Another year quickly draws to an end!  It took me quite a while to gather and reflect all my toy thoughts for 2011.  What can I say?  That 2011 is basically just another period of yet more mindless pursuit of more toys to add to my already overpopulated collection, spread over 12 months!  So am I happy with how the year went for me?

Well I have long wanted to quit this toy collecting hobby, but I obviously didn’t succeed.  This is mainly because I haven’t really found something else to take its place.

Ever since I started blogging about toys in Dec 2009, I had been gradually downsizing the toy collections that I had lost interest in and I did managed to sell off a sizeable part of my collection.  However along the way, I also bought new toys that caught my interest.  Fortunately the new toys were fewer in numbers and the new toy purchases were spaced much further apart than before.  Hence overall, my toy collecting pace has slowed down by a lot, which is good!

G4 My Little Pony

This has been a very exciting year for collecting G4 My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic (FiM) toys, ever since they started appearing in local departmental stores in Q1 of 2011.  My fellow local pony collectors and I had been following the news and were envious of the early retail release of G4 pony toys in the US in 2010.  We were then naturally very ecstatic to find them here as well and wasted no time buying the “mane 6″ pony characters, way before the local kids and other fans were introduced to these ponies when the FiM cartoon was screened on Okto Channel in Oct 2011.

LEGO

The local retail release of the 2nd series of LEGO Kingdoms sets in July this year revived my waned interest in LEGO and got me excited for a while, until I finished building them all and stored them aside in boxes.  I also became briefly interested in the new LEGO Aliens Conquest sets and added them to my collection too.  Now I’m still wondering if that was a good idea.  I still like them, but I feel guilty that I strayed from my LEGO collecting goals of focusing on medieval LEGO sets only…

Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC)

2011 marked the year that I finally completed my modest collection of MOTUC figures that I intend to collect.  I have the MOTUC He-Man, Battle Cat, Adora, She-Ra V1, She-Ra V2 and the massive Swift Wind (added in Nov) at last!  Maybe if Mattel makes Adora’s horse Spirit, I will get him too in 2012 or whenever he gets released.  These are very expensive toys which I bought as MOCs and MIBs, so they are all I can afford to have, for now.

Unanticipated Gundam Invasion!

Just as I have been painstakingly reducing my massive toy collection over the year, this is also the untimely period when my husband plunged into the “rapid growth” stage of collecting Gundam model kits!

I blame myself for letting him accompany me to the toy sections of departmental stores whenever I popped in to check out the latest ponies and other toy releases to blog about.  He somehow revived his childhood interest in Gundam and in the last 2 months, it had been a downward spiral for his $$ and my emotions!

He keeps reassuring me that he only buys them at massive discounts from both retail stores and online sellers, but he doesn’t seem to detect my built up stress at seeing the more than 30 boxes of unassembled MIB Gundams cluttering up our room!

I had strived so hard for the year to clutter clear my home and room, only to see other people’s clutter build up all over again!  And if you collect Gundam, you will know that each HG & MG model kit can take up to a week or more to build, assuming that you can only build on weekday nights after work and on weekends if you don’t go out.

My thoughts for 2012

All I can say for now is that I better find a new non-physical item collecting hobby in 2012 and further cut down on impulse toy purchases.  Recession is coming again and I can’t guarantee if my income will remain the same in the coming months, much less for the whole year.  I have to cut down on monthly expenses and set aside more funds and savings for rainy days, and perhaps a new addition to the family.

Oh gosh, just typing this paragraph alone is starting to stress me up!  But don’t let me dissuade you from your own toy collecting goals, for everyone has different targets for the new year.  So you go on and pursue yours while I carry out mine.  Adieu 2011 and Happy New Year 2012!

Marvel Universe Comic Packs - wave 11

Top row (from left): Thor & Iron Man; Spider-Man & Captain Britain.
Middle row: Mr Sinister & Gambit.
Bottom row (from left): Thanos & Adam Warlock; Captain America & Wolverine.

Expected in retail stores worldwide from Dec 2011, but uncertain in local departmental stores since the older waves of this toyline haven’t been selling well.  They are expensively priced at SGD 34.90 here.  Collectors are only willing to get them at massive discounted prices, such as at the clearance price of SGD 9.90 per pack. If you wish, you may wish to check out the Sunday Toy Market at China Square Central in Singapore every week for them.

Happy toys collecting!

Marvel Universe action figures - wave 17

Top row (from left): Psylocke, Patriot & Thunder Age Thor.
Bottom row (from left): Shadowland Daredevil, Storm & Iron Fist.

