A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
I came across this fun vintage lot on Craigslist yesterday. It wasn’t a huge bargain, but I have wanted a Johnny West figure for a long time, and it’s not really something you see everyday on CL, so I decided to make the call. I plan to hold onto the Johnny West and Geronimo figures, [...]
When I read the description for this week’s episode of Collection Intervention, I wasn’t too excited because its focus was on Barbies and Hot Wheels–two things that don’t interest me much–but I am a sucker for collectors and their collections, and this show totally sucked me in. This episode begins at Jack and Debbie’s house, [...]
I really thought I was making some major scores while hitting the yard sales yesterday, but when I got home and unloaded the car, I started to get a bad feeling. The day’s hunting was about quantity, not quality, and I’ll be lucky to make my money back–otherwise the kids just got a whole lot [...]
Not too long ago, I wrote about how one of my toy display cabinets looked after the annual rearranging process, and now the other cabinet is done. Behold! Here are the two cabinets that stand side by side. Those items on top need some attention, but I’m happy with the way the shelves turned out. [...]
The yard sales have really been kicking my tail this year. I have yet to make “the find” — most of what I’ve found so far are smaller items that I will probably have to sell in large lots. The past two weekends have been no exception. Here are the “highlights”… This is the meager [...]
I found these GI Joe Retaliation action figure sets at the store the other day. The movie studio caused quite a bit of stir when they announced that the film would be delayed until next year–not a good sign by any means. The collector in me is hoping that when the movie is released, the new [...]
Just a quick shout out of thanks to the Surfing Pizza for sending me this awesome bumper sticker. It’s easily the best use of design since 1987 (and I know a little bit about graphic design!). The typography and colors are just right, and that image…wow. Oh yeah, the Pizza also sent me that G.I. [...]
I do love a good “toy” movie, and this one is the best one I’ve seen in a long time. The quasi-stop motion technique really works well and the modeling and photography are superb. This could have easily ended up like a bad Robot Chicken sequence, but the effective use of still photos and minimal [...]
If you ask me, the heydey for G.I. Joe was the years that spanned from 1982 to 1985. You can’t beat the artwork that was produced back then, and this puzzle is a great example… I collect vintage pop culture puzzles and board games because i just love the artwork on them. They make great [...]
Firefly–everyone’s favorite saboteur… For this photo, I used a clear plastic ceiling tiles for the backdrop, and had some blue Christmas lights behind it, which cast a purplish tone on the figure. I held an LED flashlight directly above the figure to make it look like he’s standing beneath a spotlight. Here I go using [...]
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