2 Guys Talkin' Toys

Wishing all the people who serve a Happy Memorial Day!This episode Tom and Dana talk about Military toys, some of the earliest toys to exist and some of the earliest kinds of figures to enter our collections. We also now have an Instagram account!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/2GTalkinToysTwitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Happy Mother’s Day! In this episode Dana and Tom discuss moms and their representation in the toy world. There’s more than I thought there would be!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

More X-Men discussion, this time jumping in with the 1st movie and onward from Toybiz to Hasbro!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

From comics to show to toys, X-Men have been an unstoppable juggernaut in the world of collectors. Today Tom and Dana will discuss the early toylines for X-Men and how this amazing property influenced how we collect. Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

If you build it with Legos they will come… and talk about it!This week Tom and Dana discuss the foundation of a lot of collectors - Legos! A universal constant in the collecting world even if you don’t own any sets, everyone know, understands and have probably built with Legos at some point in their lives. Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Toys to Life completely changed the entertainment landscape, appealing to both gamers and collectors alike. If you remember Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Light Seekers, you remember how amazing these properties were both as collectibles that doubled as game pieces. Today Tom and Dana are joined by Tom’s nephew Tristan to discuss the phenomena that took the world by storm.Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Tom and Dana have a bone to pick - skeleton bones that is! Some of the earliest and simplest villains of our time was the simple reanimated skeleton. This week Tom and Dana discuss skeleton and skeletal characters that looked cool enough to put on our shelves.Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

We are back with more Thundercats talk! In this episode Tom and Dana delve further into the 2000 Thundercats series as well as the stunning Super 7 toyline. Feel the magic and hear the roar because Thundercats are still loose!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Thundercats are on the move, Thundercats are loose!A staple of the 80s on both television and the toy aisles, Thundercats came rip roaring into our collections and into our hearts. This episode Dana and Tom discuss this popular and sometimes controversial series, the show, the toyline, and what role this series played in our collecting.Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoysI apologize for misspeaking, the website that has great pics of unreleased Thundercats figures is thundercats.org. Check them out!Check out Highly Articulated’s channel for fun reviews and lot of AWOK news!https://www.youtube.com/@highlyarticulatedThundercat Outtakes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0Icxb3s9I

We’re back for Round 2 of Martial Arts Toy Talk!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Who among us hasn’t pretended to be a ninja, running around the back yard and karate chopping a tree branch? Today Tom and Dana discuss the fun of action figures with that martial arts flair!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Fantasy toys, swords, sorcery and magic have influenced so many toylines and captured our imaginations! In this episode Tom and Dana discuss our favorite Fantasy toylines and discuss which toylines may or may not be considered part of the ‘fantasy’ genre.Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

In toy collecting, figures are great, but sometimes they’re made that much better by a cool vehicle! In this episode Tom and Dana discuss some of the iconic vehicles in toylines and how they affected (or didn’t affect) our collecting.

Transformers Talk continues this week as Eric joins Tom and Dana to discuss the origins of the Transformers franchise and why it’s managed to remain so consistently successful through the years!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

More than Meets the Eye means more than just 2 guys! This week join us plus my good friend Eric as we talk about Transformers and our experiences with the franchise as collectors!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

We had so much fun talking to my siblings last week that we decided to keep the ball rolling with Dana’s siblings this week! Join us as we talk about Dana, Dale and Derrick’s childhood memories, favorite toylines, and how they played together when they were younger!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Holy Moly I can’t believe it’s been a year! Thank you to everyone who has watched, liked, subscribed, and commented on our show, we hope you’ve been enjoying the conversation as much as we enjoy having it!This week in celebration of our one year, I’ve asked my sister to join us and talk about how siblings play, how that changes and the different dynamics between us.Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoys

You better believe we’re boarding a shuttle and heading out into the far reaches of the galaxy to have a conversation about Spaaaaace Toooooys!Every collector remembers the moment when they saw that one series that took place in a galaxy far far away or the dark expanse of space where no one can hear you scream. Join us and add your thoughts to the conversation!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

We have been abuzz with anticipation of talking about even more Video Game based toys! It’s interesting to think about how video games have soaked into the culture of collecting and affected both what we enjoy and what we collect. Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Up up down down left right left right B A Start is the key to unlocking all the best Video game toy collections!Today Dana and Tom talk about video game toylines and how the appeal of game based toys began to match the games themselves! Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Some of the best toys are the ones that come with a trusty steed!From He-Man and Battlecat to Dargon and Dragonflyer, if you offer me a fun character with an equally fun steed I am onboard! In this episode Tom and Dana discuss their favorite steeds and how they impact our collecting.As always, hope you enjoy and encourage you to join in on the conversation!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

The Batman conversation continues, this week Tom and Dana discuss the jump from Batman’s first movie toyline to Legends of Batman, the Animated Series and The Batman… and a little more.As always, hope you enjoy and encourage you to join in on the conversation!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

They say that toy collectors are a superstitious and impulsive lot…From Mego to Skyrocket and Thunder Whip Batman, Tom & Dana discuss the early offerings of Batman Collectibles and how it grew into the mega franchise that adorns most of our collections.

