Rare Vintage Finds at the UK's Largest Toy Fair - NEC Dec 2024

The Christmas NEC Toy Fair is once again upon us - the largest toy fair in the UK.
This is one of my favourite events of the year... always a great atmosphere and fun to meet up with friends and fellow collectors during the holiday season.
Let's see what we can find, let's see who can we meet.
#vintagetoys #toyhunt #80stoys
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The Search For, Preservation and Archival of Vintage Toys.
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[@VintageToyRush]

I hope you enjoy this tour of the NEC Toy Fair and the pickups! What would you have taken home? As always, thanks for the support... Happy New Year! Cheers, VTR Dave 🤘

[@kieronball8962]

Great NEC Toy Fair video and pick ups, Dave. I love seeing boxed vintage Action Man and Six Million Dollar Man action figures, at these toy fairs.

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Kieron!! 👍 Agree, good to see AM & Six Million Dollar man. Shame Big Foot is so damn expensive... cause I'd really like to add one to the collection 😎

[@brianrobinson2962]

Fantastic pickup mate have a awesome new year mate to you and your family

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Brian!! 👍 Happy New Year! 🤘

[@Gforceracing20]

Oh that Battle of the Planets Annual is gorgeous!!!

[@VintageToyRush]

Already started reading it GForce!! Loved the cartoon as a kid and bringing back many memories 👍

[@SHABBYGEEK22]

"who knew I was gonna get into B.A Barracus!" VTR - 2024..😂😂 Once again, thank you for showing us around NEC. Always great to see toys I grew up with right there! Wishing you and the lovely DCB a very Happy New Year! 🎉🥂🍾

[@VintageToyRush]

Ha ha!!! 🤣🤣 Cheers Shabby, Happy New Year to you and the family!! 🥂

[@murraymccheyne5576]

Looks like it was a great Toy fair Dave you picked up some real eclectic toys for the collection 😊, thx for sharing mate hope you have a fantastic new year in 2025 cheers Muzz 🇦🇺

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Muzz!! Happy New Year and wishing you a great 2025 👍

[@keeponcollecting]

Happy new year Dave 🎉 We finally got a chance to watch and enjoy this NEC toy hunt. UK toy hunts continue to blow our minds with the vintage toys available (loose and on card). We decided, if we ever went to UK for toy hunts we would need thousands $$$ and an extra case 😂 Oh! And when did u get the Kraken? It's amazing isn't it? ❤😊 As always, thanks for showing us your toy hunt 😁 they're enjoyable and fun 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

G'day & Happy New Year Matt & Andrew! Just one suitcase 🤣🤣🤣 You're gonna need a bigger boat LOL The Kraken came from the US and the parcel was waiting when I returned from being away at Christmas. Love it!! Had real fun at the NEC meeting up with the gang, and it's nice you can be there virtually 👍

[@universaltoycollector]

Fantastic pickups VTR....wow. My eyes lit up with glee when I saw you picked up am Action Jsck......I collected those as a kid. I forgot all about them up until this video.

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Stu! 👍 Ha, glad to re-ignite your memory of Action Jack... may have to track down the others if there's only six!!

[@Chuck-z9g]

Awesome Video, love the camara work showing us a variety of different toy lines and prices there in the UK, hope to come over one day enjoy the shows in person. Have a great New Years !

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Chuck!! 👍 Glad you like the style of the videos, I try to be a slightly different with the toy hunt coverage. If you do come over let me know! Happy New Year 🤘

[@CountsCuriousCurios]

Great video as always man. 👏NEC looked stacked with some great stuff this time. 😮 Those card backs for Titans were sweet. Liked the MASK communicators and the MIMPs. Hope your New Years is a good one. Thank you for sharing.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! 👍 Those MASK communicators were in mint condition. Saw a lot of MIMPs at this one. Happy New Year! 🤘

[@realadamberry]

Always a pleasure my friend - only 52 days until Sandown. Great video as always (even with my annoying voice in the background) lol

[@VintageToyRush]

Yeah, roll on Sandown!! 👍 Ha, LOL you're voice is not annoying... actually thought it was great to have someone else saying stuff on camera 🤘

[@nickjohnjames30]

Hi Dave, I always look forward to your videos-I really appreciate your passion and the way you put them together. There are some poor alternatives out there with badly made vintage toy videos that are almost unwatchable, but you, Jules, and Toy Polloi are the crème de la crème. Keep up the great work!

