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May Shop update

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May 18th Shop update - I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. I'm starting to list miniatures this week in my eBay store.  I'm still a little nervous about shipping delays but letter mail service seems to be improving so fingers crossed :)

Retro Toy ads

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A collection of Vintage Toy ads Toy ads and retro catalogues are great resources for eBay /Amazon resellers and collectors to help identify years and original sets. I sometimes use them as a "checklist",  like the Sesame Street playset below to try to put together complete sets.  1972 Click here for more Fisher-Price ads Click here for more LEGO ads

Sad news from the LEGO world

We're very sad to hear that Jens Nygaard Knudsen, the creator of the LEGO Minifigure, has passed away. Thank you Jens, for your ideas, imagination, and inspiring generations of builders ❤️ pic.twitter.com/7YixYvHtRW — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) February 24, 2020 Link to the full story  

Vintage Doll Ads

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 Did you own any of these? I had the Sunshine Family Craft Store when I was a kid. My Mom made me tiny dipped candles and fabric bolts for the store ( probably my earliest introduction to making minis)

Schleich Toys

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I've recently discovered the Schleich brand of toys and now I am obsessed.  For plastic animal figures, they are very well detailed and pretty close to 1:12 inch scale. The company was founded in Germany in 1935 and is one of the largest manufacturers of toy figurines.  I'm sooo bummed that it took me this long to discover them. The main reason I collect figures is for photography.  I photograph the miniatures I make myself on a daily basis (for selling online ) but taking photos of toys is just for fun.  Schleich Cow photographed with a Google Pixel and edited in Snapseed - Redwood Retro I like to use other toy brands as well.  When I found this lovely creature in the garden, I couldn't resist posing it on a Hot Wheels car  (yes, I collect those too lol).

Miniature photography - Dolls eye view

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I broke down and got the residents of my dollhouse a camera.