Blackstar Ice Castle Vintage Playset Toy Review! Galoob 1983

[@paulb3476]

I remember actually getting this as a child , but it was so cheap, my parents returned it.

[@poepeter8394]

Now you have to pay like 500/ 600 to get it in reasonable shape.😂

[@V2011F]

The fact that you made the comparison to Dragonlance to the box art makes me love your channel all the more. Keep up the great work and I hope that this stays intact for years to come.

[@mikeandtaramitchell]

I totally had this as a kid. I never saw the cartoon so I just used it as a third He-Man castle.

[@MOUNTAINOUS]

me too. heman castle was to expensive and so my parents got me this one.

[@cronocomics]

We appreciate you bought it to review it in your channel, thank you.

[@valdezlopez]

Love the comprehensive look into this piece of memorabilia. Cool.

[@ivane5110]

Cool review. Great to see anything to do with Blackstar. Even with its flaws I'd have loved this playset. I use to always hope he'd make a come back, but seeing what happened to so many faborites when rebooted, I'm now more hoping he stays under the radar. What a shame.

[@vincentfranklin17]

I had no idea Blackstar had merch! I watched the show and dug it, though.

[@lunacy05]

Really awesome review on the Ice Castle playset!

[@peterraymond8470]

Oh, man, back in 1984 that commercial was so epic. But I'm glad you posted this video because I know now I'm better off going for the vintage Castle Grayskull instead.

[@RoninCatholic]

I know it skews a lot younger than a lot of the toys you usually review, but I'd kinda like to see you guys go over the vintage Fisher Price Little People Castle. It was one of my favorite toys as a kid, I used it as the main castle for every fantasy faction I had (heroic kings, spooky hauntings, the base of operation from which Megatron and Mr. Sinister and the evil Lego minifigures would wage war on my good guy toys like Bat Man, Spider Man, and the majority of my Lego and Fisher Price figures). It's definitely not devoid of details on the inside, either.

[@genesanford9412]

Wow , this things cool ! . i loved the show , & had 2-3 figs...not too much.Never saw this , thanks! The art DOES kick ass !

[@TheNightBadger]

Nice review! I know nothing about Blackstar so these things are a real eye-opener. This playset can be filed under 'shell' that looks good from the front. Damn, it's clear why GI Joe ruled the playsets of the 80's.

[@jasfrt6384]

I'm amazed yours arrived in one piece. Years back, I ordered one complete in box. When it arrived, I opened it to find a box full of shredded blue plastic. I have no idea how any of these survived being played with.

[@jedsteelwell2354]

Mine was busted and broken pretty fast! I ended up gluing other stuff onto it and making my own castle lol

[@DougPalumbo]

Oldie but a goodie!

[@MonsterGrove]

Wow alot of good info on how fragile it is . Etc. this was a great look

[@Iamnotspecialandneitherareyou]

Great stuff guys. Nice to see you in a video Melinda. We like you too Mike but it seemed appropriate for Melinda to do this one. Looking forward to when you do the "Fortress of Fangs".

[@jboypacman]

Sweet! Been hoping for a review on the Ice Castle and finally it's here and we get a funny ending to boot too, Awesome. : )

[@michaelcabrera794]

I would love to buy this piece for my 80's playset collection; however, I'm too intimidated by how fragile and difficult to store it would be. So, I'll collect vicariously through this awesome Retroblasting review. This playset is so awesome!! But I always thought the Galoob name was always weird. lol

[@russellj.s.257]

Great to see you guys again,please review the Coleco portable arcade games

[@carrion_man3700]

Overlord was my favorite toy

[@danlower7834]

I remember owning the vizer, but I don't remember this cartoon! Keep up the good reviews

[@edb.1577]

I didn't know this castle existed until seeing it here. I was not a Black Star fan but I did have a few of the figures that I acquired in 84/85 on sale from a Zayre store and I think Gold Circle also, both stores aren't around anymore.

[@Casimir1100]

Dude you do the best Skeletor!!!!

