Hey Asimov, garage sale SCORE!

[LewisM]

Did the usual rounds of garage sales with the wife this morning. In the 4 years we have been doing it (mainly for kids toys for our 4 y.o - no sense buying new when they grew tired of them so fast), I have bought myself SFA, apart from some powertools, saws, and a Kirby vacuum (for $20!!! Over $1000 new - I don't think they realised!!!).

Anyway, I got this:

http://www.amazon.com/Colonial-Marines-Collectors-Edition-Xbox-360/dp/B007P0X7IA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1368847376&sr=8-3&keywords=aliens%3A+colonial+marines

Wife said NO. So, when she went to have her pregnancy nap today, I snuck out, and they still had it... $20 later it was MINE, ALL MINE!!! I'll photograph it when I have it on the display shelf. It's a NICELY detailed model!

Now I need to get me some of the NECA Prometheus figures, mainly the Deacon of course, and an Engineer.

For anyone that wants it, I am selling the XBox game itself that comes with it on the non-astronomy trader for $15 including postage.

[asimov]

An excellent score! I don't suppose I could blackmail you into selling it to me, or I'll tell the missus....?

:rofl::P;)

[LewisM]

She'll see it on the display case when she wakes up. I have taken my fortitude tablets :)

[Larryp]

You got Band-Aids as well, Lewis?:lol:

[Ric]

That's a great buy Lewis

Well done.

[LewisM]

UPDATE: wife saw it and promptly proclaimed "I knew you would go back and get it". She's cool with it, but insisted my display collection was downsized - so, I boxed up 37 models, and left 8 select ones on display, along with this diorama. Reasonable compromise :)

[asimov]

Lol. I remember hearing that proclamation a few times myself, hehe ;)