davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2026

[davidd]

I dunno... if people don't have time/can't be bothered to take a random picture, they're maybe not likely to take a reply-picture AND add a caption....?
I don't have anything to say about fries... >shrug<  

Stand a doll on your desk where you're sitting right now. Snap a pic with your phone. Done.

You don't have anything to say about fries? Don't you live in Canada? Isn't poutine a dietary staple in Canada? Isn't poutine basically fries with goop on them?

You'd be surprised -- or not -- at how wide-ranging a discussion about fries can be: history, culture, international rivalry, and random off-topic-ness.

Mostly randomness.

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14 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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WOO HOO! Grail Fig!

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Go Hero / Castaway Toys Flash Gordon - circa 2010 release

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A "grail doll" is a doll, toy, or action figure that somebody would like to own one day that is either challenging to find or prohibitively eensive.

I have hoped to one day own a Go Hero / Castaway Toys Flash Gordon 1/6-scale (12 inch) action figure since seeing one pictured in MiskatonicNick's photostream back in 2013. When I was a kid I was a rabid fan of the 1930s Flash Gordon movie serials. TV horror movie host Bob Wilkins used to run Flash Gordon during the "Creature Features" program on KTVU out of Oakland, California. KTVU was one of the first exotic and distant channels available when cable television became available where I grew up.

Back in 2013 when I learned about this Flash Gordon action figure, based on the likeness of screen actor Buster Crabbe, the figure was already sold out at retailers and prices on the secondary market seemed prohibitive. The Go Hero Flash Gordon is not really a true "grail" figure because it is not particularly difficult to find. Prices, however, have always tended to be more than what I have been able or willing to pay, so for me, the figure qualifies as a "grail" item.

A few years ago I found a partial costume set for the figure at a price I was willing to pay. I figured that was probably going to be the closest I would ever come to acquiring a Go Hero Flash Gordon action figure.

Recently I randomly searched for the figure once again on eBay, and I found one complete-without-box for what seemed like a reasonable price; or reasonable compared to what they usually sell for. I happened to have funds available -- an uncommon coincidence in itself -- so here it is: a complete Go Hero / Castaway Toys Flash Gordon action figure, including ray pistol, ray rifle, and miniature rocketship.