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Welcome to the Official Web-Site
of the Boston Area Toy Collectors Club


To interested parties and potential club members:
Come Join The Fun!

The Boston Area Toy Collectors Club Invites YOU
To Be Our Guest At Our Next Meeting

On SUNDAY June 2, 2013 at 9:00 am

In The Food Court at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, MA
Our July meeting will be on Sunday July 7, 2013.

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To read a greeting from Club President, Stephen Lanzilla (sjlanzilla[at]yahoo.com), click here.
To read a message from Two Fat Webmasters, click here.
If you would like to read some Toy Reviews, click here.
If you would like to read about our friend Steve Perry
and his two toy and comic shows, click here and here.
If you would Like to follow us On Facebook click here. 
Check out our partners at Serious Toyz here they just completed there best auction.  Get on their mailing list!!
Please visit our NEW Tonner Doll Review page here.
Keep up to date with the South Attleboro Collectible Show here.
Check out our new links/calender page 
Randolph Community TV Has A video of the  2012 event 



Upcoming Events

Boston Comiccon August 3 and 4

BATCC National Event Friday September 20,2013 

Rhode Island Comic Con November 2 & 3,2013

 The Boston Area Toy Collectors Club 
braves the Blizzard of 2013 and goes to 
New York for Toy Fair !!!

Club President Steven Lanzilla and member Dave Campbell waited out the storm and drove to New York for Toy Fair
  
photo by Dave Campbell                                                                                                                                                           Photo by Dave Campbell
Waiting to get into Lego with the rest of the masses                                                                   Inside the Lego booth New Star Wars Product Jabba's Sail Barge

                                  
                               photo by D. Campbell
More New product from Disney's The Lone Ranger  Starring Johnny Depp 
 

 
Photo by D. Campbell
 Club President Steve Lanzilla and Tom Zahorsky from Tomy Toys

  
Photo by D. Campbell                                                                                                             photo by Dave Campbell
Steve with Tanya Furci-Argento from Mega Brands                             Tanya with the Power Rangers 
    
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Photo by Dave Campbell                                                                                                                                                                                           Photo by Dave Campbell
Steve and his good friend Tom Lowe President of Round 2                                  New model kits from Round 2  Star Trek, Scooby Doo and More !!         

Check out our Facebook Page for more pictures!!!

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The Boston Area Toy Collectors Club's
12th Annual National Collectible Toy Event
delights attendees!

September 21, 2012 at the Lantana Banquet Facilities, Randolph MA

               Photo by G. Sullivan                                                                                                                                                     
                   Jack Kralick admires Bexx Fine's booth.                                                                     


                  Photo by G. Sullivan                                                                                                                                    
Special Guest Moulton "Pete" Marston
discusses his father creating Wonder Woman 70 years ago.             



                 Photo by G. Sullivan                                                                                                                                                 
                    BATCC executive Director, Stephen Lanzilla is interviewed by the media.                     



                        Photo by G. Sullivan                                                                                                                                                 
                         Club members admire the Matchbox display.                                                                          



                 Photo by G. Sullivan                                                                                                                                            
                    Emcees Tim Estiloz and Jordan Rich start the festivities rolling.                                


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This year we celebrated Seventy years of Wonder Woman, 
Fifty years of cinematic James Bond,
and Fifty years of Spiderman!
Photo By Nick Caci


We celebrated the 70th Anniversary of Wonder Woman with a very special guest-of-honor.

Moulton "Pete" Marston, son of Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston, enjoyed our displays, conversation,
and shared his memories of (as a 14-year-old boy) watching his father create and develop Wonder Woman


Photos by Nick Caci 
Moulton "Pete" Marston with Club member Steve Silvia.          Pete checks out our Wonder Woman Tribute Table.


Photos by Nick Caci
Pete meets our Emcee of the evening, Tim Estiloz.                        Pete with Club Member Greg Sullivan.
                            
                            Photo by Nick Caci
                            Wonder Woman (Maureen Gilmore) surprises Pete and Christie Marston.

