I hate to sound like a broken record, but damn do I miss the artistry and beauty of vintage toy packaging. It’s a lost art, much like movie posters. Modern packaging, for all its slick style and strong branding, has lost its charm.
Captain Zargon and the Space Ranger were no doubt some of the most fanciful Action Man figures. The box art is appropriately eye-catching. As an early 80s Star Wars kid, I would have been all over these.
Palitoy's Action Force packaging is interesting in its straightforward design. There's no explosion, character art or extraneous copy, just bold color and text. It's basic and effective. When the line began to incorporate the US Joe concepts like Cobra and o-ring figure designs, small additions were made to the cards.…
Can a bit of beautifully rendered package art sell a less-than-great product? Heck, yes. Check out the card art for the 1987 versions of the Cobra Action Packs, the goofy little low price point items that featured (among other gimmicks) wind-up action. Of course, the packs were often outsized and…
Sometimes toy packages belie their contents. Being a Star Wars and 80s GI Joe kid, I didn't get exposed to many action figure series that were in window boxes. As a result, opening a box and finding a toy that didn't live up to its box art was a surprising…
My little brother had an Action man toy from the late 90’s that had moving eyes that operated by the movement of a lever at the back of the figures head. He loved it.
Captain Zargon reminds me of the Adventure People’s Clawtron. I know Fisher Price just repainted a biker helmet, but I wonder if Zargon inspired the deco?
There’s a fantastic 4-inch version of Captain Zargon that Ragin’ Spoon put together as a convention exclusive for Roll Out Roll Call 2014. You can see pics here:
Stingray Eyes. That’s just awesome. Kids today don’t know what they’re missing.
My little brother had an Action man toy from the late 90’s that had moving eyes that operated by the movement of a lever at the back of the figures head. He loved it.
Those old coffin boxes are great. I can’t think of a single Joe/Action Man coffin boxed figure I wouldn’t love to add to the collection.
Major drawback to that space commander figure: the uniform rips VERY easily, made from a thin, rubbery, almost balloon like material.
Captain Zargon reminds me of the Adventure People’s Clawtron. I know Fisher Price just repainted a biker helmet, but I wonder if Zargon inspired the deco?
Clawtron and the other space related fisher price stuff, are my jam. From alien astronaut to xray alien couple.
There’s a fantastic 4-inch version of Captain Zargon that Ragin’ Spoon put together as a convention exclusive for Roll Out Roll Call 2014. You can see pics here:
http://thegeeksverse.com/2014/10/02/news-roll-out-roll-call-advance-weekend-pass-to-come-with-preorder-access-to-limited-edition-action-force-figures/
No, Clawtron came out long before Captain Zargon…
Is Raginspoon still doing customs…he never answers emails anyhow…
And this is a custom Zargon I did a few years ago…Never liked the unclothed original…
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/talkingcommander/7981423836/in/set-72157631521128452/