What’s better than Godzilla? MORE Godzilla! We had so much fun talking about Godzilla we’re keeping the ball rolling and doing it one more time. This time we’re getting into Godzilla Singular Point, Minus One, and how Godzilla’s influence has affected (and will continue to affect) most toylines we see today.

The king of the monsters was also king of my collection and remains so to this day! From the time I could make conscious choices about my toy collecting needs I immediately gravitated toward this tower of terror! In this episode Tom & Dana discuss Godzilla and how he played a part in our collecting habits.Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Cops and robbers is one of the earliest childhood dynamic for a lot of toy collectors. The concept of good vs evil, and the idea of ‘law’, what is right vs bad guys/crooks/criminals is something that drives so much of our storytelling and our play. In today’s episode Tom & Dana discuss some of our favorite law enforcement style toys.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

It’s that time of year!Creepy spooky things that go bump in the night or screech in the dark! In this episode Tom and Dana discuss their favorite toys that border of the dark and macabre.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Yoooo Joe!!It didn’t matter if you did or didn’t collect G.I.Joe, if you were familiar with the toy aisle in the 70s and beyond you know a thing or two about the toyline dedicated to A Real American Hero. This line had everything, soldiers, sailors, ninjas and a half snake-man, G.I.Joe had a little something for everyone. Add in a little PSA to the cartoon and now you know… and knowing is half the battle!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoys

I whole-heartedly believe that Imaginext is one of those toylines that adult collectors wish existed when we were kids. Big bold designs, great gimmicks, Imaginext captures all the fun that toys are supposed to be while making the figures themselves so unique that they are definitely collectible.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

If you’re a collector you’ve probably seen this battle raging across the Internet forums. 3.75” vs 6” collectors, with fans of alternative scales commenting on the sidelines. What’s the superior scale? IS there a superior scale?As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

This past Friday Hasbro held its version of Botcon and Toyfair all rolled into one, Hasbro Pulsecon! There were a lot of great reveals and a ton a great product going up for preorder. Dana was not able to watch and Tom was, so join us as we recap and get some new impressions!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Sidekicks have always had a way of boosting the status of a superhero and increasing the play appeal of a toyline. Join Tom and Dana as we discuss sidekicks and their representation (and sometimes lack thereof) in the toy world.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

With the completion of one Haslab (Ahsoka’s ship The Ghost) and the start of another (Marvel’s Giant Man), Crowdfunding is becoming a more familiar mainstay for collectors. More and more collectors are becoming familiar with toymakers using crowdfunding sites like Kickstartter and Indiegogo to provide them with new toys they would otherwise have never seen.Today Tom and Dana discuss the different crowdfunding experiences we’ve had and how both the fandom and toy manufacturers may view it a little differently.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

I feel pretty confident in saying that most collectors that came up in the 90s had their fair share of Toybiz figures. From Batman to Spider-Man to Xena, Toybiz really covered a wide spectrum of toys that probably appealed to most of us in some way shape or form. In this episode Tom & Dana discuss their experience collecting Toybiz and its journey from basic 5 POA to its hyper-joint fixation in its later years.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

This episode was recorded last week, but we wanted to take a moment to express that we are extremely saddened to have lost two greats in the wrestling world this week. Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt were taken from us too soon. Rest in Peace.From as far back as the current crop of collectors can remember, wrestling has been a staple in our lives and one of the main methods of play when we were younger. WWF, AWA, NWA, WCW, all these federations (and many more) probably produced a lot of influence on our imaginary conflict. In this episode Tom & Dana discuss wrestling, wrestling figures, and how far they’ve come since bursting onto the action figure scene in the early 1980s.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoys

Welcome… to the future!For years 3D sculpting and printing has been slowly becoming more familiar and more accessible to the public, more specifically, toy collectors. Replacement parts, add-on kits, character conversion selections, the possibilities are endless. The idea that we can now literally design, sculpt and print a fully functional action figure is amazing, and something that we’ve only scratched the surface of.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

