My quest to find at least one Gen1 Transformer wherever I look for old toys - car boots, Charidees - seems to be working so far.
On Saturday I visited a junk shop near me, where I wanted to buy something I'd seen a few months back when Wotan visited, a Gen1 Megatron for £20, a retirement treat. As usual, I'd umm'd and ahh'd far too long and old Megatron had split.
Still, some further rummaging produced two 2010 soft plastic Hasbro Heroes Transformers [a bit too modern for me really], piccied below, and best of all a Gen1 1990 Barricade transforming racing car, pictured below in my cabinet, far right.
All three a pound!
In a second junk shop I found these PEZ. All from the Noughties, I could easily collect PEZ, as they seem to be relatively cheap and findable. A sweet world unto itself, PEZ has its own No Feet/ Feet division year of 1987. All these have feet. I imagine many serious collectors stick to just no feet examples but hey, I'm a beginner!
All 5 for a pound.
Somewhat dearer was this 2018 Action Man Action Soldier re-issue for 3+ kids by Art and Science. He's just missing his dog-tags but has his cap, uniform and boots are all there. £4.50.
The strange chap behind is Drift from Fortnite. He lights up, plays techno music and is a 12 incher. Just missing his mohican. A pound.
Another investment, I hope, was this large Fisher Price boxed Construx set
It looks complete and very appealing in its inner tray. Not something I would have had as a kid - too fiddley for me - but I can see the allure now. A fiver.
As I was leaving the shop I saw this in a pile of books. At first I thought it was a book but then realised it was the side of a box I was staring at.
It's a role playing game called BERSERKER from the early 1980's. I love the dark box art!
Inside it has unpunched card pieces and looks generally unused, so I was really quite chuffed. One pound, a Yorkshire bargain!
Is there anything here you would have liked?
The new release Action Man for £4.50 is a bargain !
ReplyDeleteCheers Mish. He's lost his dog tags saving the day.
DeleteWoodsy, Berserker is not just a game, it's a series of great books with self-replicating robots. With retirement comes time to read.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was self replicating Terran! I could do with a whole new body to go with all this free time. Preferably younger!
DeleteThat was a great haul. Not really my cup of tea. I do have a very small number of PEZ, but it would be very easy to get lost in that world. There are reference books out there for the serious collector.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree Paul about PEZ. I've owned a couple of specials at one time, especially the Creature PEZ.
DeleteAll the PEZ dispensers I had as a kid broke. The thin styrene walls of the supply chute just weren't designed to last. These days they are made of tougher polythene, but as an added minus the metal head spring is now integrally moulded in polytheme and just as prone to wear and tear as the old units!
ReplyDeleteI remember having a Frankenstein, a Wolfman and a Moon Astronaut.
Did you have any 60s PEZ back in the day, Moonbasers?
Don't recall it as a kid but it must have been there Looey. I first noticed PEZ properly in 1989 when Batman came out. I started collecting anything and everything in vintage pop culture and new stuff too. Woolworths was my PEZ temple. I bought loads of new ones.
DeleteFor me collecting PEZ would have happened if the candy was better. As it was, I only bought them as gifts for small kids to kill their 'sweet tooth' leanings.
ReplyDeleteI like the sweets Terran! Ha ha
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