2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

When you say the name G.I. Joe or even Cobra for that matter,Major Bludd hardly ever comes to mind. At least not these days ,anyways. It's all about Destro , Cobra Commander and the infamous Cobra ninja Storm Shadow. No love for Bludd,tho :( And he was such a cool character ! That menacing fu manchu mustache and the eye patch ! And lest we forget the dog tags , that  cool looking blaster and robotic arm! Major Bludd was so bad ass he didn't even sport a  Cobra faction insignia . Also...MAJOR BLUDD...COOLEST NAME EVER! I know they killed him off In Resolute but I'm not exactly sure where his character stands In the comics . He definitely needs to make a comeback IMO.  Ughh..packing sucks!!!

A couple of quick updates.If the backgrounds of my pics start to look a little different It's due to the fact that my kids have been utilizing the toy room. The toy room Is now the Zoom room ,lol! Also, we are In the process of moving! So most of my stuff has been packed away . I'm still picking up the stray figure here and there ,particularly Marvel Universe figures. It seems that lately ,more and more of the rare figures have been popping up on eBay for insanely low prices. I found this Vision figure for 10 bucks and some change ,shipped!

Slowly but surely , I've been able to add key figures to my Marvel Universe collection by waiting It out. Had I known these figures were going to be so scarce and expensive today  I would have picked them up back when they first released years ago. Like the cliche saying goes " Hindsight is 20/20 ". So ,that aside. Lets move on to the figure! One of the nicer figures In the Marvel Universe  action figure line,Archangel is a series 2 release , numbered 015. I never understood the "Fans Choice Winner!" designation on the left hand corner of the packaging. Was there some kind of an  official pole for collectors to vote on their favorite figures? It felt great to have a carded figure in my hands again . Loose figures are cool but like most collectors will tell you,nothing beats the smell of a new action figure. It's chemically delicious! Hasbro put their all into these first few series of  Marvel Universe figures. Included was a Top Secret fold...

Thanos was never really on my want list. I just thought It would be nice to add him to my growing army of meanies. He was also super cheap as he Is not the most popular version (QC issues). Also, he came sans Infinity Gauntlet . I know. Thanos without his Infinity Gauntlet Is like Wolverine without his claws. Superman without his cape or Multiple Man without himself. Still,he looks rather snazzy on display !

 I still have so many MU figs on my want list . Ultron was one of them. Funny thing Is ,I've wanted this version of Ultron like, forever ,but It wasn't until recently that I realized there was an even more comic book accurate version of him that had been released before this one. In fact ,now that I look at him, I don't remember ever seeing a green glowing Ultron . It's still a great looking figure , but I would have preferred the  comic book accurate version that came In a two pack with Reed Richards.  

I would have preferred his 1988 piece but opted for the lower priced 1991 figure instead. Still, a great looking figure  with an awesome head sculpt! Pretty spot on If you ask me. One of sports greatest 1-2 punch of all time!

I knew at some point I wanted to  start an NBA Starting Lineup collection but I wanted my first figure to be this one right here.... It took me a while to pick up this 1988 Jordan figure due to the fluctuating prices he was going for on eBay. I was finally able to find him for a decent price ,along with another one i'll be posting about In the near future. To me ,this figure Is beyond great! It's a nice representation of  a young Michael Jordan , hair and all! The only thing missing Is the arm band. Now,most would argue that Kenner should have posed him going In for the dunk . I can understand that , for obvious reasons. I ,personally , dig the reverse layup sculpt. They were ,IMO, just as amazing to watch as his dunks were.