The Ultimate Toy Collector's Paradise

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Welcome to my collectable home away from home! Here you will find everything I have that might be sold for more then I paid for it someday...(crossing fingers)

Friday, May 25, 2007

"What The Heck Is A Saga Anyway!?"

Well, if you looked it up in a dictionary, you would see that it means a long story made up of many stories that ultimately intertwine to produce a lot of wisdom and maybe some merchandising as well. And no one knows merchandising then Yoda himself, George Lucas. Very smart thing he did all those years ago, asking 20th Century Fox for the merchandising rights to his creation. That netted him what, three, four billion? Here are the three "Saga" characters I have collected:


If you look closely you can see the thermal detonator in her right hand. This is from the scene where she rescues Han Solo from the carbonite freezer. Afterwards they kiss...I guess morning breath doesn't exist?


This is when 3PO uses his "powers" and rises in front of the Ewoks, much to their delight and fear. Don't want to be a spoiler but Luke was behind the whole thing.


This guy is...a little creepy. A giant snake on his head, razor teeth and red eyes? Some would call this a night to forget in New York but Lucas saw more. Did he die in the movie? He was there for a while and then *poof* gone.

There are a few more of these out there but none that are as recognizable as these three here. By the way, I have lots...lots more Star Wars items, some popular, some never before seen...stay tuned.

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Friday, May 18, 2007

"Someone Call For A Fireman?"

With all the lasers and shooting the Autobots and Decepticons did, I'm sure a fire was bound to break out somewhere. Fortunately Prime and co. had a fireman named Inferno to put 'em out. Hmm, doesn't naming a fireman after a raging fire seem kind of ironic? Here are a few choice poses:






This is the only Transformer I own that is technically from the 80's. I used to have so many others. Like all kids, I got bored with them. Unlike all kids, I thought I would see how they work by taking them apart with a screwdriver. Unbeknownst to me, I couldn't figure out how to put them back together, so all I had left was a bunch of parts and screws and no clue. Anyways, when I started collecting them again like five years later, I was sure to take special care of them. But Inferno will always be my favourite. A reminder of a simpler time when all I had to worry about was my toys.

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Saturday, May 12, 2007

"Who Are You!?"

I'm Batman!

And with those words the franchise was completely remastered in 1989 when Keaton, Nicholson and Basinger teamed up to give Batman what he desperately needed back: his reputation. Sure, we all watched the 1960's tv show which, looking back on it now, I cannot believe this was must-watch for me. Here is a small but growing collection of my Batman memoribilia:



Who knew Christmas could be so much fun?



I bought these at Toys R Us (big shock) back in 1999 and part of me did not want to open them. But...ultimately...the kid in me won out and out they came. They're pretty cool for display or to increase the value to your house.


This one came out when DC was re-releasing their best and brightest in 2006.

Batman Begins
Since they made sooo...many different types of Batman figures to celebrate the release of the movie (which is great BTW) I had to settle on one, so I got this one...now you can't even find them anywhere! Score!


This one I got at Toys R Us on a day when a truck crashed into our power pole at work and since we had no power we all got to go home with pay! So after lunch we went there and I was allowed to get this!


This one I bought at Walmart as kind of a nostalgic reminder of what used to be. Hey, $7 isn't so bad!

Still not sure what kind of direction I wanna take this site but I think this is a good first step. Stay tuned cuz I'm just getting warmed up!

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Friday, May 4, 2007

"One Shall Stand...One Shall Fall..."


...and, in this case, Prime stood and megatron fell. Why? The new Megatron Hasbro released was all kinds of weird colours and even though I won't open Prime up, I know that if I ever did, he would be a lot more fun to play with then Megatron. I do like the fact that Hasbro didn't stray too far from the formula that made Prime so revered in the first place. The giant trailer he had in the 80's was no longer needed thank goodness. Anyone remember that thing? A pain to transform, and a bigger pain to find a place for. This one's a keeper though.

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