The Director's Chair

This is the Air Warriors Sidewinder dart blaster from Buzz Bee Toys. Buzz Bee is the Wal-Mart brand that's poised as an affordable alternative to Nerf. For Just about every Nerf blaster going you can bet that Buzz Bee will produce something similar. At least in shape anyway. It's come in a couple of different colour schemes and most recently has undergone some cosmetic upgrades, the most significant of which is an added carry handle. Ever since I did my Castle Grayskull repaint a few weeks ago I had been searching for other inexpensive paint projects to keep the creative...

Yesterday the Sci Fi  world lost a real Icon. Richard Hatch, 71 lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Altough he made his debut in the daytime soap opera All my Children and went on to have recurring roles in The Streets of San Francisco, and the Mary Hartman show, Richard will be most remembered for his role as Captain Apollo in the 1978 Battlestar Galactica.     Generally speaking I don't usually react to celebrity death. Even those among the intellectual properties I revere the most! Heck, even the death of Carrie Fisher was more of a footnote for me. But...

Back in 1983 the Filmation produced He Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon series was busy doing what cartoons were intended to do back then. That is, sell toys 22 minutes at a time! Of course by that time He Man toys had already been on the shelves for two plus years. With its blending of high fantasy and science fiction both the TV show and the toy line were instant hits that appealed to a wide range of fans. And although the idea wasn't wholly original (Thundarr the Barbarian, Blackstar) its execution was arguably the best in...

Hey there Toy Fans! Wes here for another edition of the Director's Chair where today I'm going to talk about the Game of Thrones edition of RISK from Hasbro. Before we get started, let me get this out of the way right now. My strategy game of choice is and always has been Axis and Allies. I have played every version of it since 1990. In fact, my default go to military strategy game is the combined game of both Axis and Allies Europe 1940 and Axis and Allies Pacific 1940. So, everything I can and will say about the...

Hey Toy Fans!   We're back at it! One extra day without the kids was just too enticing to pass up.   First off; Happy New Year! Wow, was 2016 ever a whirlwind for us!  Back in the spring we literally went from a "good idea" to launching our website in just 4 short weeks! Talk about taking the plunge. Almost immediately after that we started into the toy show and convention circuit. The show circuit is hectic and labour intensive but we love it! It's how we've gotten to meet so many of you! Through those show connections we were...