by Shawn Robare | Jan 14, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about my love for tiny pop culture vehicles here at Branded so I decided to gather up all of my little die-cast beauties and go outside for a little photo-shoot this past weekend. I can’t even begin to say how...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 10, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I know every generation says this about the decades when they came of age, but growing up in the 80s was seriously a whole different world; like living on another planet at times. There was a lot more going on when it came to entertainment aimed at kids in terms of...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 8, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
On the heels of my Transformers Afterburner toy acquisition from this past weekend I wanted to take a second and point to the super rad new book about to be released, Transformers Legacy: A Celebration of Transformers Package Art. One of the things that really gets me...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 7, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I think it might surprise folks that I don’t have a huge collection of vintage toys from the 80s. Almost none of my original toys made it through the plethora of family moves throughout the 90s (my parents secretly disposed of most of my childhood things...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 5, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
One of the really cool aspects of the 80s/90s era nostalgia boom is getting a chance to see certain aspects and pop culture fads of the past re-embraced. Sure, it’s cool when popular brands make a comeback, like all of the 80s cartoons and toy lines, but what I...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 27, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Sometimes it’s really hard to find the balance between being a fan of something and being, well, fanatical. I’m not making a judgment call on one being better or worse, it’s more of a perspective thing; how often times I have a hard time knowing where the line is...
