The Wonderful World of AHI
AzrakHamway.com is a tribute site to toy manufacturer Azrak-Hamway International also known as AHI. Galleries include toys sorted by licensed themes (Monsters, Batman, Spider-Man, Star Trek etc.) as well as the company’s product catalogs.
If you have a catalogue or an item that we don’t have, we want to hear from you. Are you an ex employee of Azrak Hamway? Please drop us a line! Many fans of the company would like to know more.
Toy-Ventures Magazine the print toy magazine is back
PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures magazine is an old-school print magazine about vintage toys from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s covering topics and items that don’t get the respect they deserve.
Each issue will feature collector guides, rare photographs, interviews, and articles by some of the toy experts in the Collector Field.
Issue #1 was a salute to the celebrated toy company Azrak-Hamway International or AHI and topics will include:
Set Phasers for Fun-How AHI turned Star Trek’s phasers and the USS Enterprise itself into major profits.
The Guide to World Famous Super Monsters- The most comprehensive gallery of AHI’s Universal Monsters action figure compiling every known figure and packaging variant plus we even delve into company history and solve a few mysteries.
Now, SkyDive Like Apes!-The weird world of AHI’s Planet of the Apes toys.
I wanted the Best!– Steve recalls his long journey to own the fabled AHI KISS microphone.
Rack Toys:1999-A deep dive into the world of Space:1999 merchandise including some toys owned by Martin Landau himself.
Crime Fighting Drop Zone-We talk about the long-running series of Super Heroes on Parachautes including card variations and prototypes.
Adorable Horror– The Official World Famous Super Monsters Bend ‘Ems!
Subsequent issues will cover toys from Mego, Hasbro, Remco, Ideal, Lincoln International, Fisher-Price, Kenner, Cipsa, Lili Ledy, Palitoy, Tomland, Matchbox, and more with guest articles written by some of the top collectors in the field.
Get back Issues of PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Magazine here
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Do you miss toy collector magazines?
That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got 8 issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.
The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.
The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!
Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)
FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAID STALLIONS
Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs, and remember, folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.
Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman. It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.
Rack Toys the book from Nacelle Publishing
Azrak Hamway toys are heavily featured in our book “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” now available from PlaidStallions press. This 144 page examination of those cheap, breakable toys your mom might buy you from the pegs at the grocery store, or the drug store, or the five and ten. Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings has hundreds of color pictures of rack toys from the 1950s through the 1990s.
Click here to read more about it and order or click here to like Rack Toys on Facebook .
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