[@VintageToyRush]

Ah thank you so much for your kind words... and that's quite some company... I'm a big fan of both Jules & Dave. I'd love to publish more frequently, but when I do, I try to create something worthwhile 👍

[@andystoysandmodels9582]

As always great to chat and see you. I’m glad he found a home and enjoy him. Happy new year and see you at the next one 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Andy!! He's already on display with the others 👍 Happy New Year!!

[@ReynoldsReviews]

Aw you met toy polloi Dave!!!!! Two restoration extraordinaires together!👍 Great event and great pick ups as always Dave, especially that BA variant and Drax, you get all the best stuff my friend, see you in 2025 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

I think the photo with Dave was from the January Shepton Mallet toy fair 👍 Very pleased with the pickups this time, nice way to end the year... however, let's make 2025 even better... let's see if we can meet up multiple times!!! 🤘

[@FraDonaghyMusic]

Super video. Thanks for another great year of your channel Dave. Best wishes for 2025!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! And the same to you... Happy New Year!! 👍

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Always enjoy these videos from the toy fairs you do Dave. I did spot the Droids Tig Fromm in the video. Great pickups from the event! Mr T. is looking cool!

[@VintageToyRush]

G'day Mike! 👍 I'm not sure I saw Tig LOL... did you also see the Ewoks Wave 2 prototypes by Pro Customs!! They were cool 🤘

[@Chasing80sToys]

Great toy hunt, edit and haul. Cool seeing the battle beasts crossovers. Cheers for taking us along. Nec never disappoints.

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Chris!! 👍 Yeah, awesome customs... the guy has also done some A-Team Battle Beasts but unfortunately he didn't bring them on the day... maybe next time.

[@BlackArroToons]

Nice find with Drax and the great box too. Nice tour and video, thanks VTR Dave! 2:39 The Wishbook volume 1 is great. Volume 2 is awesome too and includes the entire M.A.S.K. Kenner line, plus Tron, Super Powers, etc.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! Very pleased with Drax! 👍 Yeah, those Wishbook volumes are very well done and dangerous 😎

[@BlackArroToons]

@@VintageToyRush Cool, good to hear. Yeah, volume 2 has all of the classic Dune figures, worm and vehicles too, I forgot to mention it before. Enjoy!

[@dezt5108]

Great video VTR, it's always an awesome pleasure seeing you at these events. Glad you and DCB June liked the annuals. (With all the pictures at the end, it seems like I was stalking you!! But with everyone there it goes to show what a great community we have).

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Dez!! Thank you so much for those annuals 🤘 Ha ha, when I pulled those pics together, I did chuckle, as I thought you popped up everywhere 🤣 Wouldn't have it any other way!!

[@totallytaylorretrohunters]

Great recap of the convention Dave, love those battle beast, they will be my focus in 2025. Happy new year mate and wishing you all the best.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Dean!! Ah yes, I'm having fun collecting Battle Beasts, definitely a good line to focus on 👍 Happy New Year! 🤘

[@Retrotoyguysi]

Some awesome pick ups there Dave, the Drax figure is particularly impressive, thanks for sharing 😀 Happy New Year sir!

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Si!! Loving the Drax, Holly is next 😎 Happy New Year!! 🤘

[@gordonglover6011]

Love it I love your titan happy New year

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Gordon! 👍 Happy New Year! 🤘

[@obirobkenobi3599]

Room tour , room tour, room tour!! ❤

[@VintageToyRush]

Ha ha!! It will be happen... eventually 😎

[@geekstrong1]

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[@VintageToyRush]

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[@jeff72_]

A great video of a brilliant fair Dave. I made it over myself for the day but didn't manage to bump into you, had a fabulous day though. That Battle of the Planets Annual...lovely!

