with ammo being as scarce and expensive as it is now, i have been selling my guns and collecting more toys...toys can be expensive too, but at least they last unlike ammo...i thought i would find some good loot during my trip to hong kong, but the store that i wanted to go to was either closed or moved to another location...based on the reviews, the store seemed to specialize in out of production toys, and i was hoping to find some expanded universe star wars figures...i ended up only getting two star wars metallic puzzles and a tomica die-cast of the car from initial d...there were several other stores that had lots of toy collectibles but didn't have what i was interested in (although i regret not getting the new kids logic metallic optimus prime figure)...hong kong is definitely cheaper than the states though for things like masterpiece transformers and anime stuff
after i got back, i went to frank and sons to see if they had anything worth getting...there was a vendor who sold the new line of official star trek die-cast ships for a good price, and i got nx-01 and defiant (bought enterprise d at a convention last year)
http://www.startrek-starships.com/usa/index.asp
the quality and detail are much better than the models from furuta, konami, and hotwheels, which makes collecting easier since i'll only consider getting these from now on for star trek ships
qmx is also coming out with a new model of serenity, but 350 bucks is a bit much for a model
https://store.qmxonline.com/Serenity-1250-Scale-Cutaway-Replica_p_263.html
there are some new firefly action figures that are coming out, but they look pretty crappy...so crappy, that they're not even worth posting a picture of...they're also making funko pop vinyl figures of the crew...i don't collect these types of figures, but i might get the firefly ones
http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/looks-like-funko-is-unveiling-firefly-pop-figures-at-toy-fair/
there is more merchandise now for a show that was cancelled over 10 years ago than when the show aired or when the movie came out...i hope the trend continues, and they finally make some good realistic action figures like the star wars black series
i'll end this post with a pic from the ferry in hong kong...i haven't been posting much, and i might delete the blog if i am too lazy to post regularly
