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

[F For Fake]

On 3/29/2022 at 3:30 PM, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Yeah. I wasn't even aware of these lines. They are actually pretty cool. Well made. Hits the vintage nostalgia points. Be careful

Oh, I'm never careful. ha

[STORMSHADOW_80]

On 3/29/2022 at 12:32 PM, F For Fake said:

A good friend of mine is trying to clear his storage space out, and asked if I'd want to buy his stuff or sell it for him. I'm going to pay him straight up, rather than auction it on his behalf, we'll both make out well that way. He dropped off a couple of boxes on Sunday. Can't wait to go through them! Should have about 10 boxes of comics coming shortly. Here's a sneak preview, hopefully I'll have time to get into them tonight.

Oh wow. That looks like a great lot to go through. Comics too! I would probably start collecting motu after that.

[F For Fake]

On 3/29/2022 at 3:37 PM, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Oh wow. That looks like a great lot to go through. Comics too! I would probably start collecting motu after that.

I've peeked a little bit, there's some MotU stuff, some Transformers...I don't see any Joes. I really love MotU, but have tried to not let myself go down that rabbit hole. So we'll see if I end up selling or keeping this stuff. The eternal struggle!

[wombat]

Picked up two new vampi figures. I think I have a complete set now. 

 

[MetalPSI]

On 3/29/2022 at 3:38 PM, wombat said:

Picked up two new vampi figures. I think I have a complete set now. 

 

Sexy

[followtheleader]

On 3/29/2022 at 1:32 PM, F For Fake said:

A good friend of mine is trying to clear his storage space out, and asked if I'd want to buy his stuff or sell it for him. I'm going to pay him straight up, rather than auction it on his behalf, we'll both make out well that way. He dropped off a couple of boxes on Sunday. Can't wait to go through them! Should have about 10 boxes of comics coming shortly. Here's a sneak preview, hopefully I'll have time to get into them tonight.

Ehh, just sell some to me.   The Mantisaur is awesome.  

Patrick

[followtheleader]

On 3/28/2022 at 10:01 AM, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Went to pick up a nice Joe lot yesterday because I saw a figures I needed. I was surprised on the amount of accessories. While I was there he showed me other stuff for sale. I dig Robotech so that was a no brainer. Got the ghost buster lot to resale. Get to learn new/old toy lines so that’s cool.

I'm not a big Ghostbusters toy fan, but there is a healthy group of people that really loves them. 

That is a very solid lot of Voltron, with the keys, helmets, and coffin markers.

Patrick

[B2D327]

Suitable substitutes for the sh figuarts line including a ko great saiyaman place holder. 
 

looking to start adding Street Fighter and Fist of the Northstar figures to the collection but not sure which toy line I want to go with for either. Bandai, NECA and Storm Collectibles all make nice SF figures but I’m not sure who makes a good line of FotNS line.

[Cat]

On 3/30/2022 at 7:38 AM, wombat said:

Picked up two new vampi figures. I think I have a complete set now. 

 

Ah, C. S. Moore. I love his sculpts, he's capable of some beautiful women, with sculpts that pass the test of time. Nice score you got there. 

[F For Fake]

Ok, had a chance to go through the boxes last night. A truly random bunch of stuff, though there are a couple of nice Transformers pieces, and quite a nice little assortment of MotU.

The Metroplex is missing about five pieces, but the only really expensive one is Scrambler's tiny little pistol, so the rest of it won't be too hard to track down. I may try whitening him, as the white areas have a bit of yellowing. Not severe, but just a little discolored. So I think it'll be fun to restore and complete this one for the personal collection. Devastator is mostly there, but some of the individual pistols and rotor blades are missing.

As far as MotU, Zoar, the Stilt Walkers, and Extendar are complete. The Fright Zone is missing the gate, Mantisaur has the box but is missing the rear gun. 

However, with all of this stuff, all hope is not lost. I mentioned this to my friend, and he said there was a "good chance" he had the missing pieces for all of this stuff, he just needed to look for them. So hopefully more goodies are on the way.

Those are the big pieces. There's a large assortment of random bits and pieces, like a bunch of Playmates Simpsons accessories, some DC Direct accessories, a couple of 80's robots (Skatebot, anyone?) and even a Mr Peanut Peanut Butter Maker! So, lots of fun weirdness. But these are the greatest hits.

I also got one of the vintage 50x50 Marvel Universe posters from him (I already have one, so this one will be for sale), and he's supposed to bring me a couple of vintage console boxes, I think an C64 box and a SNES Legend of Zelda edition console box. Plus, about 10 short boxes of comics. So, lots more fun on the way.

[MetalPSI]

OMG I remember this

[F For Fake]

On 3/30/2022 at 11:16 AM, The Meta said:

OMG I remember this

It's really cool! This is one I never had as a kid, so it's neat to have one around. Some neat play features. And everyone's gotta love that snake puppet!

[followtheleader]

On 3/30/2022 at 9:19 AM, F For Fake said:

It's really cool! This is one I never had as a kid, so it's neat to have one around. Some neat play features. And everyone's gotta love that snake puppet!

The snake puppet is a big deal for that playset.  

It looks like it's in good condition.  Don't put it on as they are pretty fragile.  

If you sell stuff, let me know. 

P.S. - Remember when I told I might be your neighbor?  Well, I won't be too far soon.  I'm moving to Indy in short order.  

Patrick 

[F For Fake]

On 3/30/2022 at 11:01 PM, followtheleader said:

The snake puppet is a big deal for that playset.  

It looks like it's in good condition.  Don't put it on as they are pretty fragile.  

If you sell stuff, let me know. 

P.S. - Remember when I told I might be your neighbor?  Well, I won't be too far soon.  I'm moving to Indy in short order.  

Patrick 

Hey Patrick!

Yes, the puppet is in remarkably good shape, and you're absolutely right, they're generally rotted or nearly ready to disintegrate! I'm kind of scared to touch it ha I do sell, at this moment I'm planning on hanging onto the MotU stuff, but if anything ever catches your eye, let me know.

Oh wow, that's great! I've visited Indy a few times, have friends up that way as well. If you ever make a trip down this way, let me know!

[followtheleader]

Finally added the box and instructions to my collection.

A bit larger than I thought it would be.

Patrick

[William-James88]

Not sure I'll get all 3 jokers, but I've learnt not to miss out on a Gamestop exclusive. 

 

[Namtak]

Update on the alien maquette....did my research and found the right pruduct for removing paint and polishing the cheecks tendons really glad  of the result looks trenslucid,did my research looking pictures of the actual suit for the first movie that is actually in a museum  .need to do the same with tendon on the chin...next week.here is the before and after result so far!

[Namtak]

Did a saliva test with spare parts for the alien maquette,just to give me an idea how to do it,now i know what to do but still im impress with result even if its not perfect!

[Dave2739]

On 4/4/2022 at 12:21 PM, Namtak said:

Did a saliva test with spare parts for the alien maquette,just to give me an idea how to do it,now i know what to do but still im impress with result even if its not perfect!

That turned out great. I'm enjoying watching your progress on this project.

[B2D327]

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