Archive for 2009
Large Size Han Solo
A long time ago for a toy store far, far away, Kenner produced a line of “Large Size” Action figures. They were produced near the standard 12″ size. This way Han Solo could date Barbie and Chewbacca could rip the arms off of Ken. Appearance: I have to say that the likenesses in Kenner’s 12″ […]
Commander Adama
“Battlestar Galactica” (1978) was a show that helped fill the sci-fi fix I needed while waiting for Empire to come out. It had the cool ships, cool pilots and cybernetic bad guys. I remember 3rd grade recess, a bunch of us sitting in upside down chairs on desks pretending they were Colonial Vipers. Ah…the memories. […]
Vintage Belloq
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” is one of my all time favorite films. It really captured my imagination when it came out originally. Not surprisingly, I have a few of the figures that came out around the time of the movie . Belloq was Indy’s nemesis, so I thought he’d be a good candidate for […]
Twin Pod Cloud Car
The Twin Pod Cloud Car (TPCC) is the guardian of Bespin’s Cloud City. They are featured in ESB “escorting” the Falcon to its’ landing platform.Kenner decided in the 80’s that this would make a good toy, and turned its’ brief appearance into a vehicle for action figures. Appearance: Well, it looks like a Cloud Car. […]
Charon
After a tripped circuit breaker had me fumbling around in the basement, I found this guy lurking in a box near the breakers. In case you don’t know who he is, he’s Charon. Charon is the ferryman across the river Styx in Greek mythology. (For more on Charon, click here.) This particular version is from […]
G.I. Joe Weather Dominator DVD Battle Pack
GI Joe was one of the biggest of the Eighties toy line cross overs into animation. It frequently featured the new heroes and villains as their toys reached the shelves. The vehicles were represented as well. For a number of Joe fans it’s hard to say whether it was the comic book, figures or cartoon […]
1975 Comic Book Ads
We recently started watching Smallville. This led Mrs.Nerd to ask the question, “Who’s Green Lantern?” I gave her a brief synopsis of what I could remember and tried to describe his Super Friends outfit for her to no success. In order to show her, I decided to go to my comic archives. I have a long […]
Desert Ark Crate
This is what started all the crate building madness for me. Not that it’s the first one I made, just the firstone I wanted to make. Probably the most important crate in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” This crate suffers through three different phases. First, Indy hauls the crate up out of the Well of Souls in a plain […]
WOS Comic “The Tape”
TVFT presents the WOS Web comic “The Tape”. This seven part series was our parody of the “The Ring.”
Wolverine Desktop Wallpaper
I was playing around with the camera and some figures yesterday. Wolverine just happened to be laying around and seemed like a photo worthy candidate. Turned into one of those “less is more” kind of things. I was so happy with the way it looked, I thought I’d share it with everyone. (Click above for […]
Galaxy Series Scotty
Regular reader will have probably realized I’m a huge Star Wars fan. What’s a little less obvious is that I have my Star Trek tendencies, as well. It’s not that I like either one more than the other, I’m not that kind of militant fan. Of all of the myriad of characters that inhabit the […]
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In honor of Towel Day, TVFT would like to say, “Don’t Panic!” We’re working to get everything back up and running. We’ve made some recent changes that will allow for a even better site! Please be patient and thanks for visiting. Check back soon! Engineernerd
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