MORE T.U.R.T.L.E POWAH!Tom and Dana just barely got going in the discussion about Ninja Turtles so we’re continuing it in Part II!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

T.U.R.T.L.E POWAH!TMNT is what I consider one of the longest running most popular toylines in collector history. Tom and Dana discuss the early years of the toyline but we haven’t even scratched the surface!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

The power Returns for more discussion!One episode couldn’t contain the most powerful toyline in the universe, so Dana and Tom are continuing the conversation!We still have to run through the fun of 200X, the super-cool revamp into Classics, Mondo, Origins, and alllll the rest!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

I. Have. The Powaaaahh!!!We’ve all heard it, we can all visualize the transformation, we’ve all had some brush or another with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. One of the kings of the gimmick-infused toylines, MOTU has endured the test of time and is still bringing collectors joy in each new incarnation. In this episode Tom and Dana discuss MOTU and how they’ve followed it through the years. This episode went longer than we expected so we hope you’ll join us on Wednesday for Part 2!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Up there on the shelf! It’s a bird (Beasts Wars), it’s a plane (Halo), it’s Superman!The original hero, the guy we all probably have at least one toy of, has been a mainstay for collectors since the first time he appeared in plastic form. In this episode Tom and Dana discuss their memories of Superman toys and the current direction of the various iterations of the character in plastic form.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Barbie has been one of the most consistent and popular toylines of our lifetimes, and in recent years has adjusted their offerings for a more current audienceThis week Tom and Dana discuss Barbie and our memories of the toyline.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

It’s Eternalcon weekend!We are deep into convention season and enjoying the heck out of it! Eternalcon has a wonderful variety of independent artists, special guests and vendors. Tom and Dana had the pleasure of attending and meeting some of these amazing folks!Check out these Independent Artists that we had a chance to talk to!Rachael of Heartbat Studio:https://www.instagram.com/heartbatstudio/?hl=enhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/heartbatstudioOmari Malik of Blacktooth Publishing:https://www.instagram.com/omari_malik/?hl=enhttps://www.blacktoothpublishing.com/https://twitter.com/BigBankAarenAs always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Who doesn’t love robots? From the time we started looking up to the stars instead of the dusty trails of the old West, Robots have become a huge part of toys, toy collecting, and our entertainment industry. Adding the prefix “Mecha-“ to just about any character immediately makes fans sit up and take notice. In this episode Tom & Dana discuss our first robots, how they’ve made their way into our hearts, minds, and most importantly, our collections.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Do you like surprises?Since the earliest days of collecting, toy companies have been smart to let kids/parents/collectors know what’s in the pipeline. Over the years their methods of doing so have evolved from announcing new product via commercials, to back of the package “coming soon” ads, to the current practice of announcing items that are literally just on the “To do” list. What do you prefer? Do you like knowing what’s coming our way or do you prefer to be surprised by a toy company’s offering?As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Aside from being a cultural phenomena, Star Wars most likely holds some kind of importance for any and all collectors that grew up in the 70s and 80s (and the 90s and the 2000s). Its importance can never be overstated, it was/is one of the most influential properties and helped set the bar for the way toy companies create, promote, and distribute toys. How did Star Wars impact you as a collector, if at all?As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

During Toycon NJ Dana and I were fortunate enough to chat with Bryon Fox of FoxToyBox Design. Sharing a booth with Gofigurego, we got to chat about some of the items Bryon had on display and for sale. These guys make some great items and accessories (an dioramas) for 1:12 figures.Enjoy the interview!FoxToyBoxDesign - https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoxToyBoxDesignGofigurego - https://gofiguregoshop.com/collections/allTwitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

This weekend we attended what is becoming one of our favorite toy conventions, Toycon NJ!This convention was great! A really good collection of vendors with a wide variety of products and some amazing deals if you poked around long enough. If you were there let us know what you thought and what your experience was like!As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

Over the years female representation in comics, cartoons, media has really come a long way, and that extends into the realm of toys. In this episode we discuss some of our favorite female action figures and their how much their presence has really improved on the toy shelves and in our collections.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys

We’ve all experienced it, you finally get your hands on a figure you’ve been looking forward to, open it up AAAAND…Disappointment? Unexpected delight?Today Tom and Dana discuss our encounters with toys that were better than expected, and some that were not.As always, we encourage you to join in the conversation and let us know what you think, let's get talkin'!Twitter - https://twitter.com/2guystalkintoysYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@2guystalkintoys