Category Archives: Rustin’s Spoils of the Week

Rustin's Spoils of the Week #64

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Two weeks ago I reviewed the first half of my epic Playmobil FunPark haul - the Add-On purchases - and now it is time for Round 2 - the standard releases! I get a lot of flack for my unadulterated … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #63

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Strap in OAFErs - I've got some lost time to make up for so this is another long one. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Minimate Mini-Review #359 - Phoenix & Agamotto Soon Forget: Secret Wars Dazzler Fabian Cortez addendum DC Bombshells … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #62

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Look, Oafers - I love Playmobil. You know this, I know this... DOGS know this. I. Love. Playmobil. In fact, my earliest toy memory was receiving the Playmobil Pirate Ship from Santa. Ever since I discovered there was a "Fun … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #61

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Rustin Parr

My employer was kind enough to return me, for a week, to my beloved yester-home of Chicago. Whence there I, of course, made short business of re-acclimating myself to m'old hunting grounds. Unto me fell some reasonable luck and unto … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #60

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Still on the road... still buying toys... <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>A blog-premiere review: Superhero Squad Captain America & Hawkeye Flippin' through Previews - October '15 Star Wars goes kabuki Rustin's Spoils of the Week #29 Flippin' through Previews - … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #59

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Rustin doesn't have super powers. But what he does have is the ability to review any collectible, no matter how small or trivial. That's all he does, but he does it better than anyone else in the history of the … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #58

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Rustin Parr

This week, we open with a quote. Taken from The Fry Chronicles, master wordsmith, humorist and all-around swell chap Stephen Fry sums up his "sugar dependency" with words quite apropos to my own thoughts on obsessive collecting: "The fact of … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #57

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Every once in a while work sends me somewhere awesome, and thus was the case in the beginning of March when I, for the first time, found myself in the fabled city of New York. It's one of the few … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #56

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Oh man... so much travel, so little time. I apologize my little chickadees for the delays but I offer unto thee this hearty catch-up Spoils with picks from over the last month. Enjoy, and enjoy so safely and without regret. … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #55

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Rustin Parr

As is oft the case at conventions, the materialism gets the better of me and I buy too much. Wonder Con 2012 was no different as I had to spread my haul across two weeks worth of Spoils (and even … Continue reading →

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