JoeCon haulage

All Club exclusives except the carded Big Lob because they didn't put a limit on them and they sold out before I got to the Club store.
Diamond versions of the convention comics to fill in the holes in my collection
Toy variant covers to the IDW ARAH comic that I was missing, from Adam Riches. Just need the Scarlett cover
Two of the MTF Valkyrie flight ops figures
A few parts from Ragin Spoon
A nice MOC Japanese ARAH Rock n Roll. Not perfect, cards a little wavy, but the bubble is crystal clear
JoeDeclassified Sightline figure
Bossfight Tartarus Guard MIB
Autographs from all the official convention guests

Since we made this a vacation I picked up some souvenirs from all of the parks we visited. Aside from some T-shirts and pins Amanda and I got a couple Build-a-droids at Disney World and Disney Springs.

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3.75"

Shown here with a 3.75" BFS "Ultimate" Spartan:

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thanks for the size pic! I did find some on ebay but that kit is $$$!

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It's not overly cheap. It came out back in 2012 and is long out of production. I lucked out and got one for the original issue price of $29.99.

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One of my minor interests is Egyptology. Ancient Egypt fascinates me and I've gotten several books on the subject. I've also gotten some of the famous landmarks in those tubes they sell at AC Moore and Michaels. Also gotten some items from Spectre over the years.

Anyhoo, I happen to find a listing for some different pieces on eBay. With free shipping, I grabbed 2 sets of these for dio purposes.


These are just the right size for JOE size figures to be looking at in display cases in a museum. The detail work is incredible. Each piece is made of of two piece, with the head being separate.

I think anyone with HACKS or Vitruvian figures might be interested in these. I will take an opened pic of these alongside some scale figures so you guys can get a feel for them.

Also received an Amazon package containing a Marvel Universe Hydro Man figure (which will become fodder and trade material) and a copy of "MASH FAQ". http://a.co/awJQ7RH

As a huge fan of the TV show, I took a chance on this book after finding out about it recently. As I flipped through it, I was surprised to find detailed entries for the book series (which I believe I have all of), and a lot more info.

The only negative so far is there is not any inclusion of a map of the 4077 soundstage, outside set, or any other attempt at showing what the layout might have looked like. I've always wanted to see something like that.

EDIT: I would figuratively kill for a birds-eye poster sized map of the 4077th...

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Ultrasabers stunt lightsaber. Got the version with color discs so I can make the blade just about any color I want. Going to customize the hilt a bit soon.

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My awesome wife bought me some new much needed detail brushes today

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Nice! Amanda and I both have Ultrasabers and really like them a lot.

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Finally got a second to snap a pic of the Egyptian museum pieces I got recently. Included is a 4inch Black Series Sgt Jyn for scale...

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After walking to the library to pick up the book they special ordered for me ("Vostok" by Steve Alten), I decided to hit up the post office on the way home and grab a panel of the thermographic ink "Total Eclipse Of The Sun" stamps.

The thermographic ink goes from black to clear (the pic shows them in a trasitional state due to the ambient heat during the walk home) to reveal an image of the moon simulating the upcoming eclipse in August. I am not a stamp collector by any means but I love the concept and am a huge space geek.



Received an awesome belated birthday present from sgcaper today!

He recently went to Disney's Animal Kingdom park and picked up the Safari Ltd.-ish toob full of different miniature creatures from the planet Pandora (from Avatar) for me! This was a really nice surprise as this was something I really wanted being a huge fan of the flora and fauna from that movie.

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cool stamps. I just found out about the upcoming eclipse and ordered a 4 pack of viewing glasses from ebay for $11.

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I was blown away by the quality. I'm going to get my daughter one for Christmas. As is now, she and I have been having lightsaber vs Maui's hook duels.

I got my order today of parts to customize it. I got a new pommel and insert, as well as the o-rings to add grip and break up the silver a bit.

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My wife bought me these great articulated dinosaurs today at TJ Maxx. They are produced by a company called Lontic/Happy Kin Toys but released by several different distributors (this set was released by Kid Galaxy). I saw Happy Kin Toys products at Toy Fair last year but have never seen any of them in a physical store so it was pretty cool to find this lone set today.

There should be at least two additional 3pks available based on the other dinos shown on the box. I want to check the other TJ Maxx stores in the area to see if they have any different sets.

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Had to run some errands today, so stopped into Target to discover the Pirates of the Caribbean toys and the Spider-Man 3.75 inch 2-packs were being clearanced.

Got the new Vulture and Spidey for $14 and also picked up a single pack Rogue One Death Trooper.

Got a free hobby knife from Harbor Freight when I realized it scanned, but didn't register. Feeling a bit guilty on that one.

Stopped at Ollie's and found the Marvel Avengers Encyclopedia for $10, then got 15% off due to a sale. Also got a Hellboy novel and a few others things.

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Happened to me at a self-checkout lane once or twice. I scan it, but it does not register, but the screen says "put in bag" or on conveyor anyway. And it won't do anything unless you do that or you can call for employee assistance (who is almost always busy with that old/confused person who never should use self-checkout to begin with). Can always plead "The machine framed me!" and then act like Will Smith from I, Robot