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Category Archives: Prototypes
Kenner Steve Scout Unproduced Union and Confederate Uniform Concept Art
Here is a nice set of Kenner concept boards for unproduced Steve Scout Union and Confederate uniforms and accessory sets. The concept boards feature a mix of original artwork done in ink and marker, and also have several logo elements … Continue reading
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Tagged concept board, original art, Steve Scout
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Kenner Super Powers Green Lantern Engineering Pilot
Here is a neat Super Powers Green Lantern pre-production piece. I’m not sure of the exact purpose this item served, but engineering pilots such as this help give us a glimpse into Kenner’s complex design process. An engineering pilot typically … Continue reading
Kenner The Real Ghostbusters ECTO-1A Box Original Artwork
This is the original artwork for the main box image on Kenner’s The Real Ghostbusters ECTO-1A vehicle. The art is a combination of air brushing, hand brush work, and marker. The overall dimensions for the piece are 22″ wide x … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecto-1A, original art, Prototype, The Real Ghostbusters
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Kenner Indiana Jones Action Figures Quality Control Samples
Here’s a neat pair of Indiana Jones quality control samples. The action figures are production quality and came directly from an ex-Kenner employee whose husband worked in Kenner’s Quality Department. There are multiple areas on the bubbles circled by black … Continue reading
Kenner Morgue Inventory List Part 1
When Hasbro closed up it’s Cincinnati offices in 2000, it closed the door on over 50 years of Kenner’s long, fabled history of toy making. For many local residents, this was a time filled with mixed emotions of solemn remembrance … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, employee, Kenner, Morgue, Prototype
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Kenner Original Art Concept Board for Unproduced The Joker Van
This is an original art concept board for Kenner’s unproduced Joker’s Van toy. The concept board is believed to have been used to pitch a “The Joker” toy line. The Joker line may have been pitched as a stand alone … Continue reading
Steel Production Molds for Kenner’s Silverhawks Play-Doh Set
Here is a set of three steel production molds used to create the plastic forms/molds for Kenner’s 1986 Silverhawks Play-Doh playset. The plastic Play-Doh forms are shown along with the matching steel mold that was used to create them. Each … Continue reading
Kenner Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Speaker & Tape Prototype
This is a packaging prototype for the 1991 Wyld Stallyns Speaker & Tape toy from the Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure toy line. Engineers at Kenner would create mock-ups of toy packages using whatever spare cardboard they had on hand. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Prototype, Starting Lineup
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Poseable Paradise – Awesome Care Bears Website
Friend of the site and fellow Kenner fanatic Sarafina over at the Littlest Pet Shop Collector website, gave us a head’s up about a great Care Bears site. The website is called Poseable Paradise and it has a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Catalogs, Paperwork, Prototypes, Store Display, Toys
Tagged Care Bears, Littlest Pet Shop
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Kenner’s MASK Adventure Packs Uncut Proof Sheet
This is an uncut proof sheet for Kenner’s MASK Adventure Packs. Prototype proof sheets like these were often used to make final corrections before the cards were printed in mass quantities. The sheet measures 28 1/2″ tall by 20 1/2″ … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Pack, Kenner, MASK, proof card, proof sheet, Prototype
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