Sweets are a big thing when you’re a kid. Sometimes they are the biggest thing in your day or even your life! Oh, halcyon days. Because of this, there are some sweets that I really do look back on with very fond memories. I’m not…
Action figures are probably the main toy genre of the 80s. So many big franchises started out during that time, many of which are still going strong. For the purpose of this list I’m taking into account vehicles too. So if a toyline has cool…
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…
The latest trailer for CHAPPiE was released a few days ago and it looks pretty awesome. It’s the latest work from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. The film, starring Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver and Dev Patel, is set in the near future, where an intelligent…
Or more accurately, when would I go? This is the last post of my Time Travel Week and is the culmination of all my research and thoughts about time travel lately. If I actually did have some kind of time machine then where, or when,…
I recently fulfilled a childhood ambition by getting my hands on some original artwork from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. James Eatock, creator extraordinaire of the incredible cereal:geek magazine was selling off some of his humongous collection of He-Man animation cels and storyboard…
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…
Name: Masters of the Universe sticker album Publisher: Panini Year: 1983 Country of origin: USA Category: Books, Comics, Mags Tags: Panini, He-Man, stickers Notes: I do love my Panini sticker albums. I used to love the feeling of getting new packs of stickers and seeing…
Name: Action Transfers Manufacturer: Salters Year: 1983 Country of origin: UK Category: Toys & Games Tags: Star Wars, He-Man, Masters of the Universe Notes: Used to love these. Made you feel like a proper artist. You started with a landscape of your favourite 80s property…
The guys from The Atomic Geeks Podcast this week released their fourth instalment of There Can Only Be One. They are given two items/properties/people etc and they have to choose which one stays and which one gets wiped from existence. There are some pretty interesting…