Expected in retail stores worldwide from Jan 2012, though they have been spotted spotted at the Sunday Toy Market in China Square Central in Singapore since Dec 2011.  The original retail price of these single pack figures is SGD 18.90 each.

Singapore Toys ‘R’ Us (TRU) has started selling all Marvel Universe single packs at SGD 12.90 each, but only very limited variety are left by now.  The local collector’s toy shops may sell these for a range of prices, depending on which figures are rarer per wave.

Happy toys collecting!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!  Another year is coming to an end and as we welcome the new year, let’s reflect on the great things that we have been blessed with this year, like our toy hauls, LOL!

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SONG LYRICS:

The Fire of Friendship lives in our hearts,
As long as it burns we cannot drift apart.
Though quarrels arise their numbers are few,
Laughter and singing will see us through (will see us through).
We are a circle of pony friends,
A circle of friends we’ll be ’til the very end!

The G4 My Little Ponies from the popular “Friendship is Magic” cartoon series had celebrated their version of the winter holidays a week earlier in Season 2 Episode 11 - “Hearth’s Warming Eve” - where the “mane 6″ pony characters staged a play to retell the ancient story of how the 3 pony tribes of pegasi, unicorns and earth ponies put aside their long standing feuds and united as friends so as to defeat the evil winter ghosts that brought frost and hunger to the land.  At the end of the play, the ponies sang this song as a choir, giving a festive cheer to the pony winter holidays!  Enjoy the song!

Here’s another fabulous song is from the G4 My Little Pony Friendship is Magic (FiM) cartoon series - “Becoming Popular” or “The Pony Everypony Should Know”, from the season 2 episode 9, known as “Sweet & Elite”, where 1 of the “mane 6″ pony characters, Rarity, gets the chance to rub shoulders with the rich and famous upperclass unicorn ponies from the royal city of Canterlot.

It has always been Rarity’s dream to be a fashion designer and this is the moment for her to network with prospective clients who would admire and who could afford her work.  She begins to spend so much time socializing that she barely has time left to make a birthday dress for her dear friend, Twilight Sparkle.

As she gains popularity in the upper circle, her 5 “down to earth” pony friends (the rest of the “mane 6″ cast) pay her a surprise visit at Canterlot and sort of behaved in “uncouth” manners in front of Rarity’s new found social circle - the elite unicorns. So who does Rarity choose as her true friends?

Enjoy the song!

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BECOMING POPULAR SONG LYRICS:

I’ll be the toast of the town
The girl on the go!
And the type of pony everypony
Everypony should know!

I’ll be the one to watch
The girl in the flow!
And the type of pony everypony
Everypony should know!

Becoming as popular
As popular can be!
Making my mark, making my mark
In high society!

I’m the belle of the ball
The star of the show! (yeah!)
And the type of pony everypony
Everypony should know!

See how they hang
On every word that I speak?
My approving glance
Is what they all seek!

I’m the creme de la creme
Not just another Jane Doe!
I’m the type of pony
Everypony should know!

At home at the Opera!
On a fancy Yacht!
Becoming the talk
The talk of all of Canterlot!

I’m the creme de la creme
Not just another Jane Doe! (Yeah!)
I’m the type of pony everypony
Everypony should know!

Because I’m type of pony,
Yes I’m the type of pony,
Yes I’m the type of pony
Everypony should know…

I have a set of Sylvanian Families doll houses for sale.  They are Beechwood Hall MIB (mint-in-box) and its matching light beige colored Extension Conservatory MIB! Both are sold together for SGD 160.00!

If you are keen on getting them, please feel free to contact me via my blog.  Free delivery on mainland Singapore is possible for local buyers, where cash on delivery is accepted. Local buyers preferred as this a very large and heavy set to ship overseas.

International buyers will need a shipping quote from me, based on your country to deliver to.  I accept payment via Paypal for overseas buyers.

Thanks for looking!

Sylvanian Families Beechwood Hall MIB.

Latest edition with connected upper floor corridor & railings, plus a square lawn that can be flipped over to reveal wooden floor color that matches the house floor.

Animal dolls and furniture pieces NOT included.

Sylvanian Families Beechwood Hall.

Worth SGD 120.00. 2 ceiling lights included.

Out of box view for buyer’s reference.  Actual set for sale is MIB.

Sylvanian Families Beechwood Hall Extention Conservatory MIB.

Animal dolls, furniture & garden pieces NOT included.

Sylvanian Families Beechwood Hall Extention Conservatory MIB.

