My girlfriend always insists we call at the Disney Store whenever we're visiting a city that has one, in the hope that she'll find a Nightmare Before Christmas or Alice in Wonderland plush that she doesn't own. I don't mind at all, although I don't get overly excited by plush toys (with a few exceptions), …
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With the amount of Lego Superhero sets that I own I could probably do a Superhero Sundays post for the next twenty years. Unfortunately though I don't have much power, I do have a fair amount of responsibilities and I don't have the time to do one every Sunday at present. That said, I really …
Continue reading Superhero Sundays! Lego 76060 Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum!
Lego has been in my life (and in the feet of anyone I have ever shared a home with) since I was about four years old. As a brand it has come a long way since the red bucket of bricks I first owned but the basic premise of it has stayed the same despite …
Continue reading Superhero Sundays! Lego 76039 Ant-man Final Battle!
Before I write about cheerful fun things, I feel I should acknowledge the sad death of Carrie Fisher. Initially I was in shock and in disbelief when I was first informed about it. She was a fantastic, witty woman and a strong advocate for mental health. And to so many she …
First off, I should apologise for the lack of really Christmassy content. I am so busy lately that I barely get a chance to sit down and post anything at all lately, let alone making sure it's 'seasonal'. Halloween was okay as I kind of planned for it, but come mid October when Christmas songs …
Continue reading Superhero Saturdays! Marvel Superheroes ‘Crushing arm’ Incredible Hulk, 1990!
I don't know any kids that didn't love monsters back in the '90s, or at least appreciate them in some form. Monsters were everywhere, if I had to read at school naturally I would gravitate towards books like Goosebumps and Shivers and Creepers.Following the after-school cartoons there would be TV shows like Eerie Indiana, Are …
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1990. What a year it was! I don't remember too much of it as I was busy being a new born baby. But I'm sure it was fantastic. Being a new born baby, I missed out on a lot of the good shit that was on the shelves in toy shops back then. I also …
Continue reading Superhero Saturdays! Marvel Superheroes ‘Quick Change Armor’ Iron Man, 1990!
The Forgotten Starship 