[@retroblasting]

Casimir1100 HAHA! Thanks so much!

[@vincentfranklin17]

Yes! Better than the guy on Robot Chicken!

[@robertchambers6344]

I got this for xmas 83 man i loved it

[@LaughItupFuzzball70]

This Castle set is a new look for me, enjoyed the review as always Guys, it smacks of wow it's june this needs to be out for Christmas let's just get it done. Cheers Fuzz.

[@MrColuber]

That's a pretty good Lou Scheimer impersonation.

[@hordetrooper]

haha, awesome video. great playset. i want this, but now with how delicate it is, i'm not sure, but fun video. thank you for posting.

[@Boojkill]

Seeing this review reminds me of the Sectuars Hive. I remember getting it for Christmas and that thing was massive and also a lot of fun. I think it was one of the biggest playsets of the 80s (aside from the Flagg).

[@Nijirain]

Cool as always guys! XD love the ending :P

[@Fnordathoth]

I loved the Blackstar cartoon as a kid and I loved the figures when they came out, they fit nicely in my head cannon for motu but I hated that playset. Not surprising they're so fragile now as they were pretty fragile then, happy for you that it survived shipping.

[@MotUDad]

Very interesting. Thank you for the video.

[@wiibrockster]

I'm not a Blackstar Fan but I think this playset could fit in well with a MOTU collection.

[@josemontano7767]

Lol I love this channel!

[@peterparker6584]

You have no idea how rare it is to come across today attractive woman my age with a Flair for the vintage toys I very much approve.

[@josephbrowning2968]

Great review!

[@erickteixeira7251]

LOL the end nailed.

[@MrJrbowes45]

What were the characters that you used as fodder for the cannon? I have several different ones in my toys from when I was a kid, but for the life of me can't remember what they're called or where they came from? They were packed in with another figure if I recall correctly, but maybe I'm wrong.

[@vagtav310]

MrJrbowes45 they called trobbits of sagar tree. One is poulo, i cant see the other. They came as a two pack with the good guys, or individualy, or as a four pack!

[@sikamika9]

i still have it!! btw guys is ther ea place to download new decals??

[@Iamnotspecialandneitherareyou]

I stand corrected. I also forgot the laser tag one. Funny stuff. Truly a great channel. I only wonder how you fund your collection. It destroys mine and I have been collecting a while.

[@eliotbenitez8362]

I wish you'd make a video, even a brief one, on Dragonlance!

[@namelessjedi2242]

Did the Castle come out before the action figure of the Vizier? Maybe that’s why the cutout of him was there.

[@novatotornero6508]

Never knew that Blackstarr Ice Castle was similar to Masters of the Universe Snake Mountain need to find Blackstarr figures and vehicles for sure.

[@bravestarr1987]

Hi, I’m just in the process of putting together my own castle. Do you happen to have scans of the stickers and cardboard inserts available to custom print? Any help would be appreciated. :)

[@senateguard33]

Thanks for posting this! I missed Blackstar on TV by a couple years, but do you guys remember Zectaurs or Brave Starr? I thought those were cool toys, would be awesome to see your take on them! :)

[@killerpitdbo]

Sweet nice review

[@azwris]

I have the version with the Greek box. Cult?

[@Degro76]

It was definitely cheaply made as opposed to snake mountain which had thick plastic at least. I did like this line though. Mixed in well with MOTU

[@Iamnotspecialandneitherareyou]

You are welcome. What would you review together?

