Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
The latest auction from Hake’s is going on now, and as usual, there is an incredible assortment of vintage toys up for bid. Here are some of my favorite items… “BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER FLIP FLASHLIGHT.” 4×8.5″ card with images of Batman, Robin and Batmobile. Holds 3″ long flashlight with full color label [...]
I took some photos of the new Lego Superman vs. Power Armor Lex Luthor set this weekend. Usually when you see Lego photos, the entire scene is built out of the colored bricks, but I’m not that talented, so much like what they do in the video games, I used a more realistic backdrop. Shooting [...]
Look what Santa delivered a little early this year… Superman vs. Power Armor Lex Catwoman Catcycle City Chase These sets will be under our Christmas tree, but it took some serious willpower to not tear them open and grab those minifigs. I predict my kids are going to wonder why their Batman and Superman figures [...]
Here are some pictures of the Aurora model kits boxes I added to the collection last weekend. Most of these are in amazing condition, especially when you consider they are around 50 years old. King Kong and Godzilla Dr Jekyll as Mr. Hyde, Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors Guillotine, and the Vampire Dracula, Frankenstein, and [...]
The yard sales are finally starting to pick back up around here. This weekend there were a few advertised “community yard sales” but those communities were a bit anemic. We probably visited a half dozen sales, and here’s how I spent $9… I found a small stack of Lego instruction booklets (sadly, no Legos included) [...]
I’ve been wanting to give some props to the fine folks at Fisher Price for their Imaginext super hero toys for a while. My kids love these toys, and I am continually impressed with their “fun quotient.” DC made a very smart move in partnering with Fisher Price for this line, and with the huge number [...]
The Rapture’s impending doom was upon us and we only had a few scant hours left on this earth, so how did I spend that precious time? At the yard sales of course! This weekend’s sales were few and far between so I had to work for the goods this time. Plus, we brought the [...]
We took the kids to Jumpin’ Jimmy’s house of bounce yesterday and I was thrilled to find this 25-foot tall Superman: And this sweet Batmobile slide: (And you just know that I went down both of those slides.)
Last month I gave you “Superman” tease of some of the great pop culture items up for bid in the next Hake’s auction. Today, I wanted to show a few more of the items that I would be bidding on in the auction if I didn’t need to buy my kids new snow boots — [...]
If Superman is your thing, Hake’s has some excellent vintage items you might want to add to your collection. The Hake’s Auction #202 will run from Jan 12-February 3, 2011, and you can bid online. Here are some of the coolest Superman items that will be offered up for sale… This Marx “Turnover Tank” toy [...]
