By: blackstar76
Outstanding work!!! Thank you for this dude… The photos of the pre-production trobbits were such a beautiful sight for my hungry for toys eyes! Now, I can’t wait for the trobbit wind machine post,...
View ArticleBy: goldflash
Agreed! I love this sort of artwork and it’s so sad we dont get to see it more! the Tribbit Windmachine art is just stunning. Wow!
View ArticleBy: monteeg
Awesome interview, dude ! Congratulations !!!! Months ago we talked about David Mattingly artwork in Blackstar toyline. I’d like to scan those Blackstar artwork toy packing like MOTU-fans always do...
View ArticleBy: sjoerd
Great interview, and a great artist, thanks! Nice venture into a new direction with your blog, I love it hope to see more interviews!
View ArticleBy: 20th Century Toy Collector
Thx dudes! @monteeg: I suspect a lot of the MOTU artwork that’s available on the internet right now was somehow scanned from original photographs or proof transparencies of the original artwork. Some...
View ArticleBy: azwris
Unbelievable! Thanks from Greece for interviewing one of the most awesome illustrators in the history of toy.Reading this was like a dream come true. I’d kie to send you the Greek cover of the “Ice...
View ArticleBy: Agnes
Hi – I hope you still check the comments on this blog :) I’m looking for information on the Dutch Fleur doll which was made in Holland and very popular in the 1980s, I wonder if any of your catalogues...
View ArticleBy: 20th Century Toy Collector
Hi Agnes. I have the complete runs of Speelgoed+Hobby between 1984 and 1989, a Dutch trade publication. There were usually articles dedicated to Otto Simon’s spring and fall line ups, flanked by trade...
View ArticleBy: Christine
Thanks for tracking David down. I have really fond memories of Blackstar…and you are right, a lot more went into toy packaging back then. The interview was great and I will certainly look up his book.
View ArticleBy: Agnes
Hello again, and Happy New Year! :) I wanted to check in and see if you’d still be interested in sharing Fleur scans with me. I’m looking to thoroughly update my website this year, and the scans would...
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