2024 Collecting...is anyone still alive?

[Felix]

Jan 23, 2024 16:10:54 GMT -8 Swindle said:

I looked up Ratar-O, he actually had a vintage figure, shows how out of the loop I was, I think he was a toon only character.

Yeah, this is one Super7 will be able to do an LJN repaint for, which some people will want.

If I called it quits at this point I would be fine. I do have Chilla, Alluro, Hachi-Man, Wily Kit and Kat on preorder.

Snarf should have a painted head for the size of the figure, and for what they are charging.

[Swindle]

I had to empty my pile of loot because it the two longest end a couple days before the next month, got He-Man/Trap-Jaw/She-Ra/Man-At-Arms coming... I had to cancel Skeletor but will get him next month.

[Felix]

Also finally opened my TMNT Last Ronin figures.
I used the head on the unarmored version, for the armored version.
Unarmored version needs custom blood painted on, for it to be like the art on the cover.
And I will have to make custom bandanas, because he is also holding them on the cover.
Shame he didn't come with them as accessories. No sweat though.

[Swindle]

FELIX

You perv, I see a upskirt shot of wily kit. LOL

[Felix]

Neca 1/4 TMNT Michelangelo arrived today.
He also completes the pizza by coming with two slices.
He is the best turtle of the bunch. His color is a little darker green, and the plastic is a little more movable. The other turtles are very stiff, which is good...but a little too tough.
A bunch of other stuff too.
Red shirt Casey Jones. I cancelled the one from Super7, I will wait to see reviews if they fix the waist/torso issue...I doubt it.
Toxic Crusaders glow in the dark Radiation Ranger...I think I prefer the regular version to be honest, but I haven't seen him glow...maybe that will change my mind.
For some reason I guess TFSource got tired of holding stuff in my stack, so my Fans Toys Blaster arrived too. I am not really into Transformers anymore, but I do really like the tape players and cassette bots. So, cool beans.
Couple bonus shots of stuff I opened last night, Dirtbad, groundchuck, Bugman, Mona Lisa, Dirk Savage, and Electrozapper. Electrozapper cracks me up.

[Swindle]

My She-Ra reissue and 3 toon MotU figures from BigBadToyStore

I guess I'll have to re-watch "The Dragon Invasion" and "Masks of Power" episodes

[Felix]

They look good!

[Swindle]

So 17 comics from the grab bag I already owned.

Then here's the new issues I got:





Dollar bin comics:


Finally, some other things in the order:



Alot of comics, have to rebag and board, very big time sink this afternoon.

[Felix]

Can never have enough Daredevil.

Love those Elektra covers!

[Swindle]

Grayskull arrived ahead of the playset. The packaging of the two pack is cute.

[Bravo]

I forgot one of us ordered that 2-pack. Glad it was you and not me.
Of all the things they could've made.

[Swindle]

Yeah, well, I got some extra Skeletor faces I suppose. Oddly the comic came loose in the mail packaging. King has one of those take in and put back in packages.

Only things outstanding for me are new comics from thingsfromanotherworld and my Eternia.

[Swindle]

[Felix]

Those Joe covers look good!

I really like Symbiote Spider Man. I don't know the difference between him and Venom.
But it makes me want a black hoody jacket that has that has that white spider on it.

She Hulk in party dress is cute, who is dancing with her?

I don't know anything about Secret Wars, other than the toys I had as a kid...Spider-Man, Captain America, Dr. Doom, and Captain America's motorcycle/sidecar. Those hologram shields were pretty neat. Spider-Man figure holds up well even today.

[Bravo]

Secret Wars was pretty decent from what I remember, considering I think it was sort of thrown together for a toy-tie in. The name came via Mattel's kid testing that said boys like the words secret and war. But it also marks the X-Men sort of splitting off from the rest of Marvel's heroes and for better or worse, Spider-man's symbiote costume that would eventually lead to Venom.

For some reason, besides black costume Spider-Man, the second and rare third series figures weren't in the miniseries. It's odd the skipped Thor and the other miniseries X-Men, but Hulk and Mr. Fantastic were planned for series 4.