February 20, 2011





Cool Collector # Toy Files


I was just reading a amazing story about a American soldier who builds action figures from trash. 
Private First Class Rupert Valero is stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wilson in Khandahar, Afghanistan. A former oil rig engineer, Valero has been a collector and customizer of 6" super-articulated action figures for many years. Since being stationed in Afghanistan he has begun making his own figures entirely from found materials...

Read a inspiring interview with this creative soldier here!

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