Perseus & Pegasus

Perseus & Pegasus

May 14, 2010 by Engineernerd  
Filed under Featured, Other Film, Toy Reviews

Long before “CG” became virtually synonymous with special effects, film makers used a number of tricks and effects to create elements not possible to bring to life on camera. Men in large... 

MTV-7 Mini-Rig

MTV-7 Mini-Rig

September 23, 2009 by Engineernerd  
Filed under Star Wars, Toy Reviews

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 Grand Army of One (or Two)

A Grand Army of One (or Two)

September 15, 2009 by Engineernerd  
Filed under Musings

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... 

Vintage Indiana Jones

Vintage Indiana Jones

July 3, 2009 by Engineernerd  
Filed under Indiana Jones, Toy Reviews

One of my favorite things to ask people is, “What’s your favorite movie?”  I’ve even asked it when interviewing folks.  I use it to understand folk’s sense of... 

Vintage Cairo Swordsman

Vintage Cairo Swordsman

July 3, 2009 by Engineernerd  
Filed under Indiana Jones, Toy Reviews

Today’s review continues with our recent Indiana Jones Retro Reviews.  We’ve already took a look at Indy and Belloq.The focus for this is review is the Cairo Swordsman.  Indy was chased... 

Vintage Large Size Boba Fett

Vintage Large Size Boba Fett

June 28, 2009 by Engineernerd  
Filed under Star Wars, Toy Reviews

You have to be impressed with what the marketing folks in the late seventies did with Boba Fett. He was a character that none of us knew anything about, yet we all thought he was the baddest dude in... 

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