Apr082015
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I was a huge fan of Street Hawk and also a big BMX guy. So when Raleigh released the Vektar in 1985 it almost felt like you could have your very own Street Hawk style BMX! It was a BMX with a built in computer….
I was a huge fan of Street Hawk and also a big BMX guy. So when Raleigh released the Vektar in 1985 it almost felt like you could have your very own Street Hawk style BMX! It was a BMX with a built in computer….
Movie posters can be simple, descriptive representations of the contents of the movie, or other times they can be works of art. I used to have several of the movie posters below on my bedroom wall and I used to also collect those postcard sized…
Panini sticker albums were a huge part of my childhood. I had this Masters of the Universe one as a child but I never managed to complete it and I didn’t hold on to it. I picked this complete one off eBay and it’s all…
I recently got this Zoids leaflet off eBay. It’s French but the pictures are in English ;-). I love ephemera things like this. Small leaflets that are meant to be thrown away but which contain beautiful imagery of all the products in the range. There…
I’m a big fan of art books and coffee table books and I’m a sucker for just buying any kind of retro books off Amazon. The list below is the current bibliography gracing the shelves of Retromash HQ. Some are recent Amazon acquisitions, some are…
Transformers Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging. This book was first advertised about 9 months ago as far as I remember. And it got delayed once too. So the pressure was on for it to be worth the wait, when it finally arrived a couple…
The music to Out Run is probably the best ever video game music, in my humble opinion. It was one of the things that really helped make the game the class act that it was. And many would say that Out Run was the shining…
I love magazines. There’s just something about them that I love. It’s a medium which gives you a glossy interface into a niche interest which, when done well, can feel like you’re enjoying a conversation with like-minded friends. Your Sinclair is probably my all time…
This is my first blog post as a part of the League of Extraordinary Bloggers. Check out the original post for this week. The theme this week is ‘Yo Joe!’. I’ve had a strange history with G.I. Joe to be honest. I know it’s massive…
Name: The Last Starfighter Year: 1984 Distributor: Universal Pictures Director: Nick Castle Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Notes: Alex Rogan, a kid who gets discovered playing an arcade game and chosen to pilot a starship and fight in a Galactic war. What young boy…