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Interviews - archive

Interviews with interesting people in the Simpsons Collector community, including Q & A with PlayMates VP Jeff Trojan.

Monday, November 11, 2002 Playmates Answers Our Questions - September/October, 2002 - discuss

Here are the questions to Playmates Toys and their answers from September/October, 2002... read more

Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Playmates Answers Our Questions - July/August, 2002 - discuss

Here are the questions to Playmates Toys and their answers from July/August, 2002... read more

Articles - archive

Articles and editorials covering recent events, releases and issues important to the Simpsons Collector community.

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Production Sketches for Series 13 & 14 - discuss

Kenny from Sci-Fi Warehouse sent us production sketches of Series 13, Series 14, Military Antiques, and the Aztec Theater... read more

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 First Look at Bart's Treehouse

Michael Crawford and Playmates Toys provided these images of the upcoming Bart's Treehouse playset ... read more

Tuesday, November 26, 2002 Where Do We Go From Here?

Contributing Editor and SCS member jbelkin800 is back with another editorial on the WoS line and he's got some good thoughts and some great ideas on how to make WoS a continuing success. Without further ado, so here it is:

Here’s the situation as I see it:

PM has launched an “A-line” cash cow. There are thousands of people willing to pony up close to $600 a year to be completists (about what completists/near-completists will spend this year – obviously some more and some less). Most companies would be more than happy to get $600 dollars from you whether they’re selling shoes, tools or fast food.

But where does PM go from here on out?... read more

Thursday, October 10, 2002 First Look at Series 11 / Asst. G

Michael Crawford and Playmates Toys have come through again with the first look at World of Springfield Series 11 figures and Asst. G Environment... read more

Saturday, September 07, 2002 Officer Eddie Test Shot - discuss

SCS member Adam Goldfine ("agoldf1") recently purchased an early prototype of the WoS Officer Eddie figure,... read more

Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Homer at the Bat on the Drawing Board

One of the areas where we will be working closer with Playmates in the future is bringing you unique and interesting perspectives on the toys you love. Today's feature gives you a little better understanding of the oddessey from cradle to production, using the new Homer at the Bat mini-figures as an example... read more

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 Playmates Announces Limited Edition On-Line Figure Offer

IMPORTANT: This offer has expired and no more orders are being accepted.

Playmates Toys sent us this announcement of a new promotional offer for the Llewellyn Sinclair and Cooder figures.... read more


Customs Corner - archive

Short articles and recipes highlighting customs and providing tips for beginners and the experienced alike.

Saturday, November 30, 2002 Repairing Playsets In 6 Easy Steps

Every WoS collector has likely had troubles with the pegs on the interactive environments at one point or another and not getting the figures to talk can be very frustrating. Luckily, SCS member "the hurting glavin mmhey" has laid out an easy six-step process to repair the problems, using Main Street as an example.... read more


20 Questions - archive

Short "20 Questions" interviews with message board members and other Simpsons Collector community personalities.

Wednesday, December 18, 2002 20 Questions with Blinky - discuss

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Blinky. ... read more

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 20 Questions with Jon of Means - discuss

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Jon of Means. ... read more

Monday, December 02, 2002 20 Questions with spartanrob

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member spartanrob... read more

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 20 Questions with ILIKESTORIES

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member ILIKESTORIES... read more

Tuesday, November 05, 2002 20 Questions with morphy10

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member morphy10... read more

Thursday, October 17, 2002 20 Questions with denger4000 - discuss

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member denger4000. ... read more

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 20 Questions with Confused Melon

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Confused Melon. ... read more

Thursday, September 12, 2002 20 Questions with LIChief1 - discuss

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member LIChief1. ... read more

Wednesday, September 04, 2002 20 Questions with TCM Hitchhiker

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member TCM Hitchhiker. ... read more

Friday, August 30, 2002 20 Questions with sideshow nay

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member sideshow nay. ... read more

Monday, August 26, 2002 20 Questions with Yodelin El

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Yodelin El. ... read more

Thursday, August 22, 2002 20 Questions with DR GONZO

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member DR GONZO. ... read more


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