Hasbro, Marvel Universe- Abomination

Hasbro, Avengers Assemble- The Leader

NJCC haul

Back in March I went to NJCC which is a "local" con focusing on 80's toys. With that in mind I banked some money. Yeah, I got a lot of GI Joes, but honestly, that's pretty much all they had. Not that I mind. Much like John over at The Clawful Punch I'm in a GI Joe "mode". Plus most of them were cheap and cost about $2.50 each. Fortunately I managed to find Lioga from Beast Saga, which is the spiritual successor to Battle Beasts in Japan and a Ranger Key of Ninja Red of Kakuranger. That's the Alien Rangers over here, if you follow Power Rangers.

Bonus pic!

This is the second time I've EVER seen a USS Flagg and it still is one of the most astonishing toys EVER!

Hasbro, COPS- Big Boss

Alley-Viper 1: I knew there was a reason why they were laughing their asses off when they gave us these uniforms!
Alley-Viper 2: Clearly you're not a Star Trek fan...

Happy Easter! Sort of...

So clearly I've been busy but I've managed to amass ALOT of toys in the past 5 months that this blog has been on hiatus. I'm going to be posting random stuff but I'll do my best to put up the newer (as in new to my collection) and interesting pictures. Oh, and as usual I'll post Monday thru Friday, taking breaks on the weekend. Enjoy guys!

OMFG 3, Barbarianaut

Designed and sculpted by Charles Marsh

Tara Toys, Combat Collectors Case

Yet another generic action figure case from Tara Toys. The one difference being the shape of the case. While most cases tended to be about 16 to 18 inches wide and the image was place horizontially, this one is vertical and more square like. And quite honestly, I don't know which one came first as this claims to be good for GI Joes and Tara Toys made an licensed GI Joe one. Another interesting thing is that the art on the front seems to be vacu-formed and not printed on the cardboard. It's pretty cool despite being shaped differently from all the other cases I have.

The front cover, though not my actual case as the one I have is missing the vacu formed plastic sheet.

This is what the interior trays look like and where I keep Zartan and the Dreadnoks!

Hasbro, COPS- Bulletproof

Ah... COPS. One of the few lines that I go outside the 3 3/4"- 1:18 scale. Not alot toylines centered around a police force and this one came on to the scene with a bang. No, really, it's literally came on to the scene with a bang because of it's cap firing features. Those were the good ole' days when toy guns looked like guns and a not afraid of them in the sense that a kid would be scared witless because someone else brought one to school. I actually read about that in a news article.

Anyhow, getting away from the politics of guns and gun control. B.P. Vess aka Bulletproof here is the leader of the Central Organization of Police Specialists or C.O.P.S. As a kid I really liked this show and due to the lows in Joe and Transformer collecting, I've managed to pick up a few here and there. Expect more COPS figures in the future. :)

It's crime fighting time!

Galoob, Blackstar- John Blackstar

John Blackstar is probably one of the earliest toys I remember seeing on TV and wanting one. I think I might've seen the show but I was barely 4 or 5 years old when it aired. Either way I loved playing with this guy and his draconic steed Warlock. Especially Warlock as I kept him well after his foot broke off. Unfortunately I didn't remember what happened to both of them (probably went off to some needy kid or trashed during the annual purging of old or broken toys) but thanks to the magic of eBay I got a new Blackstar. Now to get a He-Man so they can go off on adventures together!