This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection 26 26

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 9/3/2021 at 9:03 PM, followtheleader said:

I had a couple Battle Cats in the aforementioned box.

Noticed the date on one as 1976.  Instantly piqued my interest as that was long before heman and differs from the 1983 on the others.

Again, appears to be an early version.  Odd and interestingly, they put white pupils on the 76 versions but not later.  Couldn't have cost much or been timely, but makes sense as the face is covered by the helm.

Patrick

If you watch the Netflix special "by the power of grey skull "

When they went to do figures, someone brought in the cat that they already made in the 70's, and he said "perfect make, make it two colors and give it stripes"

Anyway

It's about an hour and half long, and I didnt sit through all of it. When he chose that they already had in production they thought he was crazy cause of the proportions and sizes, but he replied that's "what he was affer" and that "no one would care or notice" something like that 

I'm sure you've heard of that or know, but the Netflix show is fun to confirm

 

Edited September 4, 2021 by ADAMANTIUM

[followtheleader]

On 9/3/2021 at 8:15 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

If you watch the Netflix special "by the power of grey skull "

When they went to do figures, someone brought in the cat that they already made in the 70's, and he said "perfect make, make it two colors and give it stripes"

Anyway

It's about an hour and half long, and I didnt sit through all of it. When he chose that they already had in production they thought he was crazy cause of the proportions and sizes, but he replied that's "what he was affer" and that "no one would care or notice" something like that 

I'm sure you've heard of that or know, but the Netflix show is fun to confirm

 

That's correct, it was originally from Big Jim.  

Turns out mine is the 2nd earliest. 

Earliest Battle Cat has stripes on the tail and upper back.  Appears to be quite rare.  

Patrick

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 9/3/2021 at 9:30 PM, followtheleader said:

That's correct, it was originally from Big Jim.  

Turns out mine is the 2nd earliest. 

Earliest Battle Cat has stripes on the tail and upper back.  Appears to be quite rare.  

Patrick

Awesome!

I remember going to an estate sale a couple of years ago,  and waiting outside I see a battle cat on the steps to the front door or porch. I'm still new to it and saw the date on it and set it back down. When I'm first in the door, well eventually I ask about it, but I wasn't convinced it was from Heman and even though it was only$5 I passed on it

I mean, I know Heman and battle cat, but I didnt have these types of toys growing up and the date threw me off

It pays to learn, and not all knowledge is free, it's the experience, hunt and nostalgia that I enjoy about collecting

I learned something new, and that's something I'm thankful for and to be around here on the boards! 

[Buzzetta]

On 9/3/2021 at 7:08 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Was going through some boxes and came across a bag of some Star Wars figures.

 

Any of these worth more than a few bucks?

2nd Picture bottom four are vintage SW figure

Rebel Commander 

Rebel Soldier

Death Star Droid

Rebel Soldier 

Most everything else is POTF2 from 1995-1997

The first figure in the top row on the left in the first photo is not a Star Wars figure. 

[Buzzetta]

I forgot I ordered this from Walmart earlier this year.

Could not be any more disappointed in the new upgrade of a figure. 

It uses the recent vintage collection Endor body with a new photo real face sculpt.  The face is a dead on likeness in scale but the original version is better.  Yes, I opened him.  It's okay that the helmet does not come off, but the gun pays homage to the vintage 85' version and not the Luke blaster that we are familiar with.  The cloak is made from the cheapest material short of a sandwich bag I have ever seen.  The "belt" is an elastic black band.

The older version that came out well over a decade ago used a Jedi Luke fully articulated body with a soft goods vest and then a cloth poncho over it.  The figure had an actual belt that could holster the pistol and a removable helmet. 

I might kit bash the figure between the two with a Luke head from a different later. 

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 9/4/2021 at 1:50 AM, Buzzetta said:

 

The first figure in the top row on the left in the first photo is not a Star Wars figure. 

 

Any idea who he is? 

[Buzzetta]

On 9/4/2021 at 2:38 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

 

Any idea who he is? 

1985 Milton Bradley  

Robotix 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154476296933

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 9/4/2021 at 2:40 AM, Buzzetta said:

1985 Milton Bradley  

Robotix 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154476296933

Thanks Buzz!

[MetalPSI]

I was going to guess Hong Kong Man

[Mickey7]

On 8/30/2021 at 6:43 PM, Buzzetta said:

I strongly recommend staying away from AFA Joes.

With that said, I would pay attention to three places where they are sold on a regular basis: 

Hakes

eBay 

Facebook Group GI Joe 1982-1994 

You can get a decent gauge on what they sell for by looking up realized auctions and BINs and to see what things were offered for in the FB Group.

Again last summer I almost caved and bought one and when I looked at the figure closely I noticed that the elbows were cracked.  The subgrade for the figure was the usual 85, but there was no way given the split elbows that the grade was still true.  We have seen the figures where the rubber band snaps on the graded piece leaving a floppy figures sealed on the card, but the broken elbows were alarming because it means that the plastic itself had further degraded. 

Just be careful. 

Knowing what we know about the issues with collecting MOC Joes, I've been really surprised at the increasing AFA prices the last couple years.  

