A general discussion of collecting cool things.
I’m somewhat of an action 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 [...]
A Collection a Day #25 – LEGO Star Wars Minifigs, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I’m not positive when the LEGO minifig collecting craze began but I’m pretty sure it came about as a result of the Star Wars line of building kits. Each set comes with a figure or several figures and the [...]
Profiles in History is selling all kinds of goodness in an auction beginning this Thursday and running through Saturday. There are more than 1,500 lots up for bid that include items any pop culture collector would dream of owning. Do you want Michael Keaton’s original Batman costume? John Robinson’s laser rifle from Lost in Space? KITT’s [...]
i09 recently posted a bunch of images from an old Star Wars toy catalog showing action figures and vehicles from the Empire Strikes Back. These photos sure do bring back memories. I wanted that At-At for Christmas sooooo bad, but all I got was a tauntaun (which was still pretty cool). See more photos of [...]
You want to know why I love going to yard sales? Check this out: I found a ziploc bag filled with Star Wars Lego minifigs, complete with guns and light sabers. There is a General Grievous, Boba Fett, C3PO, R2D2, and yes, that is Jabba the Hutt in the back row. Forty six minifigs found in [...]
Can you believe it’s been 30 years since we first heard, “Luke, I am your father.” Where were you when you met Yoda and Boba Fett for the first time? Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is entering middle age and it makes me feel old. Of course, I am old. Moving on… CNN [...]
And you thought you had a nice collection. Prepare to feel totally inadequate. Rebel Scum forum member, Kneel_Before_Zod, has a Star Wars action figure collection that is surely one of the best we have seen. I would think that half this guy’s day is spent picking up figures that fall off those shelves, usually taking a [...]
Sideshow Toys recently announced their latest addition to the Star Wars collection: You’re Going To Regret This – Princess Leia VS Jabba The Hutt Diorama. This detailed piece captures the classic Star Wars scene as the enslaved Leia (in every fanboy’s favorite costume) fulfills her promise to the big guy. This sculpture would make a stunning [...]
The Han Solo in Carbonite 12-inch Figure Environment captures every detail of the carbonite slab as Han hung suspended as a trophy on Jabba’s wall, motionless and frozen in time. The piece is constructed of highest quality materials, incuding heavy-weight polystone, then hand painted and hand-finished to Sideshow’s exacting standards. Han in Carbonite is suspended [...]
The Slave Leia Premium Format figure captures every detail of the Princess of Alderaan in perhaps her most iconic costume. The figure is constructed of hand-cast polystone, hand-painted and hand-finished to exacting standards. Leia stands approximately 16.5 inches high, dressed in a replica of the alluring gold bikini costume, complete with a real fabric skirt, [...]
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