2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

The other day ,my better half and I had the chance to traverse our local mall early In the day.I hate going to malls at peak hours or on the weekends.The crowds are just too damn cool for me.Long story short,our mall now has a toy store! I couldn't believe my eyes.From a far It looked like It was going to be some artsy fartsy place with educational toys ,wooden blocks and model kits,but no!This place had pretty much everything collectors go for nowadays.The name of the store Is "Go!,Toys and Games" and I can honestly say that I've never heard of It before.Everything was a dollar or two extra ,but that's not too bad considering how ridiculously expensive modern toys are In hobby and toy shops these days.I really hope this place sticks around. There Is a nice mix of everything.Marvel Legends,Star Wars  to blind bags to Funko figs.On top of that there are tons of board games   and books. WTF? Yes! 3 3/4 Marvel Legends!!!!!Not alot thou...

I got Michelangelo today!I managed to find his soft head version with at least one set of nun chucks and some extra weapons to arm the other turtles.  

I've been after vintage TMNT figures for what seems like an eternity.The four,original turtles anyway.It seems like many of the gimmick turtles and supporting cast of heroes and villains could be had on the cheap while the original four always carried a hefty price tag.That hefty price tag doubled If the  turtles happened to be the soft,rubber head versions.I finally stuck to my guns,got assertive and picked up all four turtles over the weekend.It took a little leg work and sacrifice ,as I had to sell off some of my contemporary collection to pull It off.Leonardo arrived yesterday and I'm super thrilled to have him!It's not the soft head version,nor did he come with any weapons,but at least I got him with his web gear.If anybody has an extra vintage Leonardo Katana lying around for trade or donation,goodwill starts here ;)

Captain Britain Is a figure I would have loved to own as a kid.He was one of those obscure characters that never got alot of the spotlight,but always looked so cool to me.I remember seeing him in an art book called  How To Draw The Marvel Way.In fact this was the panel right here. I always liked his uniform and overall look but never knew much about him.Lots of people prefer his cowl uni over the original but not me.I'll take the  ninja masked look any day over the cowl.It wasn't until I picked up his comic pack that came with Spider-Man that I was able to really read up on his origins and find out a little more about him,the amulet and his staff . I like that Hasbro gave him the taller sculpt ,giving him a more imposing appearance.I'm also digging the amulet as a separate piece instead of it being molded into the sculpt.The flag design on his wrists and mask look good too.