News Archives

2015-04-01
Added some Scooby-Doo creepies created by Emily Matassa, thanks Emily! Go to Gallery from the menu bar above.
2013-03-24
Added two new Jakks Pacific molds & packaging. Go to JakksPacific->Molds & JakksPacific->Sets from the menu bar above.
2013-01-04
Added Fang 'N Claw card back. Go to Mattel->SetsByName->FrightFactory from the menu bar above.
2012-12-20
Added a new fishing lure mold. Go to Misc->FishingLures and scroll down to the Miscellaneous section from the menu bar above.
2012-10-20
Added Goop Goodies packaging for several mold 189-1. Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->Goop Goodies from the menu bar above.
2012-10-10
Added 4 new Mattel card back images for Batman, Gangly Danglies, Green Hornet and Superman. Go to Mattel->Sets->Miscellaneous from the menu bar above.
2012-10-07
Added 2 new round fishing lure molds. Go to Misc->Fishing Lures from the menu bar above.
2012-09-19
Added Goop Goodies packaging for several molds. Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->Goop Goodies from the menu bar above.
2012-09-10
Added Goop Goodies mold 188-3. Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->Goop Goodies from the menu bar above.
2012-03-17
More pictures from Don Dortmund... Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->Batman, Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->Gargoyles, Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->MarvelComics and Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->ToyStory from the menu bar above.
2012-02-22
More pictures from Don Dortmund... Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->DollyMaker, Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->LooneyTunes, Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->PowerRangers and ToyMax->SetsByName->ToyStory from the menu bar above.
2012-02-21
More pictures from Don Dortmund... Go to ToyMax->SetsByName->101Dalmatians, ToyMax->SetsByName->BugsLife and ToyMax->SetsByName->Mask from the menu bar above.
2012-02-20
Don Dortmund sent me several dozen pictures of ToyMax items. I will be adding them to the site over the next several days. The first installment is a bunch of Car Factory pictures, go to ToyMax->SetsByName->CarFactory from the menu bar above. A HUGE thanks to Don!
2011-11-25
Added new Goop Mandos Goozooka Assault Vehicle with packaging and Creepy Crawlers VHS packaging, go to the bottom of ToyMax->SetsByName->GoopMandos from the menu bar above.
2011-11-24
Added new Super Oven Mighty Megapests packaging, go to the bottom of ToyMax->SetsByName->SuperOven from the menu bar above.
2011-10-06
Added 2 new Goop Goodies molds, go to the bottom of ToyMax->SetsByName->GoopGoodies from the menu bar above.
2011-07-11
Added 2 new round fishing lure molds, go to the bottom of Misc->FishingLures from the menu bar above.
2011-04-22
Added 2 new fishing lure molds, go to the bottom of Misc->FishingLures from the menu bar above.
2011-04-16
Added a Goop Goodies mold and several ToyMax Toy Story molds courtesy of John Anderson, go to ToyMax->Sets->GoopGoodies and ToyMax->Sets->Toy Story from the menu bar above. Thanks John!
2011-04-16
Check out John Nettles page at http://CreeplePeeple.com.
2010-11-27
Added Clinton Mak-Ur-Bait packaging, go to Misc->FishingLures from the menu bar above.
2010-08-27
Added a 3D Super Oven Power Rangers mold, go to ToyMax->SetsByName->PowerRangers from the menu bar above.
2010-08-01
Added images of a Mattel Fighting Men case, go to Mattel->SetsByName->FightingMen from the menu bar above.
2010-05-31
Added a ToyMax Goop Goodies mold (Thanks to Patty Flower!), go to ToyMax->SetsByName->GoopGoodies from the menu bar above.
2010-04-02
Added a packaging for Mattel Creepy Crawlers and Giant Creepy Crawlers, go to Mattel->SetsByName->CreepyCrawlers and ->GiantCreepyCrawlers from the menu bar above.
2009-11-23
Added a Forum, to check it out click on Forum on the menu bar at the top of the page.
2009-11-05
Added Herters fishing lure mold #18 (Thanks to Steven Rich!), go to Misc->FishingLures from the menu bar.
