TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT - A book about unproduced toys
A project in Houston, TX by Blake Wright000days
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A first-of-its-kind art book highlighting a series of "lost" toy projects, mainly action figures, spanning three-plus decades.
Backers: 581
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64
Funded: $37,052 of $30,000
Dates: Feb 7th -> Mar 9th (30 days)
Project By: Blake Wright
Backers: 581
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64
Funded: $37,052 of $30,000
Dates: Feb 7th -> Mar 9th (30 days)
Project By: Blake Wright
$37,052
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 9 @ 12:01 -0500 GMT
123%
of goal
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Latest News
Two hours to go! 
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Well gang... this is it! Down to the final couple of hours of the TTTF Kickstarter. There is still time to secure your copy of the book! Or share the campaign with your friends, family and on social media! But hurry! Time is running out... It's been... (Read More)
Galaxy Quest unlocked!
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! The stretch goals continue to fall. You've just guaranteed that Galaxy Quest will be in the book! Only three more stretch goals to go and 19 hours to clear them! Please keep sharing the campaign with friends, family and on social media.... (Read More)
Star Wars tease...
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Some folks have been asking for a tease of the Star Wars material in the book. Most of it is related to the second series of Droids and Ewoks figures that were prototyped, but not released. But there is also a pair of bonuses. An unbelievable find by... (Read More)
The 24-hour drive to the finish!
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! We've got just about 24 hours left in the Toys That Time Forgot Kickstarter and could use a last minute push towards the stretch goals. Please keep sharing with friends, family and on social media! And, once again, thank you all for... (Read More)
Alien stretch goal unlocked!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, hey! The first stretch goal is unlocked! The story of how Alien went from a canceled Kenner line in 1979 to a production line for Super7 (and the birth of ReAction) in 2013 is now guaranteed content! The chapter includes several unique pieces... (Read More)
48 hours and counting... and EWJ art!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! We've got just a bit more than 48 hours left in the campaign! Please keep sharing the project so that we can put some real pressure on the stretch goal content! Also, a backer asked about the Earthworm Jim art. There is a photo of it... (Read More)
Funded!
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
And here we are! Funding goal achieved! Broken record time... thank you, thank you, thank you! This book would not be seeing the light of day without the support shown by the Kickstarter community and all of my friends who have relentlessly posted,... (Read More)
Closing in!
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey gang! We're less than $500 away from the $30k goal! I just wanted to say I am sincerely humbled by the community's belief in my book. Coming into this Kickstarter I really wasn't sure just how many folks would be interested in a book on... (Read More)
TOY FAIR 2017 reaction! Super7's Brian Flynn...
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Brian has been a great supporter of the book throughout the process. As a toy maker with experience resurrecting unproduced 4" scale action figure lines, he took a keen interest to some specific material. But I'll let him tell you more about that in... (Read More)
Book is back from the editor!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
She had nice things to say! A few items need sorting out, but nothing major. Once these marks are taken care of it is back to my layout guru to add a couple of pages and get the whole package print-ready. (Read More)
TOY FAIR 2017 reaction! Jesse DeStasio of Toy Pizza...
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Here is another Toy Fair reaction video of folks seeing TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT for the first time. This time, it's Toy Pizza co-host Jesse DeStasio! Jesse has been in the business for a while, so it is tough to show or tell him something that he... (Read More)
A pair of podcasts talk TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT!
February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! We've just hit 80% funded with nine (9) days left! Please keep sharing! We are in the home stretch now. I wanted to point you to a pair of podcasts I did recently. First, while at Toy Fair this past week I sat down with Daniel Pickett... (Read More)
TOY FAIR 2017 reaction! Brian Volk-Weiss and Brian Stillman...
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Sunday everyone! Here's another brief video shot at this year's Toy Fair. We had a post show session with Brian Volk-Weiss, producer of the upcoming Netflix series The Toys That Made Us and Brian Stillman, the director of Plastic Galaxy: The... (Read More)
TOY FAIR 2017 reaction! Action Figure Insider's Daniel Pickett...
February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey gang! Here's another peek at someone else peeking into the TOYS THAT TIME FORGOT at Toy Fair 2017! This time, it is long-time action figure newsman (and newly-minted Gentle Giant employee) Daniel Pickett from Action Figure Insider. Take a look!... (Read More)
TOY FAIR 2017 reaction! Four Horsemen Studios' Cornboy...
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, hey! Here is another brief video of one of our industry friends checking out Toys That Time Forgot at Toy Fair 2017! This time it's Eric "Cornboy" Mayse of the famous Four Horsemen, who by the way, are KILLING IT with their Mythic Legions... (Read More)
Toy Tales interview...
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Here's a quick update to let you know that there is a brief interview with me up now at Toy Tales. Go here ---> https://toytales.ca/friday-five-blake-wright/ Thanks! (Read More)
TOY FAIR 2017 reaction! NECA's Randy Falk...
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all! I'm just back from the annual Toy Fair in New York -- where this whole book project started just two years ago. I took the opportunity to return to the show with the near-finished product to let some of the same folks who encouraged me to... (Read More)
Reactions from Toy Fair!
February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! I've been in NYC these past few days showing the book around to some of the folks who encouraged the project two years ago... almost to the day! We'll have a video montage up a bit later this week so you can see what industry thinks... (Read More)
Heading to Toy Fair this weekend!
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! I'll be heading to New York City on Saturday and attending the annual Toy Fair! I plan on taking a printed copy of the TTTF manuscript around to show the movers and shakers, and get their reaction to the (near) final product. Is that... (Read More)
Now here this!
February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I did a couple of podcasts talking about the book in the lead up to the launch of the Kickstarter. If you want to hear me yammer on about Toys That Time Forgot -- and drop of few nuggets about book specifics -- check out the links below!... (Read More)
Five days in, half way home!
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit 50% within the first 20% of the campaign! I know I've said it a lot already, but thank you! This puts us in a very good position to get the remaining 50% and hit our goal! I also wanted to post this little video to prove that the book is... (Read More)
Word is spreading! Check it out...
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Several websites have now started picking up the news of Toys That Time Forgot... and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive! Keep spreading the word! From Battlegrip.com From OAFE... From Rediscover The '80s... (Read More)
Over a third of the way home in 24 hours!
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! (and potent backers)... We just past the 24-hour mark and sit at just over $11k or 36% of our goal. I can't tell you how grateful I am that so many of you believe in this project. Not only by your pledges, but also by spreading the... (Read More)
What a day!
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! I am extremely humbled by the response to my book project. Closing in on $10,000 in the first 10 hours of the campaign! Let's keep the momentum going! We'll clear the funding goal... and stretch goals in record time! Please do not... (Read More)
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