2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

As a kid,did you ever find yourself in need of a quick action figure fix?Maybe you were on vacation with your parents when you realize that your new surroundings would make for some interesting action figure episodes.Or was It that  long car ride when the boredom got so out of hand that   rest areas were designated ,not for peeing,but for action figure hunting? You would never be so lucky as to find anything you were truly interested in,either.Never a Joe in sight or a MOTU figure within reach.  Just something passable enough to get you through your toy withdrawals,like this Desert Dogs sound fx generic military action figure. Now before you go calling this guy  Mel Appel ,understand that this is just the name of the company that makes these figures.In fact ,these guys are all nameless.A blank slate.But that was the cool part !They could be anybody you wanted them to be!     These guys also came with an arsenal and a cool sound effects feature!Sadly,the sound on mine is non

Thundercats wasn't a line I was desperately trying to add to my collection ,but felt like It was only right to do so at one point or another.I mean ,they were a huge part of the 80's cartoon and action figure scene.I just never collected them as a kid.I loved the cartoon but never got around to owning any of  the figures.Maybe it was the price point,or the simple 5 points of articulation ,not sure.I found these on eBay for about 5 bucks a piece!They all look great but the arm feature on Lion - O isn't working very well and all came to me  incomplete. I'm loving  S-S-Slithe! If anything,these three should ramp up my vintage toy collector cred while jazzing up my top shelf of vintage figures. I currently have larger ones holding up the back with the smaller Joes and other 3 3/4 figures towards the front.

               Got this in the mail yesterday.Will post about the contents a little later on today!

Strange isn't the word!I was excited to find these three carded figures in the prize box I recently won from  The Toy Box .Strange Friends Is an Archie McPhee  toy line  that is sure to have you saying "WTF!?!" Are they people wearing animal masks?Are they animals wearing a human costume?Does Yuji eat from the hands of the people feeding the pigeons?Inquiring minds want to know! I don't plan on unboxing these,at least not any time soon.The cardbacks are so crispy clean that I may have to hang them  on my wall.They really are a sight to behold.You can't  quite understand them yet you can't look away.Throw all logic out the window people,I present to you .... STRANGE FRIENDS!                            Play video while reading character bios for full on crazy    

A while back ,The Toy Box took a trip down to a novelty shop called  Rocket Fizz  and picked up a bunch of  sugary treats to give away to a lucky winner.Action Figure Barbecue won but never responded ,so I got the spoils! No hard feelings BBQ ;) This box was filled with all kinds of nostalgic goodness.Lets dig into the loot! First up,vanilla and raspberry flavored Hello Kitty cotton candy.I can't say I have ever tried vanilla flavored cotton candy before, so this one I'm looking forward to giving a try. Something about the Smurfs that take me back.This brightly colored  bag of  HARIBO Smurf gummies did just that.When I eat these I'm gonna pretend that I'm Gargamel,eating up little delicious Smurf morsels ! The nostalgia bug continued to kick In when I spotted these Care Bears Gummie Bears!And then things just got.... .....NASTY!Box of Boogers!!!!According to my daughter,kids have claimed they taste like the real thing, but how would