Pooping Dog Barbie

Wolverine Inflatable Hammer

Disney Rad Repeating Tarzan

Batman water gun

This is how it looks like after 12 hours of packing.

說實話古仔的文筆其實不是很好﹐這本書的內容只網上博客的水準﹐不過勝在誠意搭夠。正如他在自序中也坦言﹐花二年時間寫作純為興趣﹐若果只是為賣書的話﹐學其他明星請槍或拍影集可能還好賣。此書文字內容甚多﹐相關資料豐富﹐完全超出我的遇期。每隻字也是古仔肺腑之言﹐看出他對玩具的熱愛和執著﹐我等玩具迷自然能夠引起共鳴。古仔在書中對玩具背後電影動漫的評論不很深入﹐也沒有什麼系統或主題﹐只是想到什麼便東講講西講講。不過在閱讀這本書的時候﹐卻有一份與老朋友閒談的親切感覺。例如他在書出提問一個星球大戰擁躉多年不解之謎﹐黑武士心口的幾個紅紅白白按鈕到底有什麼用時﹐不禁讓讀者發出會心微笑。

古仔的收藏品以美系玩具為主﹐我自己則喜歡收藏日系機械人。不過 玩具收藏無分國界﹐收藏喜愛玩具背後的共通點﹐也是被背後原著那份精神吸引﹐當然玩具設計本身也很重要嘛。他的最愛星球大戰﹐我雖然沒有買星戰玩具﹐但我也算是半個死忠粉絲﹐對電影情節設定可以如數家珍。看見他藏品中等身大的黑武士﹐羨慕得口水也流下來。他書中講述評論了七八個系列的作品﹐全是他玩玩具多年的感想。當然文中有些觀點我很認同﹐也有些不太讚成。不過玩玩具是風花雪月事﹐不應為著不同觀點的爭論而傷和氣。不同派係可以求同存異﹐一起分享對玩具那些熱愛。那我也不在此文批評反駁古仔文章的內容了。

說起來這本可能是香港出版史上﹐第一本講玩具收藏的專題書。就算不是絕對第一本講玩具收藏的書﹐也應該是第一本不以宅向為讀者對像。憑著古天樂的明星效應﹐希望一般人可以對玩具愛好者改觀。收藏玩具與收藏其他玩意﹐如郵票﹐古董﹐文化擺設﹐藝術品一樣﹐也是出得大場面的高尚嗜好﹐也可以是對人生有啟發性的一門學問。

Guy usually use the dad strategy when he is still courting the girl. There is not much incentive to go an extra mile to please the dad after the deal is sealed. I suspect my friend’s claim to have common topics with the dad is just an excuse. He must be really want to get into photography for a long time. Now he find a perfect excuse to get approval from his girlfriend to spend money on new toys.

Luckily for me, I don’t have to start a new hobby in order to have conversation with my father in law. My primary hobby is probably the only activity he shows any interest. If I have a daughter, it would be quite interesting to see my future son in law pick up my hobby. On a second thought, he may still pick up the hobby anyways for another reason, to protect his own safety from a jealous father in law.