Do you remember back in the early 1980s, playing with all of the toys based on the sci-fi fantasy film Krull produced by Knickerbocker Toys? What about the Masters Of The Universe meets Rock ʻem Sock ʻem Robots line that was Hasbroʼs Tribes range in the early 1990s? Or all of those ReSaurus-made action figures and role-play accessories based on the break out video game Oddworld in 1997? No? Well… thatʼs because they were never made. But would it shock you to learn that each of these examples were well on their way to being produced?

Stories like these are more prevalent than one might think. Each have a separate, unique set of circumstances with a single common thread — the majority of them have gone untold. A new book, TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT, aims to shine a light on some of the more interesting, higher profile boys toys and action figure projects that made it all the way through to prototype stage, but for whatever reasons never made it to retailers. Some of the stories are funny. Some are painful. All are well worth documenting.

Written and complied by journalist Blake Wright, the 200-plus page, hard cover book will take an in-depth look at close to 20 instances of toy lines that suffered these type of fates. Stories will be supplemented with supporting photographs of the production process, existing prototypes, control drawings used to create the sculpts, concept sketches and more. The stories (and supplemental materials) have come straight from the men and women that lived them — from inventors and sculptors to project managers and toy company executives.

To date, there has never been a book that has covered this topic.

TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT is an art/history book. It is not a guide designed to log each figure and each accessory in a sterile format. It presents these ‘lost’ toys in dynamic, eye-catching ways that showcase both the toys as art and their respective places in history.

The book is split into three sections: The Golden Age (1980s), Darker Times (1990s) and The Gilded Age (2000s). Each section will have entries representing a healthy mix of both licensed and inventor-based products… some of which have never been seen by the public.

The TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT Kickstarter campaign is now underway. Early bird price for the book is $45. Once the early bird copies are gone, the book will be $50. There is also special pricing available for retailers desiring multiple copies.

To find out more and to pledge, visit:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/712321210/toys-that-time-forgot-a-book-about-unproduced-toys

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