Washington State Toy Show - My Experiences

 

October 18, 2025

Washington State Toy Show – Vancouver

at the Clark County Event Center

17402 NE Delfel Rd

Ridgefield, WA 98642

I've gone to this same show a few times now, and always had a great time. I always leave with some great additions to my collection, spend more than I may have ought to, but still had some money in my wallet from what I hard originally budgeted.

This time was different. For this event I was helping my friend while he was a vendor for the show. This was his first time vending for his new 3D printing business - SpiderWeb3D.

As you can tell, we had a variety of 3D printed items ranging from dice towers to chess sets. The dragon eggs were the biggest sellers and each contained some dice and some mini figures (not Legos) inside. The first event was successful, and we are looking forward to coming back for the next one in Spring.

But of course I wasn't at this event just to help my friend sell his wares. The whole reason I started coming was to increase the size of my action figure collection. I had a relatively small list of things that I was actively looking for, but that didn't stop me from picking up a few things that I thought would make nice additions.

Since I was born in the 70's and grew up in the 80's, I have a nostalgic feel for 3.75" action figures. I still remember going to Payless and K-Mart (and later Toys R Us) with a grip of cash I earned to buy some of the latest and greatest G.I. Joe and Star Wars action figures. Had I known then what I know now, I would have bought 2 of everything and kept 1 unopened.

Growing up in the 80's also meant that I was a fan of the Transformers. I never really had a collection of my own, but there were some that I really liked. Soundwave, Shockwave and Megatron were some of my favorites. When I started seeing these Yolopark model kits on the Weekly Rewind on the Robo Don't Know YouTube channel, I took notice and really wanted to start adding them to my collection. As fate would have it, I found a few at a local Hot Topic, so I decided to get it. It was Bumblebee and after that I wanted more. Thankfully, I was able to find someone who had Megatron. I know they have Soundwave and I missed picking him up at Hot Topic. The hunt continues!

For anyone who hasn't been to one of these events, the layout is very nice and the aisles give enough room to be able to wander around without bumping into people too often. I appreciate this as most other events that I seem to attend have a more crowded feel. That's not to say that there wasn't a large amount of people who attended throughout the days, I just mean to say that I like the setup for the amount of people attending. The biggest reason I stopped actively going to Emerald City Comic Con is because the last time I went it felt too crowded. I haven't been back since they opened the new convention center. I hope that may change for 2026.

As luck would have it, I decided to take a few photos around the event before they started letting people in for the day.

As I mentioned, I enjoyed this event and I am looking forward to coming back. By next time, I should have a larger list of things I'm looking for.