A Trip Back to My Hometown - Day 2

Now that I had scouted out the stores, I went back to each before getting on a plane to fly home.

It kind of went like this:

I stopped at Turbo Toys and purchased some great 80s stuff - California Raisins, vinyl Care Bears.

Then I went back to Geek Toy Hut and purchased a Mattel Battlestar Galactica Lucifer figure and yellow Daggit. I also picked up a bunch of carded Space Precinct figures for $10 each. I thought I had seen a bunch of carded Kenner Robin Hood figures here - I only bought one. Then realized the others were back at Turbo Toys.

So I drove back to Turbo Toys to get several Kenner Robin Hood figures which were still carded. The gentlemen who owned Turbo Toys was very nice. 

And oh yeah - I had to get some teaching material for my presentation so stopped at Target and found these. 

A Trip Back to My Hometown - Day 1

Way back in July, I was invited to my hometown of Arlington Heights by the local museum to present a class at a kids summer art camp, featuring the drawings I did of my hometown when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. I spent about four days in town even though my presentation only lasted two hours. I had plenty of time to check out the local toy stores.

First up was Geek Toys Hut. Second was Turbo Toyz. I was kind of in a hurry so didn't purchase anything from Geek Toy Hut or take any photos. It was a nice big store with plenty for everyone. Turbo Toyz was a little smaller but still had a great selection. On day 1, I only purchased a few vintage Kenner Star Wars figures, including a small head Han Solo, which I had never had before. 

Oh yeah, the museum where I did my presentation also had a small section of toys - mostly vintage dolls and doll houses. 

A Visit to Eternia Dreams Toys and Collectibles and Toy Exchange

Matt from Toybox already covered this road trip. Here are my few photos from our excursion. It was nice to see new stuff like a half aisle of Simpsons figures. Who knew there were so many Buffy figures?