One of my New Year’s resolutions was to keep a log of the movies I watch and the books I read, and as a result, here is the first installment of “What Have I Seen?!?” Warning: There are plenty of spoilers, so stop reading if you don’t want to reveal any plot points. Movies Watched […]
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This week’s assignment from the League: Pirates!
So far this month, we’ve talked about Spies, Cowboys, and Spacemen, and the voting was all over the place for the next (and last) genre to tackle: Monsters – 4 Robots – 4 Pirates – 6 Super heroes – 2 Soldiers – 2 Ninjas – 1 Ghosts – 1 Sci Fi characters – 1 Cops – 1 […]
The League has spoken: Spacemen!
The League did a little space exploration last week. The topic was “Spacemen” and here’s what we talked about: Monster Cafe Fortune and Glory (Days) Memories of Toymorrow Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks Mos Espa Collection The Man Who Stares at Toys AEIOU and Sometimes Why Cool & Collected Traveling Pics That Figures Whatever I Think […]
Vintage Johnny West and G.I. Joe figures (they’re not dolls!)
I came across this fun vintage lot on Craigslist yesterday. It wasn’t a huge bargain, but I have wanted a Johnny West figure for a long time, and it’s not really something you see everyday on CL, so I decided to make the call. I plan to hold onto the Johnny West and Geronimo figures, […]
Invasion of the vintage Spacemen!
One of my favorite items to collect are vintage space-themed toys and ephemera. Whenever I go to flea markets or antiques stores, I am always on the lookout for spacemen, and here are some that I’ve been able to pick up over the years… These are commonly referred to as “Archer Spacemen” and are some […]