[@VintageToyRush]

Hey Jeff!! Shame we didn't cross paths... hope you had success with your finds 👍 Very pleased with the annual, already started reading it 😎

[@jeff72_]

Hi Dave, sure is but hopefully the next time. I got some nice pickups including some Action Force reinforcements and some nice boxed Matchbox die cast vehicles. Happy reading with the Annual, cheers.

[@garymoore1975]

Another fantastic overview showcasing an array of awesome toy goodness. That Action Man Mountaineer may have been coming home with me, if I had attended. Instead I was at the Guppenheim museum in Yeovil. Maybe next year…👍🏽

[@VintageToyRush]

Hey Gary, hope you've had a great visit to the UK! and yeah, the Mountaineer is a favourite of mine too... hopefully next year!!! 👍

[@KennyWhitty]

Great video and pick ups Dave 👍🏼

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Kenny!! Happy New Year 🥂

[@Xortrider]

Great to see you mate, sorry we didn’t have much time to chat. Great video.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!!! Yeah, would be great to chat for longer next time... but it's always so busy 😎

[@FullersFigures]

Another VTR video and another 12" Mr T in the background. How do I keep missing these?!! Awesome video Dave and super pickups.

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Conor!! 👍 You're not hunting Mr T, he's hunting you 🤣

[@GenX_Kid]

Wow, so much beautiful stuff! MOC and boxed Buck Rogers, CHiPs, Lone Ranger, The Black Hole... I could go on forever. But here's some personal faves... 4:23 Graded BOB + The Greatest American Hero 😍 8:55 Automan! The most disappointing show of my childhood 😞 16:25 Plush Batfink & Karate 😲 BA variant took me back to that brief moment in time when Mr. T was pretty much the biggest star in the universe. Well, he was to us eight year-olds in 1983 😆 Toy You Tube All-Star line-up in the photos haha

[@VintageToyRush]

You have great taste!!! Well spotted on The Greatest American Hero, Batfink & Karate!! 👍 And yeah, Mr T was everywhere back in the 80s - I think we forget how big a deal he was back then.

[@markshellard5894]

Happy New Year 🥳

[@VintageToyRush]

Happy New Year Mark! 🤘

[@alongandlongtimeago]

Great stuff Dave! Moonraker Drax 😮 amazing pick-up. I’ve just started re watching V and although dated what a show. He-Woks 🤣🤣🤣🤣 We have booked a hotel for NEC next September so will finally get to this toy fair! 👌 Looking forward to seeing you around in the new year mate 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers Martyn! Very pleased with Drax, it's been a long hunt for that one 👍 Love V, but it kinda freaked me out as a kid LOL Have started reading the annual to refresh my memory. The custom guy is fantastic! He has many funny card backs 🤣 Well, I'm definitely booking for Sept then, that will be a good laugh 👍

[@scottwhitehouse7152]

Great video Dave, always enjoy joining you on a toy hunt, if only vicariously via KZbin :-) Nearly made it to the NEC this time, but just didn't work out in the end. Looks like some great items and you got some great pickups. Think I'll be picking up the odd annual or storybook in the coming years. Got a Last Starfighter storybook recently after seeing the remastered film. I also received a 1975 Star Trek annual from my youngest daughter for Christmas, which is fabulous. Happy New Year to you and DCB June, hope to see you at a future toy fair 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Scott! 👍 Would have been great to see you there, but we have this year to meet up!! Last Starfighter... now that's a blast from the past. There were annuals for everything 😎 Fun to collect though. Happy New Year!! 🥂

[@TimeTunnelToysUK]

Great video mate. I'm so glad you got Drax off Dad.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Joe!! Good to see you again. Very pleased with Drax! 👍

[@vadertronstoychest]

Really enjoyed this video i always see you about at the shows absolutely love your kraken he's on my to get list

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! Yeah, I see you too and am subscribed to your channel. Just got the Kraken - it's been a long search for one that's a decent price, I got it from the US! 👍

[@vadertronstoychest]

@@VintageToyRush thanks mate was the import charges high?

