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| Star Trek stands | |
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4.12.2008
5:17 PM | Link |
 I've slowed down just a wee bit on my toy collecting, but I'm still buying all of the reproduction Mego Star Trek figures as they are released! I can't even begin to count all the fantastic, 8-inch Mego action figures (with real clothes!) I had as a kid - lots of super heroes, Planet of the Apes, and of course, Star Trek. I love watching home movies of me playing with the Transporter on the Enterprise bridge playset! These new reproductions are incredible, right down to the accessories and packaging, and even though I know I shouldn't open them, holding them in my hands again really makes me feel young. I've been buying mine from BigBadToyStore, and I have six so far, so I decided I should get some stands to display them. I spent forever digging around Google looking for "action figure stands", but I couldn't find anything for 8-inch figures! Finally I stumbled upon a place that had "doll stands", and when I discovered that was the correct term, they were easy to find. When I was a kid I always hated it when people called them dolls instead of action figures, so I guess the term "doll stand" never occured to me! I actually found the perfect stand from an Amazon seller, and they work perfectly. The waist clamp holds the figure snuggly, and it's so nice being able to arrange them without spending an hour getting them to balance. I wish I had these stands when I had all my original figures - but actually, I wish I had still had my original figures even more! View photos: Mego Star Trek
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| Happy PJ Day! | |
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12.22.2007
10:21 PM | Link |
 Did you know today was PJ Day? I hope everyone enjoyed spending all day in their pajamas like Dad and I did! Each holiday season we always take a day to stay at home all day in our PJs, and today was the day since it was snowy outside. We started the day with Mom's magnificent Eggs Benedict (my favorite breakfast!), and then spent most of the day working on a jigsaw puzzle (another yearly tradition). This year I bought one called Famous Flying Machines, and even though I thought it would be kind of easy, it was actually tough - we only finished about half of it, so I hope we can finish it in the next few days. Dinner was Mom's incredible spaghetti with homemade sauce, plus pecan pie and pipe smoking!Last night we watched 15 years of Christmas home movies, talking through the whole thing, laughing at our young looks, and of course, drooling over all the cool toys that I could sell for thousands of dollars if I had them today! I really miss my Six Million Dollar Man stuff, Star Trek figures, Micronauts (I miss you, Baron Karza!), and Star Wars merchandise (including the Death Star playset, that I just recently saw on sale for over $7000! |
| Ralph McQuarrie concept figures | |
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8.11.2007
7:03 AM | Link |
 Even though I'm proud that I still have all of my original Star Wars figures, I pretty much stopped collecting them soon after Return of the Jedi was released (although I bought a couple more for fun while I was excited about Revenge of the Sith). But when I heard about the special 30th anniversary Ralph McQuarrie concept designs, I was really intrigued! I used to have this incredible portfolio of Ralph McQuarrie concept paintings way back in 1977, and even though my 10-year-old brain had no idea why everything looked so different, I still spent hours admiring them, so I've had an appreciation for these concept designs for a long time! I decided to buy the concept C-3PO and R2-D2 set that was available at Celebration, but then I quickly realized there were going to be a lot more of these figures, and now I've been trapped into a new collection! Since all of these include a special collector's coin and interesting packaging, I'm actually not going to open them (I definitely want to rip them open to take better photos, but I'm holding back this time!). So far I have the concept droids, Luke (with his gas mask!), Stormtrooper (with lightsaber and shield!), Chewbacca (definitely scary), Boba Fett, plus the Obi-Wan and Yoda set. These figures are pretty limited, so some places are charging up to $35 bucks just to pre-order these guys! I just have to keep my eyes open and stay lucky to keep this collection going. I have to admit it's fun to have something new to track down! View photos: Ralph McQuarrie concept figures
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| Toy museum paradise | |
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5.02.2007
7:25 AM | Link |
 It's organizational update time! I now have two tall square shelves in the toy room (one on each side of the window), and these are perfect for displaying a Disney Big Fig on the top, so I have a Mickey Mouse on each of them! I completely filled one shelf with my Disney die-cast ride vehicle collection (which hasn't been on display in months), and the other one is basically free for future toys to come. Because of my plan to fill all the walls with toy shelves, I moved anything hanging (such as my animation art) up to the top of the wall (close to the ceiling), and I even got to hang some Disneyland 50th Anniversary merchandise that has been sitting in the closet since I bought it. The room is finally starting to look like a toy museum paradise, and I'm really excited about it! This weekend I worked on the garage, and now its just a matter of figuring out how many garbage days I will need to dump so much junk. I also hung some old posters on the walls out there, so even my garage is going to look cool! In the digital world, I have completely finished moving all of my bookmarks to Delicious (over 1,500 of them), and they are all tagged and ready when I need them. Now Safari just has the things I need on a daily basis, and I think it's great!
