Here I go again… I had some insulation foam laying around, and Ithought I could put it to good use. The base is 2″ thick foam board cut to a 2′ square. Liquid Nails was used to glue down pieces of pink 1″ foam board, to make the contours of a hill. Once the glue […]
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Ain’t It Cool – Episode 2
Okay, it’s official, I am a fan of the Nerdist Channel’s new Ain’t it Cool video series with Harry Knowles. In this second episode, Harry talks about John Wayne’s influence on Roddy Piper’s infamous fight scene in They Live. Does it get any better than that?
From the Collection: G.I. Joe Jigsaw puzzle
If you ask me, the heydey for G.I. Joe was the years that spanned from 1982 to 1985. You can’t beat the artwork that was produced back then, and this puzzle is a great example… I collect vintage pop culture puzzles and board games because i just love the artwork on them. They make great […]
Have you ever wondered what 500+ Monopoly games looked like?
A local consignment shop recently received a donation from a Monopoly board game collector, which consisted of over 500 games. Well, that was certainly something I had to see… This photo shows just a fraction of the collection. You name it, there was an -opoly in those stacks for it–colleges, cities, movies, etc. There were […]
This week’s League topic: Holy Grails and White Whales
I was talking with Ashley Raburn of Life with Fandom last week and he asked if I was looking for anything in particular for my collection, since he was going to be selling at a toy show over the weekend. I’m always looking for something, but the list is constantly evolving in my head. I […]