I found King Kong at the DC Big Flea (along with a ton of other great vintage toys)!

DC Big Flea - vintage space patrol tin toy windup

The DC Big Flea rolled into town again this weekend and it was crowded with people searching for vintage treasures, but I wonder if any of the other attendees was as happy to see this guy as I was… I remember having one of these large Rom figures as a kid. I wonder what happened [...]

Vintage Aurora Model Kits

aurora model kits - captain america, spiderman, and hulk

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 [...]

Amazing items up for bid at Hake’s Auction #204

"BATMAN" HUGE AND IMPRESSIVE 1966 "BURRY'S COOKIES" VACU-FORM DISPLAY W/ BATMOBILE KIT OFFER.

There are thousands of incredible pop culture collectibles up for bid at Hake’s right now, but I thought I would post a few of my favorites, starting with this amazing Batmobile display… “BATMAN” HUGE AND IMPRESSIVE 1966 “BURRY’S COOKIES” VACU-FORM DISPLAY W/ BATMOBILE KIT OFFER. THE LONE RANGER 1957 LARGE & IMPRESSIVE GENERAL MILLS STORE [...]

DC Big Flea – Pop Culture Finds in the heat of Summer

dc big flea - movie posters - zombies of the stratosphere

At long last, the DC Big Flea returned to the Virginia ‘burbs. It’s been a while since the last show and I couldn’t wait to visit it again this weekend. The Big Flea is a massive antique show held at the Dulles Expo Center. Most of the items for sale are furniture, jewelry, and decorative [...]

This Buck Rogers action figure by Zica makes me a little giddy

Close up detail - buck rogers - zica action figure

Zica Toys released this amazingly detailed Buck Rogers figure a while back and I knew that I would get one someday. Well, last week I got off the fence and broke out the credit card. Gil Gerard, Mr. Rogers himself, launched his personal web site recently and offers signed figures for sale, which sealed the [...]

Vintage Buck Rogers items up for bid at Hake’s

hakes buck rogers lead castings

Last week, I showed you some of the amazing vintage Batman items that were up for bid at Hake’s, and today I thought I would show some great items based on another one of my favorite pop culture icons — Buck Rogers. So sit back and enjoy these amazing artifacts from the 25th century, but [...]

Yard Sale Finds — Transformers and a vintage Matt Mason Space Crawler!

yard sale action figures

There weren’t many yard sales this weekend, as the summer heat drains away the desire for people to drag out all there junk and sit around all day in the hot sun. We went out around 8:00 and were home by 10:30. I did manage to find a few collectible toys, but not too many. I [...]

It came in the mail: Shogun Warrior Raydeen

Shogun Warrior Raydeen

My mail man truly is Santa Claus, but instead of prettily wrapped boxes with bows, he brings me crushed, wet cardboard boxes with an inch of packing tape. I don’t mind though. Like my momma always said… it’s what’s on the inside that counts. See, mom, I was listening! Today this beautiful Jumbo Shogun Warrior [...]

Star Trek Collector: Steve Kelley

Check out this collection! Skip ahead to the 2:00 minute mark and prepare to amazed. Steve Kelley REALLY likes Star Trek…

Star Wars and Transformers on Display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian air and space museum - r2d2 mailbox

One of the great things about living near Washington, DC is all the Smithsonian museums. They are all free and mostly located downtown, but my favorite one is the Air & Space Museum Annex in Dulles, Virginia. Why is it my favorite? Because it’s just ten minutes from my house. I took the kids this [...]