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
February 21, 2011 By 3 Comments
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 [...]
Shogun Warriors — They’re Ready to Strike When You Are
January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Before I die, I will own a complete set of these guys. This is a commercial from 1978 which features Mattel’s 24″ Mazinga and Gaiking along with Godzilla. In addition to those three, the US saw figures for Dragun, Daimos, and Raideen as well. These large figures were scrutinized for their flying missiles and small [...]
Halo Believe Diorama Up for Bid
December 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Remember the incredible ad campaign Microsoft ran to promote the release of Halo 3? Profiles in History, the auction house featured on my current favorite TV show, Hollywood Treasure, will be auctioning off pieces of the diorama this weekend. I hate to see this huge diorama broken up and pieced out, but I sure wouldn’t mind [...]
I Got a New Spaceman (and this one is really cool!)
September 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Last week, I wrote a post about Christopher Tupa’s great pop culture illustrations. Apparently, Christopher liked what I wrote, because he sent me this amazing painting for my space toys collection. I think this happy fellow is going to like it here, what do you think. Thanks, Christopher!
A Collection a Day #64 – Space Men
August 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
A Collection a Day #64 – Space Men, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I can’t get enough of these bubble-headed astronauts. There’s a lesson to be learned here — the next time you are abducted by a UFO, just plop a fishbowl over your cranium and you are ready to take on any alien [...]
Report from the Space Toys Auction (part 1)
July 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
I’m somewhat of an auction veteran, having attended toy auctions, farm auctions, estate auctions, book auctions, and even storage lien auctions, but I have never been to a space toy auction. Let’s just say that yesterday, my mind was blown. I woke up bright and early and drove to Buckeystown, MD, a tiny town outside [...]
Massive Transformers collection found on Pawn Stars
July 12, 2010 By 12 Comments
I was a fan of Pawn Stars long before tonight’s episode, but now I will be glued to the tube whenever a new show airs, hoping they feature something as great as they did tonight. Rick and Chumlee visit the home of Will, who has a serious Transformers habit. It looks like this guy has [...]
A Collection a Day #35 – Vintage space toys and games
July 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A Collection a Day #35 – Vintage space toys and games, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Space themed toys are something I am always on the lookout for in my travels. Finding them is a rare event, but every now and then I get lucky. If something has a bubble-headed astronaut on it, you [...]
A Collection a Day #17 – Vintage target shooting games
June 9, 2010 By 2 Comments
A Collection a Day #17 – Vintage target shooting games, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. These vintage target games are some of my favorite items in my collection. They are big, bright, and colorful (like me). That Space Target game is two feet tall! The pictures on it are so perfect, depicting the space-themed [...]
