[Joe Moore]

LEGO



While LEGO has been around, it seems, forever, in the 1980's the brand really soared. Releasing a variety of products. But the 80's marked a decade of major expansion into many new territories the world over. It also introduced the LEGO World Showcase, the LEGO Award and a whole lot more. Not to mention the myriad of LEGO products released in the 80's.

ZOIDS



A line that started as simple model kits and eventually turned into some of the most fantastic and complex model kits, action figures and PVC toys you could buy in the 80's. ZOIDs was developed by TOMY (now Takara-TOMY) and is now produced by various companies through licensing agreements with them. The line featured various mechanical beasts, dinosaurs, vehicles and figures. the original run started in 1983 and has run off and on to this day.