Hot Tonto

I was as excited as Rachel when I spotted this odd little store. Collectible toys? I’m not sure what that means, but I’ll check it out!
Now I wish I’d kept all my little Disney figurines, because the owner sells them here. Along with a whole lot of other figurines.
BUT the coolest part is not the collectible toys that came out with movies when we were kids — it’s the metal creations the owner/​artist makes that grace the front half of the store. What are these things? I didn’t know if I was meant to recognise them from an obscure sci-​fi book or not. When I asked, he laughed and said «No, I don’t know what they are until they’re made. I start off with something then see what it becomes.»
Don’t you just love artists?
Each sculpture is made from bits and bobs of machinery, and end up looking like something from the original Star Wars set.
Also, another highlight here are his comic strip paintings. He’s been a sign writer for over 50 years, and jokes that he can now draw a straight line pretty well.
It’s amazing to think he drew these then painted them. They look like they’ve been printed in paint.
A.Mazing.

I am pretty sure I have never been more excited than when I randomly came across this store. It’s incredibly awesome. I was walking down Semaphore Road when suddenly I caught a huge «collectable toys!» sign in the corner of my eye — so of course I had to go check it out. When I walked into the shop I saw the large amount of awesome collectables they had available here, including comic strip canvas paintings that the owner had done himself. How do I know he did them? Because he was painting a batman one whilst I was walking around the store — very cool. So, it’s an art gallery/​collectable toys store with a heavy influence on science fiction memorabilia (including a Star Wars section and a Star Trek section).
Now tell me this, where else are you going to find awesome robots and rockets which such character? I would like to know if there is another store like this one around.
There’s also a giant alien statue… I’m not sure what movie or whatever it’s from, but it’s awesome. It’s about 2 and a half metres tall… and I want it, bad.
There’s also a few old school board games etc that you wouldn’t find for sale anywhere else these days, which is pretty cool.