Collection

Well I packed away even more of my Batman stuff. As I said before I am in the process of finishing my basement I have a glass display case which for space and safety reasons I have it in my bedroom and it was almost literally packed full there was stuff laying on other stuff. Anyway I put the majority of it in a bin dusted every thing off. Put a few of my favourites and the more delicate ones back in the glass case. I accomplished two things one I got everything cleaned up and organized but I also made room for my…. Hot Toys Joker and Dark Knight Batman, I have been chomping on the bit to get them out of the box and have a really good look at them. They are truly great figures I have to stop and look at them every time I pass by. I know as a collector you are never satisfied; you always need just one more item to make your collection complete and of coarse it will never be complete. Anyway with these figures I am content for a wile anyway even if I don’t make another purchase for a year or two I am content.

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Action Figures

Thought I would share my latest score. I got a few “new” Mego figures today in a trade, a 12” magnetic Batman and an 8” Penguin. The Batman is in pretty good shape His cape is a little frayed on the edges a bit of a run in his suit on one knee and he is missing one gauntlet but other that he is in fairly good shape for his age better shape than me anyway. The Penguin is a little rougher shape though missing his shoes and his jacket is quite frayed but again not bad for his age. I am really please. Wile I am on the subject, anyone happen to have any Mego parts for sale or trade? Like maybe a 12” magnetic Batman gauntlet and a pair of shoes for an 8” Mego Penguin actually I am also looking for a cape for a 8” Mego Batman too.

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Collection

I decided to start this blog document my collection. My family and friends are most likely sick of hearing about it so I turned to the internet mainly for my self but if others find it interesting that is cool too. I have a fairly large collection of Batman and Batman related items. I have approximately 140 Batmobiles I say approximately because I lost count at 118 and that was about 2 years ago I also have about 50 or so batman figures and 300 or so comics and a handful of other items autographs and pictures and such. I am in the process of finishing my basement and with the arrival of my second son I lost my “office” so as a result the majority of my collection is in storage.

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Hot Toys Jokers

I never really knew the depth of my madness till I was actually holding the boxes containing my Hot toys Jokers, My hobby has graduated from diversion to full blown obsession. I consider these figures to be the pinnicle, the absolute apex, the jewel in the crown, to paraphrase another Joker’s tag line “I don’t know if its art but I like it.” Since I first started collecting 1/6 from the vary beginning Hot Toys was the top of the scale. I use to obsess over the HT SAS HALO jumper; I actually had one in my hand once and thought I will never own one of these. I was right I never did. It was this almost unattainable goal a treasured item. I guess my point is I see people on the boards and not that I am picking on anyone; certainly not anyone here. But you see posts on the boards about a new figure coming out and there is a fevered excitement, everyone’s pumped and drooling and gushing about how great it is and a number will say they are going to pre-order it right away. Then someone gets theirs and posts a few shots “Here look what I got” it almost seems like they show it to you shrug then toss it over there shoulder on to a pile behind them. I know that it is not really the case or not always really the case. I just kind of think where’s the jumping for joy where is the shouting from the roof tops? I know that sometimes I am a little child like, okay most of the time I am a lot child like and so maybe I get a little over excited about a new acquisition so consider this my shouting from the roof tops.

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