[@mrfrogbutt1]

PS the lady hosting this review is a hottie and funny as hell....she approaches the review as she herself played with playset and was a kid herself....pretty cool lady

[@stevenwalton8177]

The main base doesn't even look like a pour-molded piece. It looks like just a vacuum-formed outer shell, with molded pieces (stairs, gun torrent, ledge, etc.) to disguise it. With today's material, you could probably recast it from the inside and make stronger thermoformed duplicates, then use the molded pieces from the broken one to complete it. Maybe customize some design improvements, if you wanted. :) (and loved the muppets reference.lol)

[@stevenwalton8177]

***** There are youtube tutorials for just about everything on it. I'm planning to build a thermoformer out of an old electric grill, a vacuum, and some plywood, when I get enough cash for the wood. (Once I found out that's how the Star Wars helmets and Storm Trooper armor was made, I was like "Oh hell, I can do that".lol) The hard part would be reinforcing the outside, so the weight of the mold doesn't damage it. Maybe you could ask Stiltbeaststudios or Brickintheyard how to go about it, as pulling molds is part of what they do for a living. :)

[@stevenwalton8177]

***** No problem. I figure if nothing else, a vacuum-former might come in handy for the cosplay conventions, and could probably thermoform some sweet new display stands for figures who never got them. ;)

[@BaneMcDeath]

Did the Blackstar line up ever get remade like MOTU and She-Ra has? Makes me wonder esp with so many modern methods and artists.

[@thundarrisaboss2725]

thundarr, blackstar, and he-man. the holy trinity of 80s cartoon sword and sorcery(i dont count dungeons and dragons, even tho its objectively better. one of the good guys has to have a sword). still watch em all the time, also, sweet callout of dragonlance"s larry elmore art.

[@RetroBlastingFan]

Great job, Melinda (and Mike). I never realized how large that playset was...wow. Fun and informative as always, my friends! Thanks!! :-)

[@Skeletor50588]

wow - I have never even seen one of them

[@larissaoneiros2262]

Yeah, we had never heard of it until a year ago! -Melinda

[@warface4881]

If the Overlord wants to start a Norwegian death metal band? He definitely wants to!

[@keyopronin4134]

Damn, when owe when will someone reboot this toyline & cartoon.

[@Graytoke]

Your Hair is Rock'n!! ;)

[@larissaoneiros2262]

Thanks, Steve!

[@pitbullgermany4048]

Hm... BS wasn't a thing here in Germany. MotU and Star Wars were the big players. In fact, I didn't even know, this toyline exists. 🙈

[@standepain]

I know it would destroy the idea of it being original but do we know if anyone has tried putting an epoxy resin coating on one of these? Smooth-On sells a product that kinda does what I'm saying. Just look up on KZbin "Strengthening a 3D Powder Print with XTC-3D Epoxy Resin Coating" on Smooth-On's KZbin channel. Might make an interesting video if you can find a broken castle for cheap to test it on...at least a piece of it. Big question since I'm not a collector is how much would it depreciate the value if you did that to it? I would think any means to preserve a loose one of these castle would be justified because they are so fragile.

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

My buddy got it for Christmas, then wanted to sell it to me.

[@nadirgeromin1]

great

[@Strawberry92fs]

No jail cell AND no trap door?

[@bryansphere6359]

What a bunch of cheap crap! lol Bad design. Poorly thought out for kids. Zero durability!

[@TobeyStarburst]

I remember the little demons.

[@pferreira1983]

This looks so flimsy, I'd be worried to play with it if I owned it.

[@b.lloydreese2030]

He man and black Star crossover

[@nickangelo116]

Throw in Marshall Bravestar and Thundercats too

[@cloudair4154]

dude who is this chick wowzers

[@TobeyStarburst]

Get a life.

[@elenaphisher244]

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[@josephskiles]

My Lil brother had this, he got it on discount at toysrus, I remember he shot me with the dart n mom got pissed for some reason, it broke pretty fast

[@postersandstuff]

They should re issue this with much better plastic

[@TVfanfanatic]

Hang a big "Do Not Disturb" sign on that playset. Actually don't hang the sign on there at all. The massive weight of a Post it Note may cause the thing to implode. Seriously... How do you plan to safely store such a fragile/rare piece?

