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

[F For Fake]

On 11/7/2021 at 4:03 PM, followtheleader said:

Finally went thru half my junk vintage MOC.  Star Wars and GI Joe. 

Any interest in seeing or too much lately? 

Patrick

Always want to see!

[F For Fake]

On 11/8/2021 at 10:17 AM, fantastic_four said:

First shot of one of my three big guys.  Seems defect-free so far!

There's a design flaw with these where Hasbro did put ratchets in the two joints in the double-jointed knees and in the hips, but the ratchets mostly don't work.  A lot of people have floppy knee joints, and one of my two legs had that.  However, there are screws in the joints, and if you either tighten those--or do what I did and add vinyl washers to the screws in the knees prior to tightening--the knees become solidly tight and can hold up the weight of the figure just fine, which is around 9 pounds.  You can see the screwdrivers and small bag of vinyl washers I used behind him by his right foot in the pic below.  If anyone gets one of these I can give you more details about doing this.  I bought 200 of those washers for $7 on Amazon, and I used two per knee, so 8 total for one Sentinel.

Really happy with this guy, and looking forward to giving him some companions in the coming days or weeks.  

Always love the pics, and hope all is well with the family!

[F For Fake]

I missed out on these when they first went up for sale. I hemmed and hawed over the listing and then by the time I made up my mind, they'd sold out. I kept the listing save in my Target cart, and checked it every week, just in case. Last night, seemingly at random, three of my local Targets suddenly had these back in stock! So, I pick one up, and since it was a qualifying toy purchase, I also got a free $5 gift card which I'll be using on the B2G1 movie/book sale later this week!

I will admit that the reason I initially balked, and still had some reservation, is that this guy is pretty tiny for a "Deluxe" figure. However, once I got him home, I was so glad I picked him up. I've been wanting a Cybertronian Bee since the first time I saw the first episode of the cartoon when I was 7. Love this design. And though they don't serve any purpose, I'm also so glad they threw in the energy conductor rods. Any little nods like that to the cartoon as just pure toy nirvana to me. So, I don't know if there's $23 worth of plastic here, but there's definitely $23 worth of nostalgia. 

Also, I'm officially at the age where I have to go to Youtube to watch tutorials on how to transform these things. I'm too thickheaded for the paper instructions, apparently. 

I'll be curious if they keep making this "eco-friendly packaging" (i.e. no plastic at all) as it leaves the figure wide open, seems like he'd be pretty easy to snatch.

Hasbro really has my number these days with the Studio 86 stuff based on the movies, and pieces like this. I don't care much about modern TF stories, but if you give me a toy I wanted when I was 7, I'm gonna buy it!

[followtheleader]

1st pile of FTL moc junk, TM pending.

Prune Face - his bubble is yellow, don't judge me.  Unpunched.

Undertow.  Came with the command ring.  One of my favorite Joes.  It's how I met one of my best collector buds.  What the hell is that murder fish supposed to do?  Murder.

Big Ben.  What an amazing figure from the later Joes. I love his tiny grenades and Liefeld pouch.

Tri logo Lando.  I seriously hated the tri logos for a long time.  I couldn't sell it for $20 for a loooonnnnnggg time.  I'm so glad it didn't.  A really beautiful specimen. Can't believe how expensive some tri logos are now.

2 pack Kay b toys.  Contains a Jawa and Ackbar.  Man, those bubbles are so awful.  The backing is brown cardboard.  I just realized that I've never seen an unpunched 2 pack.

Patrick

[F For Fake]

Beautiful stuff, Patrick, particularly the Joes. Undertow is a great one. Poor Barracuda, can't even sit up straight, I guess you'd have to display him floating in a cup of water! Love the command rings too. I completed my set last year, now I just need to get the little insert/promo piece and a ring box, and I'll be all set.

Nothing vintage picked up lately, but I'm making some inroads on my Classified set. Since I came to them late (or rather eventually let myself talk myself into collecting the line) I have some catching up to do. I was going to pass on the Snake Eyes movie figures, but with a Target Spend $100 get $25 sale, plus Red Card discount, I was able to get the set, shipped, for about $15 a pop, so I guess that's not too bad. Those numbers on the boxes, they drive me mad. It's the sort of thing that used to make me a Criterion Collection completist. If you add spine numbers, the compulsion to complete the series is undeniable!

I like the Pimp Daddy Destro, particularly the gold foil treatment on the box. Got him for about $20 with a gift card via Best Buy. I'm trying to knock out these less exciting figures on the cheap.

I'm not a huge Funko guy, but these are pretty cute. Got the Beach Head con exclusive via Target, and the BATS con exclusive at Walmart. Which begs the questions: just how exclusive ARE these "con exclusive" figures? Not at all, it would seem!

 

[followtheleader]

On 11/12/2021 at 9:56 AM, F For Fake said:

Beautiful stuff, Patrick, particularly the Joes. Undertow is a great one. Poor Barracuda, can't even sit up straight, I guess you'd have to display him floating in a cup of water! Love the command rings too. I completed my set last year, now I just need to get the little insert/promo piece and a ring box, and I'll be all set.

Nothing vintage picked up lately, but I'm making some inroads on my Classified set. Since I came to them late (or rather eventually let myself talk myself into collecting the line) I have some catching up to do. I was going to pass on the Snake Eyes movie figures, but with a Target Spend $100 get $25 sale, plus Red Card discount, I was able to get the set, shipped, for about $15 a pop, so I guess that's not too bad. Those numbers on the boxes, they drive me mad. It's the sort of thing that used to make me a Criterion Collection completist. If you add spine numbers, the compulsion to complete the series is undeniable!

