I love going to yard sales and flea
markets looking for figures. Back when I was still working on my
vintage GI Joe and Star Wars collections I tried to go out most
weekends during the spring, summer, and fall. It was a nice day, but
a little chilly with the wind.
At first I was really disappointed. I
only found one item and it wasn't really that great.
I picked up this carded James Bond Jr.
Helicopter.. My dad is a helicopter mechanic, so I've always had a
soft spot for whirlybird toys. I don't own any other toys from the
Bond Jr. line, but I did watch the cartoon a lot.
I wondered around some more and finally
found a few things that made the trip worth my while. I picked up
Sgt. Slaughter v3. This is the version that had a removable hat and
came with the Warthog tank. He was one of my favorite figures as a
kid. This one has super tight joints, so he will replace the well
played with figure in my collection. I picked up an Action Marine
figure from the last year of the original 3 ¾ inch GI Joe line. I
picked up a little Unicron figure, he's an interesting character from
Transformers being the main villain from animated movie. I scored a
Max Rebo and organ from the late 90's Star Wars line. The original
Rebo Band are some of my favorite vintage Star Wars characters. I
also picked up a pack of Warhammer models. I used to really enjoy
painting lead/pewter figures so I couldn't leave them behind.
I snagged everything for $12. I
think it's a pretty good day at the Flea Market.
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