2009-10-26
Added packaging for ToyMax Toy Story sets, go to ToyMax->SetsByName->ToyStory from the menu bar.
2009-09-13
Added packaging for ToyMax Spideroids (Thanks to Patty Flower!), go to ToyMax->SetsByName->-oids from the menu bar.
2009-04-30
Added ToyMax DollyMaker mold insert 295, go to ToyMax->SetsByName->DollyMaker from the menu bar.
2009-04-29
Added Mattel Creepy Crawler box, go to Mattel->SetsByName->CreepyCrawlers from the menu bar.
2009-04-27
Added ToyMax DollyMaker molds 356 and 357, go to ToyMax->SetsByName->DollyMaker from the menu bar.
2009-04-19
Added ToyMax Goop Goodies mold 188-4, go to ToyMax->SetsByName->GoopGoodies from the menu bar.
2009-04-02
Troy Schwartz sent me a better image for the Squirtles blister pack, go to Mattel->SetsByName->Miscellaneous from the menu bar and click on the front of the Squirtles packaging.
2009-03-13
Added packaging for Octopoids and moved the Benderoids, Octopoids and Spideroids to the ---oids page, see page ToyMax->SetsByName->---oids.
2009-02-16
Added packaging and reorganized the Goop Mandos & Crime Grimes, see page ToyMax->SetsByName->GoopMandos.
2008-10-05
Added 7 new fishing lure molds see Misc->FishingLures.
2008-08-26
Added a ToyMax Super Oven instructions. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->SuperOven and click on the image of the instructions.
Added a ToyMax 'The Mask' molds. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->Mask.
2008-08-22
Added a Jakks Pacific Star Wars!!! From the menu bar above select JakksPacific->Sets.
2008-08-02
Added a Goop Goodies mold from Patty Flower. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->GoopGoodies.
Added Mad Monster Mask Maker packaging and accessories from Patty Flower. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->Horror.
2008-04-03
Added packaging for an ToyMax Workshop set. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->Bugs.
2008-03-01
Added packaging for a ToyMax Cyptic Skeleton set. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->Horror.
2008-02-17
Added packaging for a bunch of ToyMax sets. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->?????.
2008-02-14
Added packaging for a bunch of ToyMax sets. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->?????.
2008-02-09
Added a Mattel mold adapter to the ForSale pages so Mattel molds can be more easily used with ToyMax/Jakks/FlyingColors ovens. From the menu bar above select ForSale->ToyMax.
2008-02-09
Added packaging for a ToyMax Bug Science set. From the menu bar above select ToyMax->SetsByName->Bugs.
2007-12-08
Added 2 Popular Toys Spiderman molds, I'll try to get the instructions for the set out there soon too. From the menu bar above select Misc->Popular Toys.
2007-11-27
Added 21 fishing lures, check 'em out, they are very cool! From the menu bar above select Misc->Fishing Lures.
2007-11-08
Updated the Mattel and ToyMax menus on the menu bar to help them fit on lower resolution screens.
2007-09-29
Added 7 Marvel Comics Spiderman and X-Men molds. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Sets by Name->Marvel Comics'.
2007-08-24
Added a Super Oven stag beetle mold and a couple of Super Oven inserts. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Sets by Name->Super Oven'.
2007-07-18
Added a Western World Plastix card to the Western World page. To see it, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Western World'.
2007-04-29
Added a some ToyMax mutant packaging from Patty Flower. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Sets by Name->Mutants'.
2007-02-27
Added a ToyMax Goop Goodies mold. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Sets by Name->Goop Goodies'.
2007-02-18
Moved the fishing lures under the Misc menu. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Misc->Fishing Lures'.
2007-02-18
Added information about Curiosity Kits. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Misc->Curiosity Kits'.
2007-02-11
Added a few Goop Goodies items. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'ToyMax->Sets by Name->Goop Goodies'.
2007-01-30
Added touched-up Indy Trail Plus Pak instructions to the Hot Wheels Factory page. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Hot Wheels Factory'.
