Old Toys

 As a child of the Eighties, I lived through a golden age of toys.  With the adoption of plastics, there was very little that could not be done for toys.  Model kits were still a common thing and, even though I never managed to get into them, model trains and rockets were readily available.

 

I had a few early Lego sets, from before the minifig, and some of the early space sets.  The non-rectangular fancy elements were very few and far between back then.  We would build spaceships, and hide secret compartments inside of our builds, but Lego was fairly pricy back then and I did not amass a huge collection.

 

I had even less Playmobil.  They were even more expensive than Lego back in the day but have become much more reasonable as they haven’t increased nearly as much as other toys have. 

 

Both of these companies have embraced licensing.  I picked up some Lego Scooby Doo sets, including the big castle.  I have yet to get around to building it though as I don’t yet have a good place to display it.

For the Playmobil, I bought a bunch of the Ghostbusters figures, and the Ecto-1.  I did not buy the building as again, I don’t have proper room for it.  I picked up the Scooby Doo gang and the Mystery Machine.  They had blind bags of the ghosts/creatures and I got most of the first wave.  I even picked up the Back to the Future figures, and got the Hoverboard Chase set and the Advent calendar on sale.  I finally saved up enough to get the Delorean.  I don’t have any interest in Marty’s Pickup Truck set except it includes the Jennifer Parker figure.

The James Bond vehicle and the A-Team Van are priced much too high for me, being over $100 each.  I don’t have enough interest to justify the cost.  The same is true for the Enterprise.  While it would be neat, at over $500, the price and size are so out of scope to even consider.

 

Now I have to save up for a Detolf from IKEA to be able to display them.  I have a space between the bookcases already.

Figure Painting Total - June 2022

I got some more Dust Tactics, giving me enough to field an Allies force.  I had a line on a core set that ended up not panning out.

Bought

Unmatched – Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler VS T.Rex – 2

Dust Tactics – Allies – Corps Officers – 3

Dust Tactics – Allies – Tank Busters – 6

Dust Tactics – SSU – Hero pack – 3

Dust Tactics – SSU – Commissars – 5

Dust Tactics: Operation Cyclone – 2

Dust Tactics: Operation SeeLowe – 2

 

Painted

DLB – Starter – 1

DLB – Final Girls – 2

Reaper – Zombies – 5

 

 

June total – 23 figures bought, 8 figures painted

Running total 2022 – figures bought 123, figures painted 50