Worth SGD 40.00

Out of box view for buyer’s reference.  Actual set for sale is MIB.

Besides 1 x MIB LEGO 7067 Alien Conquest Jet Copter Encounter, I’m also left with 1 x MIB LEGO 7066 - Alien Conquest Earth Defence HQ for sale! If you are keen on getting it, please feel free to contact me via my blog.  Free delivery on mainland Singapore is possible for local buyers, where cash on delivery is accepted.  Local buyers preferred as this a very large and heavy set to ship overseas.

International buyers will need a shipping quote from me, based on your country to deliver to.  I accept payment via Paypal for overseas buyers.

Thanks for looking!

Selling at SGD 160.00 - @ 20% off original retail price of SGD 199.90.

Hurry, while extremely limited stock lasts! Only 1 box left!

I have 1 x MIB LEGO 7067 Alien Conquest Jet Copter Encounter for sale!  If you are keen on getting it, please feel free to contact me via my blog.  Free delivery on mainland Singapore is possible for local buyers, where cash on delivery is accepted. International buyers will need a shipping quote from me, based on your country to deliver to.  I accept payment via Paypal for overseas buyers.

Thanks for looking!

Selling at SGD 72.00 - @ 20% off original retail price of SGD 89.90

Hurry, while extremely limited stock lasts! Only 1 box left!

Other than the set of 5 vintage style Saint Seiya Bronze Saints action figures mint-in-box (MIB) that I have for sale,  I also have a similar set of 12 Saint Seiya Gold Saints action figures for sale.  8 of them are MIB, while the rest are loose, as indicated individually below.

I believe these are re-issues based on the 80s and 90’s Saint Seiya toys, which have some parts of their armor made of metal (for the body, arms & legs armor).  The thinner armor pieces for the shoulders, helmet and ankles are made of gold chrome plastic.  The action figures have peg holes on their limbs and bodies for you to snap on the various pieces of their armor.  The figures all come in Italian packaging (Giochi Preziosi), complete with pictorial instructions manual.

This set of 12 is going for SGD 100.00, with price breakdown of SGD 10.00 per MIB figure, and SGD 5.00 per loose figure.  Hence it adds up to [SGD (10.00 x 8 MIBs) = SGD 80.00 + SGD (5.00 x 4 loose) = SGD 20.00] = SGD 100.00.

Total price may be SGD 105.00 if MIB Virgo figure is selected instead of loose one, as both are available (see below).  All loose figures come with complete accessories, original instructions manuals, plus the front and back covers of their original boxes.

There is only 1 set available and I’m only selling them all as a set.  If you are keen on getting them, please feel free to contact me via my blog.  Local meet up on mainland Singapore is possible for local buyers, where cash on delivery is accepted.  International buyers will need a shipping quote from me, based on your country to deliver to.  I accept payment via Paypal for overseas buyers.  SOLD!!

Thanks for looking!

1) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Aries (MIB)

2) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Taurus (MIB)

3) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Gemini (MIB)

4) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Cancer (loose but complete)

5) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Leo (loose but complete)

6) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Virgo (both loose & MIB available)

Loose - SGD 5.00, MIB - SGD 10.00

7) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Libra (MIB)

8 ) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Scorpio (MIB)

9) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Sagittarius (MIB)

10) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Capricorn (MIB)

11) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Aquarius (MIB)

12) Saint Seiya Gold Saint - Pisces (loose but complete)

I have a set of 5 vintage style Saint Seiya Bronze Saints action figures mint-in-box (MIB) for sale at SGD 60.00 for the whole set.  I believe these are re-issues based on the 80s and 90’s Saint Seiya toys, which have some parts of their armor made of metal (for the body, arms & legs armor).

The thinner armor pieces for the shoulders, helmet and ankles are made of metallic colored chrome plastic.  The action figures have peg holes on their limbs and bodies for you to snap on the various pieces of their armor.  The figures all come in Italian packaging (Giochi Preziosi), complete with pictorial instructions manual.

There is only 1 set available and I only sell them all as a set.  If you are keen on getting them, please feel free to contact me via my blog.  Local meet up on mainland Singapore is possible for local buyers, where cash on delivery is accepted.  International buyers will need a shipping quote from me, based on your country to deliver to.  I accept payment via Paypal for overseas buyers.  SOLD!!

Thanks for looking!

Saint Seiya Bronze Saint - Pegasus

Saint Seiya Bronze Saint - Dragon

Saint Seiya Bronze Saint - Phoenix

Saint Seiya Bronze Saint - Cygnus

Saint Seiya Bronze Saint - Andromeda