[@Sturmdude]

The lack of details on the inside of play-sets is still a problem today. The Power Team Elite World Peace Keepers Battlefield by M&C toys is an extraordinary culprit. It's essentially a two story middle-eastern building. It's really popular amongst G.I. Joe fans who still collect new stuff. It is featured in several dioramas. It has a commanding presence. It towers over most contemporary play-sets, like the lame Tower of Omens that Bandai made in 2011. You can literally create a battle with dozens of Joes and Cobras in,on, and around it. The outside looks fantastic as it is very well detailed and painted. However, the inside is barren. It's just tan plastic. There is a serve paucity of detail and what few details are on the inside remain unpainted. It has to make up for the barren inside by also having a bunch of cheap figures and accessories like boxes, crates, motorcycles, barrels, sand bags, and weapons.

[@zzzombie888]

Knock offs of other *better made toys* by say *Mattel* always made me laugh.It is clearly inspired by *Greyskull* And Masters Of The Universe,as is Blackstar in general.

[@zzzombie888]

Oh yeah and it is lame.

[@1701Tex]

zzzombie888 says... "It is clearly inspired by Greyskull And Masters Of The Universe,as is Blackstar in general" Except that Blackstar debuted in 1981, while He-Man toys came out a year later, with the cartoon a year after that. Tex (it's French for Google, boy)

[@zzzombie888]

Blackstar WAS first but this playset is in every way a rip off of Greyskull.

[@stevenwalton8177]

zzzombie888 Lol, you pose a good question. Can you rip-off a rip-off of your original? That's right up there with "Is the enemy of my enemy my friend, or my enemy?"

[@1701Tex]

stevenwalton8177 Call it Hogan's Law... "When you steal from a thief, who calls the cops?" --Col. Robert Hogan Tex (and he failed to answer how "Blackstar in general" could rip off something that didn't exist until AFTER it did)

[@Hurricanelive]

Mmmhmm! I loves me a good inspirational evil pep rally!

[@jedsteelwell2354]

I had this thing as a kid and it was a real piece of crap lol it was beat and broken pretty quickly 😂

[@stevemccarthy7871]

Norwegians don't really play death metal. Its black metal thats Norway's claim to fame

[@nosferatu-369]

I had two of the Blackstar figures and never played with them, they sucked.😠

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

Fortress of Fangs was much better

[@mrfrogbutt1]

Terrible castle playsets for both legendary cartoons Black Star and He Man! They always made terrible playsets but that didn't matter because it was more about having fun while playing. I wish I had those Black Star figures because they are fun. I bought the entire Black Star cartoon series cheap and fell in love. I wish they re released the figures

[@libbycouch9923]

*ice king enters the chat*

[@EricNygma]

This looks like a waste of money. Poorly made, easily breakable, toys barely fit with it. I would not recommend this to any collector. Not worth the money

[@azwris]

How much is this today?

[@subraxas]

What an ultra-cheap piece of garbage!! Back then, kids in Commie countries had toys of better quality. Michael, you might as well go ahead and purchase the infamous Bespin "Bridge to Nowhere" from Hasn'tBro; discounted, of course. Because it will go pretty well together with this BEEP! BEEP!! BEEP!!! :-D

[@mikeymartin80]

Dude how can she compare them snake mountain was way cooler and it had hell of a lot more stuff in it too

[@mikeymartin80]

I did see your video it was hilarious I had every single playset known to man and I played for hours with my snake mountain playset. I could give a shit about the figures not being able to stand on the bridge. The one that probably disappointed me was the ice castle shit at least the snake mountain had the microphone

[@mikeymartin80]

And please dude don't think I'm being a. Dick because I'm not. But when you compare snake mountain to a playset like the insector hive playset yeah it does suck. Or castle greyskull yeah it doesn't compare

[@ivanprime93]

This is crap.

[@CoOzEbOy1]

Final verdict: Shit!

[@johnnedward1083]

I never liked the black star toys.they seemed cheap you couldn't pose them.they have no articulation.

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

It was horrible. I got more imagination from a cardboard box.

[@slimeytoes]

It looks vacuum formed almost?

[@Gustavo11pr]

Awesome review!