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

[Venomous72]

Pickups from Target today. These are addicting someone pls help. 

[followtheleader]

Zoinks!  I had no idea Wonder Bread He-man was pulling this much cheddar.

And I thought mine was not in the greatest of shape.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294635672604?hash=item4499a7941c%3Ag%3Axb8AAOSwYvhhuRbw&nma=true&si=omS5WzZLS11wRGaEvgmJMOpbLdI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Patrick

[707comics]

On 1/9/2022 at 4:38 PM, followtheleader said:

Zoinks!  I had no idea Wonder Bread He-man was pulling this much cheddar.

And I thought mine was not in the greatest of shape.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294635672604?hash=item4499a7941c%3Ag%3Axb8AAOSwYvhhuRbw&nma=true&si=omS5WzZLS11wRGaEvgmJMOpbLdI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Patrick

Is that Wonder Bread oozing from his neck??

[followtheleader]

On 1/9/2022 at 5:53 PM, 707comics said:

Is that Wonder Bread oozing from his neck??

That part has me suspicious.  Looks melted. 

The real one (as far as we know) does have quite a gap between the head and torso.  But nothing like that. 

Patrick

[F For Fake]

On 1/7/2022 at 6:15 PM, followtheleader said:

Admittedly, one of least favorite of the 1st series Headmasters.  

He is very tough in high grade.  Discoloration and the roof with scratching are rampant.  

Patrick

It's funny, I wasn't a fan of the toy as a kid, mostly due to the weird color scheme. But as an adult fan of the phase 2 IDW comics, I came to really love the character. I only have the recent walmart retro release, but one day may try to track down an original. This looks like a sweet piece, very clean!

[F For Fake]

A couple of fun new TF arrived at the house this weekend. The "Rainmakers" seekers three pack used to clog shelves, so I wasn't in any hurry. Then it "sold out", and prices started to climb. Then, as things do these days, it came back into stock, so I was tempted to buy. I had a little bit left on an Amazon gift card that my boss gave me, so I went ahead and grabbed these at a good price. Now I need the Toyhax kits to mod them. No big hurry there, though.

For my birthday this weekend, my family got me the Ark! I can't believe this thing exists, I wanted this SO badly when I was a kid. My favorite part is probably the "Mainframe" robot that transforms into Teletraan-1, complete with Spy Eye! Too cool. This thing will likely stay in alt mode, as I really don't care about the robot. I just wanted this horking huge Autobot ship! Comes with teeeeeeeeny tiny Optimus Prime and hologlobe accessories which were made to be lost. Seriously, if down the road people are still collecting Transformers, these are the two pieces that are always going to be missing. I put them in their bag and sealed them up, I'll not be losing mine.

The blast effects are the same ones we've seen before, in a different color. They don't peg in very well with the ports on the Ark, but I got them to stick long enough for the picture. I'm hoping someone makes a flight stand for this thing at some point, if they haven't already. I think I'll display the Teletraan-I with core figures, as it doesn't scale as well with the Generations/Legends stuff.

Edited January 10, 2022 by F For Fake

[followtheleader]

On 1/10/2022 at 7:00 AM, F For Fake said:

It's funny, I wasn't a fan of the toy as a kid, mostly due to the weird color scheme. But as an adult fan of the phase 2 IDW comics, I came to really love the character. I only have the recent walmart retro release, but one day may try to track down an original. This looks like a sweet piece, very clean!

I'm curious, what is different between the Retro release and the vintage?  

I'm finding I enjoy collecting pieces that are tough to find because of condition factors. 

Patrick 

[F For Fake]

On 1/10/2022 at 10:56 AM, followtheleader said:

I'm curious, what is different between the Retro release and the vintage?  

I'm finding I enjoy collecting pieces that are tough to find because of condition factors. 

Patrick 

Yes, the older I get, the more particular I have become. I fear I'm developing a thing for WHITE boxes, which can make things very tough!

The recent Walmart retro release of Chromedome (And Brainstorm, Hardhead, and all the rest) is a redeco of the Titans Return figure, but the colors are a closer match to the vintage G1 toy, and the face is a bit different as well.

The Walmart Headmaster retro releases are curious in that while they do use the recreated vintage G1 box art and design (similar to what Walmart did with Starscream, Soundwave, Hot Rod, etc.) the toys themselves are all reuses of relatively modern molds, from Titans Return/etc. It's an odd choice, maybe the vintage Headmaster molds are destroyed? I'm not sure.

