davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2025

[davidd]

Quite a crew there, with nice details. Will they have their own Christmas display next Christmas?

I suppose they should return for an Easter service, an All Saints Day service, and of course Christmas.

Candlemas would have been good, just because the name sounds cool, but the date has already passed.

And maybe the Summer Solstice, Beltane, or Lughnasadh because there do not seem to be any interesting church holidays in mid-summer.

Conveniently, All Saints Day nearly coincides with the birthdate of mechanical engineer Louis Verdet, the designer of the Le Rhône rotary aircraft engine.

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22 February - A Doll A Day 2025:

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Well... isn't this delightful!

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Ol' Jack be thinkin' he's stumbled upon a treasure trove!

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I found a "treasure trove" myself when I happened upon this Hot Toys Captain Jack Sparrow 1/6-scale action figure on eBay recently for less than half the price most sellers ask. I couldn't afford a Cap'n Jack when these figures were released; or at least, I didn't want to pay what seemed then like a crazy price for a doll. The secondary market prices have been unaffordable to the point where I stopped even looking.

Several weeks ago, while I was looking for accessories to complete my 1/6-scale All-Girl Pirate Crew, I stumbled across the eBay listing for this Jack Sparrow figure. The seller said the figure had some issues, which he described and photographed in the listing, and he said he was selling the set "for parts."

The "set" is complete, including a deck planking base and an enormous ship's wheel. The figure has a bit of what might be characterized as "display wear," and some of the vinyl faux-leather is beginning to flake on the belts and accessories, but to my eye, the wear and tear does nothing to detract from the overall appearance of the figure, and perhaps even enhances the air of a world-weary old salt.