Forgotten Figures

Zap is an iconic figure.  You can argue the point.  But, everyone recognizes the original shoulder strap torso from 1982 as Zap's.  It ...

The 2007 convention set took a big chance by including a large contingent of Joe characters instead of being army builder focused.  This see...

In 1995 , the release of the new POTF II figures to retail re-ignited my passion for Star Wars.  As I was still in school, I didn't have...

As a young child growing up in the original Star Wars era, I found the toys of Luke Skywalker problematic.  The only Luke that was available...

Ralph McQuarrie was the artist that George Lucas used to help visualize the Star Wars universe.  Many of his concept paintings filled books ...

In early 1999, I worked for a start up insurance company.  One of the perks was that I was the entire IT department at the time.  For those ...

In 2004 , Hasbro dropped a new version of Zap into a late run comic pack. The figure was the same basic, green body that everyone was pretty...

Of all the convention sets that Master Collector has released, I hold the 2007 version in the highest regard. Sure, there are individual fi...

When the repaint era began in 1997 , there was much promise of what collectors could expect.  As the years passed, though, collectors were l...

There are bad convention figures. There are good convention figures. And, every now and then, there are great convention figures. Lt. Clay M...

Much has been made of the demise of the promised convention Mauler tanks. At the time, they were a neat surprise that excited many collecto...