2007-01-29
Added touched-up Customization Instructions to the Hot Wheels Factory page. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Hot Wheels Factory'.
2007-01-28
Added mold information to the Hot Wheels Factory page. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Hot Wheels Factory'.
2007-01-22
Added pictures of Mattel Fright Factory set boxes. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Fright Factory'.
2007-01-19
Added pictures of Mattel Fighting Men, Mini Dragons, Jillions of Jewels, Dollymaker, Creeple Peeple and Eeeks set boxes. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Fighting Men'.
2007-01-19
Added pictures of Mattel Tarzan and carded Skeleton packaging. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Tarzan'.
2007-01-18
Added pictures of Mattel Superman, Slitherees, Squirtles and Gangly Danglies packaging. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Superman'.
2007-01-18
Added pictures of Mattel Fright Factory, Fun Flowers and Giant Creepy Crawlers set boxes. To see them, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Sets by Name->Fright Factory'.
2007-01-16
Added pictures of Mattel Creepy Crawlers Collector's Case. To see it, use the menu bar above, ex. 'Mattel->Accessories'.
2007-01-12
Added pictures of the JAKKS BugMaker set and updated some of the other JAKKS images.
2006-09-06
Added JAKKS Pacific's worm mold 160 and 2 new goop packs. Both found at Wal-Mart.
2006-08-21
Renamed Flying Colors to JAKKS Pacific and added JAKKS Pacific's new Creepy Crawlers Mold Pack information with molds 162 and 164. Check your local Target store for them!!!
2006-07-11
Added ToyMax bug molds 326 and 327 and new versions of 316, 318 and 332.
2006-05-23
Added a Mak-Ur-Bait frog mold.
2006-05-10
Added two ToyMax Goop Goodies molds 187-1 and 188-2.
2006-05-01
Added Eeeeks instructions, Mattel Make and Play catalog from 1968 and updated the Mattel Creepy Crawler page.
2006-04-09
Added a Mattel Make and Play catalog from 1969.
2006-02-12
Patty Flower sent me images of packaging for Mattel Gangly Danglies, Mattel Skeletons, Mattel Slitherees, Mattel Batman and Mattel Green Hornet. Thanks Patty!
2006-02-11
Added packaging for Mattel Fang & Claw, Mattel Picadoos, Mattel Mini Dragons, Mattel Picadoos, Mattel Fun Flowers and Marx Disney Doodles.
2006-01-29
Added instructions for Mattel Fighting Men, Mattel DollyMaker and Mattel Vac-U-Form. Also added the pattern book for Mattel Picadoos.
2006-01-25
Welcome to the re-designed site. I'm sure there's a few problems with it, hopefully it won't take me too long to work them out. If you see anything that needs fixing, send me an email to let me know.
2006-01-14
Added four Goop Mandos molds from Madfly240, thanks Chuck!
2006-01-07
Added 3D lizards, 3D beetle, 3D spider and Power Rangers Zoid molds.
2005-04-21
Boy has it been sloooowwwwwww going with this site! I added four new ToyMax X-Men molds to the site. The images were provided by Rick Kanyuk, thanks Rick!
2005-04-21
Added ToyMax Goop Goodies molds.
2005-03-20
Added a picture of a Jillions of Jewels set.
2005-01-25
I'm still here! I've been working on yet another hobby... two pinball machines I bought since last October. I also started collecting pinball promos and flyers, check out my new page if you're into pinball... http://austinthompson.org/Pinball/index.html
2004-10-17
Added a two Gargoyles 3D molds.
2004-10-09
Added a few Goop Goodies molds provided by Mike Speth. Thanks Mike!
2004-05-31
Added a Treasures N Trinket mold.
2004-04-29
Added a link to Mike Dammen's Vac-U-Maker sheet page.
Added Mattel Jillions of Jewels instructions.
2004-02-17
Added a Treasures N Trinket mold.
2004-02-12
Added a Goop Goodies mold and a Treasures N Trinket mold.
