My childhood collection was foolishly abandoned when I moved away to college. For several years the house was left empty, fell into disrepair and eventually demolished. When I was notified of the impending demolition I went back to my hometown, walked through the house, and looked through all my toys. My Star Wars, He-Man, GI Joe, and Transformers collections were all there. Remarkably nobody had broken into the empty house to steal them. Other items, some furniture, and antiques had been stolen, but not my toys. I reminiscent for a while, mainly with the GI Joe collection and for a moment I clutched onto Predaking, the Transformers combiner comprised of five wild beasts. My childhood GI Joe collection was, without doubt, my largest collection and included over a hundred action figures, dozens of vehicles and the piece de resistance the Cobra Terror Drome. I can't recall my thought process at that time but for some reason, I left the house purposely empty-handed. It wasn't