[Cat]

On 9/4/2021 at 11:06 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Toys were built well in the 80s too with transformers and hemant etc

Oh geez, unfortunately not a number of the early Transformers in particular, the Diaclone stuff. Take the Bluestreak mold for instance, so common to find it with the roof snapped off because it's held in place by a clear plastic piece less than a centimetre wide, and there's plenty of others like it. They improved in later years, but the ones we tend to remember most we also tend to gloss over their major breakage issues. 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 9/4/2021 at 10:45 AM, Mecha_Fantastic said:

Oh geez, unfortunately not a number of the early Transformers in particular, the Diaclone stuff. Take the Bluestreak mold for instance, so common to find it with the roof snapped off because it's held in place by a clear plastic piece less than a centimetre wide, and there's plenty of others like it. They improved in later years, but the ones we tend to remember most we also tend to gloss over their major breakage issues. 

ya  

I got to thinking about it after I posted, even Joe's tend to snap or so I've heard, bad examples on my part  

[Cat]

On 9/5/2021 at 1:47 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

ya  

I got to thinking about it after I posted, even Joe's tend to snap or so I've heard, bad examples on my part  

Eh, we all have our rose-coloured glasses for those days, and at times gloss over just how poorly some of their construction was. It's easy to get lost in our nostalgia. 

[comicwiz]

Some 4up hardcopies from the Toy Biz figure factory showed-up in one of the FB groups and it was too good a deal to pass up. It came with everything except the glider and two missiles, but the seller sent along the pins with the figures. These came from the estate of the late, great Eddie Wires and were originally acquired from his brother after his passing. The detail on them is about the best I've ever seen for a 3D representation of the Green Goblin. As some of you may have noticed, I have a small and humble little Spider-Man prototype collection, so adding one of the best representations I've ever seen of his arch-nemesis, The Green Goblin was a no-brainer. The production figure is only a little over 4", while these fully assembled measure 11".

The hardest thing to figure out apart from having to make the glider and missiles was the two piece base which is meant to be a an exhaust trail/cloud from the glider. The exhaust cloud is the bottom part of the base, while the missile trail/cloud forms the nest for the glider and figure to mount. The figure factory production toy was meant to be assembled from a number of parts, so the sculptor made these to function the same way - even if it was meant to provide a larger, more detailed reference - and in doing so, put some really neat joining parts into the resin hardcopy. Unfortunately, they weren't practical for the weight of the figure, once placed on the stand. The figure also had pre-drilled holes for pins which made it amenable to adding them to keep the joints stable for display.

The pins really also helped in allowing the figure to properly balance when on the base, as the lean and angle put a lot more weight leaning forward, and makes it prone to tipping. Having the pins for the two-piece base was an awesome rework because it works like a swivel now and allows you to find that perfect spot where it achieves balance.

The other hardcopy is grey,and I needed to step back from this as the glider proved to be a more complex job than I anticipated, as it not only is the stand for the figure, but you have to achieve the right form in order for the feet to mount properly, while also keeping in mind it has to perfectly mount into the nested exhaust cloud from the missiles. The missiles themselves were fun, and unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the photo well enough to show the pumpkin carved face on the ends. I'll post the grey one when I'm done just to show the differences. Also, I've added a photo of the production figure. First image is from the sellers listing.

 

The way I pinned the head allows his head to rotate like it's on a swivel, which is also useful for displaying. I tried as much as possible to put this together in a way where it can all be disassembled and not using any glue. The only areas where I had to use some was on the back of the glider as I did not want to add a pin to that section of the base, and a little on the feet to keep it from wobbling. It's hot glue and comes off very easy, but is stable enough to keep the glider from lifting up from the weight the figure puts on the glider. The glider also has three pins, two for the feet, and one to keep it elevated from the base.

Here's how the 4" production figure looks for comparison to these 11" hardcopies

 

Edited February 4, 2022 by comicwiz

[Buzzetta]

On 8/28/2021 at 3:02 PM, comicwiz said:

There is a group on FB called DOND. I know you said you won't FB, but dude, you're missing out. Another member of these forums is in the group as well. The format is great because it's offer based, you don't have to accept any deal unless the right offer is made. Entry is based on a vouch system, so if you're interested PM me and we can get the ball rolling.

For now I put them back in the cabinet.  I will definitely be in touch if I decide to sell them though.  But seriously though, thanks again. 

Edited September 5, 2021 by Buzzetta

[Namtak]

Its cheesy as hell but.......could not resist....Will keep sealed....but why the cape ?stan was mostly against cape for heroes execpt thor vision dr strange and one or two others.it was the villains that had capes like magnéto dr doom ect...

[fantastic_four]

On 9/1/2021 at 12:33 PM, Nic8612 said:

I also got in on the Sentinel last year and just got a notification that it shipped today

Did it actually ship, or did they just create a label?  For 95% of us we're sitting at the label stage.  Takes quite a while to box up and slap labels on 22,000 boxes.

I've got three coming, and all three are still in the label stage as is true for most of us.

[fantastic_four]

On 9/3/2021 at 6:31 PM, Dark Knight said:

Looks like it will be in production since we exceeded the target #   I'll probably also going to pre-order SS when it's up

What do you mean pre-order SS?  Does that mean Silver Surfer or something else?  They're unlikely to release another Silver Surfer since they just released one three years ago and again included with Haslab Galactus.

[Nic8612]

On 9/6/2021 at 11:18 AM, fantastic_four said:

Did it actually ship, or did they just create a label?  For 95% of us we're sitting at the label stage.  Takes quite a while to box up and slap labels on 22,000 boxes.

I've got three coming, and all three are still in the label stage as is true for most of us.

Yea, turns out it's just the label so far. Waiting patiently now for updates :-p

There have been a few in-hand pictures popping up online the last day or two though, so hopefully we get ours soon!

 

[fantastic_four]

Yep, the one unboxing video is pretty good.