2004-02-07
We added a "Thing Maker" to our family today, Nolan Allan Thompson, 7lbs, 19.25".
2004-01-17
Added a bunch of box scans to the ToyMax and Flying Colors pages.
2003-12-30
Added a Mutant Squad page.
2003-12-30
Ted Estes sent me some 3D bug and super oven mold scans and a bunch of corrections for the ToyMax bugs and super oven pages. Thanks Ted!
2003-12-21
Added new ToyMax 'guts' and Mask molds.
2003-12-17
Added ToyMax Lost World stegosaurus', Mask and Goop Goodies molds.
2003-12-09
Added a Goop-Mando, Crime Grime molds, Mask and Goop Goodies molds.
2003-11-29
Added a ToyMax goop page.
2003-11-20
Added a ToyMax Maulers mold 142-1.
2003-11-08
Added a ToyMax Treasures N Trinkets mold 11-1.
2003-11-03
Added a Flying Colors section, it'll need some updating but it's a start.
2003-11-01
Added ToyMax Mutant Squad molds 1997-18, 1997-19, 1997-20 and 1997-21.
2003-10-07
Check your local KMarts, Walmarts and Targets. They are starting to stock the new Flying Colors sets. That's good news, but some Kmarts have new Spongebob molds sets, that's awesome news!!! I added the two new bug molds, 02-02 and 02-03 that are in the Creepy Crawler Bugmaker Set.
2003-10-07
Added ToyMax Maulers mold 143-1.
2003-10-01
Added ToyMax House of Horrors mold 5-1.
2003-09-30
Added some ToyMax molds to the ToyMax For Sale page.
2003-09-30
Added ToyMax Mutant Squad molds 1997-14, 1997-15, 1997-16 and 1997-17 and X-Men mold 237.
2003-09-20
Added ToyMax Goop Goodies molds 189-4 and 191-2.
2003-09-03
Added five new ToyMax molds.
2003-08-18
Finished reorganizing the ToyMax pages. Added quite a few molds, Monster Maker, Mutant Squad, etc.
2003-08-09
Reorganized the Mattel pages... I think I fixed all the bad links.
2003-06-04
Added some molds to the "All" ToyMax molds page.
2003-06-01
Added some molds to the "All" ToyMax molds page.
2003-05-15
Added some pictures from Nick Zervoes to the Gallery.
2003-04-22
Added Mattel Mini Dragon instructions.
2003-04-15
I've been busy so I haven't had much time to make updates but I did add a few molds to the ToyMax molds page.
2003-03-24
Added the ToyMax molds page. This will eventually be a single page with all the ToyMax molds.
2003-03-01
Updated the ToyMax For Sale page with a bunch of new molds.
2003-03-01
Added the Advertisements link to the Mattel menu and added a Mattel catalog.
2003-02-23
Updated the ToyMax For Sale page with a bunch of new molds.
2003-02-22
Updated the Mattel For Sale page with a bunch of new molds.
2003-02-20
Added 3 columns to the Creepy Crawlers mold comparison.
2003-02-19
Someone came through and sent me some pictures so I started "The Gallery".
2003-02-18
Updated the News introduction (above).
2003-02-18
Updated the Mattel index and fixed a few mistakes on the Mattel pages.
2003-02-17
Added a few items to the Mattel ForSale page, click here to see 'em.
2003-02-06
Added and updated the ToyMax Batman molds, click here to see 'em.
2003-02-01
Updated the ToyMax dinosaur molds, click here to see 'em.
2003-01-27
Added the "Punch-Outs" for the Super Cartoon Maker, click here and then click on the sheet.
2003-01-26
Added the Vac-U-Maker Creepy Crawlers mold, Creepy Crawlers B molds and a comparison between the detailed molds and the B molds, click here to see them.
2003-01-25
Added the "Pretties" sheet for Creeple Peeple, click here and then click on the sheet.
2003-01-19
Added the instructions for Creeple Peeple, click here and then click on the cover.
2003-01-14
Added the instructions for the Super Cartoon Maker, click here and then click on the cover.