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| Lifecycle of toys | |
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4.15.2007
11:41 AM | Link | Yesterday I built a new shelf for my toy room and had a blast loading it up. Now my LEGO sets finally have a place to live! There were a few things that I realized I didn't feel like having on display anymore, so I guess I will move some stuff to my souvenir bins. It really made me think about my whole toy lifecycle. The fact is I love buying stuff - impulse buying toys, CDs, DVDs, books, or whatever is pretty much one of my favorite things to do! Maybe it's because I had tons of toys as an only child, or maybe I like spending money since I was kind of broke in my college days. The reason doesn't really matter - I'm going to keep doing it! After I have fun shopping and buying, then I like displaying things (and taking photos) for awhile. Eventually the newness wears off, but I don't want to just throw things away, so they end up going in my souvenir bins in my garage. I have about five of these huge bins filled with stuff. I'm sure some of it would make some collectors pee their pants, but I really just keep stuff because I'm too lazy to sell it. Someday I will have to get rid of some things - it would be nice to have kids playing with my old toys instead of keeping them captive in boxes! You could look at my collecting habits as a waste of money, but I don't see it that way at all. To me, I'm just renting all of this stuff! I pay the rent, which gives me the joy of having the toy, displaying it, and eventually I say goodbye to it. The money is gone, but the joy remains! |
| Perfect presents | |
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12.12.2006
10:12 PM | Link |
 I've received some really amazing Christmas gifts from my pals this year! This weekend I gave everyone this year's video project (which was a big success, judging by the laughter!), and they went together to buy me a fantastic new gig bag (for my drum kit hardware), since my old one was a serious pain. The new one is totally amazing and has wheels on it, so it's going to be so convenient! Then tonight, my pal Melinda and I exchanged gifts, and she gave me a beautiful Snow White figurine (part of the Disney Traditions series by Jim Shore)! It has a great folk-art style to it, and looks wonderful with my other Snow White sculptures. She also gave me a little LEGO set to add to my growing collection, too! Christmas is so much fun! Be sure to take a look at my latest Flickr photos, since I just got up-to-date with my latest toys, PEZ, and collectibles. View photos: Disney Collectibles View photos: PEZtastic View photos: Toys on Stage
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| Tons of photos | |
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10.27.2006
10:22 PM | Link |
 As you probably know, one of my obsessive habits is taking close-up shots of new toys and PEZ dispensers, but I'm often lazy about getting them uploaded to Flickr. I always think it would be cool to upload one or two each day to keep things fresh, but actually I just end up forgetting about shots I took months ago. So, I decided to just catch-up with tons of older photos, so this is a good time to remind you about my ongoing photo sets! Most of the new shots are of PEZ, especially Japanese Mini-PEZ (since I've been buying lots of the sets I missed on eBay lately), but there are also some new toys to see, too. As always, I'm still working on my "technique" - I really want to capture the personality of each toy! View photos: PEZtastic View photos: Toys on Stage
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| Scoop on Mego | |
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5.05.2006
6:03 PM | Link |
 Every Friday I always look forward to reading Scoop, a really cool email newsletter about collecting and all the geeky stuff I enjoy. My favorite section includes some amazing auction prices for things that recently sold, and often includes PEZ, comic books, or Star Wars figures. Recently there have been several cool Mego action figures, which makes me so nostalgic! I used to play with Mego figures nearly everyday - I had lots of super-heroes (I used to love the Teen Titans, way back when they were nothing like the Teen Titans show today!), Planet of the Apes figures, and of course, Star Trek figures. I've always loved the original Star Trek, and the toys were so much fun, especially the Enterprise Bridge set with it's awesome Transporter simulator. In today's newsletter, they reported that one of the figures I had, the Mugato (an alien guy), went for over $1,400 bucks! Mine wouldn't have been in the package, but it still would be cool to have it. At least I have some home movies of me playing with them at Christmas!
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