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

[NSmith7275]

On 10/13/2022 at 5:09 PM, fmaz said:

I LOVED these toys as a kid! You’re 100% correct in that they were really the best thing going in terms of options … it went way beyond just swapping out costumes/uniforms with GI Joe or action man. Here you got to take people’s faces off for goodness sake!
If I weren’t already digging myself deep down the rabbit hole of vintage WGSH Mego figures (look for a post in this thread very soon!) I could easily see Six Million Dollar Man figures OR Micronauts (that magnetic Baron Karza? I mean…come on!) being an obsession!  
Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

The whole Maskatron/Fembot concept creeped me out as a kid.  Even watching those episodes as an adult today I can understand the spook factor for a child.  But super original toy concept and, of course, a remarkable television show for its time.  I'll be on the look out for the Mego post!

[Cocomonkey]

Stopped at ToyCon in NJ this weekend…found another Bop Bag!

 

[Cat]

Another one. This time it's Mattel and He-Man getting into the NFT scene, crossing over into each other's worlds. I get the impression actual toys may be attached to this, but I really don't know. Who cares with this stuff. Is anyone here dumb enough to get involved? 

Here's the link if you're interested: https://news.bitcoin.com/toy-manufacturer-mattel-and-cryptoys-announce-masters-of-the-universe-nft-collection/

[profholt82]

I recently picked up a curio cabinet, so I've been making little displays of some of my collectables. And I decided to get a Venom to go with my Spidey. This was the coolest looking one I could find, from a company called Revoltech. 

[Cat]

On 10/20/2022 at 2:16 AM, profholt82 said:

I recently picked up a curio cabinet, so I've been making little displays of some of my collectables. And I decided to get a Venom to go with my Spidey. This was the coolest looking one I could find, from a company called Revoltech. 

I hate to be 'that guy' but they're actually done by a company called Kaiyodo. The umbrella line is Revoltech, with the sub-line being 'Amazing Yamaguchi.' 

Nice score, it's a really nice Venom, and it looks great with the Spidey.

[lostboys]

This was finally delivered. So cool!

 

[fantastic_four]

The Haslab Galactus is now shipping to the US.  I have a FedEx tracking number, but judging by how that went with the Haslab Sentinel it could take up to 8 or more weeks for it to go from "Label Created" to actually being in FedEx's hands.  Galactus is looking absolutely spectacular from the early reviews on Youtube.

[Broke as a Joke]

The Haslab Galactus was delivered yesterday.  Have to make room, but it's bigger than I thought.  They did a good job with this.

[Cat]

On 10/21/2022 at 12:12 AM, lostboys said:

This was finally delivered. So cool!

 

Koto never disappoints. 

[fmaz]

All the pieces came together today… so here’s what I just added to my collection, and how I just displayed it.

The three Megos are 100% vintage - no replacement parts. The boxes are repros (from ebay seller dengar, who does an amazing job!) and the cases are from cgagrading.com

 

[followtheleader]

I'm thinking 5 of these are lego.  Anyone know what the sword is from?

Patrick

[fmaz]

On 10/20/2022 at 5:14 PM, followtheleader said:

I'm thinking 5 of these are lego.  Anyone know what the sword is from?

Patrick

The wide grip reminds me of the Imaginext figures / playsets our son had growing up. They definitely had loads of medieval figures.  Just a guess though.

[followtheleader]

On 10/20/2022 at 6:28 PM, fmaz said:

The wide grip reminds me of the Imaginext figures / playsets our son had growing up. They definitely had loads of medieval figures.  Just a guess though.

Just found out that the sword is from 1983 Imperial Dragons and Knights. 

The silver weapon is actually the Pocket Power Glo Bones.  That's a pretty sweet little find. 

Just down to the seaweed.  I know the spears are lego.   

Patrick 

[Cat]

I'm stoked about the Star Wars ROTJ vintage re-releases. I've got two of the six already still MOC, the Scout Trooper and the Luke Jedi, but I'll happily buy new issues to display with them. To be fair my Luke Jedi cannot be called mint, as decades ago before I got it a moth took a nibble out of the corner of the card, and the bubble is brown, but it was either I give it a home or it was going to get opened, so I've had it for 20 years. The Scout Trooper is nice though, nice clear bubble, nice card. 

[srezvan]

For you Logo fans, we just did this family project with the kids. Got a free Ikea table off Facebook, likely because the bottom had some dog chew marks. Let this kids pick a paint color, we painted it together, and I added the metal legs from Amazon. Then trimmed 1 Lego plate and glued the plates to the top of the table where there was previously glass (the glass will get repurposed later for something else). Finally, we let the kids make their own pulls to open the drawers. It was surprisingly simple to make the pull - just buy a screw from Home Depot and screw it the hole in the back of a brick with a screwdriver. From there, they can build whatever kind of pull they want by attaching more bricks to the screwed brick. No glue, drilling, or anything else. Kids are really into the Friends sets now, which is in progress. (the table is much messier now than when I took this picture a few days ago...)

 

[Namtak]

[srezvan]

Finally picked up the antenna for my Thunder Machine. This is now complete. The front grill is broken, but I'm telling myself that it add character.

[Cat]

For anyone who wants a 1/12 to 1/10 scale car, check out the Bratz car. It's only $35USD, looks great, has working lights, and a lot of functionality for a great price. I'm really tempted to buy one myself. 

It's a red convertible, and would make a decent cheaper alternative to Ghost Rider's expensive ride. 

[frozentundraguy]

I'm not sure when or where I obtained these Disney figures. They hang out on my workbench in the basement.

 

[F For Fake]

Some recent pick-ups arrived over the last couple of days.

First up...Tonkanator! I'm glad I canceled my Pulse pre-order, as I was able to use Target Circle promo and other sales they were running to bring this boy home for under $75 shipped. His usual price is over $105. I really love this idea. I'm not a big fan of all of the mash-ups in the TF line, but this one was an instant addition to the want list. Devastator in bright Tonka yellow colors? Yes, please. He looks so good in the box, I'm not sure if I'm going to take him out. I love the Constructicons, but Devastator himself has always been a spoon design, he falls apart so easily. So, this may be a boxed display piece for me. If they ever hit clearance, I'd pick up another set to "play" with.