Star Wars Vintage Collection TIE Fighter

Other than the TIE Interceptor, I have never purchased a vintage or regular TIE fighter in all my collecting days. I've purchased TIE Bombers and Darth Vader's TIE, but never a regular TIE Fighter. Well, that changed when this large, vintage style TIE Fighter was on sale on Amazon. Finally unpackaged it. Looks amazing.

Star Wars Vintage Kenner Collection - Bespin Freeze Chamber

When this was first announced, I joined a number of people thinking, what a piece of junk. This thing looks rickety and I swear I never saw those gantry pipes in the background. I mean, I've seen the dang movie 100+ times. Also, you have to buy two to get the full platform. What the hell?

So first, I rewatched Empire Strikes Back, and sure enough, there they are. Anyway, it was vintage packaging so of course I bought one.

I unpackaged it and this thing is huge, and it is built very sturdy. The platform is a nice size as well that can hold a bunch of figures. Obviously there is a frozen Han Solo in Carbonite and a packaged Stormtrooper in Empire Strikes back packaging. The photo on the card is the Stormtrooper aglow with the lights in the freeze chamber. No paint apps on the Stormtrooper though. No worries. I won't open that anyway.

Old Soldiers Never Die. Your Mom Threw Them Away.

I saw this poster at someone's house back in 1997. I managed to buy one at the GI Joe convention in 2000 in Irvine, CA. It sat in a cardboard tube until now. I finally had it framed. It is a large poster. Now I just need to hang it on the wall.

Eternia Dreams Vintage Toy Store - Taneytown, Maryland

Not sure how I came across this on Facebook,...I suppose everything we do is tracked on the internet, but that's cool. Anyway, Eternia Dreams Toys and Collectibles popped up on my radar a few days ago. Managed to have some time this weekend to check it out - about an hour trip.

I arrived Sunday morning as it opened at 11am. I almost missed it because the store is pushed back just a bit between two other buildings on the main street of Taneytown. I pulled in and there were already about 5 people there.

The front section contained mostly loose GI Joes and some counters, along with an extension that housed Funko Pops.  At first I thought, is that it, but then I saw the back room....holy smokes. It was like walking into a Toys R Us/Kaybee back in the 90s and 2000s. Aisles were filled to the max with carded and packaged figures. Plenty of loose figures from the 80s as well, mostly He-Man and Ninja Turtles, but a nice little section of loose Kenner Star Wars as well.

Prices were very fair. I left with a few loose GI Joe vehicles from 1982 and 1983.

I will definitely be going back there.