4th Annual Toys and Collectibles Christmas Fair 2009

Collecticon 2009

From Ryan's Toy Bin

COLLECTICON 2009

Oct. 10 & 11, 2009
Robinsons Midtown Mall Atrium
Ermita, Manila
10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Admission is FREE

Battle Stance

This is a MicroMan figure of Ras'Al Ghul from Batman Begins. Made by Japanese toy maker Takara, this figure is fully poseable with 30 points of articulation. It stands at approximately 4 inches and comes with 6 sets of interchangeable hands.

This is my first Takara figure which I got almost a year ago at a toy sale in SM City North Edsa. Originally retailing for Php 599.75, I got it for the sweet discounted price of only Php 100.00. I wish they also had the Batman Takara MicroMan figure on sale as well. Or the Chun-Li or Sakura MicroMan figures. I sure would have gotten those.

More pics of this figure soon.

The School girl

Another gift I got from my cousin last Christmas. Honestly, I don't know what this character's name is. All I know is that it's from the anime, "Inuyasha".

I took this on the same day I took the Inuyasha photo. I wanted to get the wall and a bit of the sky that you see on the background, so what I did was place this figure on top of our car and shoot an an angle below the supposed eye-level of the figure.

Tied-up

My cousin gave this to me last Christmas. He's from Sydney and he was here doing volunteer work so he spent his Christmas with us. I haven't had the chance to take a photo of this up until a few days ago. I was sort of aiming for a more darker approach to this shot-- there would be more shadows and very little light coming through. Maybe I will do that one of these days. For now, though, I am very content with this one.

Deadpool

Taken at the 1st MCC (Metro Comic Con).

Photos From The 1st Metro Comic Con 2

Photos From The 1st Metro Comic Con

The first ever Metro Comic Con was held on August 8 and 9 at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall. Here are some snaps I took of the statues on display.

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon part 4

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon part 3

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon part 2

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon

Here are some photos of toys on display that I took at the 8th Manila Toycon last June 13 & 14. More to come!

8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009

It's time once again for the 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention; or, Toycon for short. It will be held at the Megatrade hall of SM Megamall on June 13th and 14th, from 10 A.M. I'm so excited to go!

arc the explorer

Gundam Gashapon

I got this from a gacha machine at SM North Edsa. I was actually hoping to get another figure, but I wasn't disappointed at all that I got this instead.

Toy Kingdom's Toy Festival Sale!

I was attending an event at SM Megamall yesterday when I learned that Toy Kingdom has a toy sale called "TOY Festival". Items included in the sale are Play-doh, Transformers, Marvel toys, Disney and Kidshop. You can save up to 70% off on selected items. The sale runs from April 30 to May 31, 2009 at the 2nd floor Bridgeway of SM Megamall.

Punta na!

Happy Easter!!!

I just want to greet everyone a Happy Easter! I hope everyone went home with loads of Easter eggs in their baskets!

These easter eggs contained One-Piece gachas. I got them at SM ToyKingdom, and gave them as gifts at a Christmas party 2 years ago. I bought a total of 5 eggs , I think. Originally, I wanted to place them in a basket lined with shredded paper, to make it look like the eggs are in a nest.

Unfortunately for me, I couldn't find the basket that I wanted so I decided to wrap it some other way. I think I wrapped it in a brown paper bag which I line with some scrap/tissue paper to make it look like I bought it at a stall in the market.

WIN A TOY SHOPPING SPREE @ SM TOY KINGDOM

I was walking through The Block at SM North Edsa when someone handed me a Toy Kingdom Summer catalog. On the back is an ad for one of their promos called "Win A Toy Shopping Spree".

Prizes at stake are over Php 3 million. Every Php 500 single receipt purchase entitles you to join. They will draw 204 winners, and each winner will get Php 15,000 each. You can double your chances of winning when you present your SM Advantage Card, SM Prestige, or BDO Rewards Card.

The promo runs from March 1-April 30, 2009.

To learn more about the promo mechanics, please refer to their posters or visit their website www.toykingdom.ph.

April Fools!

This little fellow is a Happy Meal freebie from McDonald's that I got about 4 or 5 years ago. It has wheels underneath and when you roll it, the horns on top of the head bob up and down. This photo is the most jester-like I could find from my collection, so I thought this would be appropriate for today.

Happy April Fools Day everyone!

He-Man

"By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!"

He-Man has got to be one of the most memorable characters from the 80's. Every boy wanted to be him; I know I once did. I used to have a lot of He-Man action figures, even Castle Grayskull. Growing up, I was the only kid who had a Castle Grayskull in the neighborhood. While my playmates had almost every figure in the series, even the vehicles and weapon sets, they didn't have the castle. I felt really proud because I had one. Ofcourse my friends were envious.



But, alas, I don't have them anymore. I've managed to lose all of my He-Man toys, including the Castle. I must admit I haven't been very keen on taking care of them when I was younger.

But since I have rediscovered the joy of collecting toys, I have since been scouring the net and toy stores for He-man. I was so fortunate to have found a loose figure at a 2nd hand toy shop near where I live. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have any money on me that day so I went back the next day to buy it. But it was already gone. Somebody bought it right after I left.

I spent months looking for this particular figure. I've seen a lot on ebay, but it's mostly the ones from the MOTU series fro the 80's, which I wasn't looking for.



I found this 2 days after my birthday 2 years ago at a toyshop in Shoppesville. I was actually there looking for a personal birthday present, and when I saw this, I immediately took it off the rack and paid for it. It's from the newer line of MOTU toys, and I got it for 500 pesos( about $12), and admittedly it was actually a bit too much of what I'm willing to pay for an action figure. I normally wait until it goes on sale, and if it's loose I would haggle like crazy. But hey, it was new, still sealed and exactly what I wanted. So I went ahead with the purchase. I went home totally satisfied.

I'm not really looking to complete the entire series. I just want to get other select figures like Prince Adam, Skeletor, the other He-man Variants, Sorceress, Teela and She-Ra. Unfortunately, most of them are a bit hard to find, loose or MOC.

MegaHouse Dagashi Set

I love a good bargain which is why I'm always at 2nd hand toy stores and always on the look-out for sales. I would spend hours going through boxes, bins and racks just to find something in particular, and also spend hours browsing through online market websites like ebay.

I learned about this local online market called Auctions.ph. I can't recall how, but it was before they made their TVC that starred Alessandra De Rossi. Anyway, I was browsing through the site, looking for toys, books and comic books when I came across the listing for this toy set-- an opened box of dagashi miniatures from MegaHouse. MegaHouse is a Japanese toy company that has a big range of toys it manufactures.




It really was a bargain at 75 pesos! I hit the "buy it now" button immediately. Shipping fee was very minimal.

Dagashi is a Japanese shop that sells all sorts of sweets like chocolates, candies and snacks, at a very low and affordable price. These stores also sold cheap toys like tops, marbles, playing cards, etc. and were very popular back in the day. According to web-japan.org, up until the 60's and 70's, every town in Japan had one. You can read more about dagashi here.

I bought this just so I could use it as a subject for photography. But I have since parted with it after I took these pictures. I gave them to my niece  as a going away present.

Dunny

This is one of two Dunnies I own. Both are from Series 3. My sister got them as party favors from an an event she attended 2 years ago. Since she wasn't into toys that much, she gave them to me! Both are about 3-4 inches high, and have "tattoes" printed all over. Pictured here with the Dunny is pk014 Maki's head. I took this photo about 2 years ago, as part of a photo story I was trying to put together.

Dunnies are vinyl toys made by toy manufacturer Kid Robot, and are available locally at Fresh, Manila.

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