[@VintageToyRush]

@@vadertronstoychest most of the time, my US deliveries have a small import charge, this time I don't seem to have been charged at all! 👍

[@vadertronstoychest]

@VintageToyRush great stuff

[@LUPIGUETES]

Huyy. Que buen Toy show Ví mil figuras con recuerdo Suscrito a al canal saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴🤙

[@VintageToyRush]

Greetings from the UK! Do you have any toy shows like this one in Columbia? Thanks for the subscribe 🤘

[@LUPIGUETES]

@VintageToyRush claro aquí está el comicon , s.o.f.a que es mucha más grande que comicon y yo hago mi propio evento en Bogotá muy pequeño y modesto que se llama lupicon

[@VintageToyRush]

That's fantastic that you run your own event!! What are popular vintage toy lines your way?

[@LUPIGUETES]

@@VintageToyRush soy muy amante The six millón dollar man. Me gusta mucho el hojalata lo que sea robots autos, juegos etc. Aqui llega todo lo que se puede conseguir en usa. Sea por ebay, Amazon o mucha gente puede viajar como yo y compramos lo que vemos en tiendas o toyshow. En Colombia se Colecciona mucho motu y tortugas ninja Yo estoy dedicado a los Simpsons

[@jonbarwell5204]

Been waiting for your video to come out on the NEC toy fair as I was unable to make it. Another great watch from yourself again 👌 Didn’t see much Action Force there, i’m going to be concentrating on adding to that and the Gi Joe collection next year hopefully.

[@VintageToyRush]

Hey Jon! Thanks... there were several Action Force items at the show which I didn't capture on camera. Good luck with your AF and GI Joe collection 👍

[@Brad93698]

so much carded goodness

[@VintageToyRush]

Yeah, that one stall had an incredible selection!! 👍

[@mandosmuckymate2360]

I chatted some Swedish to you at the NEC. I saw that boxed inexpensive Action Jack and smiled. I picked up a dozen vehicles and 15 figs with accessories for £10 here in Sweden. You were still jogging round the NEC 6 hrs after arriving!!!

[@VintageToyRush]

Hi, yes I remember you! Great to see you here. What a bargain for all those vehicles and figures - nicely done. Ha, yes still going strong at the end, but we did have several extended breaks in the restaurant area 😎 Hope our paths cross again and maybe when I'm next in Sweden perhaps we can do a toy hunt. I did visit a vintage store in Stockholm a few years back 👍

[@mandosmuckymate2360]

@VintageToyRush I live 1hr away from Umeå near Vindeln in Vasterbotten. I shall keep an eye out for sizeable retro toy fairs and shops in Sweden and give you a heads up. I have relatives in Stockholm; so I will be visiting. The Swedes are big into the reuse/recycle and as such their charity shop chains can be fruitful BUT some are aware of retro value and put items for sale online. I hope we get a Swedish adventure!

[@deadpoolredsuit4892]

0:56 Kenner - Oscar Goldman 6:05 Kenner - Bionic Bigfoot 8:41 Kenner - The Bionic Woman 8:46 Kenner - Oscar Goldman + The Six Million Dollar Man

[@VintageToyRush]

Oh yes, great list!! 👍 I'd love to add Bigfoot to the collection, but as you're very likely aware.. they're pretty expensive!!

[@littledavevader]

Many happy memories of playing with Action Jack's.A very cheap pocket money toy we'd buy from our local newsagent

[@VintageToyRush]

Ah very nice.. if there's only 6, may have to track down some more 👍

[@littledavevader]

@VintageToyRush now this might be my memory making things up, but I'm sure there was a maybe a few more than 6, and also you could get a couple of vehicles and even a playset of some kind.

[@VintageToyRush]

@@littledavevader i'll have to dig into this line now :)

[@mattb0878]

Never been to NEC, only Doncaster. I bought the MOC King Randor from Boxed Collectables last week there, Beautiful figure.

[@VintageToyRush]

Never been to Doncaster, have wanted to attend that one. Very nice pickup from Boxed Collectibles, they have some great stuff 👍

[@mattb0878]

@VintageToyRush yeah their stand had some really nice pieces.