I like the Pimp Daddy Destro, particularly the gold foil treatment on the box. Got him for about $20 with a gift card via Best Buy. I'm trying to knock out these less exciting figures on the cheap.

I'm not a huge Funko guy, but these are pretty cute. Got the Beach Head con exclusive via Target, and the BATS con exclusive at Walmart. Which begs the questions: just how exclusive ARE these "con exclusive" figures? Not at all, it would seem!

 

Man, the BAT is so cool.  

I must resist Funkos. I bought a few to make a buck, nearly made a big mistake, and luckily recently dumped them for a decent profit. 

The detail on the Classified figures is insane.  MUST RESIST! 

Patrick 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 11/12/2021 at 6:34 PM, followtheleader said:

Man, the BAT is so cool. 

[William-James88]

[F For Fake]

On 11/12/2021 at 7:34 PM, followtheleader said:

Man, the BAT is so cool.  

I must resist Funkos. I bought a few to make a buck, nearly made a big mistake, and luckily recently dumped them for a decent profit. 

The detail on the Classified figures is insane.  MUST RESIST! 

Patrick 

I get it! I only have a handful of Pops. I wouldn’t put much money into them, but every once in a while I find one that’s too cute to ignore.

I resisted Classified until just a few months ago, but they finally broke my resolve with the recent figures. I’ve been playing catch-up, and luckily haven’t had to pay above retail for any of them so far. Yesterday Major Bludd randomly popped back in stock at Target, so I was able to complete the Cobra Island set. If I decide to complete the set I’ll eventually have to pay up for Arctic Storm Shadow, Supreme Snake CC, Regal CC, and Deluxe Snake Eyes. But I am patient and will wait for a deal.

[F For Fake]

On 11/13/2021 at 1:11 AM, William-James88 said:

That’s a really cool figure. I don’t do Marvel Legends anymore, or MCU, but simply from a design standpoint, it’s very cool. I’ve seen several folks on the various Joe groups talk about using this one for a General Hawk custom. Could be cool!

[followtheleader]

Round 2 MOC junk

1986 Hawk - love his card art.

Weequay - name translates to "who cares".

Sgt Slaughter Barbeque - I'm a sucker for the Sgt Slaughter subset.  A huge fan of Barbeque.

Free Fall - another great late Joe figure.  Who doesn't want to parachute jump?

US Lando Skiff - also attempted to sell for $20 back in the day, didn't sell, so has sat in a box for 15 years.

Patrick

Edited November 14, 2021 by followtheleader

[F For Fake]

On 11/14/2021 at 3:08 PM, followtheleader said:

Round 2 MOC junk

1986 Hawk - love his card art.

Weequay - name translates to "who cares".

Sgt Slaughter Barbeque - I'm a sucker for the Sgt Slaughter subset.  A huge fan of Barbeque.

Free Fall - another great late Joe figure.  Who doesn't want to parachute jump?

US Lando Skiff - also attempted to sell for $20 back in the day, didn't sell, so has sat in a box for 15 years.

Patrick

Beauties! And yes, General Hawk is an all time fave, great card art and a simple, classic design. Funny that I just mentioned him! And I agree, Freefall is one of the cooler later figures, as he had a fairly practical design/uniform. I was looking at a MOC example a couple of months ago, thought about picking him up, but I don't do much MOC anymore for Joes. I need to get a nice loose one, though!

[followtheleader]

On 11/15/2021 at 11:50 AM, F For Fake said:

Beauties! And yes, General Hawk is an all time fave, great card art and a simple, classic design. Funny that I just mentioned him! And I agree, Freefall is one of the cooler later figures, as he had a fairly practical design/uniform. I was looking at a MOC example a couple of months ago, thought about picking him up, but I don't do much MOC anymore for Joes. I need to get a nice loose one, though!

I'm with you, I gave up on the MOC a bit ago.  If I found some for a good price and really wanted them, I'd buy.  But that's a pipe dream in the current market and they hardly come up at shows any more. 

Sorry for the crappy pictures.  The lighting outside has been super poor (clouds). 

Patrick

[Max Carnage]

My latest addiction

Case is from https://collectordisplaysuk.com/

Edited November 17, 2021 by Max Carnage

[Buzzetta]

On 11/17/2021 at 4:07 AM, Max Carnage said:

My latest addiction

Where did you get this ?!?!

Amazing.  

[Poekaymon]

On 11/17/2021 at 6:29 AM, Buzzetta said:

Where did you get this ?!?!

Amazing.  

Custom?  Looks like some of the ones on this site, but this guy isn't making them anymore.  I'd like a smaller version of the above and also a GI Joe one.

https://www.facebook.com/figuredisplay/

[Max Carnage]

On 11/17/2021 at 11:29 AM, Buzzetta said:

Where did you get this ?!?!

Amazing.  

https://collectordisplaysuk.com/

They do US at competitive prices also.

[D84]

This is a custom made from several Han Solo 1/6 figures.

[F For Fake]

On 11/17/2021 at 4:07 AM, Max Carnage said:

My latest addiction

Case is from https://collectordisplaysuk.com/

 

Beautiful! When we bought our house about 10 years ago, I found a guy who makes cases like these, on his is more vertical whereas yours is horizontal. Gave some serious thought to putting together the set. You make me wish I had. Brilliant!

[followtheleader]

On 11/17/2021 at 1:52 PM, F For Fake said:

 

Beautiful! When we bought our house about 10 years ago, I found a guy who makes cases like these, on his is more vertical whereas yours is horizontal. Gave some serious thought to putting together the set. You make me wish I had. Brilliant!

That is a very, very cool case. 

Congrats. 

I decided this weekend that I'm going to transition spending more on displaying and such.  Just need to find out where the hell I'm going to live 1st. 

Patrick