Unexpected Vintage Finds at Shepton Mallet Toy Fair - Jan 2024

I haven't been to Shepton Mallet Toy Fair for about a decade and back then it was definitely skewed towards trains and die-cast.
Have times changed, are there vintage toys to be picked up.
Let's see what we can find, let's see who can we meet.
#vintagetoys #toyhunt #80stoys
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[@keeponcollecting]

❤ We always love a VTR toy show/hunt 😊 For a predominantly die cast toy show you surely did find some glorious vintage toy goodness Dave 😊 thanks for sharing mate 👍😉

[@VintageToyRush]

Cheers guys!! 🤘 Had a great day at this one and met some cool people 👍

[@scottwhitehouse7152]

Always enjoy your toy fair videos VTR Dave. Some nice and unusual pickups. 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Thank Scott! 🤘 Yeah, it's good to mix it up every now and then, keep the collecting fresh 👍

[@ActionPopCast]

Great to see you at shepton, looking forward to April 🤘🤘

[@VintageToyRush]

Good to catchup and ah yes, NEC is going to be mad!!! 🤘

[@ScottCrusher]

Love a VTR Toy Hunt! For a show that's focused on trains and die cast, there was a lot of vintage action figure goodness! Love the Computer Force/Warriors goodies, and the condition of the carded Debug and Centurions Power Pack are in incredible condition. Love those Remco US Forces as well, funny how the cheapies that were unappreciated as kids are so fun to collect nowadays.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Scott! 👍 Yeah, really getting into Computer Force now, a cool but somewhat whacky line! And those Remco cards definitely an impulse buy as they were priced nicely 🤘

[@Superfan-Lee]

Cheers. love watching you do the laps at the toy fairs. Thanks for sharing and good to see you got some nice pick ups.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Lee!! 👍 I enjoy making the fair videos and we need to show off more the UK scene 🤘

[@MonkeyboysToys]

A tub full of cows!!! Nice pickups dude and it was great to have a look around with you. I would be so overwhelmed at a fair this big!

[@VintageToyRush]

Ha ha Dave, yeah several tubs of cows! Perhaps should have bought one as a souvenir 🤣 One day, would love to attend a fair with you, early bird where it's quieter. I'm sure you would enjoy it 👍

[@darthwizzywizard]

WOW. Some items in there I have not seen in literally 40 years. Talk about reactivating old memories. There was a little tank in one of the piles for example 😢. Blown away. I love how nicely played out the tables are. 😊

[@VintageToyRush]

Glad to have brought back some memories! It's fun to browse around these fairs 👍

[@SHABBYGEEK22]

What the France! 😮 How freaking cool was that Playmobil train at the end of the video!!!! Awesome collection of vintage Motu too!

[@VintageToyRush]

What the France! Indeed. That train was massive and it came with loads of track for £100 I think. I can imagine it going round your Christmas tree 🤣 Best part of the day was having a coffee with Dave Toy Polloi 👍

[@SHABBYGEEK22]

@@VintageToyRush aw man! Glad you had a good time my friend!

[@Kilacollector001]

Awesome just seen that I made it in the video with the computer force/warriors glad I tracked u back down as I forgot I brought along a loose complete one aswell 😅 glad you had a great day and thank you

[@VintageToyRush]

Ah man, so sorry I forgot your name!! I've been trying to recall from my terrible memory ever since, but now I have it, thanks 👍 If you ever come across any more Computer Force, you know who to call 🤘

[@brianrobinson2962]

Awesome mate thanks fantastic channel

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanka Brian!! 🤘 Appreciate the support 👍

[@Chasing80sToys]

Fun seeing you on the first toy fair of the year. Lots of cool toys.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Chris! 👍 Not a fair I usually attend but fun to explore something new.

[@dezt5108]

Great video VTR, it's lovely seeing collector fairs (especially ones that I'd never get too).

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Dez!! 👍 My hope is to visit as many fairs as possible, but some of them require a fair amount of travel. Really need to get to the northern ones 😎

[@thedragonreborn9835]

That was a brilliant video. Modellers Loft had a great set-up. 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! I believe he is starting to sell some of his personal collection, which is just stunning! Loads of lines right up your street 👍

[@Empiretoys1138]

Looked a great show mate, computer wars is a funky toy line!!

