An immense shoutout is long overdue to Pete Kahler, one of the first Mega Bloks custom builders whose work I admired when I started custom building over a decade ago. A few months ago, he contacted me out of the blue, let me know he was moving on from custom building, and asked if I would be interested in his remaining stock of bloks. After I quickly replied “of course!”, Pete made it clear he was not looking to sell, but just wanted to find a good home for his lovingly curated collection of bits, pieces and sets. I was stunned by his generous offer, but not as stunned as I was when we met, and I saw what was in the back of his truck! Complete and nearly complete sets from the Halo, Call of Duty, Star Trek, Alien Agency, ProBuilder, and Terminator lines, plus 4 boxes and 15 Sterlite tubs filled with meticulously sorted, color-coded, and bagged bloks, weapons, figures, and miscellaneous elements from those same lines…to say I was blown away would be a vast understatement! Pete was even kind enough to set up a meeting in Iowa where I was helping my daughter move into her new house, but was still a 5-hour drive for him! It was great to meet him in person and talk about our shared enthusiasm for the hobby. He said his decision to move on was all from positive changes in his life, but I will miss his contributions and custom builds. We met almost a month ago, but as my other daughter just got married, I haven’t had a chance start going through all of this wonderful stuff until now. Really looking forward to all of the future custom building I’ll be able to do thanks to Pete’s generosity! Thanks again Pete and best wishes on the exciting changes in your life!