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Check this out from the Daily Mail in UK. Someone in Greenwich CT is a little too enamored with the Batman movies. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183250/The-real-life-Batcave-Dark-Knight-superfan-spends-1-3MILLION-creating-home-cinema-replica-Bruce-Waynes-underground-lair.html

Here is photo of the boy with the flute that I mention getting in Maryland.  I believe it is a Elastolin piece. This is also an Elastolin piece. both are soft plastic and 54mm.

Once again the people at Boing Boing have found a great article plastic figures. This time the article is on Timmee Galaxy Laser Team figures. The figures were done in 1978. The figures were done in a larger size in 1979. The figures … Continue reading →

Our very good friend Peter Evans   has identified the unusual figure I posted here. Here is what he said. The figure is made in Hong Kong by LUCKY TOYS It’s an official from a motor racing set – sold in the … Continue reading →

CTS has corrected and change the mix of their new WWII German set. The artillery set is now  has 6 figures in 3 poses for $7.95. The WWII German assualt squad has 22 figures in 11 poses. The assualt squad … Continue reading →

One of the co-creators of the character Bane that is in the Dark Knight Rising Chuck Dixon is also a plastic toy soldier collector.  He bought from us years ago when we did the list and then stopped. I have not been at … Continue reading →

Roy Rogers Ranch (the real one not the playset) sold for $467,000.00 The ranch is 67 acres and has room for 150 horses. Here is the link on CNN it is a video http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2012/07/19/pf-uh-roy-rogers-ranch.cnnmoney/?iid=GM

At Christmas time, it was fun  to go into your local supermarket and look at the great toys they had to offer. Deluxe Reading did a great line of toys one called came with five well detailed  soldiers.  These figures … Continue reading →

I recently picked this figure up from a source. He saves for me the unusual and non-United States figures he gets. The figure is 60mm soft plastic. The figure is on a square base with a hole in the center. … Continue reading →

Laurie and I did a Putty Hill Show last year and enjoyed it. We had wanted to go back, but various factors forced us to forego the show until yesterday. Laurie had to work, I decided to go by myself. … Continue reading →