A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT ME. PART ONE: ACTION FIGURE PRE-HISTORY.

I WAS BORN on the seventies in Spain, and have been collecting since i was a child. I have always been fascinated by iconic and u-topic subjects (anything with wings-you'll see- for example, gets me, i adore miniatures, and I've been creating in any shape or form since i could hold a pencil.

   My first toys were pretty standard, i had a jeep, a car, a train, lego set (or Tente in Spain) etc, and i loved them all...except when my the youngest of my sisters got a black disco doll.
     And that was it. I loved her way more than my sister did. I loved the fact that represented a human being (more or less accurate) and i love that it was a female, and...that i wasn't allowed to play with her for being born a male. That added a 100% more mystique to the whole thing.
     That doll was called Nancy (at that time way more popular-and flat chested than Barbie-and i loved her. If i ever find the same one i will get it). Anyway my salvation was my cousin which had several of this dolls and i played with them at my aunt's house, which was less judgemental than my family.

    Around that time my aunt -again- got me three toys which i treasure to this day. They were:
     A MONCCHICHI: a monkey that suck its thumb. In Spain were called Virkikis.
     A SMURF: or to be more precised, a mermaid smurfette which i still own. I was 5 or there abouts.
    A AIRGAMBOY: The french/spanish equivalent of Playmobil, but with independently moving legs. And they have females too. Way more sophisticated than the female plamobils, plus if you bend them, they had knickers. Fabulous.

male and female moncchichis.

my smurfette had a silver tail.

my clown airgamboy.

this isn't exactly the one my sis had but very close.

PROLOGUE / INTRODUCCION:

   WELCOME TO MY BLOG. ECLECTIC ACTION FIGURES:

   First of all, i would like to explain what this blog is about:

Is about action figures, duh! And ...it's eclectic.

  The reason why i call it eclectic is because i won't be showcasing and comenting only on STAR WARS FIGURES, OR TRANSFORMERS,SUPER-HEROES, OR MOVIES, OR ANIME, OR VIDEO GAMES OR CARTOONS, OR POPULAR PEOPLE, ETC, ETC (you get the drift), but in action figures across the board. From Arcee to Zatanna; from Areala to Zabu.

  It's eclectic also because i will primarily concentrate on female, rare, villains, etc. the more unique the quicker they'll get reviews/showcase. Of course there will be Captain America and Wolverine, etc but only what i consider the best versions of that character.

  Finally to make it fun for me, in a sort of diary, i will also add some of my story related to that actual figure, specially since lots of them have a nostalgic feel to me.

   Thank you for checking me out, and forgive my future mistakes. Constructive feeback and comments always welcome. Rude, nasty people not so much.

my display for my birthday party 2011.