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Star Wars Black Series 3 3/4 - Admiral Ackbar

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I'll admit to not knowing much  about Ackbar.I remember seeing him on a ship ,co piloting,maybe?I always thought he was the coolest looking alien In the film,though.As a kid I always wanted his action figure but had to settle for an Admiral Ackbar 3 3/4 rubber eraser (which was pretty damn cool in it's own right). Now ,I finally have my very own ,highly articulated Admiral Ackbar figure! This Black Series 3 3/4 Admiral Ackbar figure has jettisoned to the top of my favorites list!It's a damn near flawless figure.From the paint apps to the head sculpt and execution of his smock ,just an excellent figure. I'm not so sure how to work his contraption,though.I'm pretty sure I have him holding It upside down. "How do you work this thing?"  "Oh yeah,and..what Is It?" I don't remember ever seeing the Admiral In action.Like I said before ,my memory of him Is solely behind the ships terminal.Never wielding a

Happy MOTU Day!

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Wasn't even aware of the occasion but Toy Box  has made me hip to It.Soooo,Happy MOTU Day 2017!

Star Wars Blueprints Paper Craft Death Star Set

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This was the set that prompted me to make a purchase on the discount shopping site,hollar.com.To be honest,I didn't know what I was getting with this boxed set of Star Wars paper crafts.I didn't have any interest In the figures ,just the Tie Fighter and Death Star.Questions swirled around my head regarding the quality of the product,size and display-ability. Let's take a look at my findings!                         Box front Box back I won't go into building the figures because frankly I'm just not interested In them.This Is how they look,though, when taken out of the box.My daughter put Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker together but they don't hold up very well from what I could tell.   Although the pieces of the Tie Fighter and Death Star come loose ,none were damaged or creased.  This cool sheet of stickers was also included.Not sure what to do with them. I thought the iconic circular window would just  be pictured In

Hollar!

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While doing some late night surfing last week,I stumbled across this website called  hollar .Just like any insane toy collector would have done,I dropped down to their  action figures/vehicles department and was stunned to fine so many cheaply priced toys!Alot of them are figures that are warming the pegs at your local department stores ,but still,the prices were great.Everything from Marvel Legends to Star Wars the Force Awakens figures.Tons of Mega Bloks,Marvel Mashers and Titan Heroes ,listed at close to 80% off!If that didn't seem crazy enough , they also offer  free shipping (on your first order of  15 dollars or more)!I immediately became skeptical and went to the inter webs to read the site reviews. I was disappointed to read that a few people had bad experiences with them ,but took the chance anyways.Hollar does tell you that shipping may take up to 10 days ,so I expected that.Surprisingly,my package arrived in about 7 business days. So,how much do you think I pa

90's Superman Comic

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I stopped by my moms house today to drop off a new wheel for her lawnmower ,which I'll be using very soon weather permitting,to do her lawn every week.She handed me this white packet with a Superman insignia on It and said my aunt had left It there for me.My aunt  knows I'm a sucker for comics and things of that nature and decided It would be good idea to pass this on to me.I'm still wondering where she might have gotten It from,though?Oh well,when I see her ,I'll thank her and then get the low down on the Supes mag ;) I know nothing about this run of Superman so If anybody has any nuggets of info they'd like to lend,do so In the comment section.Also,should I remove the translucent cover?And why the translucent cover In the first place? The package also included a neat trading card depicting  4 alternate versions of  Superman. Last but not least.Anybody familiar with hollar.com?Well my package arrived today and In my next post ,we'll

Marvel Toybiz - Kingpin

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Toybiz made pretty much every character that saw the light In a  Marvel Comic at one point or another.Hasbro has a ways to go If they want to catch up with them.For instance,we still haven't gotten a Marvel Universe Kingpin figure.I suppose one will be released at some point,but for now,this Toybiz version will have to do. He doesn't look great   with the newer Marvel Universe figures ,but It's the only Knigpin I have right now.Thanks to John Gaither for sending him over!

Schwarzenegger / Commando Vintage 3 3/4 Figures

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The Mandela Effect?Or something like It.I don't actually have any memory of these toys ,although, apparently , they released at the height of my childhood toy acquiring days.Diamond Toymakers was the name of the company responsible for producing these paramilitary half pints.They released In 1986 along with a six inch line of the same figures and sculpts.Playing with these for a little while on my toy shelf,I would have definitely dug them as a kiddo.The following MOC pics are not mine.I snagged them off of ebay to show an example of the carded figure.I'm looking at the packaging and wondering If I saw these at one point In my childhood on the Chuck E. Cheese wall of prizes. Here we have Sawbones,John Matrix and Psycho.All sculpted differently ,standing at about the same height.What's strange about these figures Is their arms and head sculpts,which are made out of  a soft rubber.It works,but I still find It a bit odd.Actually ,Sawbones arms are hard plastic,so he