All posts by Rick "The BEM"

Pimping Resident Evil

Continuing in the vein of posts unrelated to toys: Comic Monsters did an interview with me to promote the release of the Resident Evil comic series I’m writing.

Comic Monsters

Fear not, I went to the toy show this past weekend and picked up a Star Wars Electronic Laser Battle Game that I will post about soon.

Resident Evil #1 by Me

Ok, I realize my two most recent posts are not toy related. But I don’t care. In the course of a week, I have realized two long time goals.

1. Owning a Corvette Stingray. (see previous post)

2. Write a comic book.

But not just any comic! A comic based on one of my favorite game franchises, Resident Evil, for the largest English language comics publisher in the world, DC Comics via their Wildstorm imprint.

I am having a good month.

I will get back to toys next week after the San Jose toy show.

Buck Rogers Communicators

Buck RogersThis was a very cool find that I had never seen before. A Buck Rogers belt with some walkie talkies, a wrist watch, and other accessories. Not to mention a big Twikki figure. Not 100% sure what he does.

Pair this up with the helmet accessory and you’re ready to take on Princess Ardalla!

Check out the Buck Rogers page for more.

Zeroid Alien

ZeroidThis was a new find for me. I am a big fan of Zeroids generally, and have several, but have never encountered a Zeroid Alien.

The Alien is unique among Zeroids. First, it explodes! Not literally of course, but in the manner of all wonderful 60s and 70s exploding toys – it falls apart. The head and several of the parts pop off when it reaches the end of a path that is programed into it.

Second, you can prorgram it! Sort of. When assembling it from the parts that will eventually blow off, you place a gear inside that determines the Zeroid’s course.

And lastly, the thing is a cyborg alien. All the other Zeroids are just straight up robots.

A very cool toy, and one of the nearest Zeroids I’ve seen.

Batman Executive Set

For the toy loving executive who has everything, today I bring you a Batman executive desk set to inspire envy around the board room.

Included is a Joker stapler, a Batman pencil sharpener, and a Batman calendar/card holder.

I am currently working out of my garage or I would have bought it to impress my office mates.

Batman Executive

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Invasion of Anzio Military Playset

Invasion of AnzioAs a kid, I loved playsets. Dinosaur ones. Western ones. Exploding bridges. Playsets were just super cool.

Military playsets were always my facorites though, because I could use my firecrackers from the 4th of July to “enhance” the experience. I didn’t have this playset but I am sure I would have loved it if I had. The set has 145 action filled parts and a cool looking set to act out all sorts of battles.

The dealer selling this particular toy only wanted $20 for it, and it was in awesome shape, but it was MASSIVE! So even at $20 they couldn’t sell it.

Still cool though.