[atrocitus]

[whisp]

I don't know if I ever showed this.  Due to my past I lost all my toys except 2 items which I am guessing about 20 years ago when at one point my adoptive family actually talked to me and brought me the items.  One being a C64 computer which the motherboard fried on so I sold it off for parts.  The second item was a 200 in 1 electronics kit.  I ended up taping it up and putting it in a storage bin back then but lately I was going thru all my stuff since been doing some electronic amp building and such and was like oh yeah I have this.  This is the only actual item left from my childhood.  I have been going thru it and testing all the components and so far everything is working.  Even have the original earpiece, bunch of the wires and the manual which is missing a couple pages.  $59.99 cdn price tag on it which back then isn't cheap for a toy.  So yep only actual piece of my childhood left since lost all my Joes, Transformers, go bots and such even though I have rebuilt that collection but the ones I have now are not my originals.

Edited January 13, 2022 by whisp

[Cat]

On 1/11/2022 at 12:26 AM, F For Fake said:

A couple of fun new TF arrived at the house this weekend. The "Rainmakers" seekers three pack used to clog shelves, so I wasn't in any hurry. Then it "sold out", and prices started to climb. Then, as things do these days, it came back into stock, so I was tempted to buy. I had a little bit left on an Amazon gift card that my boss gave me, so I went ahead and grabbed these at a good price. Now I need the Toyhax kits to mod them. No big hurry there, though.

For my birthday this weekend, my family got me the Ark! I can't believe this thing exists, I wanted this SO badly when I was a kid. My favorite part is probably the "Mainframe" robot that transforms into Teletraan-1, complete with Spy Eye! Too cool. This thing will likely stay in alt mode, as I really don't care about the robot. I just wanted this horking huge Autobot ship! Comes with teeeeeeeeny tiny Optimus Prime and hologlobe accessories which were made to be lost. Seriously, if down the road people are still collecting Transformers, these are the two pieces that are always going to be missing. I put them in their bag and sealed them up, I'll not be losing mine.

The blast effects are the same ones we've seen before, in a different color. They don't peg in very well with the ports on the Ark, but I got them to stick long enough for the picture. I'm hoping someone makes a flight stand for this thing at some point, if they haven't already. I think I'll display the Teletraan-I with core figures, as it doesn't scale as well with the Generations/Legends stuff.

Friendly warning in case you've missed it for the blast effects. Some of them have been known to strip paint from the figures, so be a bit careful with them. It's only certain ones though. 

[F For Fake]

On 1/13/2022 at 8:45 PM, Mecha_Fantastic said:

Friendly warning in case you've missed it for the blast effects. Some of them have been known to strip paint from the figures, so be a bit careful with them. It's only certain ones though. 

Thanks, much appreciated! Actually, I’m so paranoid about losing them, I usually don’t even display them. If these blue ones fit better I might have tried it, but I’ve already put them back in the box!

[Cat]

On 1/14/2022 at 11:52 AM, F For Fake said:

Thanks, much appreciated! Actually, I’m so paranoid about losing them, I usually don’t even display them. If these blue ones fit better I might have tried it, but I’ve already put them back in the box!

Well that works out well then! I'd never used them either, as I just didn't like the look of them, but saw all the reports and photos from others, and have since just left them well alone. 

[Max Carnage]

On 1/13/2022 at 11:36 PM, whisp said:

I don't know if I ever showed this.  Due to my past I lost all my toys except 2 items which I am guessing about 20 years ago when at one point my adoptive family actually talked to me and brought me the items.  One being a C64 computer which the motherboard fried on so I sold it off for parts.  The second item was a 200 in 1 electronics kit.  I ended up taping it up and putting it in a storage bin back then but lately I was going thru all my stuff since been doing some electronic amp building and such and was like oh yeah I have this.  This is the only actual item left from my childhood.  I have been going thru it and testing all the components and so far everything is working.  Even have the original earpiece, bunch of the wires and the manual which is missing a couple pages.  $59.99 cdn price tag on it which back then isn't cheap for a toy.  So yep only actual piece of my childhood left since lost all my Joes, Transformers, go bots and such even though I have rebuilt that collection but the ones I have now are not my originals.

Love this post - I had this !!!  Nice memories ;)

[Cushing Fan]

So, when I was a kid in the late 1970s my parents helped support my love of comic books by buying me Mego figures of Spiderman,  the Hulk and Captain America. I no longer have them but wanted to get them again so I started with Spiderman.  I got this figure for a good price - but I didn't realize the size changed from 8 to 12 inches by the late 1970s and I definitely had the larger figure. I now spotted the correct 12 inch Spiderman in good shape with a non ripped costume but there is a spot or two of black on the head (looks like ink perhaps) and the white of the eyes is a bit faded. For you Mego collectors, is there any good way to get ink off the head without removing the paint underneath? And is it possible to repaint the eyes?