[@VintageToyRush]

Yeah, good show and having fun collecting Computer Warriors. Thanks Aaron! 👍

[@fluxburner1636]

Great video Dave!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Flux!! 🤘

[@BlackArroToons]

Unique carded Computer Force figures that you got there! And Transformers, Rambo book. Thanks for the well-presented tour, Dave! A nice selection of MASK figures there too.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks BlackArro!! 👍 Loving Computer Force / Warriors at the moment. Had a great day at Shepton Mallet, met some good folks 🤘

[@BlackArroToons]

@@VintageToyRush Cool, good to hear. I'll check out your newest video too.

[@Rudy_Zissou]

Awesome pick ups!! As always. What a great surprise to see Dave?!? Looks like quite a varied and hidden little gem of a toy fair. A joy seeing the Planet Of The Apes merch even though it's not something i've ever really wanted, just seeing the variety was lovely. What i really enjoyed seeing was the huge Playmobil trains. You really get to see that Playmobil have stayed true to their origins. Great video and insights!!

[@VintageToyRush]

Hey Rudy!! Thanks 👍 It was fantastic to meet Dave, what a generous and pleasant chap! Was very impressed by the Playmobil - the scale of that train was incredible and given its price, that's a huge amount of plastic per pound 😎 I too have a fascination with Planet of the Apes, love all the films, but have yet to add any figures to the collection. One day perhaps. Thanks for stopping by 🤘

[@mjl4695]

That Rambo children’s book is hilarious.

[@VintageToyRush]

It is and I never knew they existed. There was an annual and both are based on the Rambo cartoon, so have a connection to the Coleco Rambo line 👍

[@lexistoyloft2641]

Great video looks like a really good day out!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! 👍 Yeah had fun and met some great people 🤘

[@jeff72_]

Great video Dave and there were some very nice items up for grabs. Lovely pickups and thanks for sharing. Now, I need to get over to a UK fair this year...

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Jeff! 👍 Well, if you can make the NEC fair in April, it's going to be amazing - a number of collectors in the YT world will be attending including some from the US 🤘

[@ZeroHunterToys]

Love those computer power toys never heard them before.

[@VintageToyRush]

They came out right at the end of the 80s - I'd never heard of them until recently either but am now picking up a few - hopefully will do a video at some point soon 👍

[@FraDonaghyMusic]

It is always a pleasure to see a VTR upload pop up! As soon as I saw the title, I was wondering if you crossed paths with Toy Polloi. Great video, as always, and thanks for yet again including that "Future Technologies" song in the background!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! 👍 Whenever I use 'Future Technologies' I always think you'll like this one 😎 It was great to meet with Toy Polloi, he was fantastic and we had a good old natter. 🤘

[@TheRetroTinker]

Great video Dave, some excellent pickups there! The computer Force stuff is fascinating! I’ve never heard of it before, but it looks really cool!

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! 👍 It wasn't until recently that I came across Computer Force, really not sure how I missed this line as a kid! Hoping to pick up some more so look out for them in future videos 🤘

[@justinforrest1613]

The last thing I need is to collect another line but Computer warriors has been catching my eye lately. That line completely passed me by as a kid also.

[@VintageToyRush]

Don't blame me if you start collecting Computer Warriors 🤣 But it is cool line 👍

[@ReynoldsReviews]

Yayyyy another VTR instalment, no sandwich this time though lol. Some great items on show Dave, and you picked up a few things I’ve never heard of so nice to learn of new lines, but I spotted a supernaturals ghost finder!!!!!😮😮😮😮 that would’ve been hard for me to resist lol. Great watch as always 👍

[@VintageToyRush]

Hey Luke! No sandwich, what!!, don't you have marmalade ones under your hat at all times 🤣 So glad to have found Computer Force, it's right up my street and definitely starting a new collection with this one. I don't even remember seeing a Supernaturals ghost LOL I'm gonna have to go back and look at the video 😎 NEC is getting closer 🔥🔥🔥

