New vintage carded Ewok!

As an early birthday gift, I was surprised with a new carded Ewok for our collection! Romba, one of the rare Ewoks!

Custom Amazing Spider-Man Action Figure

Here is another edition of my custom action figure collection. In addition to my vintage Star Wars and G.I. Joe customs I have also created some Amazing Spider-Man figures that I feel fit greatly into the current 3.75" Marvel Universe Line. I created a Peter Parker (Mask-less Spider-Man version) from a custom Attack of the Clones Anakin Skywalker Vintage collection figure. I also created a Gwen Stacy from the Marvel Universe Sue Storm from the Future Foundation 3-Pack set. Enjoy the pictures!

Lego Star Wars takes over Times Square

     Who doesn't love Lego?  To celebrate the new Cartoon Network miniseries, the Yoda Chronicles, a giant Lego X-Wing was constructed in Times Square along with other Lego Star Wars figures.  Pretty impressive!

http://starwars.com/news/massive-lego-x-wing-takes-off-in-times-square.html

LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter Model Fun Facts

• Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks
• Weighs 45,980 pounds
• Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters
• Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters
• Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters
• 32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct; about 4 months
• Built in the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic
• Is a one-to-one replica of LEGO Star Wars set #9493; The model is 42 times the size of the retail building set The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California's seismic requirements for the LEGOLAND California Resort installation 

Flea Market Magic!

     4 times a year Cedarburg, WI holds their annual Maxwell Street Days as a fundraiser for their Fire Department.  The event has been taking place since 1966 and features up to 700 sellers at Fireman's Park.  You can find anything from antiques, to crafts, to vintage toys.  We always manage to find some great vintage toys or other collectibles at the event (Revenge of the Jedi Script Book, vintage stuffed Ewoks, Mego Spiderman to name a few).
     This time was no exception.  We walked away with numerous Vintage Star Wars figures, a Return of the Jedi art poster, and some other odds and ends.

Finds of the Day:

1. The Rankin/Bass Hobbit Record
2. Super Powers Superman
3. Mego Pocket Super Heroes Batman
4. Pizazz Magazine from 1978 featuring the Spiderman TV show

2 sided 1983 Return of the Jedi Poster from Hi-C

May 25 marked the 30th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi.  What better way to celebrate than to purchase the awesome Return of the Jedi Poster released by Hi-C and Coca Cola in 1983?

Not a purchase, but still cool- the Corgi Superman aircraft

Vintage Ewoks on Card- Teebo!

I'd like to show you the newest addition to the vintage carded Ewok collection....Teebo!  Here he is.  On card, complete with the Prange Way sticker.  Good ol' Prange Way.  Kids today don't know what they are missing.

Vintage Star Wars Custom Action Figures

As a child of the 80s, there were many Star Wars and G.I Joe figures I wish they made. My brother and I would often attempt customizing the vintage figures to make our wishes come true. However, in the 80s there  was not the benefit of the internet to walk you through how its done. Well, now we have such shared information that I was able to put together some Star Wars customs that make my inner child happy. Most figures were made using the simple "boil and pop" technique. However, the helmet-less X-Wing Luke took some glue magic as that figure's neck was connected to the head. Enjoy the photos and a G.I Joe post will follow!

X-Wing Luke (Made from X-Wing Luke body and Return of the Jedi Luke head)

                                            Han Solo Hoth hood-less version (ROTJ Han Solo Trenchcoat)

                                    Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Final Duel (ROTJ Luke + POTF Poncho Luke)

Luke Skywalker Speederbiker (ROTJ Luke body POTF Luke Ponch head)

Smuggler Lando Calrissian (Made from Han Solo trench coat and Lando Calrissian Jabba's Gaurd Disguise)

Han Solo Stormtrooper Disguise (Made from ROTJ Han head and POTF Luke Stormtrooper body)

Sheboygan Toy Show 2013! New Finds: Vintage Carded Ewoks

Its been a while but we are back! Just thought I would share the newest additions to our nerdy family, vintage carded Star Wars figures.  Last weekend there was a toy show put on by a toy shop in our area.  One of the vendors had some awesome vintage carded Star Wars figures that of course we decided were too good to pass up.  Our collection now includes a carded Return of the Jedi Han Solo, Chief Chirpa Ewok , and Paploo Ewok. Among some other deals of the day were a rare Mego Peter Parker we were looking for an a Penguin from the Super Powers line.

Stay tuned for more of our vintage toy finds and custom creations!