot Wheels Freight Yard Sto and Go Playset
The Hot Wheels Freight Yard was one of the several Sto and Go playsets that were so popular in the ’80s. It was also the largest of the bunch as it not only opened up vertically into a playest but …….continure reading
Time Capsule
1986 M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys Catalog
Here are scans of the M.U.S.C.L.E. toys lineup as featured in the 1986 Mattel Toy Catalog. Intended for retailers, Mattel’s dealer catalogs showcased all the latest and greatest releases, along with existing products within its various current (at the time) toy lines. …….continure reading
Essay
Tom & Jerry’s TBS Funhouse Halloween Special
Looking back through all of my years on this earth, my absolute favorite bit of Halloween viewing was Tom & Jerry’s TBS Funhouse Halloween Special. It debuted in 1987 (before I had access to cable) and was repeated every Halloween …….continure reading
Oh, now we’re talking! ’86 was my first big year for collecting Transformers. I don’t know if I got more this year than any other, but definitely more than any year before.
I’ll spare a huge list, but I’ll just say I had 25 of these (and these aren’t even everyone). It’s wild to see the earlier decos, too. Superion looks more G2 here (maybe that’s where they got those colors, and Galvatron with a black cannon instead of the electric orange is crazy, too.