                        
                         Photo By Nick Caci
                    Pete with BATCC Executive Director Steven Lanzilla

Dealers of Distinction Chosen by the BATCC

Bashmashnikov & Group - Stamford, CT
 
Mikhail Bashmashnikov and his beautiful hand built models                                                                              More examples of Maikhail's models and craftsmanship                                             
Photo by Nick Caci                                                                                                                                                             Photo By Nick Caci




Bexx Fine "Accessorizer Exxtraordinaire"
 
Bexx Fine and her products bow ties, wallets, shoes and many other accesories                      A guest discusses the Bexx Fine brand 
Photo by Doug Vogel                                                                                                                                           Photo By Nick Caci




Bob's Vintage CORGI Models - Oak Ridge, NJ
 
Great Corgi models past and present                                                                                                                                Club members Andy Evans and Bob
Photo by Nick Caci                                                                                                                                                                  Photo By Nick Caci





The Diecast Magazine

Ken and Terry from the Diecast Magazine discuss things with guests 
Photo by Nick Caci Photo By Nick Caci
The Diecast Magazine discusses its great publication with attendees!



Serious Toyz - Croton-on-Hudson, NY

 
Tom Miano And Associate show off Serious Toyz                                                                                                 Some awesome stuff for the upcoming auction 
Photo by Nick Caci                                                                                                                                                             Photo By Nick Caci


More Photos to come If you want more please keep checking back and also check out our Facebook page and our Manufacturers Display page


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“In Search of Wonder Woman”
Impressions of the 3rd Annual ComicConn, Trumball CT
Saturday August 18, 2012
by Stephen Lanzilla, Boston Area Toy Collectors Club

Drawn by news of a vibrant cos-play contingent, Dave Campbell and I set out on a Saturday morning for a straight-line drive down I-95 to the Marriott Hotel in Trumball, CT. We where in search of WONDER WOMAN.


Photo by Dave Campbell 
Bexx Fine poses in front of the banner outside the hotel.

We had plenty of drive time to discuss what we might encounter. ComicConn is principally billed as a true comic show. No celebrities as a draw. Also this was their first time at this location. 2011 they has their second show down the road in Stamford, CT and had a hurricane to visit. This is a one day show; all or nothing. I had spoken with Mitch Hallock, the co-founder and President of the show earlier and he thought attendance would/could be in the low thousands. It rained almost the entire trip down I-95 as I wondered who we might meet. Maybe WONDER WOMAN and some other cos-play candidates for our National Event on September 21, 2012.
When we arrived we were unprepared for what we saw. Four Trumball Police cars were parked in front of the hotel entrance along with a sea of humanity in every direction. There was no place to even park as cars where everywhere, spilling into area businesses and more. It turned out that the police presence was sprung upon the show due to the massive influx in attendance. Long lines were under control and this spot of geography was actually sunny. (The anticipated Batmobiles and Green Hornet’s Black Beauty cancelled at the last moment due to heavy rain to the south of us in New Jersey.)
Yes, we did meet and interview two WONDER WOMAN candidates and a host of other great people. Just look at these photos!

 
 Photo By S.Lanzilla                                                                                        Photo by Dave Campbell
Wonder Woman with Club member Dave Campbell.       Club President Steve Lanzilla and Batman.
Club Members Ted and Randy set out to shop. Ted thought the dealer prices were a bit higher than those up Boston way, but the selections were really good. Randy bought too.

  
Photo by Dave Campbell                                                                                                            Photo by Dave Campbell
Black Widow and Club Member Ted M.                                                  Catwoman.

Jim Talbot, Co- Producer of “The Boston Comic Con” was set up as a dealer and was blown away by the enthusiastic attendance. It was his first experience here too. Steve Perry, fellow club member and Promoter of the First Rhode Island Comic Con (Nov 3rd and 4th, 2012) came down to see this show for the first time and was equally blown away.  John DiCicco, Co-Promoter of the Boston (Framingham) Super-Mega Fest, told me after the show that he had heard nothing but wild numbers and exciting stories from people who made the journey.


Photo by Dave Campbell 
The show floor was very well attended.

When reached by phone on Wednesday, August 29, Mitch Hallock confirmed that he was already exploring alternate sites for his 4th annual show in 2013. We strongly recommend anyone interested in the ongoing comic world to check out this event in 2013 whether or not WONDER WOMAN (now celebrating her 70th Anniversary,) is in the cards. For more Photos check out our Facebook Page
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