Archive for April, 2007

Star Wars Order 66 2-Packs

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Darth Sidious issued “Order 66″ to the Clonetroopers, commanding them to kill all the Jedi. Hasbro has released a special set…

Discovering Bakelite Jewelry

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Do you know how to recognize Bakelite fakes? How much do you know about testing for authenticity? If Bakelite is a mystery you’d love to solve, check out Discovering…

Storing Antique Quilts for the Summer

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

We actually had a good cold snap here in Texas recently, but I’m afraid that’s the last we’ll see of old man winter. It’s time to put away the…

New Mego Action Figure Discovered

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

The Mego Museum has unearthed a previously-unknown Mego action figure! How is this possible? It was never actually produced, but was a prototype shown at Toy Fair in 1978, so…

New Mego Action Figure Discovered

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

The Mego Museum has unearthed a previously-unknown Mego action figure! How is this possible? It was never actually produced, but was a prototype shown at Toy Fair in 1978, so…

DC Direct Variant Action Figures

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

DC Direct has clarified how to get their variant action figures for November 2007 (these were announced in the March 2007 solicitations).The variant 13-inch Batgirl figure has a black costume…

DC Direct Variant Action Figures

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

DC Direct has clarified how to get their variant action figures for November 2007 (these were announced in the March 2007 solicitations).The variant 13-inch Batgirl figure has a black costume…

CustomCon 16: April 2 to April 6

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

CustomCon is an online event which showcases custom action figures as if they were new product lines being presented to retailers by toy companies. CustomCon lasts for five days, with…