"A few days in space. What's the worst that could happen?"

A few weeks back i wrote a post about the first toy i ever brought for Opeie, it wasn't super hero related (which still surprises me) but i also wrote in the post that the second toy i brought him was, so i thought i would write about the first 'Super hero' toy i did buy him (or toys even). Ive always been a huge Marvel fan, if you have been reading the blog for a while then you will know as it comes out in my posts quite regularly. Apart from the obvious 'Spider-man' the first toys had to be something well known, something when introducing to him i can back up with Tv shows to get him into them. Ive always loved the fantastic four so when i spotted these i knew i had to have them for my yet to be born little boy.

I had the intention of starting a Marvel Legends/Universe/Select collection for Opeie for when he is older but apart from Five figures other than theses i have been pretty much taken over by all the other toys ive been collecting. I will at some point knuckle down and start getting my hands on as many of these as i can as i think if Opeie is still into super heroes when he is older then they will be a great collection to own (i would have loved them when i was younger). If not then i will display them myself.

Opeie wont be able to play with these for quite some time because of the small parts that could come away. Plus i need to build him up with the cartoons and fill his little head with all the super hero information that Seth has soaked up over the years. Ive got a feeling that Opeie might be more into it than Seth (if that's possible) as Opeie will be with me all the time. It's a huge thing in our house and something you cant get away from. If you come to visit then you end up playing with the toys thats just the way it is here.

I often wonder to myself where are we going to put all these toys when the boys get older as i wont be getting rid of them, i will probably continue adding to them for them to pass on to my grandchildren hopefully. As i have said many times before im looking forward to one day being 'cool grandad who's got lots of toys'.

"You remain a poor choice, little brother."

I didn't think i would ever let a collection get the better of me but it seems that one of them is really starting to get on my nerves. Ive been collecting the Marvel Famous Covers series of figures for a while now but like all things Marvel they are a nightmare to get hold of in this country. I could really do with a trip to the US once a year to buy all the toys i want. Ill be so much more prepared next time we go (with extra baggage booked).

It all started when i spotted the Red Skull figure on eBay and ended up winning it for 99p (stupid me thought i might be that lucky with all of them but some of them seem to be really sought after), when it arrived i was really impressed and knew i wanted to get hold of all of the others, thinking how good they would look all displayed together. I love the old Mego figures but unfortunately i don't have that sort of money to spend on doll's so this was the next best thing, there's also a great selection of characters to collect (now I'm thinking maybe that's not such a good thing).

Ive never minded paying the postage from the US,without it i would never have most of the toys i own, but for some reason the postage price on these when buying on eBay is really over the top. I saw one a few days back that had £60 postage on it? So unfortunately the collection is going to take a long time to complete. I decided a couple of weeks back to just sell them on and throw in the towel, but then The Vision appeared on eBay and it got my collection juices flowing again.

Opeie loves playing with the Spider-man (suprise suprise), and Seth calls them my "antiques" as he says they look old fashioned. Ive decided to soldier on and be patient in hope that more of these will show up. They are great looking toys and will definitely be worth the wait when i do finally get round to owning them all. Unfortunately Mrs M thinks they look creepy so i have no idea where ill be displaying them, hopefully they wont stay in the boxes.

When it comes to collecting i have no patience but it seems i don't have a choice with these, their definitely worth the wait though and i have a feeling the may end up being worth a fair bit once completed.