Mcfarlane Toys' Cosmic Angela

Angela has always had a special place in my heart. I was excited when she won Hasbro's Marvel Legends poll and I can't wait to see what she looks like as a Marvel Legends figure. But this post isn't about that toy line. It's about an earlier plastic incarnation of this heavenly lady.

Another Toy Shipment!

Blog update! (After 100 years)

Early last February, I received a small package of toys from my brother. I didn't bother to  take a pic of the package anymore because it was just a generic plastic bag, so I went ahead and took the toys out to take this picture:

New Toys!

Yay  for new toys!

A little over a week ago, I received a package from my brother.   A friend of his is home visiting, and he asked him to bring it over from his side of the pond. These are stuff that I asked him to get for me on Ebay. Have I ever mentioned that I love Ebay? I do. It's such a wonderful site where you can find dirt cheap items and good deals.

Anyway.

So yeah. All of these were Ebay purchases. Most of them gotten for a bargain. Some are new, while some are pre- loved items that are still in great condition.

The small, boxed figures are mini figurines from the Marvel Classic Figurine Collection . These are hand painted, mini figures cast in lead made by Eaglemoss. The figurse usually  come with a magazine when you order or buy them at a comic book shop; but in this case, only 2 of them did. There are also 3 action figures included in the lot. These are a Fathom fig, Nottingham from Witchblade, and a Marvel Select Dagger figure (which I forgot to include in the photo).

I have 2 more toy packages that I got some months ago that I'll be posting soon. For now , here's a pic of the most recent haul. More details on the individual items soon.

The Crazy Cat Lady

Yes, I ended up buying it! As if there was any doubt that I wouldn't. I saw this Crazy Cat Lady action figure about two weeks back at one of the discount toy stores  I frequent. I decided to pass and wait until after Toycon  to decide on buying it, since I've already purchased vinyl toys.

A day after Toycon, I went back to the store to see if it was still there,  and bought it. Originally, this came in a blister pack with an illustrated card, but this one was sold without the card.  Here's what it looks like in it's original packaging.

The figure is about 5-1/4 inches tall and comes with six cats. The figure is dressed in stereotypical "crazy cat lady" garb-- a ratty old robe, wild hair , soft padded slippers and a checkered pajama bottoms. It has a bit of articulation so you can bend it's knees, waist and arms. Manufactured by Accoutrements , this action figure retails for about $10.00 online. The store was selling it for Php 70.00, but since haggling is allowed at the store, I asked for a better price and got it for only Php 50.00! Talk about a steal!

I'll post photos of the figure out of it's pack soon.

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon part 4

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon part 3

Photos From The 8th Manila Toycon part 2

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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!

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.

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.

Photos From The 3RD TAGCOM Toys & Hobbies Fair