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[ADAMANTIUM]

On 2/14/2022 at 2:31 AM, Mecha_Fantastic said:

I opened up my MP Thundercracker today and had a gander at him. Perfect shade of cartoon blue, oh so pretty. Can't wait to get him home so I can transform him and put him with his brethren. 

spiffy! Fo! SHO! I love the cleanness, so good you can smell the paint!  

[Buzzetta]

In Lego news...

Jabba's ... Bib Fortuna's... Boba Fett's Throne Room was officially revealed after a week of grainy pics surfaced online... 

If you have the older Jabba's palace from a few years ago, the price per piece seems fair and if you know what you are doing then this could be modified to increase the build from that older set and flesh it out.   Compared to the recent Hasbro reveal of their version, I am liking this far more. 

https://www.brothers-brick.com/2022/02/13/lego-star-wars-75326-boba-fetts-throne-room-from-the-book-of-boba-fett-revealed-news/lego-star-wars-75326-boba-fetts-throne-room-1/

 

 

[Buzzetta]

LEGO The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter 75325 First Look!

https://www.brickfinder.net/2022/02/14/lego-mandalorians-n-1-starfighter-75325-first-look/

This one is going to be a bit expensive for the parts count in it.  It will make you cringe... so... yeah... 

 

[Buzzetta]

Hasbro never planned straight arm Zap very well... 

Remember if you ever see a straight arm zap in ANY condition that has unbroken hands... make an offer. 

 

Some guy posted this in one of the GI Joe facebook groups... 

Zap arms... 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

[Buzzetta]

On 2/15/2022 at 5:38 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

So there is an actual real joke behind this.  Lego released a set this year called the Majestic Tiger (Lego 31129)   Now keep in mind that this is an official Lego set.  Lego included parts for a butt hole on their tiger.  So because of that the lego community started adding 'butt holes' with the flower piece on everything from cars to the AT AT as a community joke.

Here is a review where they mentioned it soon after it was released. 

https://brickset.com/article/67633/review-31129-majestic-tiger-part-1

Edited February 16, 2022 by Buzzetta

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 2/15/2022 at 6:06 PM, Buzzetta said:

So there is an actual real joke behind this.  Lego released a set this year called the Majestic Tiger (Lego 31129)   Now keep in mind that this is an official Lego set.  Lego included parts for a butt hole on their tiger.  So because of that the lego community started adding 'butt holes' with the flower piece on everything from cars to the AT AT as a community joke.

Here is a review where they mentioned it soon after it was released. 

[B2D327]

Mail call

[reptilekingdie]

On 2/13/2022 at 1:43 PM, B2D327 said:

As a One Punch Man fan, I felt obligated to get this 

Who makes the fig?

[reptilekingdie]

Fezzik a peanut and a rock. Come on Todd lackluster accessories. 

[B2D327]

On 2/15/2022 at 9:52 PM, reptilekingdie said:

Who makes the fig?

McFarlane toys

[Dave2739]

On 2/15/2022 at 11:49 PM, B2D327 said:

McFarlane toys

The same guy that made the peanut and the rock 

[fantastic_four]

On 2/15/2022 at 7:39 PM, B2D327 said:

Mail call

I almost pulled the trigger on him too, but I really don't want to go down the sixth scale rabbit hole...they just take up too much space.

I'm also still skeptical of the materials and articulation on sixth scale.  How is his articulation?

I've read dozens and dozens of posts from Hot Toys collectors saying that if you leave those in dynamic poses you're risking the clothing or synthetic material around the joints cracking.  That sounds like more conflicting responsibilities than I want with an "action" figure.  

Edited February 16, 2022 by fantastic_four

[B2D327]

On 2/16/2022 at 10:57 AM, fantastic_four said:

I almost pulled the trigger on him too, but I really don't want to go down the sixth scale rabbit hole...they just take up too much space.

I'm also still skeptical of the materials and articulation on sixth scale.  How is his articulation?

I've read dozens and dozens of posts from Hot Toys collectors saying that if you leave those in dynamic poses you're risking the clothing or synthetic material around the joints cracking.  That sounds like more conflicting responsibilities than I want with an "action" figure.  

Articulation is exceptional and the figure holds the poses well with “ratchet joints”. These are from ThreeZero studios so I can’t speak on the Sideshow or Hot Toys in comparison but I can imagine there may be some risk with any of them if constantly being played with but I only intend to display them and the materials used seem to have been engineered of pretty high quality. Time will tell. There are quite a few review vids up on YouTube if you care to check them out. I’m waiting on the Storm Shadow figure to arrive this weekend and one of the reviewers where the skeleton seems to want to poke through the silicone arms but it looks to be more of how he’s handling it then a manufacturing flaw imo.

[70s80sTimeMachine]

On 2/11/2022 at 6:01 AM, Lamborghinikid said:

After 40 years I finally got another one ! 

Those were quite tall if memory serves and getting one with the original box just makes it even more awesome   

[fantastic_four]

On 2/16/2022 at 12:17 PM, B2D327 said:

I’m waiting on the Storm Shadow figure to arrive this weekend and one of the reviewers where the skeleton seems to want to poke through the silicone arms but it looks to be more of how he’s handling it then a manufacturing flaw imo.

That's the exact sort of warning I hear sixth scale collectors frequently give with leaving most figures in anything except a straight vanilla pose for extended periods of time--that it will lead to the material cracking such as in the example below.

[profholt82]

Just picked up a reissue set of the original Ninja Turtles. I think they did a great job with them. Apologies about the glare. 

Edited February 16, 2022 by profholt82
Replaced with less glarey photo.

[B2D327]

On 2/16/2022 at 2:24 PM, fantastic_four said:

That's the exact sort of warning I hear sixth scale collectors frequently give with leaving most figures in anything except a straight vanilla pose for extended periods of time--that it will lead to the material cracking such as in the example below.

Wow, that looks horrible and here I was more concerned with snapping a wrist peg but I was aware of the problem having watched a couple of unboxings. There is a certain way to handle the Storm Shadow because of how the joints underneath the silicone skin work and I took that into consideration before deciding to pull the trigger. I wouldn’t say it’s delicate but then again, it’s also not made to be handled without some caution. Speaking of which, mine arrived today and I’m still impressed with the detail put into these. I will definitely use care when handling/ positioning them both for display but everyone that knows me has seen how well kept my vintage toys are too but as we all know “carp” happens but I can live with that. 

Edited February 17, 2022 by B2D327

[StingerMcK]

I have Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow.  Both are great

 

 

 

[StingerMcK]

Batgirl Hot Toys from Arkham arrived yesterday.  A fantastic figure for the Bat Family