Who made Lenin, Stalin and these others?
About 12 years ago I found these figures at a booth in the famous Brimfield Massachusetts Antique Show. The only figure with any kind of marking is the out of scale figure of Stalin in the colorful...
View ArticleThe $1,000,000 Beanie Baby (or is it only worth $1?)
Beanie Babies was an amazing phenomena. And while folks now know they most have little value there is this one exception! Just months after Diana’s death TY issued this special edition commemorative...
View ArticleHow to remove paint from your Collectibles
Collectors of old toys often find that previous owners tried to “improve” the toy by adding colors, usually painted with a heavy brush. Here are three methods I have found that just might turn “trash...
View ArticleBlackfield – A Collaborative Music Project Between Two Amazing Musicians
Aviv Geffen is a very famous and controversial musician in Israel. especially in the early of the 90’s. He mostly released a protest songs that made most of the young generation become a crazy fans of...
View Article55 years working in vintage toys – Jacky Broutin
Jacky opened a vintage toy store in Paris back in 1970 (for context, there were no Star Wars toys yet and you get still get the first Hot Wheels in the normal toy stores!). In 1977 he started to...
View ArticleEgo Leonard – the Collector’s World’s Banksy?
You will notice Ego’s work if you see it… on a beach somewhere around the world. And he has been doing this since 2007! So far his art was found in these places – You could say Ego is obsessed...
View ArticleArt Toy of the Week – Rhino Beetle
This week's Art Toy of the Week is the Rhino Beetle by Chris Lee and produced by Unbox Industries in 2019. The post Art Toy of the Week – Rhino Beetle appeared first on The hobbyDB Blog.
View ArticleMy Top 10 US police cars in 1/64 scale
Let’s take a look at some 1/64 scale diecast models of US police cars. Realism is the key for models to get in my Top 10. I decided to pick 1 model per model car brand. Furthermore, I also ensured to...
View ArticleA Pre-War Dinky Toys display of a typical English Train Station Forecourt
Here is a recent layout I started to work on. The building is made by a company called Purple Bob’s Hobbies here in England. These buildings are made from cardboard and are quite intricate to...
View ArticleModel Car Hall’s Dean Milano’s Top Ten Model Kits
I built my first model kit back in 1959 when I won a Volkswagen Beetle model at the Cub Scout Christmas gift exchange. It was a Premier Model, a company with a reputation for some of the worst model...
View ArticleHot Wheel Designers are allowed to add their models to the line!
We just saw the announcement of this new Mainline model – Craig Callum’s Customized Ford Model A What a very, very, very cool perk! Brendon Vetuskey’s Triassic-Five Brendon’s other car, a...
View ArticleA Couple’s Guide to Collecting Designer Toys & Art
One of their passions as a long-distance couple (Paul lives in Australia & Steph lives in New York) includes collecting designer toys, Funko, creating collectible Instagram and YouTube content...
View ArticleArt Toy of the Week – Deathshead
This week's Art Toy of the Week is Deathshead by David Flores and produced by Bic Plastics in 2012. The post Art Toy of the Week – Deathshead appeared first on The hobbyDB Blog.
View ArticleMeet Glowman_Greco – Our Man in Greece!
We love spotlighting our awesome members of the hobbyDB Community. Today we’re excited to introduce our Ambassador to Greece and hobbyDB Squad member, Glowman_Greco! Follow him through his...
View ArticleGalgo’s Even More Bizarre Character Toys
Contrary to what you might think, Galgo isn’t a giant monster who fought Godzilla in one of the lesser Godzilla movies from the early 1970s. It’s an Argentinian toy company which made diecast vehicles...
View ArticleTaking Action to Block Spammers and Protect our Members
At hobbyDB it is our job to ensure that our platform is always safe and secure for our members. As with any online business, we have always had problems with spammers and scammers and have pro-actively...
View ArticleGuns N’ Roses – One of the leading rock bands in the 80’s
Guns N’ Roses are one of the most successful rock bands of all time ,this musical group consist of talented artists . They are the face of classic hard music for many rock fans . Axl rose (William...
View ArticleArt Toy of the Week – Bear Champ Bust
This week's Art Toy of the Week is the Bear Champ Bust created by JC Rivera and produced by UVD Toys from 2020. The post Art Toy of the Week – Bear Champ Bust appeared first on The hobbyDB Blog.
View ArticlePricey Ponies! Dec/Jan Records for Horse Figures
A selection of expensive collectable model horses sold over the past month, including Breyer, Beswick, Hagen-Renaker and Peter Stone. The post Pricey Ponies! Dec/Jan Records for Horse Figures appeared...
View ArticleMeet a follow collector, the Satin Bowerbird from Down Under
Males of this Australian species build stick structures, called bowers, which they decorate with blue, yellow, and shiny objects, including berries, flowers, snail shells, and plastic items such as...
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