by Shawn Robare | Jan 25, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So, felt a little listless hanging around the apartment this weekend and decided to make the 45 minute trek up to my favorite local vintage shop called Billy’s Toys. I just recently picked up an almost min-on-card Transformers Afterburner there and I was...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 23, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Things have been pretty nuts this week, but yesterday there was a slight calm in the storm with a very fun mail day. Last week I showcased my collection of pop culture 1:64th scale die-cast vehicles and in the comments my good buddy Jason Gross of the super cool...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 20, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This past weekend I stumbled upon something pretty cool while I was browsing through Alternate Worlds, a Baltimore area comic shop, with my girlfriend Jaime. A co-worker had suggested the store to her since they have a great selection of comics, games and toys. I...
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...
