Wow! The second outing for the League was another big success! This week, 21 bloggers contributed and chose the piece of Hollywood history that they would most want to own. There were some excellent choices and surprisingly, only a few duplicates. Here’s the list… Apparently, Christopher Tupa needs a bigger boat, and thinks One Eyed […]
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Report from last weekend’s Steel City Con
Mike Bartley, a friend of Cool & collected sent in this great recap from his visit to last Weekend’s Steel City Con. I rarely get to go to conventions anymore, with two kids and a working wife. So, to find one that’s affordable, and that my wife agrees driving to, is a rare thing. The […]
2011 York Toy Extravaganza — Report from the Show
I’ve been hearing about the York Toy Extravaganza in York, Pennsylvania for a few years now and this is the year I finally made the trip. On Sunday morning, I hit the road at 6:30AM, which is an ungodly hour for a holiday weekend, but I was a man on a mission. York, PA is […]
A quick tour of the Cool & Collected cave
I’m a firm believer that a man should have a cave–a place that is devoted to you and your passion. Of course, I think the ladies should have their own spaces as well, but usually, that consists of the rest of the house! After a long day, I head to my cave to unwind in […]
Old Town Auctions — A little something for everyone this weekend
This weekend, Old Town Auctions is hosting a 3-day toy collector auction at the Grand Venice Hotel in Hagerstown, Maryland, but don’t worry if you can’t make it in person, because they offer online bidding prior to the event. I was fortunate to attend a space toy auction put on by old Town Auctions last […]
Vintage Aurora Model Kits
Here are some pictures of the Aurora model kits boxes I added to the collection last weekend. Most of these are in amazing condition, especially when you consider they are around 50 years old. King Kong and Godzilla Dr Jekyll as Mr. Hyde, Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors Guillotine, and the Vampire Dracula, Frankenstein, and […]