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Post by Felix on Jan 12, 2018 13:44:04 GMT -8
:-)
I got a black market Peter Pan figure from the Infinity game series :-) It was like 5 or 6 bucks. MOC ones sell for absurd amounts. I got the Infinity Tinkerbell last year (who was actually produced commercially), and was hoping they would make Peter, but the game and figures were cancelled.
I really just wanted the Tinkerbell, because it looked good, very similar to her new cartoon appearances, like "The Legend of the Neverbeast". I heard the same voice actress was used in the game as well. Anyway, so, having a Peter Pan figure takes away from that scale magic, so I wasn't bummed about not getting this. However, when I saw the deal, I had to jump on it. The one I got is detailed and painted nicely. Peter Pan figures in general, are hard to come by, most don't look very good, or they're very expensive statues. This little guy is awesome, even without articulation. Looks like he is yelling, "LOST BOYS!" Anyway, just going to keep it in a different room than Tinkerbell.
Anyway, I'm not really into the popular collectibles anymore, and this is my first purchase of the year :-)
*Edit, I will post a picture later!
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Post by Bravo on Jan 12, 2018 16:19:57 GMT -8
Nothing here yet.
Amazon has the Force Awakens Rathar monster with whoever from the current Star Wars line for $4 and change! But it's one of those add on items, you gotta buy $25 worth of AMAZON shipped stuff. Screw that. Hasbro was dumb to ship it two per case and Vader/Probot one per case. Funny they made this monster/robot with figure assortment and there's nothing from Last Jedi in it.
They moved up the SECTAURS kickstarter to the 28th of January, but it's gonna be 2 figures, despite their original showing of 10. (not sure which two, probably the good and evil leaders) Zica's got issues, I guess. But I'm thinking about it since it won't be a big commitment. I probably won't. LOL.
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Post by Felix on Jan 12, 2018 17:32:34 GMT -8
 Also, failed to mention, ended 2017 with a really cool Tinkerbell statue sitting on books, from the Regis Loisel series.  |
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Post by Johnny Turk on Jan 13, 2018 18:50:13 GMT -8
I bought some bootleg Cobra Soldiers made out of 1982 Joe torsos and Airborne legs, and a few of the Steel Brigade bootlegs (Z-Force and Tiger Force). Most of the dumb shit I buy nowadays are shirts from the 70s and punk records.
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Post by Bravo on Jan 13, 2018 19:26:33 GMT -8
I was part of Red Laser's facebook group, but I got annoyed with his "a lot of the people don't buy anything they are lookey-loos" and "respond to this post even if you don't buy anything" and "this figure is for group members only". Why like create a new collector club for bootlegs? Weird mentality collectors have. So I left the group. I was never gonna buy anything anyway. I'm not saying he's a bad person, I'm just a bit sick of collector culture.
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Post by Johnny Turk on Jan 14, 2018 9:08:19 GMT -8
Yeah, that Red Laser cat is pretty fucking weird. TBM's a businessman, but he doesn't knock anyone and is willing to answer a damn question.
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Post by Felix on Jan 14, 2018 11:37:21 GMT -8
I also got this tattoo on my neck just before Christmas :-)  |
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Post by Bravo on Jan 14, 2018 12:33:19 GMT -8
Hmmm...starting to get the impression you like Fairies.
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Post by Felix on Jan 14, 2018 22:39:13 GMT -8
lol, I also like Mermaids :-)
Got a couple large tattoo's that take up my lower legs of topless mermaids. I also have mostly full arm sleeves.
No G.I. JOE/COBRA or Star Wars tattoo's.
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Post by Felix on Feb 24, 2018 12:23:55 GMT -8
Got some stuff from Super7 today...I swore I cancelled this order, whatever, lol :-)
Got the case with Hordak, Teela, Tri-Klops, and Man-At-Arms. Just popped Teela and Hordak out of the boxes to look at them. They're pretty good, I think my Custom Hordak looks better, the custom head sculpt (and bone collar) has better detail.
Not feeling thrilled with the Filmation style that I first did. The waist piece they are using for the Filmation figures doesn't hide the thigh articulation, the Classics style did. It's one of those things that didn't need updating, just to be toon accurate...the original style is better. They look good, just not as good as Filmation Skeletor and Beastman.
