Collection Spotlight -> Vintage Godzilla
Something I plan on doing more often is highlighting some of the items I have amassed over the years. My first entry is appropriately enough one of my oldest toys, a vintage Godzilla action figure....
View ArticleCollection Spotlight-> Custom TMNT Flower Pots
Happy New Year! It’s hard coming back from a holiday break, whether it’s at work or getting back into normal operations here on the blog. Before I got too far ahead of myself, I wanted to highlight...
View ArticleReview: LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kraang Lab Escape (79100)
As part of my 30th birthday celebration, my wife treated me to a mini-shopping spree to the LEGO Store where I picked up three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sets, the first of which I’ll be reviewing...
View ArticleStar Trek Week — Collection Spotlight >“Star Trek III Taco Bell Glass”
In a promotion that coincided with the release of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Taco Bell released a set of four collectible glasses in 1984. Upon learning of their existence I immediately went...
View ArticleCollection Spotlight — GI Joe #95 (1989)
GI Joe #95 Cover Scan from my collection Thanks to the dealers at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con I am now roughly 40 issues short of a complete run of Marvel’s GI Joe series. One of the purchases...
View ArticleCollection Spotlight — Chief Medical Officer Raphael (Playmates, 1994)
At the height of the merchandising zeitgeist that Playmates launched into toy aisles during the 1990s, they created an unholy union between their two top product lines: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and...
View ArticleCollection Spotlight — Vintage RoboCop Night Fighter Card Art
I don’t think there is a toy collector around that does not have a soft spot for vintage Kenner card art. About a month ago I picked up a carded (but very worn) RoboCop Nightfighter from the RoboCop...
View ArticleChristmas Came Early! My LEGO Winter Village Market Arrived
It’s October which means Double VIP points at LEGO Brand stores (as well as LEGO Shop At Home) and I’ve made my annual purchase in the continuing Winter Village series. This year’s entry the Winter...
View ArticleReview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Bebop & Rocksteady
When Playmates Toys launched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection line, fans where frothing at the prospect of a complete line of super articulated 6-inch scale action figures based on...
View ArticleCollecting Core Samples on Ice Planet Krystos
With Winter Storm Nika wreaking havoc in Southeastern Pennsylvania earlier this week I found myself with an opportunity to take one of my all time favorite LEGO sets its intended environment. The Ice...
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