[@Kilacollector001]

That was my beauty 😂

[@carlosarce6352]

Thanks for sharing mate, next time you go to a show make the video longer ,l would like to see what they have.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! Ha ha, how long to you want them? I try to catch what I can on video 👍

[@11wins125]

Great video. Will have to see if I can pop down there next time. Went mega Malvern…..today……got myself a galaxy rangers treat. See you at sandown. Jules

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks Jules! 👍 Worth a visit but quite some drive! Ah man, you're doing great on the Galaxy Rangers! What did you pick up? And yeah, looking forward to Sandown 😎

[@Retrotoyguysi]

Some great finds there Dave, carded power-pack looks awesome. Defenders of peace? And how are they defending the peace? With a rocket firing gun of course, obviously 😂 Great stuff thanks for sharing 👍 😊

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks! 🤘 Yeah, very pleased with the carded Centurions! And never thought about the irony of defenders of peace 🤣

[@loganjorgensen]

Looked like a good show with some diverse things, plus lots of nice people to see.🙂 Computer Force/Warriors, funny I was just looking at some online recently, such an odd toyline. I guess the idea was like a fusion of micro playset and transforming properties, plus Monster In My Pocket scale humanoids. 11:49 Wow look at them all, I need to get some, got lots of crumbled AM hands heh. 13:18 I have a memory of that Playmobil train, one that got away though lol.

[@VintageToyRush]

Great show! Yeah, Computer Warriors is an odd mix of a line but there's much to be loved! Glad to have brought back memories of the train 👍

[@jonboldrey5339]

Dave an Dave 🇬🇧🍻🇺🇸💪

[@VintageToyRush]

You've heard of The Two Ronnies, now it's The Two Daves 😎

[@arianeyoung6333]

Just found your Chanel and I love your content! Keep up the good work! Videos are interesting and entertaining.

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! 🤘

[@cloudvectors]

Congrats on the Centurions score! I’ve only ever seen that on really poor condition cards. It was a very under-promoted aspect of the toys that the weapons systems were designed to move. A lot of collectors I’ve chatted with have been totally unaware of it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks!! 👍 To be fair, I've never actually seen one of these power packs in action. In fact, I tried to find a video and/or commercial demonstrating this feature but failed. I'd create a video, but obviously don't want to rip open the card 😎

[@TJC-ToyMemories]

Great video Dave, you got some good pickups by the looks of it too 👌

[@VintageToyRush]

Thanks TJC! 👍 Yeah, pleasantly surprised by those pickups 🤘

[@JulesDesmond]

So jealous of the toy fairs in the UK. I’d want you to buy everything but the boxed Play Asterix is what particularly caught my eye.

[@VintageToyRush]

Where are you based Jules? I'm often jealous of the US toy fairs, but I'm trying my best to promote our small, unique and whacky fairs here in the sunny UK 👍

[@JulesDesmond]

@@VintageToyRush I’m in New Zealand. We don’t get fairs like that here.

[@VintageToyRush]

@@JulesDesmond wow, welcome from the other side of the world 🤘

[@garymoore1975]

Very cool. I won’t write what we use to call Shepton Mallet as kids…I do have the Ackbar mask though…👍🏽

[@VintageToyRush]

Ha ha Gary, I can guess 🤣 Do you really have the Ackbar mask? We were wondering if it actually exists. Any chance you can send a photo via Instagram message? 👍

[@garymoore1975]

@@VintageToyRush sent in an email. I also have the Klaatu. Yoda was gifted to a friend.

[@liveanadventure429]

I’d love computer warriors, yes never see them unfortunately

[@VintageToyRush]

Can't believe I missed this line as a kid, although I was into real computers by that time. I'm hoping to build out the collection and feature some videos in the future 👍

[@liveanadventure429]

@@VintageToyRushgood luck, it won’t be easy, another Mattel line from around the same time was men of medal little figures that came with a medal you could wear but could place the figure into and carry it about

[@VintageToyRush]

@@liveanadventure429 never heard of the men of medal line!! will look that up 👍