2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

I decided to take some of my Marvel Universe figures out of hiding and snap some pics. I miss everything about this line. The scale, the selection and most most of all, the hunt! These are just a few of my MU figs. One day I'll snap a pic of my entire collection. Enjoy! 

I'd like to, at some point, add a Pocket Heroes and Mego Hulk to this mix. 

No, it's not Darth Vader's birthday. This isn't a Star Wars anniversary post. It's not even a special occasion. This is  just me coming to the realization that I have a thing for Darth Vader. Darth Vader action figures, that is. Everytime I see one in the wild I'm compelled to insert said figure into my shopping cart. Because of this, I now have a small collection of Darth Vader figures. 

Back in my drinking days, HEAVY drinking days, I frequented local bars and played lots of darts. A buddy of mine used to always say " Nice weathering!" which, according to him, meant that I was doing a good job of going after all of the targets and not wasting time on one specific. It occurred to me that that's kind of how I've been collecting. Mixing it up while not fixating on one collectible or another. Action figures are still high priority  but thanks to Matt from ToyBox I've also been exploring the world of comics alot more lately. Other days I'm online looking for cool singles to pad my sportscard collection. What can I say,  It's the price I pay for being a member of the nerdy kind 🤓 Here's a look at a few of my recent additions!  I love Dormammu's design! He gives off strong Jack Kirby vibes!  Thanks to ToyBox for sending me these two issues of the incredible Hulk!  Red Circle comics/Archie comics  are ...

For those of you who didn't know, I am also a big sportscard collector. In fact, I have a sportscard blog that has been collecting dust on the interwebs, longing for some new cardboard content. It's not that I've stopped collecting. I just don't do it as often. These days I'm buying singles on ebay, staying away from the expensive and expansive selection of packs that clutter the card aisles at my local Target. And forget about buying cards at Walmart. Everything is locked up behind glass cases and the key- holding employee is always nowhere to be found. I'm not sure how they stay in business. Anyways, here are some of the singles I've picked up over the past couple of months.  I'm not even a hockey fan but how do you consider yourself a sportscard collector and not have at least one card of " The Great One" . Ten straight seasons with 1,000 plus receiving yards! Not too shabby.  ...

It turns out that the top rail of my living room vertical blinds is a great spot to display Funko Pops! So, 20 to 25 more should fill up that space quite nicely 😉 And so It begins! 

Every action figure collector knows this is how it starts. Look at all that empty space next to that lone Marvel Universe Daredevil action figure. Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'll have to remedy that somehow😉

This Is mostly for those of you who might be newcomers to the site. I've done posts like this before but you never know If new blood Is out there having a look see ;)I'm trying to ,slowly but surely,make room for my collection. Ideally,I'd like to have uniform book cases set up for action figures and a separate shelving unit for baseball cards and video games.Right now I have one large unit housing my figures and baseball cards.So far ,this Is what It's looking like. At the very top of the shelving unit and on the walls I have all of my Starting Lineup figures.I still have a few figures on my want list but for now ,this Is what I've got. (PLEASE EXCUSE THE STAGGERED PICS.BLOGGER SUCKS SOME TIMES) Top shelf .Some of the more popular 80's action figures In my collection. Second shelf.Baseball card binders and a small empty section at the end where I snap pics of new items as I acquire them. Third shelf.A mix of  vintage 5.5 figur...

I realized something while collecting SLU baseball figures.The American League was stacked with pure power hitters in the late 80s and for most of the 90s.I've been trying to keep it even steven  but it's hard to find as many big names in the NL .That's what makes It  difficult for me to just stop collecting them.The compulsive side of me needs to balance out both leagues with as many big names as I can track down.Stay tuned as the madness is sure to continue! There's something about Kenner's SLU head sculpts that capture the essence of an action figure while staying true to the real life  players they portray.It's like,If  MLB had a  cartoon series ,this is what they'd look like. Ryne Sandberg Albert Belle Greg Vaughn Tom Glavine  Juan Gonzalez