On the array lining up the walls and those shelves above the back issue bins, such a wide selection of action figures. Wouldn't it be good if you could figure out what's there and that?

Currently for those looking to spot what busts the shop has, from the likes of Bowen Designs, Marvel Select, Diamond Select and such, there's the gallery of busts.

For those checking out a fuller body experience, the statues gallery displays a wide sampling (most of really) those from the likes of DC Direct, Hard Hero, Bowen, Clayburn Moore and others.

Now, for those who think about the bendy, of articulation and all things action figurey, the action figures have their own listing as well.

Listings on the action figure listings on the action figures are grouped in sets and bunched in DC, Marvel, movies, cartoons, horror and music. And them bigguns like the John Lennon and The Crow.

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Walk along one of the window displays of David Jones in the city (where copies of The Big Issues are usually on sale every other week) and spot not one, but three Marvel characters in the window. No wild guesses as the mark hits with the usual suspects of Spider-Man, Hulk and Wolverine adorning the big splash canvas.



Alyse Graham from Robert Townson High School and her piece, "We All Have Issues" for Art Express to thank for the bright and comic book love large in the city streets. Grand dash of colour and paint, texture in the lines all out with the chaos working to resolve. Art-speak much? Bold and wild, simple as that and the style is just right for the look of them.

Another DJ window display features noses on a reason (one cut off to spite the face, one brown looking sniffler) and another set features metal scraps, iron lines and all other things worthy of a tetanus shot in what looks like a struggle along a train set.

There on display like deaf doggies in the window since some weeks before. There to stay until who knows when the egg pops out of the backside of the hamster trapped up the wrong end of comfort.

After that, a return to the windows space of the slightly non-responsive and rather fake looking people playing dress-ups in the windows the other times during the year.

Do you know if these kids sell, or are allowed to sell, their art works from Art Express?

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And thus endeth a day that featured the Australian National Championships of 2008. And double demerit points. And a day that the shop was closed. Even picking up that Saturday gone.

SCEGGS in Darlinghurst was a steady trickle of sweat from everyone in the hall. Jugglers, yo-yoers, spectators. The heat was indeed on in all cheesy manner of speaking. Smell of talcum powder in the air. And the stench of plastic gym mats. A lot of those in attendance as well.

Free yo-yos for all attending and from the look and throw, a clear reason why. Tricks, slips,

Sports ladder, 1A, Y and all manner of outside the box throw downs. (Boxes of actual scoring in play, step out and practise the hang of sticking a trick).



Congrats to shop regular Jason Hay (crouching tiger with a V salute in above photo), picking up second place in the Y division.

Results of the championships:
1A division:
1st - Kahli
2nd - Mark
3rd - Skip

Y division:
1st - Daniel
2nd - Jason
3rd - Kahli

So what did you do to close out the Australia Day long weekend?

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Late notice to be sure. Like a spud lodged in the back end after a night on the upstyle-down.

Anyway, for those looking to catch strings turning tricks and more than just balls landing in hands, check out the Australian National Championships later today.

Today, forthwith too right ol chap.

Details for you:

SCEGGS Darlinghurst
215 Forbes Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Monday 28 January 2008

Judges: Stuart Brown (Yoboy), David Quach (Quagi) and Soon Van (Sleeper)

Schedule:

• 12:00-14:00 - Compulsories for 1A.
• 14:00-15:00 - Sports Ladder as well as a tutoring session for any newcomers to the yo-yo scene
• 15:00-17:00 - 1A and Y division freestyles. Best trick comp.

Spectators best turn up after the end of the compulsories. They're for the yoers to book themselves a place into the later divisions and will just be standard trick pulling with no flair necessary.

Actual contest begins after than. And the jugglers (who will be sharing a part of the hall) will still be swinging and juggling and hoop circling it up.

Spectators are free to come and watch. Word also is that everyone who turns up will receive a free yo-yo.

Drop in folks!

Update: Super quick wrap of the 2008 Championships.

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