Robin and Nightwing bundles

I broke down and got the Robin and Nightwing bundles. I played a couple of challenge maps as Robin and Red Robin. I really like the look of Red Robin I wish robin had an option for the hood up or down. I know for the most part these are ascetic addition but you do get some new challenge maps but I do think it adds to the game for me anyway.

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DC Toy Licence

Found this news and thought I would share. DC and Warner Brothers have ecxtended thier licence with Mattel. I think its a great thing I personally thing the Mattel Batman stuff is some of the best licence toys ever. I have quite a bit of it myself.

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BATCAVE

It has been a wile since I have had anything to post about. I am getting closer to getting the Batcave project finished, I mean I am not finished but I am one step closer. I am really hoping I can get it done by say October or November. I don’t know if I can but I will try. The plan is no Christmas presents for the olds just the kids then come Boxing Day…50+ inch plasma and a PS3! I am looking at the space and I am thinking two more glass cases will fit in one alcove I think I may have to share them though. I will then have shelves running down the rest of the length of the wall which will pretty much be all batman stuff. I will need some wall space for autographs and pictures and such. And I also have some non-batman that I am not sure what I am going to do with. I have a quite a few 1/6 military figures and a large Simpson’s collection. The Simpson’s stuff I have kind of lost interest in but the Military figures I would have a hard time parting with.



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Retro Mego like figures

I had the same “discussion” again with a friend about the new retro Mego like figures. He was having a whinge about how the should not have tried to improve them and they should have just made exact copies of the originals. So let me get this straight; they look to good? They don’t look goofy enough? To which I replied if I wanted an original 1970’s Mego Batman I would buy one which I do and I did; but good luck finding a 1970’s Mego Two Face (since the never made one). I mean for all intents and purposes these are bigger production customs. If you don’t like it don’t buy it and don’t knock me for liking them or buying them.



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COLLECTION

It’s been a little wile since I have had anything to post. No new acquisitions other that the Jim Lee lithograph. As I have mentioned before most of my collection is packed away right now and I only have a small portion of the collection out. But I change out some stuff, I might move stuff around in the case dust them off a bit; I also have a few items in other places around the house. I look at them every day at least twice a day sometimes more. I can’t explain the feeling I get from it; the joy my collection brings me, I know to some people don’t “get it” or think it’s kind of weird; but I can’t be the only one on the planet that feels this way about a hobby. I have been asked a few time by different people what I am going to do with all this stuff; my answer is I am going to enjoy it.



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Online purchase

Well I received my 1/43 scale elite Batmobile and Eaglemoss Batman and robin and for the most part I am pleased, the shipping was fast, I received the items I ordered. I was really happy with the Batmobile and the Robin but when it came to the Batman you could say I was crushed, just like the ears on his cowl! I am so torn I am so bothered by the damaged Batman that it is affecting my excitement over the other stuff.



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Wile on the subject of things I would like to see, in DC Direct “1/6 scale” figure area, I would like to see is a Cassandra Cane Batgirl figure. I don’t have a lot of Batgirl figures but they are all Barbra, not that there is anything wrong with Barbra I would just like a 1/6 Cassandra Cane Batgirl figure along side my 1/6 Barbra Gordon wile I am wishing a Stephanie Brown Batgirl in 1/6 would be nice too.



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Batman merchandise.

I have noticed an almost Pavlovian response in my self when I see Batman merchandise. Pretty much if I see it I need to buy it. I was picking up party supplies for my son’s fifth birthday a dinosaur themed party when I saw batman napkins they had The Brave and the Bold, Dark Knight and The Batman so I thought they would be good to pack in with my son’s lunches. So I bought all three of them.



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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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