[@tootyuk]

I could of sworn i seen you sitting having a coffee in the shop, my eyesite isnt great at distance lol (i had a stall opposite it) but i couldnt get away and i dont recall you coming past (we were selling retro video game stuff, so thats probably why) all the best for 2025 mate (ive been watching for ages)

[@VintageToyRush]

Ah I think I know which stall that was - had a load of retro consoles on there? I am interested in retro gaming too, had a C64 which I absolutely loved. Thanks for all the support, and hopefully next time we can say hello 👍

[@ZeroHunterToys]

Should picked up one of those clash of the titans card backs. Audio problem is hearing Adam in the background lol.

[@realadamberry]

You git lol

[@VintageToyRush]

They've done a great job on those cards! 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Ha ha I'm sure Adam will appreciate that 🤣

[@BigTomandTVC]

Here because of ED!!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! Appreciate that 👍

[@RetroSlacker]

I need to fly over for this fair next year wow

[@VintageToyRush]

Let me know if you do!! 👍 I need to travel to some fairs further afield, like the US 😎

[@RetroSlacker]

@ yea you should check out the great Ohio toy show. I’ve never been but the videos look insane with how massive it is. Problem is you have to hang out in Ohio which is… uninteresting to say the least lol

[@VintageToyRush]

@@RetroSlacker LOL yeah Ohio isn't on my list of places to visit - but the Ohio toy show does look amazing 👍

[@RetroSlacker]

@ yea hard pass but I’m heading out there for a show in February Toyhio. Supposed to be good. Apparently that area is like the toy collecting capitol of the US 🤷🏼

[@VintageToyRush]

@@RetroSlacker That sounds amazing - lots of fairs that way, and I guess it's a great location as Kenner were based there!

[@dazatronsdioramallama6370]

Glad you managed to pick up some rarities. Please do make that Clash of the Titans spotlight. I’d love to see the collection

[@VintageToyRush]

Yeah, I have one planned, just a matter of when - you may notice I don't publish videos frequently, only when I have time. But this is one I definitely want to do 👍

[@dazatronsdioramallama6370]

I absolutely get it@ - I haven’t posted a lot on my own channel lately. Love the content you put out though so I’m happy to wait 👍

[@cloudvectors]

I used to buy Action Jacks from Scarborough indoor market. They were about 50p in the mid-80’s. A great pocket money toy. Apparently they’re a KO of a Matchbox toyline called Mobile Action Command

[@VintageToyRush]

Ah nice memories!! I never had any as a kid but I think I'll need to some digging on them and now also Mobile Action Command 👍

[@ManCave1972]

Some incredible stuff: graded humanoid from The Black Hole?! Rare as hen’s teeth 🤯

[@VintageToyRush]

Yeah there were quite a few graded loose figures at this show. At the time, I wasn't even sure which Black Hole figure that was, as I'd never seen one before 😎

[@ManCave1972]

Love the Clash of the Titans stuff, I only had one figure as a kid: Charon, and I still have him, complete with sword. Sadly the cardback never survived.

[@VintageToyRush]

Fantastic you have your childhood figure! I've been enjoying collecting the line - wish they'd done more back in the day. The carded versions are expensive here, so am happy with repro card backs for now 👍

[@andystoysandmodels9582]

😅😅 Battle Beasts for life hahaha

[@VintageToyRush]

There's no escape!! 😎

[@justinforrest1613]

Hey Dave! Great video, I was wondering if you could tell me what the track is at 4:18? Is it part of the youtube library? thanks!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! 👍 That track is called '8 bit dimension'. Unfortunately, it's not in the YT library, I have a license via Motion Array.

[@AFCManUk]

Hasbro really slipped up by letting the go of the Battle Beasts trademark. If they re-released them today they would absolutely fly off the shelves. They've always been just so cool.

[@VintageToyRush]

Yeah!! Thankfully, the original Battle Beasts are still fairly easy to find... well, maybe not the Laser ones. Fun little things 👍

[@Blackedoutewoks]

I pity the fool who doesn’t collect Mr T variants 😂

[@VintageToyRush]

Ha ha - good one BOE 🤣