2003-01-09
Added a guestbook, click here to try it.
2003-01-07
Added the instructions for Fun Flowers, click here and then click on the cover.
2003-01-06
Made the instruction booklet reader scaleable. For an example, click here and then click on the cover.
2003-01-05
Added the camo sheet for Mattel Fighting Men, click here to check 'em out.
2002-12-27
Added the instructions for Zoofie Goofies, click here to check 'em out and for Creepy Crawlers, click here to check 'em out.
2002-12-02
Added Mattel Western World Injector molds and ToyMax Looney Tunes molds (FINALLY!).

I'm slowly uploading more detailed images each of the molds. I'm putting them in table form, this allows me to reference the same image from multiple pages. Let me know what you think.

2002-11-28
Added Mattel Fright Factory Shrunken Head variant.
2002-11-22
Added Mattel mold table.
2002-11-10
Added a 'Cooking' page for Thingmakers that shows an adapter tray for cooking Thingmaker molds in the ToyMax oven.
2002-08-17
Added Mattel Mini-Dragons molds.
2002-08-11
Added ToyMax Super Scorpion mold.
2002-08-02
Added ToyMax X-Men molds.
2002-07-05
Added ToyMax Power Rangers and Jurassic Park Lost World Dinosaur molds.
2002-07-01
Added ToyMax Power Rangers and Dinosaur molds.
2002-06-16
Added ToyMax Mini Dragons instructions.
2002-05-30
Added ToyMax Poppin' Pests mold.
2002-05-19
Added ToyMax Dinosaurs, Big Bugs and Extinct Insects molds.
2002-05-03
Added ToyMax Spiderman, Super Oven bug and Maulers molds.
2002-04-30
Added ToyMax House of Horrors, Spiderman, Extinct Insects and DollyMaker molds.
2002-03-20
Updated ToyMax mold cross reference.
2002-03-19
Added ToyMax Dinosaur, Creepy Crawler and X-Men molds.
2002-03-16
Added ToyMax Batman and Power Ranger molds.
2002-03-01
Added ToyMax mold cross reference by mold number and set name. This is a first attempt, I will be enhancing it soon.
2002-02-27
Added ToyMax DollyMaker molds.
2002-02-24
Added ToyMax Gargoyles and Power Rangers molds.
2002-02-23
Added ToyMax Creeple Peeple, Mini Dragons, Gargoyles and House of Horrors Scars molds.
2002-02-21
Added ToyMax Treasures 'N Trinkets molds.
2002-02-17
Added Mattel HotWheels molds/tools and added a Mattel Creepy Crawlers molds comparison image.
2002-02-14
Added ToyMax Join 'Ems molds.
2002-02-02
Added cooked ToyMax Toy Story and cooked ToyMax 101 Dalmations.
2002-01-25
Added ToyMax Graveyard Ghoulies, "The Mask" and Power Rangers.
2002-01-22
Added Mattel Goop.
2002-01-13
Added want list.
2002-01-12
Added ToyMax House of Horrors, Terrifying Tumblers and Bug Science molds.
2001-12-29
Added ToyMax Scary Scurriers, Octopoids, 3D Creatures and Car Factory molds.
2001-12-17
Added Mattel Hot Wheels Car Factory molds.
2001-12-08
Added ToyMax 2001 DollyMaker molds.
2001-11-24
Added ToyMax Benderoids, Octopoids, Scary Scurriers molds.
2001-11-23
Added ToyMax Eeeks! molds.
2001-11-19
Added ToyMax Batman, X-Men and Spiderman molds.
2001-11-17
Restructured site directories and added domain http://austinthompson.org/Thingmaker.
2001-11-16
Added ToyMax 101 Dalmations and DollyMaker molds.
2001-11-11
I'm running out of the space @home allocates for each account so I shrank the images by 25%. This allowed me to upload the ToyMax scans that I have done.
2001-11-05
Added this intro page to the site. Made mold lists collapsible. Made fancy table of contents headers.

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