Raving Toy Maniac

I saw the Cap Motorcycle, Hulk Helicarrier Escape and the Hulk Hero Factory figure today at a Target in the San Jose CA area.

There's an online yarn store that has a Woot-like page, with a rotating two-hour deal on yarn and related items. The other day, they had a $70 knitting bag on there for $19.99. I was all set to buy it, and saw that they had a video review available. I watched the review and saw that it wasn't something I was willing to pay even $19.99 for, so I didn't end up buying it.

Has this ever happened to you with a toy?

I don't think a review has talked me out of a toy before, but I know that every so often, there's something I want as soon as I hear about it, but then seeing pictures of it convince me that I don't want it after all.

The two most memorable pieces for me are the Tonner Lucius Malfoy and a Roger Daltrey statue by I don't remember which company.

I have just got an agostini auto  junior gas power jeep and can't find any info on it seems to be rare. Is it collectible ?

Ok so Funko was kind enough to hook us up with some great Pop Vinyl figures to review. The first one I did was The Simpsons Krusty The Clown. When I was younger I always wore a Krusty t-shirt, so I figured it was fitting for me. Let me know what you guys think.

- Matt

Click here to watch the YouTube review

It seems pretty unanimous that the Christopher Reeve Superman was one Hot Toys figure that people were willing to buy sight unseen. Yes, the pictures helped sell it, but really, based on the concept, this was one figure where the character choice and company reputation were enough to sell me on the figure.

The Barnes from Platoon was another one where I wanted it as soon as I heard about it, and the pictures (if bad) could only serve to make me not want it.

So which characters have they not made yet that you would want automatically?

I was thinking about this the other day, and the only one I could come up with is a Lynda Carter Wonder Woman. For anything else, I'd need to see a lot of pictures first.

I've only found Madam Masque, Thunderball, and FF Spidey. Are their variations out yet? What ARE the variations, anyway? Is everything equally packed?

I'm about to head out the door, but I'd be remiss if I didn't post a couple Ask Matty links!

IAT - http://www.itsalltrue.net/?p=17811

Fwoosh - http://thefwoosh.com/2012/04/ask-matty-4212

Pendragon - http://www.pendragonspost.com/2012/04/02/ask-matty-matty-answers-4112or-...

I won't be home until late tonight, but I'll add any new links to this first post when I get back.

I have just tons of the old Toybiz figs from the 90's, and I need to unload them. I know the vast majority are worth very little, but I just want to be able to look them up and see what their exact names were, i.e. "Claw-Attack Wolverine" or such. Also it'd be good to see which accessories came with which since they're all just in two big boxes. Any directions would be great, thanks!

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/4737244/Mega_Bloks_Summer_2012_World_of...

It might just be april foolin though....

I went to McD's today and found that they have the GL toys in now. They look pretty good for just a Happy Meal Toy. I go the light up Hal GL and the GL Mask glasses. Someone awhile back said there is a way to order all the Happy Meal toys at one time. Does anyone remember what that pack is called and how to get it? I would like to do that instead of having to go to McD's constantly for the next few weeks.