I Can’t Quite Place the Face
I thought I’d try something new for the site. As with most collectors, the figure goes on display and the accessories get shoved in a box somewhere. Frequently, when I open one of these boxes I find little bits of stuff that I have no recollection of what they are or where they came from. […]
Mego Arcturian (3 3/4″)
I remember watching Star Trek (TOS) series in reruns a lot when I was younger. It was on on the weekends and I tried to never miss an episode. While Star Wars was a grand adventure, I remember I had a different view of the Star Trek universe back then. Even then, I related Star […]
MTV-7 Mini-Rig
I was looking at the list of reviews on the website the other day and noticed I was really lacking in a few different areas. When I look over at my display shelves, I can see a an area for vintage figures, a number of vehicles, and a large section of WOS figures. So I […]
A Grand Army of One (or Two)
I was re-arranging my Emperor’s Arrival display theother day and realized I had a small army of Stormtroopers in it. A glance to another shelf a group of six Sandtroopers had detained a landspeeder with Luke, Ben and the droids. And I’m not even going to start on the clone troopers from the newer films. […]
Guitar Hero Guitars
Mrs. Nerd and I were in a Dollar Store recently while we were waiting on two of the pups to get their haircuts at the groomer a couple stores down. Typically, these places are hit or miss. Mrs. Nerd is an office supply junkie, so she always likes to get pens, notepads and the like. […]
Return of the Jedi Poster Offer
I’ve said it before I love mail away stuff. That said, it kind of surprised me the other day when this turned up in a box I was rumaging through. I’m sure I had the proofs of purchase for it. Two proof seems a lot for a fairly cheesey poster. Maybe even then I realized […]
International Bonus Battle Droids
With all the mentions lately of Episode 1, I thought it would be fun to dust this guy off. Mrs. Nerd had picked this card up at a local comic shop for me. It’s a European E1 realease Destroyer Droid with a bonus Battle Droid. Her thought was I could use it as an army […]
WOS Simpsons Stamps Desktop Wallpaper
I bought a sheet of the new Simpsons stamps at my local US Post Office a while back. It got me to thinking how cool would it have been if they used WOS figures instead of drawings. Check out my take on it as desktop wallpaper below. (Click on the image below for the full […]
Captain Kirk Star Trek TOS Desktop Wallpaper
The “futuristic” space suits from Star Trek The Original Series were masterpieces of vintage Sci Fi. The tall blocky helmets remind me of something out of a Buck Rodgers serial. I’m sure at the time, they would have seemed trim and modern compared to what the Apollo crews were doning. They also did a pretty […]
Of Star Wars, Candy, and Love
Mrs. Nerd and I recently watched “Forgetting Sara Marshall” on HBO. Now, I’m not going to say it was a great flick, but it did get me to thinking. The gist of the film is about finding somebody that gets you. The protagonist of the film finds a girl that understands a Dracula musical with […]
Indiana Jones Crystal Skeleton
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”(KOTCS) was released last year to less than enthusiastic reviews by both fans and critics. The plot revolved around crystal skulls, Mayan end of the world predictions, and aliens. There are several crystal skulls in the world that folks have varying degrees of thought on. The ones […]
Movie Critics vs. Toy Reviewers
Alright. I started my Saturday morning off fairly well. Played a little Tomb Raider on the Wii, picked up lunch. Normal end of the week stuff. Before moving on, I decided to surf the web a bit. My first stop was IMDB to check for any reviews of the new GI Joe film. Now, I […]
Lara Croft Vs. Imhotep Desktop Wallpaper
It’s no secret I’m a huge Tomb Raider fan. Even Mrs. Nerd somewhat enjoys Lara’s exploits. This is a digital wallpaper created from a variety of pictures, figures, and game graphics. Most of the wall is created with graphics from the Tombraider Level Editor. The figures are NECA’s Imhotep from the Mummy Returns, McFarlane’s Xaltotun the […]
Big Bang Theory Mini Figures
I had previously posted this in before the site format change, but it didn’t make the conversion. “Big Bang Theory” is probably the only show we watch every week, even it’s a repeat. For me it’s cool seeing characters I can really identify with. For Mrs. Nerd, I’m guessing she enjoys seeing Penny going through […]
Ugnaught
Ugnaughts are one of the creepier creatures from the original Star Wars trilogy. First appearing in “The Empire Strikes Back,” they seem to fill the municipal maintenance functions and act as general laborers. I was never certain of their alliances, though. They play monkey in the middle with C-3PO’s head against Chewbacca. Then they assist […]
Simprano Desktop Wallpaper
By far, the most popular desktop wallpaper I’ve ever done. A combination of the Simpsons gang characters in a simple, but effective homage to some of the original Soprano’s advertising. (Click the image to see fullsize. Then right click…etc.) [singlepic id=108 w=320 h=240 float=center]
Out of the Frying Pan and into Hell – Hell’s Ktichen Season 6
I wasn’t expecting to get a summer serving of Hell’s Kitchen, but Fox put it on the buffet of warm weather TV. We almost missed the season premier episode. We aren’t watching a lot of other Fox shows, and DVR the ones we do. I just happened to catch a commercial during a fast forward. […]
“Cake Boss” – Duff meets Tony Soprano
Over Fourth of July weekend, Mrs. Nerd and I were doing a little channel surfing and came across the TLC show Cake Boss. Now we both enjoy Ace of Cakes and the various Food Network challenges involving cake. We’d seen the Cake Boss star, Buddy Valastro, on at least one challenge, but couldn’t remember the […]
Nerd of the Year
I really have to appreciate the way Mrs. Nerd puts up with me. I’m quirky, collect toys, read comics, etc… And for the most part she doesn’t complain about it. And for that, I’ve been truly blessed for the last nine years. She knew what she was getting into, since my screen name has been […]
Baroness – GI Joe: Rise of Cobra
Normally, collectibles on this site are based on films and TV shows. This summer we are getting a big screen version of GI Joe. The film version is based on the Real American Hero (RAH) animated series from the early eighties. That series was based on Hasbro’s line of action figures. And you know there […]
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