Ok, I lied. I said I would start catching up on my post/reviews/etc a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't delivered. I guess that is really because things got really crazy after I posted that. We had a Halloween party that took a lot of my time decorating and planning for, and then having it, and then taking it all down. Also, there were many other things like yard work, doing things with friends, still trying to finish ElderScrolls Oblivion, etc. But the biggest thing has been a huge addition to my Transformer/G I Joe collections, mostly G I Joe.
A friend of mine has been telling me for a while now that he had some of those old toys from his childhood in his parents basement, and when he found them, he would let me take a look and maybe buy some stuff off him. Well, that happened a week or so ago, and when I went over to take a look, he had a ton of stuff. As I said, mostly G I Joe, but some Transformers as well. It was too hard to figure it all out, so I decided to make him an offer for all of it, and he took it.
What was cool about it all is this friend is a couple of years younger than me. In the case of the G I Joes I really collected played with them from 82 to 86. When I jumped off to be a teenager, was the time he started getting them. His were mostly 87-90. There was obviously some overlap/duplicates, but for the most part, it really just picked up from where I left off, which was cool. In regards to Transformers, I already had over half of what I got from him, but it was cool to get some duplicates of some such as Metroplex. Now I can display them in both robot mode as well as vehicle mode. The coolest new additions for my Transformers is a complete Punch/Counter-Punch as well as some Autobot cassettes.
The collection condition itself was a bit rough. For one, there was no organization hardly at all for things. It was all mixed up everywhere, with things that weren't G I Joe/Transformers, and also parts of vehicles and figures were just everywhere, and not really with what they all belonged to. At his place, I spent as much time as I could sorting all of this out, and taking it home in one of those huge Rubbermaid type tubs. I may have missed some things unfortunately, but I tried my best.
That unfortunately was just the start. Once I had them home, I have started using my spare time and the internet to identify all the parts and figures, and put everything back together. Again, that isn't the end though, because most everything was very dirty (both from him playing with them during childhood outside alot it seems, as well as just sitting in dust/dirt for over 20 years) and needed a lot of maintenance. I have had to take most everything apart as much as I could, and really wash it all down, dry it, and then put it all back together. I have only done the maintenance on a few of the vehicles so far, but the most notable one is the Rolling Thunder, a huge missile carrier vehicle from 88. I have also had to tear apart each of the action figures, throw all the parts in a bowl of soapy water, scrub them down real good, and then put them back together with new waste bands I bought some time ago. Tedious work, but fun at the same time I guess. Very time consuming for sure, and I have a ways to go until completion. I will try to post updates of my collection with all of this, as well as maybe some photos, but as anyone who follows this blog knows, I suck at keeping up, so don't hold your breath....
Now I will try to do an anime review or two, as I know I am way behind on those.
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