Monday, February 28, 2011

A steal on a cool vintage playset!

Sometimes, looking around on Ebay late at night really pays off. Just randomly searching the Toys category, I came across a vintage playset that I've been wanting to add to my collection for an amazing price!
The Super Naturals Tomb of Doom playset! With two Super Naturals action figures! And guess how much I paid for this beauty. FIVE DOLLARS! You just cannot beat that!

It's not complete, but it's in great shape. It just needs a little bit of cleaning. But this is such a cool looking set that will make an excellent back drop for my Super Naturals toys. And eventually, I'll have to do a video on these guys.



Have any of you ever got an awesome deal like this on a cool toy or playset? Let's hear it!




Sunday, February 27, 2011

An awesome haul of unique MOTU items!


He-Man.org forum member Joseephus sent me an awesome package that contained several unique Masters of the Universe items! The stuff he sent me was so cool that I had to share with everyone! And to brag just a little bit. ;) Let's take a look at what all was included:
He-Man and Skeletor figure erasers! I LOVE these guys! I actually have a small collection of these erasers already, with a few of them still MOC. But I did not have a nice, clean He-Man or Skeletor. So adding these to my MOTU shelf is fantastic!


A Battle Cat Stamper! I have never had any of these before! Stampers like this were once very common. It's a small, non movable figurine on top of a little stamp pad.

Of course since he's nearly 30 years old, he's all dried out. But he is awesome to have nonetheless!

Now these I have never seen before! They are miniature knock-off Metorbs! How freakin cool is that? They are tiny...about an inch or so tall. They are made of a very flimsy, cheap feeling plastic. But they function just like the meteorbs, able to fold up into eggs. The set includes an alligator, a bird, and two things that are quite difficult to identify. I'm guessing a bulldog and a bear! I LOVE these!

And now for some really unique pieces! Joseephus sent along a few custom creations of his very own! First up is this awesome Horde Logo shield that snaps right on Hordak's wrist! Hordak always needed a shield, so this is awesome!

And then, it's two custom versions of Imp, Hordak's sidekick from the Filmation toon! Both of these represent shapes Imp took in the show: a bush and an apple! These are such cool and unique little pieces, and they are now proudly displayed on my shelf next to Hordak and Grizzlor!

A HUGE thanks to Joseephus for his generosity! These pieces are all a lot of fun! I love adding fun and unique items like this to my collection!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The return of Crystar?!

Wow! Check out this amazing exclusive coming from WorkingClassVillains, with a weapon by SpyMonkeyCreations!

Here's the info:
WorkingClassVillains are proud to present the first 'official exclusive' Backyard Legends action figure kit called: The Emerald Dragonrider. Exclusive to the Emerald City Comicon 2011 (March 4th-6th in Seattle), each hand crafted kit features 20 points of articulation, axe accessory by SpyMonkey Creations, and exclusive packaging featuring a special BYL logo designed by Jon Wesley Huff!



Limited to just 15 pieces, the kits are $40 each (including tax/cash only).

Attendees can stop by the WorkingClassVillains' table at 1PM on Saturday & Sunday for a 1 hour meet & greet with the folks from SpyMonkey Creations, who are making their ECCC debut.


(Figures are limited to 1 per person, per day, and are available in limited quantities per day. Final colors may vary.)
Available at Artist Alley table #H-20

SIGN ME UP! I have always loved the classic Crystar figures. If there will be more of these, I am in!




Friday, February 4, 2011

Feel the magic, hear the roar!

I received a pretty amazing box in the mail yesterday. A box I was anxiously anticipating! After ripping open the massive box, and some minor assembly....behold....
The Thundercats Cat's Lair Playset!
This one has been on my "most wanted" list for quite some time, so I am quite happy to finally have this one in my collection! And what great timing, what with all of the recent influx of Thundercats related news from the new toy line approaching! The Thundercats excitement is definitely building!
A very special thanks to my friend speedracer852 on the popculturenetwork.com forums for the hook-up on this one! I guess now I have no excuse not to do an episode of TNTS on the classic Thundercats line, eh?

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

What to do on a snow day...

So you may have heard already, but the Midwest got hit with a pretty huge snow storm. I think we ended up with around 10-11 inches of snow, which is less than the 20 inches they were predicting. Even still, it was quite a nasty storm. Because of this, most business in the city were closed today, leaving me with the day off.

Here's some images of the chaos left behind by the storm. It may not be very easy to tell by the images, but in those shots of the sidewalk (post shoveling), you can see just how deep the snow is. In some areas, it is up to my knees.



Now I understand that in some parts of the world, and even some parts of the country, this isn't so uncommon. And while snow is definitely no stranger here in the Midwest, it's not too often we have to deal with this much of it. So with no work, and after spending too much time trying to dig our cars out of this white crap, I needed something else to do. What could that be?
I cleaned my toy room!

I know, I know. It doesn't look all that spotless. But trust me, it was much, much more cluttered than this before today. Every since Christmas time, I have been randomly piling stuff in this room. That couch you see there was completely buried in stuff, and there was hardly any room to walk. So trust me when I say that this is a huge improvement!

One thing I like to do is collect a lot of random carded figures. Generally, I'm an opener. But from time to time I'll come across some random carded toy for a good price, and buy it. So one thing I really wanted to do today was change things up in my room a bit. So I took down most of the carded figures I already had hanging up, and changed them out for others that have either been in my closet for a while, or were sitting in the massive piles that used to be on that couch.
I'm pretty happy with the way things are displayed on the walls! Now I just need to get to rearranging my shelves again...