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Momentous M.U.S.C.L.E. – Darrin Vindiola

Darrin Vindiola Momentous MUSCLECertain people and events had a momentous influence on modern M.U.S.C.L.E. collecting. Momentous M.U.S.C.L.E. will attempt to interview those individuals and capture some of those now-forgotten moments. This installment features Darrin Vindiola.

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What is a M.U.S.C.L.E. Figure?

This website was envisioned as a deep dive into the minutia of Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. But new people can’t enjoy the minutia is they don’t know the answer to, “What is a M.U.S.C.L.E. figure?”

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Marbleheads

I think we can learn something about the death of M.U.S.C.L.E. from Marbleheads’ failure to launch.

What do you think?

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Archeology 500: The Body Building

This is how you will feel after reading this post.

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Archeology 400 – The Implications of the Joe Morrison Interview

The Joe Morrison interview provided many specific answers. However, many of his statements impacted or greatly influenced many of the established ideas in the M.U.S.C.L.E. community.

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28-Pack Pictures Needed

As stated in Archeology 400, work is being done on the “Implications” of the Joe Morrison Interview.

Right now the most important piece of information that is needed from collectors is the breakdown of figure and their colors from 28-packs.

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Archeology 400 – The Joe Morrison Interview

Part 1 of Archeology 400

The Joe Morrison interview about his involvement with Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. brand.

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Archeology 400 Added

Archeology 400’s main page has been posted. The focus of Archeology 400 is the Joe Morrison interview about his involvement with Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. brand. He was the main driving force behind M.U.S.C.L.E. at Mattel.

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Archeology 300 Posted

Archeology 300 is the final chapter of the Archeology course.

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Beer Truck Scenario

I had a mentor that had a very simple scenario he used when he talked about the need for successfully transferring knowledge. He used to say, “What happens if you’re hit by a beer truck tomorrow on your way to work?”

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