In collecting, that is.
Do you have a specific focus? Or perhaps some guidelines to your collecting.
Is it only MEGO?
Anything is fair game prior to 1980?
Only one scale?
Only one character?
Do you ever place modern toys in with your vintage collection?
Do you have your collection organized into any sort of grouping or order?
I tend to stick with action figure type toys from the 60s and 70s as those were what I was playing with as a kid. But I do have some areas of focus that I will purchase modern toys if they fit the bill. I was thinking of this as I was dusting off my 1979 Alien items. These toys are fantastic, but the lines always seem to have a hard sell at the store and end up getting canned. The latest wants for these are the Neca items and Medicoms most recent RAH. Those can proudly stand next to my Kenner Alien.
The modern Star Wars is another item I will pick up occasionally. I like most of the original trilogy items Hasbro has offered lately; Extra special items were the McQuarrie series from the 30th anniversary collection. I can do without the prequel stuff and the Clone wars are OK, but not really my cup of tea.
Spider-Man items are also no holds barred for me. Partially because my son and daughter are both big spider fans, so there is quite a bit of spider action around the house.
There are times I would like to contain my focus and have it stick more on one type or style of toy, but there really are just too many cool things out there. How about you?
Do you have a specific focus? Or perhaps some guidelines to your collecting.
Is it only MEGO?
Anything is fair game prior to 1980?
Only one scale?
Only one character?
Do you ever place modern toys in with your vintage collection?
Do you have your collection organized into any sort of grouping or order?
I tend to stick with action figure type toys from the 60s and 70s as those were what I was playing with as a kid. But I do have some areas of focus that I will purchase modern toys if they fit the bill. I was thinking of this as I was dusting off my 1979 Alien items. These toys are fantastic, but the lines always seem to have a hard sell at the store and end up getting canned. The latest wants for these are the Neca items and Medicoms most recent RAH. Those can proudly stand next to my Kenner Alien.
The modern Star Wars is another item I will pick up occasionally. I like most of the original trilogy items Hasbro has offered lately; Extra special items were the McQuarrie series from the 30th anniversary collection. I can do without the prequel stuff and the Clone wars are OK, but not really my cup of tea.
Spider-Man items are also no holds barred for me. Partially because my son and daughter are both big spider fans, so there is quite a bit of spider action around the house.
There are times I would like to contain my focus and have it stick more on one type or style of toy, but there really are just too many cool things out there. How about you?
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