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Post by Felix on Feb 24, 2018 14:16:49 GMT -8
Okay, I cracked open Hordak and Teela...
First off, Teela.
It's pretty good. Bummer about her butt though. They sent the test shot back and told them to bring in the hips more, I think they did, just not quite enough. Probably fine for most people, but it annoys me to no end. Fortunately, I can fix my own the way I want...but I and you, shouldn't have to. I'm still going to note that it sucks to get a product that they are aiming as Filmation with so many flaws. This happened with He-Man, their first release. Still, overall it ain't bad. I'll give Teela an 8 out of 10. Minus one for each thigh.
Hordak. Looks really good! Only flaw I see is the right thigh tends to overlap the loin cloth easily, if it's not posed right. This is a recurring problem on all the Filmation figures that use the same mold. Compared to my Custom, the only thing that the Filmation one has on it are the shoulder bones that wrap around each arm. The quality of the bone collar on my custom is better. The Filmation one is this cheap flimsy rubber. Also, with the mold it looks like they use the same calves for right and left, lame. Head sculpt is beautiful, still not as good as my custom (I hate taking credit, I got it off some girl from Facebook). Imp seems to have a better paint job, but same Imp, comes with the Imp treasure chest and alternate canon arm. I'm taking one point away for the rubber bone collar, bones shouldn't be made of rubber, and with this expensive of a toy, you expect better quality. Everything else is pretty good. 9/10.
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Post by Bravo on Feb 24, 2018 23:26:41 GMT -8
Yeah, they shoulda got real bones.
The Super 7 guy Brian said that some Teelas might have some semi-corrected pegs on the hips and others totally corrected ones. Or something...dude cannot win for trying. I mean trying to get the factory to get it right. This the mess when they have to retool everything, instead of using what they could from Mattel's molds (like they did with the Ultimates). He did admit he changed Tri-Klops's green to make it brighter because it was too similar to the classics one (as if any one but him cared).
I hear that Hawke is the most disappointing of them. No neck, oversized head...worse hips than Teela.
My finds today were 4 Goss Toowers figures at the TRU that's closing...(leaving me without one close), the only force awakens clearance figure left. They were 98 cents but 20% off...so 78 cents each. I was still kinda hesitant. Someday they might be worth twice that! I won't be alive to see it, but...
I already had him, but he makes a decent worker guy...if I open them. I dunno. Probably not. Wasted 3 bucks.
5 Below has the DC version of Marvel Legends for $5, but only one figure...movie Wonder Woman in her island toga whatever.
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Post by Felix on Feb 25, 2018 12:06:14 GMT -8
All of the Filmation figures, except for Skeletor and Beastman have all felt cheap. The Classics figures ALWAYS felt like quality toys. Makes me wish I had ordered the Ultimates instead. I have all of those figures, so it's hard to justify that purchase.
That said, Man-At-Arms does look pretty dope...for Filmation Man-At-Arms. I never cared for the character or the toy. I hate his helmet, and the skin tight green body suit. I haven't opened him, but he does look spot on.
Filmation Tri-Klops haven't opened, just don't care about it. I'll either sell it, or use him for a Filmation He-Man custom.
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Post by Johnny Turk on Feb 25, 2018 17:15:46 GMT -8
I bought a goddamn TTBP a while back. Thats one of the few classic G.I. Joe items I'd never seen in person, and usually I'm leery on playsets but this one is cool as hell.
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Post by Bravo on Feb 25, 2018 22:39:25 GMT -8
TTBP was cool, but lacked a prison cell to be considered a true GI JOE base. That said, Man-At-Arms does look pretty dope...for Filmation Man-At-Arms. I never cared for the character or the toy. I hate his helmet, and the skin tight green body suit. I haven't opened him, but he does look spot on. The skin-tight suit...helped confuse me, as I once thought Skeletor wore a blue one, too. As a kid I couldn't comprehend him having an exposed skull but have blue flesh over the rest of him. LOL I did like the toy Man-At-Arms, toon character was lame. But most of the toon characters were. |
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