Toys is my Bizinuss and Bizinuss is good!

images swipped from auctions just won!

So on March 1st what is a person to do when they came off a 28 day toy drought? Buy some freaking toys that's what! So during the day on March 1st I ordered a couple of Stormtroopers from Hasbro Toy Shop, plus a Galactic Heroes Pack I have had my eye on for quite some time and I laid down a couple of bids on those two vintage beauties up there, okay they may be a little banged up in spots, but the price was so right on both and they complete my Vintage line up of Bounty Hunters. All true to my goals for 2011 by the way.

A quote from my wife "Well, it didn't take too long for you to get back into the toy business!"

You know I just realized I bought things that, besides being Star Wars related, feed some of my little toy collecting quirks. For instance I have a habit when I decide to open a figure that I have had for a while where I will bend a corner of the card and then say "well the package it ruined, might as well open it!"

1) The duel Stormtroopers - Having two (sometimes more) of certain figures like Stormtroopers, AT-AT Drivers, etc. Also this may feed my recent addiction to having Stormtroopers of all shapes and sizes in my Stormtrooper focus collection and having one that is packaged when it comes to 3-3/4" scale, old habits are hard to break.

2) The Galactic Heroes Pack - Again having a AT-AT Driver in different styles and in case I get the small AT-AT I will have two drivers even if they do not fit.

3) The Bounty Hunters - My more recent compulsiveness of having a complete set of bounty hunters in different lines or styles. Once I get at least a couple I have to track them all down... which is going to suck because when I didn't have all the 12" POTF ones I let a 4-LOM go and am now trying to complete that set as well... ugh.

Now, I am not saying I am obsessive compulsive, this stuff doesn't bug me when it happens, I have just noticed the pattern.
Which leads me to this, does anyone else have little collecting quirks or compulsive collecting disorders? Dr. Chunky B is in.

One more thing if my family is reading this I also have a disorder of wanting expensive toys for my Birthday and Holidays, but I am too cheap to buy them myself, it hurts the precious...

This is the last day to Show Me the Droids!

Hey I am going to get all the use out of this Stormtrooper graphic I can : )

Today is the deadline, after today... well then I'm afraid your friends on the Sanctuary Moon cannot help you. So, beep boop, click click.

Show Me the Droids Extended Deadline!

That;'s right I decided to give everyone a few more days, just in case they didn't have time or forgot about this little Droid round up. So, I will extend it till this Wednesday, March 2, 2011... after that I need some time to get them all organized. If you haven't taken your pic, now's the time. Here's the skinny.

1) Submit one JPG image to me of your R2 or Droid Collection, only have one that is cool, don't have any and want to send a picture of another Robot, that's fine too.

2) Include your first name and if you have a collection shot, pick one and identify why he is your favorite of the bunch.

3) Send your picture and info (see above) to eclectorama [at] studiohowell [dot] com, with "Show me the Droids!" in the subject.

4) I will post all the photos on Friday, March 4, 2011, so be back here then to see what people sent in.

This isn't a contest and I don't want too much trouble put into your picture, line them up, snap a pic and send it in! Also I am not collecting email to spam you, I don't have that much time, Just for fun!

LAST *#@% DAY!

Almost there, just today and I have a good feeling. I cannot say it hasn't been tough but it has been rewarding. Thanks for everyone that participated.







The reward is going to be coming in the next month, hopefully, I have to get through buying presents for 4 other family member's Birthdays and then two in April, so I may have to wait because of the budget, but it will be coming! Will I go on a spending spree? I seriously doubt it, but I do have my eye on some Stormtroopers, so maybe a little spending spree, within reason of course... or maybe I will drag it out a few more days and go for a 31 Day Challenge, I'm on a roll!

Doodle in the Margins

I used to doodle on post-it notes, but when I decided to try and cut back on using paper when conceptualizing stuff I will sometimes doodle or sketch off to the side of the art board in whatever file I am working on. Sometimes just quick little scribbles that get noodled around some more later, nothing that takes anytime (as you can see). Also not the greatest of sketches, but it fills the time when I am stumped on a drawing or the phone rings. I'll try and post more and possibly scan some of my post-its and other sketches.