I spent the winter holidays at my parent’s house. This is the house I grew up in and it still has quite a few of my things lying around; stowed away in boxes piled up in closets and the garage.
Every time I visit I go through a little more of it. In 2009 I went through about ten boxes of books and ended up giving away more than half of them. Last year I finished going through the books and “culled the herd” down to about a box of them. (Which will be highlighted in future post, maybe?) I also went through some of the toys from my youth that had managed to stick around this long and I found quite a few Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I believe all of these are first runs of the toys, though I’m not sure. I never was too concerned about the collectibility or resale value of my toys. I got them to play with them! Beyond these figures I’m pretty sure there is still a box or so out in my parents garage that has the Blimp and the Party wagon in it.
Wow, you can really notice the dust with the flash on. These things have been in boxes for over 15 years or so, I think. They’re all in remarkably good condition though! All the limbs are movable and the accessories still seem to be in good condition. I thought with the heat int he desert they would have dried out and crumbled a little more. Strangest thing I’ve noticed so far? Several of the toys have a sticky residue from when they were covered in ooze?!
Next time: Vidja Games!
COWABUNGAAAAA