5 Awesome Things on eBay this week
Planet of the Apes Prison Wagon- 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week
Planet of the Apes Prison Wagon- (eBay Link)–
I’ve probably featured this toy before but who cares? It’s definitely one of my favourite Apes toys ever. I just love the little astronaut THIS MUCH.
The seller also has the classic Planet of the Apes Helicopter and a bunch of other stuff I need.
Iron Man Black Light Poster – 5 Awesome Things on eBay this week
Iron Man Black Light Poster – eBay Linkee-
I have no more wall space in my adobe but if I did, this might make it. It’s a thing of American pop art beauty if you ask me and it would look cool when you’re high.
Pink Lady Merchandise (eBay Link)–
Pink Lady was a very popular pop group from Japan that got some of the weirdest bits of American television (pre-reality shows) called “Pink Lady and Jeff” which must be seen to be believed. My good friend and collaborator Corey is putting up pieces of his Pink Lady collection. I urge you to bookmark his page in the coming months.
Matchbox Fighting Furies Store Display (eBay Link)—
The Matchbox Fighting Furies are an 8 Inch line of pirate figures I completely adore but don’t actively collect. The line never had much luck in the United States but it enjoyed a longer life in Europe where it got killer store displays like this.
Also did Pirate ships attack castles? I’m a fan of the era but missed this bit.
Love Boat Collector Plate (eBay Link) —
I am not a collector plate guy, I own one because it’s signed by Alex Ross, which was a big deal at the time for me. I actually have a mutual friend(s) now and we’ve done stuff together but, still cool. Otherwise, I really don’t have a collector plate “Trigger” until I realize there could be collector plates for properties I like ironically. I must check out my local Value Village and see if there is a “Walker: Texas Ranger” series, QVC had to have crapped those out in the late 1990s.
PS: I have never dug Chuck Norris in any fashion until I watched “Walker” which is a Hallmark movie with awful action sequences.
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Re Fighting Furies
Maybe pirates don’t attack castles, but before sacking a town they generally have to deal with an armed fortification protecting the harbor. Remember the Pirates of the Caribbean ride? Or various old movies where they have to use stealth to put the cannons out of commission?
Also: I remember reading a piece about the Fighting Furies — thought it was here, actually. That wasn’t a store display but a playset one could buy.