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Christmas Wishes Vs. Christmas Reality

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If you guys didn't know,Mr. Smith over at  Mr. Smith's Plastic Bubble  ,has started a new social media challenge for pop culture/toy bloggers like you and I.Every Monday there will  be a round robin challenge assignment ,similar to Cool And Collected's Pop Culture League.The twist Is If your the first to post your challenge,then you create the following weeks challenge/assignment.Here's my entry. CHRISTMAS WISHES VS. CHRISTMAS REALITY  Man.This Is a pretty good one because these days I rarely get what I want for birthdays or Christmas.I mostly get things I need.I'm not being ungrateful or anything because the things I get take precedence over toys or other pop culture related items. Sometimes,though,It would be nice to open up an action figure or two. I really can't blame the wifey,though, as she really has no clue what I have and don't have In my collection so It's a bit difficult for her to  make those kinds of purchases.Actually ,she di

Ultimate Snake Eyes w/ Head Swap

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I'm really digging my new look  Ultimate Snake Eyes figure.It's not that much different than before,just a different head.It's a tad bigger than the Ninja Duel head It came with but still looks great imo.I would have preferred the visor be grey instead of black but the black still works.He's still not perfect,but close to it.

Custom Arctic Snake Eyes

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I've been thinking about picking up that ROC arctic Snake Eyes figure,with the puffy coat.But until that happens,I've decide to make my own using a lackluster ROC Frostbite body and my extra Ninja Duel Snake Eyes head.It's not a perfect fit but It works.At least until I can snag up that arctic figure.

Do Over

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If I could do  one thing over,It would be to duck and counter  instead of taking one right in the nose from the school bus bully back In the 4th grade .That motherfucker!He was mad because a girl liked me and not him.Boo-Hoo,my bad.Sorry If she liked the way I rapped Slick Rick's  La Di- Da Di  and not your sucky art skills.That shit hurt man lol. He also stole my G1 Bumblebee. Oh well ...whaddaya gonna do? Checkout Bro Midnight's  buck fifty do over!

There's a Sale at Penney's!

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I'll never forget the great purge of G.I. Joe ROC movie merchandise!They were literally passing these boxes out at the door ,where there were tons more stacked on top of each other just waiting to not be purchased.I say that because I'm pretty sure kids weren't interested  In these at the time.Only slow footed adult toy collectors knew what these toys were all about and the value that came with them.I picked up both of these at 5 bucks a piece!Not too shabby considering both came with an action figure pilot.These two sit at the bottom of my shelving unit collecting dust with the only other two vehicles I own.They're still pretty damn neat and every now and again I'll pick up the Hydra and fly It around my room while making swooshing sounds.I still love my Gunship,too,! Can you spot Timber? Check out these other awesome sale stories...                                                         Toy Box author remembers a friend named Penny

G.I. Joe Arashikage Clash - Snake Eyes

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For those of you who don't know about one of ,If not the coolest Snake Eyes figure ever to be released ,do your homework on The Pursuit of Cobra Ninja Commando Snake Eyes.The figure I'm posting about today Is the reissue.Of course this doesn't fall under the "reissues" that mimic vintage figure designs.This Is essentially a reissue of a contemporary action figure. So no,I don't have a problem with that.Funny story though.I used to have the first release of this figure and loved It to death.It was by far my second favorite Snake Eyes figure ever.The first one being v.2 vintage Snake Eyes.I also remember trading It away.I didn't think It would be difficult for me to find another one  If I ever wanted to pick one up again down the road.Yeah right.GI Joe  POC figures pretty much disappeared from store  shelves ,never to be seen again.I don't remember any of them going on clearance either.Man!I was shit out of luck.Not to mention the fact that scalper price

Gee ,Thanks!

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It’s the season to be thankful. Firstly,lets get the obvious out of the way.Of course I'm thankful for my fam and the kids and all that other mushy good stuff.But I'm going to keep this pop culture related.What am I most thankful for as far as childhood brainwashing agents go?Hint- It's a cartoon character. Hint 2 - He is the reason I began collecting action figures again. Hint 3 - Look at the picture below.            What made me want to start collecting action figures as an adult you ask?Easy.Snake Eyes.And even though I had picked up a few vintage Joes before him,Snake Eyes  was always the one I wanted.So there I was ,an adult about to make my childhood dream of obtaining a Snake Eyes figure finally come true!Snake Eyes w/ Timber V.2,released In 1985 would be the first of It's kind to make It onto my, then scant, vintage action figure display. And there would be more after.... Once I  had my fair share of G.I. Joe vintage good

Custom Unmasked Snake Eyes

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Everybody's tried this one before.Mine will be different because of the brown hair.I had no choice,no yellow paint.Even still,I kinda like a brown haired Snake Eyes.Too many blond Joes. Duke,Rock And Roll,Short Fuze,Beach Head and Low Light just to name a few.That's my justification.What do you guys think?The head's a tad big and I was thinking about whiting out his pupil on the damaged side of his face. " Look away,baby look away ...." Here's another custom  look.This Is his "awe fuck It,I'm going balls out and  maskless" look.I would imagine this to be a future Snakes that has coped with his facial flaw and has taken on a Punisher - like vigilante roll. 

IDW Revolution

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I think the last time I bought a comic book ,a contemporary comic book with some sort of relevancy,Ronald Reagan  was president.I came close to picking up the new Secret Wars series that released in 2015.Oh ,and the new DC 52 stuff ,too.But I never pulled the trigger on either.I had been out of the loop for so long.Couple that with the 4 dollar price tag per comic and the only thing they got out of me was a disinterested "Nah,I'll pass." Now,recently I had been hearing talk about a merger of popular 80's toy franchises ,coming together for a big screen debut.MASK,G.I. Joe ,Transformers,Micronauts, ROM and I believe Visionaries made the cut as well.This literally blew the drawers off  of me!This Is something I have been wanting to happen since I began collecting action figures.In fact one of the reasons why I started to collect 3 3/4 was because so many different lines/characters were available ,and I would be able to mix and match my figures like never before!I have a