Vintage G.I. Joe Quick Repair - O-Ring Replacement

I loved the vintage 1980's G.I. Joe A Real American Hero action figures, as a kid. I recently ordered a few from eBay that needed some minor repairs. Zarana, a vintage G.I. Joe figure from 1986, was in need of a new o-ring. I ordered a package of 100 of them, and she was the first to get the replacement part. This is a quick repair, which literally take only a few minutes.


The O-Rings that I used are the 100 GI JOE 3-3/4" O-RING REPLACEMENT WAISTBAND O-RINGS.  This is a similar set of precision screwdrivers, Stanley 66-039 6-Piece Jewelers Precision Screwdriver Set, on Amazon.  The action figure that was repaired was the Vintage 1986 G.I. JOE 3 3/4" Action Figure Zarana.

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Star Wars The Black Series First Order Stormtrooper with Gear Amazon Exclusive

The Amazon Exclusive Star Wars The Black Series First Order Stormtrooper is available now for pre-order.  Get your figure, before they sell out.

Happy toy hunting on Force Friday II!

Star Wars The Black Series Elite Praetorian Guard Amazon Exclusive

Welcome to Force Friday II!

The Amazon exclusive Star Wars The Black Series Elite Praetorian Guard (with Heavy Blade) is available now for pre-order.  Currently, the figure is $24.99.

Happy toy hunting!

Star Wars The Black Series 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack

At least for the time being, Amazon has the "Star Wars The Black Series 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack" in stock for retail price.

This awesome set comes with a new version of Darth Vader and the backcard and display stand for 40th Anniversary figures. I found one at Best Buy recently. Hope anyone who is looking for one can get to it before the scalpers that jack up the prices on eBay.

Black Series Death Trooper

I was finally able to get the Star Wars Black Series Death Trooper thanks to Amazon.

The Rogue One selections in town is still terrible.  I have not seen this figure in a store here in the other towns, I have looked.

Jimmy's Toys Custom Cardbacks

For several years, I have been interested in either recarding vintage figures or creating my own custom cardbacks.

After watching a few YouTube videos, I ordered a few supplies and started out with a couple of tests.

Supplies:
Premium InkJet Photo Sticker Paper
Ultra Pro Comicbook Board
Fiskars Corner Punch

The first test cardback was a vintage Han Solo.  I found a decent scan of that carback online in a forum and printed it on the Premium InkJet Photo Sticker Paper.

I applied the Han Solo sticker to the Ultra Pro Comicbook Board.  After cutting the board, around the sticker.  I was not completely happy with the color, so I adjusted the color and printed a second copy of the Han Solo cardback and applied to the back of the first.  After trimming around the edges, I used the Fiskars Corner Punch, to round the four corners of the cardback.


I was pretty happy with the results, so I moved on to starting work on a custom cardback.  In Photoshop, the font of the cardback was based on the vintage style, but it was my own version of that extended the yellow lines around the card.  The cardback that created was based on the Vintage Collection cardbacks.  Below are the work in progress front and back of the card, as well as the front and back after printing and attaching to the comic board.


I have had a hard time finding bubbles for my cards, so I have not actually completed the process of adding Captain Phasma to my custom card back. I have seen some on eBay, but they are very expensive. I have also seen some people suggest buying figures at the dollar store and using those bubbles. However, I have not found any action figures that have bubbles that would work for the traditional Star Wars carded figure look.

Once I find a supply of bubbles, I plan to make more custom cards.

Ahsoka Tano in stock at Amazon

If you hurry, you might be able to get the Star War Black Series Ahsoka Tano on Amazon right now.  Be sure to check under all buying options.  It's on back order until April 25th at Amazon, if it's not sold out yet. 

Entertainment Earth Exclusive Black Series Four Pack

I received my Entertainment Earth Exclusive Black Series Four Pack today. This is another nice addition to the Black Series Collection.  The Black Series has become my favorite line of Star Wars action figures, and I didn't want to miss these.  As pictured above, the set includes Sandtrooper Sergeant (Black Series Debut), Crimson Stormtrooper (Character Action Figure Debut), Lieutenant Oxixo (Black Series Debut), and R2-Q5 (Black Series Debut).

The only thing that stands out to me apart from the four figures themselves is the packaging seems to be a different quality from the other Black Series figures. The cardboard looks to have a more matte finish, and it is definitely a thicker stock of cardboard and there are noticeable ridges in the material.

I think this set should have been price lower than the Amazon exclusive Stormtrooper Four Pack which was sold by Amazon for $79.99.  The Amazon set was a more reasonable price point, and their set had a more interesting four pack packaging.  I was able to find this set on Amazon from a 3rd party seller cheaper than buying it directly from Entertainment Earth.

Amazon Exclusive Black Series 6-Inch 4-Pack Available Again

Amazon has their "Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Stormtrooper 4-Pack [Amazon Exclusive]" available for order again!  

This exclusive four pack includes Phase I Clone Trooper Commander, Phase II Clone Trooper, Imperial Stormtrooper, First Order Stromtrooper Officer.

Product Features:

• Comes with 7 accessories
• Create adventures and scenes from the Star Wars Universe
• 4 included figures are decorated to look like the characters from Star Wars
• Includes 4 figures, and 7 accessories.