Category Archives: DST

Rustin's Spoils of the Week #23

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Back from travel and back to store shopping where I found a slew of good things, as well as more Minimates I'm not crazy about but compulsively bought in order to support the format. We'll also look at a couple … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #19 - Admiral Adama & Colonel Tigh

Posted on June 19, 2011 by yo go re

#19 - Admiral Adama/Colonel Tigh <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>I seem to recognize your face - Martin Landau BSG Starbuck & Leoben addendum Flippin' Through Previews - February '09 When you wear a nerdy shirt and some boy starts quizzing … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Father's Day Minimates

Posted on June 18, 2011 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Tomorrow is Father's Day, so today's subject are Diamond Select Toys' Father's Day Minimates. This set was first seen at last year's … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #21

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Freshly returned from three weeks of travel I had quite a stellar find at Toys Я Us. Once more as the only major retailer to carry Minimates it proved to be a major hauling ground for one of my most … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #18 - Steel & Cyborg Superman

Posted on June 11, 2011 by yo go re

#18 - Steel/Cyborg Superman <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - October '12 Wendy's DC Heroes Set 1 exclusive review Happy birthday, Superman Rustin's Spoils of the Week #115 Soon Forget: DC Lil' Bombshells Series 2.5

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Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders - the real history

Posted on June 10, 2011 by yo go re

So it turns out the names Art Asylum's used for their Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders line aren't just made up - in many cases, they come from real historical people. Very few of whom were zombies. Let's look at the … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #20

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Rustin Parr

The back half of my travel took me to the great state of Florida. This meant two things, time off close enough to Orlando that I'll have some theme park hauls coming up, and, well, just more away-from-home shopping with … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #17 - Wildcat & Golden Age Flash

Posted on June 5, 2011 by yo go re

#17 - Wildcat/Golden Age Flash

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DST to make Marvel Select Hawkeye - as an exclusive

Posted on May 28, 2011 by OAFE

Diamond Select toys has just announced that they're making a new comic-based Hawkeye for the Marvel Select line. Considering how rare and expensive the Marvel Legends Hawkeye is, this is good news for fans of Clint Barton. <i>And now, some … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #16 - Batgirl & Bane

Posted on May 28, 2011 by yo go re

#16 - Batgirl/Bane <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #170 Introducing... the Sense of Right Alliance! Batman (1989 Video Game Appearance) review "Batman: the Animated Series" toys get advertised The Justice League opens its doors

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