Stay Coooolll....

Got a new chrome vac metal mister freeze and a masters of the universe snake face from epay today. Perfect in time for the cold weather. Always wanted this arnie figure and snake face is one of the best motu figures.

Oh Yeeeeeeeah!

I never watched much wrasslin but these were the dudes that were the kings when I did. These are the guys I liked, Jyd, hogan, Andre, macho man.... I got a jimmy Snuka figure with this lot too. I would like a Freddie blassie to add to this bunch. I'm not sure they made one of him or of captain Lou but they were big then too. I got this bunch on eBay and once I cleaned the muck off of them they look pretty clean and in good condition. Wrasslin was never really my thing, but I love toys and these guys are part of action figure history so I am glad to have them. I am kind of getting into toys I did not necessarily grow up with lately and these are pretty fun. I also got some Star Trek next generation figures on the way... I never really watched the show that much, but recently I got into it and I really kind of like it. It mellows me out a bit, and I found the whole crew online for pretty cheap. I will post photos of them when I get them too. I met Will Wheaton when he was doing that show at a party back then. I want kind of drunk and I may or may not have been the guy who started the Wwhhill wwhheaton thing. (They do it on family guy...) maybe my buddy who threw the party started it. We were talking about my my mom's annunciation of. Certain words like "ruined" (she has a certain way of pronouncing it. 

Anyway, Wheaton hung out for a bit and it was a fun party. He's a very nice guy with a great sense of yoomer.

That is all for now toy fans. See you at the racks!

Dreaming of Japan

I may never get to Japan to toy shop but these Hikari figures get me pretty close. They also make Sofubi figures, but they cost a bit more. I do like the Ghostrider sofubi figures and I may get that one soon. This is the Stay Puft man in sparklely Ice version limited to 1500 but I really chose this one not for rarity but because I love the silver translucent glitter paint. They also made a rainbow pastel version even a burnt toasted version. He's a bit bigger than most of the hikari figures. Even his box is bigger which is probably why he cost about ten bucks more than the other hikari but I waited for the price to go down before I popped on this one. I have a few of these now and they take up room so this will be my last one until they release ironman (I have seen him on the online and he looks cool) I am try to stay away from schizznee products so I may not get him at all. No more Star Wars toys if I can help it either. I just don't like the monopoly of it, but hey, it's all bad plastic from China so I'm only fooling myself. I have not seen ultron yet and the new Star Wars trailer looked like a yawner. Mad Max could be good. I wonder if that will have toys to go with it? I have done searches for the Toy Hunter show and I think it may not come back. I am guessing that Comic book men will be back on after Walking Dead, but who knows... Kevin smith is said to be working on Mallrats 2 to be called Mallbrats. The reason he is not making clerks 3 first is the mall for Mallrats is on the demo list. Happy hunting!

Mondo Obsesso... Me too much toys.

I have been letting my o.c.d. go again on toys lately. When I need retail therapy toys are often the most fun. I look for them at flea markets, on line, and some times toy or comic book shops. I am pretty picky  these days because I don't have the money and I don't have the shelf space. That means if I want new toys I have to purge a bit of my collection now and then. I put some art books up for sale this week and have cleared a bit of space, but I have to make a bit more room still for future things. I am still building my business too which takes money as well. As you can see my studio is overflowing now. I am also posting some vinyl banks from flea market treasure hunts (which I go to mostly for the walking and talking). If it's not toys its guitars (too much money right now) or art books (purging has begun on those). I hope to venture back to toy "making" instead of buying soon. Which is all being researched now (which has been my excuse for toy collecting again lately). I don't drink anymore or smoke or go to movies... So this is what I do sometimes to keep me together. It's only things... But sometimes they make me smile.

I want it! ...but you can't always get what you want.

I have two original kenner alien 19 inch figures. I got them on eBay when eBay was still very new. I used to see them at the toy store window in town around the time my folks were splitting. I wanted it but I knew my folks at the time could not afford it at the time so I never asked for one, but I went to the mall after school and looked at it in the window. The kid down the block had one his folks bought for him at the same toy shop. I had some old Legos (he had a big collection of space Legos too) and tried to trade him my Legos for his alien but he offered me his Micronaught set instead. I took the deal as I was too old for my Legos by then. I was too old for toys too but this one was banned for being too scarey for kids and because of that the one remaining in the toy window was priced way over retail price too. I gave up on getting one until eBay. I won the loose figures I have for fifty bucks each which was such a low price the guy that sold one of them to me told me I was taking the shirt off his back because he was in college paying for books, so he packed it in a sweaty gym shirt. The other one was missing a part and both were missing the domes. (If you have one for sale email me.) I wound up getting a replacement dome on line for about 30 bucks. 

...which brings me to Gentle Giant. As much as I love the new bigger re pops they are making the cost very close to what I paid for my first car. About 500 or so. They also make big Star Wars and he man re pops wich are about 100 to 200 each. I always wanted one complete with the box, but at these prices that's a no go kemosabe, so I will dust off my old ones and dream about 1979. Maybe I'll put on the clash combat rock and dance around the room too...