P.S. I may be selling the 1974 Mego Spiderman 

[Cushing Fan]

Just posted the figure for sale on the boards.

[707comics]

Looks pretty good remastered. COBRA-LA!

 

[B2D327]

A couple that showed up this week. Man, the Abomination figure has some weight to it.

[F For Fake]

Lots of cool stuff showed up this weekend! First, the new releases.

First, Target finally shipped their exclusive Super 7 releases. The chrome faceplate CoCo along with the foil card is just gorgeous, terrific presentation. Man, it's going to be a tough call on whether or not i leave this series carded or open them up, because while I think they'll be fun to tinker around with, they look super on card. Target shipped CoCo in a nice sized box, and he arrived in perfect condition. Meanwhile, they shoved Snake Eyes into a much too small box, so he was all warped when he arrived. This one I specifically wanted to keep carded, as it has that great #21 comic art. So, filled out the return/replace form on Target app, they've dispatched a replacement, and told me I could keep/dispose/donate the one I had on hand. So, that made him a perfect opener! No surprises, only 5 POA on these Reaction figures, but I think he looks great.

Target also finally shipped the Vincent Price Funko Pop. I'm not a big Pop guy, but every once in a while there's one I have to have, and this was a must have for sure.

A couple of weeks ago, Pulse suddenly got some Classified BATs and Vipers in, so I ordered one of each, along with this X-Men retro set. BAT still hasn't shipped, but Alley Viper arrived this weekend, and it looks great. Interesting how these are sliding out at retail, but most onliner sellers like BBTS don't show them as being in stock until Summer. A friend of mine JUST called to tell me that they had some at our local Walmart. I passed, as I have the BBTS preorder in for four more of each, and am not in a big hurry. But it definitely seems like these are going to be easier to come by than past trooper builders.

I have been thinking about getting into this Marvel Retro 3.75 line, as I like the style, and frankly, this is the kind of Marvel toy I wanted as a kid. I loved Secret Wars. The Toy Biz scale was never "right" to me, though by then I was in middle/high school and wasn't really playing with toys. I may need more of these things...

[F For Fake]

Now, the vintage stuff! This weekend was the local GI Joe Winter Fest. This was the second annual go round for this relatively new addition to the Kentuckiana GI Joe festival, and is 1/3 the size of the big one in the summer. Still, well worth attending.

My goals for the show were.

1. Battle Stations/Battlefield accessory sets with boxes, as I'm slowly chipping away at getting all of these, to be displayed with the figures on the corresponding artwork

2. cheap 90's guys, as I'm getting more into that stuff

3. something weird.

Unfortunately there wasn't much in the way of "weird" stuff. I did get these three sets of Lazer Blazer stickers, which take me waaaaaay back. I missed out on some vintage mylar balloons, and passed on some cereal cards. There WAS an inflatable tent, but while I think it definitely fit the "weird' part, I don't know where the hell I'd put it.

As for cheap 90's guys, I did ok. Got nearly all of these for about $20 each, which I think is as close to a deal as you're going to get these days. The earlier 90's stuff has been popping in recent months, maybe it'll eventually hit the latter day Star Brigade/Ninja Force, etc. If not, well, they sure are colorful!

And I also picked up three more boxed complete battle stations. Boxes are a little rough, but for my needs and the price, they'll more than suffice.

It wouldn't feel right to leave without a couple of loose guys, so I manage to find a sweet Destro with great paint, and Repeater. The Destro had the backpack but no gun, but that's ok, as he's going in a display. Repeater was cheap and was one of my favorites as a kid, as I loved his gun. It was the closest the Joe line got to resembling something from Aliens and the smart gun. As a childhood Aliens/Joe obsessive, he was tops with me! I remember my dear dad driving me to every Target in town trying to find him. $15 for that little nostalgia blast now seems like a bargain!

Finally, I'd been looking for these Revell Joe models for a while. They're not very expensive, but are uncommon, at least in my travels. The Vamp with complete sealed contents was a good deal. Now I need the RAM and the Mobat. I don't think the Sky Striker or Dragonfly they planned ever made it into production.

As always, tons of stuff, never enough money, and now it's time to save up for the summer fest!