LeeJ07 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I'm in Austin, TX for a few days, and today I went and visited the Austin Toy Museum. Awesome experience. Small location, but chock full of retro goodness. I got a lot of pics, figured you guys would wanna see. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 https://flic.kr/p/N6a6QC "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 That is from a WWII LST ship, the last one still fully operational. As for the toy museum pics, please bear with me, Flickr is being a pain about uploading. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Here is a link to the Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskLwaMZ4 "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 What a cool place! Thanks for sharing, Lee. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Hopefully I can talk us all into stopping by Game Over Videogames before we head back home tomorrow. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 wow lot of super great pics Lee my nephew wants that "Amazing Fantasy" Spider-Man comic I know a guy looking for a Teddy Ruxpin too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 I have several Teddy Ruxpins. The best thing about that comic book, though? It was signed by Stan Lee. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 WOW. Great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Adventure Square Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hey! Get out of my man cave! uh...oh yeah...it's a different Toy Museum. Thanks for the great picture tour, Lee! So many memories in there. I had that GI Joe plastic tower thing with a few hard-stubbled figures, who fought off many a giant fluffy beasts in that HQ. My action figure run took wind with the Big Jim series, though. They'd sell 'em with action clothes (skydiver, lumberjack, karate with board, etc) so when you got new threads, your good old Jim would ditch his lame previous job and get a new, more action-y, one. The Big Jim collection would evolve with the P.A.C.K. series, though, with Dr Steel my favorite of those. What a cool way to spend an afternoon, walking among the gears and engines of your childhood imagination. Last thoughts: Seeing carded Chewie among the Ewoks seems rather inappropriate. Like racial profiling. Hey! Chewie eats Ewoks for breakfast! Stash him next to the Falcon! (I'm talking to no one it seems, my inner kid is deeply embarassed by my behavior and walks away) And I like to think the Mrs Pac Man cocktail table is right outside the bathroom's second door needed to exit. So you enter from the other side, and when done open this door and are obliged to play a game to get out. Either that or you press start and a high-spirited arcader from the 80s pops out of that door and begins playing. Also, that Vectrex is apparently worth $45,000 http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/2527-delusional-videogame-seller/ They ougtha plexiglass it, at the very least. Or plant a few rabid ewoks in front. Again, thanks for the tour, buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Octagon Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Nice pics Lee, thanks for taking us on an adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zontar Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Cool pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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