the vynsane asylum

I somehow acquired a box full of ransom puzzle pieces when I was a kid. They sat in a closet for years.

I went to the local toy store. Just this year he opened a 3rd store here, expanded his first store on Las Vegas Blvd, and opened a store in Portland Oregon.

Anyway, I asked him about vintage SW accessories, specifically Yoda's cane and snake. He said he could get me the snake for $12, but the cane is almost impossible to find. Then he went on to tell me about how hard vintage accessories are to get. I'll try to find a modern substitute for the cane. For my Ugnaugt, I'll try to get my wife to make one.

Buy a repro off ebay for cheap if you're not worried about it. You can likely get one for $2 that would look perfect & the other items along with it.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck me. I found all sorts of shit on clearance, and some new stuff not on clearance. I came home today with:

6" SW Black Series:
FN-2187
Guavian Trooper
Poe Dameron
Captain Phasma
Jango Fett
Poe Dameron vs FN-2199
(plus an old man Han and FN-2187 in case I can't find Rey and can trade for her)

3.75" SW Black Series:
Poe Dameron
Finn
Rey
Captain Phasma

3.75" SW Basic:
Takodana "Battle Pack" (for Maz, BB-8, and the additional accessories; might give Rey and Finn to the kids)

3.75" SW Armor Up:
Poe Dameron (for Baby 'Nark)

Titans Return Transformers:
Chromedome
Rewind
Weirdwolfwire
Mindwipe
Highbrow

Funko Pops! (all for Anarky Jr):
Ron Weasley (dress gown)
Dagobah Yoda
Steve Hiller (he fucking comes with a cigar!!!!)
Adventure Time whozit driving whatzit as a car

Nice score, I can hear you breathing heavy from the running around, heavy lifting and excitement all the way over here.

To make it worse, I'm looking at Han and thinking, "That is a sweet figure, and it's Han Fucking Solo, man."

I splurged and got the Marvel Legends 3-pack with Vision, Sam Wilson, and Kate Bishop from TRU.

Last weekend I went to the Trade Night at that local toy store. I traded a couple Transformers and got a hot wheel-sized HISS Tank that has lights and sound and the 4" Danny Devito Penguin figure. I don't have any other figures from that particular Batman line, but how many Danny Devito figures are there?

That's an awesome figure. So was the General Zod. I think I have a Keaton Batman on hold with a trading partner somewhere - that line was awesome.

So, I went to a total of five WM's, six Targets, and 3 K-Marts, hoping to build on my luck. I found (not counting a few things grabbed for my son for being a good sport):

6" Rey
6" Flametrooper
6" Snow trooper
6" Finn
6" Zuvio

3.75" SA Kylo Ren
3.75" SA Stormtrooper

3.75" Guavian
3.75" Unkar Plutt
3.75" Hux
3.75" Ello Asty
3.75" PZ-whoobywhatsit

(The last five, my son keeps the weapons in exchange for only playing with them with permission.)

You scored some tough ones at the last stops. Hux & Unkar Plutt have been giving people fits up here & the Guavian, though around in good numbers for a while, has disappeared.

4 figure Takodana set & Infinity Drax, both on clearance.

Last week I finally grabbed the TRU Kate Bishop, random Vision, and Falcon America. They had a Marvel toys sale 20% off so it came to $40. Now I just need to dump Vision and Falcon on ebay and make some of that money back.

Today i found the Walgreens exclusive Punisher on sale for $14.99. I love the alternate head with the flowing white headband. So 90's.

Walgreens has an exclusive Punisher? Shit, I've seen him few times but didn't realize he was an exclusive.

I met up with JJL to deliver a huge fucking TIE I found on clearance and stopped in.a Target to piss. And found a Deadpool. I got him planning to trade, but I think I'm keeping him.

Deadpool is the only one I haven't seen from that wave.
The Rogue is pretty great. I may pick her up.

I noticed I mostly buy the MCU versions of characters.
I had to pass on the Walmart exclusive Civil War Falcon and Winter Soldier. I went back when I had the money and they were gone (naturally).

Speaking of MCU ML, they really need to get us some of the Netflix characters. We've got Jessica Jones and The Punisher coming, but no Daredevil(s), Kingpin, Killgrave, or Luke Cage?
Edit: And Agents of SHIELD (my Coulson is lonely) and a 40's Peggy Carter.