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I hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year. Our new year was quiet, as we stayed in and watch the ball drop from Time Square. The next day we watched the Rose Parade.  I am finding myself more … Continue reading →

In issue 700 of Amazing Spiderman, Peter Parker/Spiderman dies. While it is nothing new for superheroes to died, it is what the author did. In the story Doctor Octopus kills Spiderman then realizes that Spiderman is a force for good and … Continue reading →

I will let George Kearton give  the information first on his reprint of his guide. “Collectors Guide to Plastic Toy Soldiers, 1947-87″: Price £12.95p plus P & P P & P: UK – £2.75p Europe – £4.75p USA/Canada – £7.50p … Continue reading →

Here are two more interesting figures I found in a junk box. The figure on the left is about 2 3/4 inches and looks like a Turk. The figure on the right is 2 1/2 inches and is hard plastic. … Continue reading →

When buying toys for either myself or resell, I follow the tenants of John Patrick a professional gambler.  John Patrick’s  tenants were knowledge, money management and discipline.  With the knowledge is observation. Observation is watching and learning. Recently my observation … Continue reading →

On Treefrog forum the following 1/32nd scale sets were listed for reissue next year 2013. A02710 – WW2 JAPANESE INFANTRY A02719 – WW2 GURKHA INFANTRY A02720 – 1980’S SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (SAS) Do not know if they will be in soft … Continue reading →

There is a new book out on the rack toys we saw in our childhood.  The book is “Rack Toys: Cheap CrazedPlaythings” by Brian Heller.  Collectors Weekly has an interview with him which you can read here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/toys-that-were-made-to-be-broken/ I have … Continue reading →

Our very good friend Floyd Wilson  wanted to recreated a scene from the Movie “Warlord”. In the movie, Bors played by Richard Boone  jumps into the moat so he can retreive an anchor from a boat to use in defense of … Continue reading →

Atlantic made a number of anicent figures. The figures were sold in the United States in boxes and in a flesh color. These Trojan figures are in yellow and the assumption would be they are reissues. They are not reissues, they … Continue reading →

On Saturday December 8th, I did my last toy show of the year, the toy show at Merchants Square.  Merchants Square is a collectibles mall which it’s big thing is a bid board that is held once a month. They also … Continue reading →