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

[F For Fake]

On 2/13/2023 at 7:54 PM, Cat said:

Brawn is perfect, and technically Outback is as well, it's just that he's Outback, and no one cares about Outback. 

 

How could you say that about your homeboy? As far as I can recall, he's the only explicitly Australian robot in TF canon! I assumed you guys had statues of him all around the place, similar to the ones I assume you've had made of Paul Hogan!

[Dave2739]

On 2/14/2023 at 10:13 AM, F For Fake said:

How could you say that about your homeboy? As far as I can recall, he's the only explicitly Australian robot in TF canon! I assumed you guys had statues of him all around the place, similar to the ones I assume you've had made of Paul Hogan!

Nah, we only have statues of this guy

 

[F For Fake]

On 2/14/2023 at 10:22 AM, Dave2739 said:

Nah, we only have statues of this guy

 

Oh man, Jacko. Talk about 15 minutes of fame. He shone far too brightly in that short time span. Glad I was there to see it? I guess? 

[Dave2739]

On 2/14/2023 at 10:24 AM, F For Fake said:

Oh man, Jacko. Talk about 15 minutes of fame. He shone far too brightly in that short time span. Glad I was there to see it? I guess? 

Our lives have been enriched? 

[Broke as a Joke]

With the new Transformers movie actively promoting the Porsche license maybe we will finally get a Masterpiece Jazz soon. 

[F For Fake]

On 2/14/2023 at 10:25 AM, Dave2739 said:

Our lives have been enriched? 

I was actually trying to explain Jacko to my wife once, and found that it was kind of impossible. "He was this...loud Australian guy...a football player...and somehow he turned loudness into a career where he shouted about batteries and was also on this show I watched called The Highwayman. Look, it was the 80's, you had to be there."

[Dave2739]

On 2/14/2023 at 10:28 AM, F For Fake said:

I was actually trying to explain Jacko to my wife once, and found that it was kind of impossible. "He was this...loud Australian guy...a football player...and somehow he turned loudness into a career where he shouted about batteries and was also on this show I watched called The Highwayman. Look, it was the 80's, you had to be there."

Don't forget out this highly-representative individual from Australia. An everyman, if you will. He had a career for about 4 minutes.

[Dave2739]

Oh and to keep this on-topic, we also had Zartan and the Dreadnoks.

[F For Fake]

On 2/14/2023 at 12:50 PM, Dave2739 said:

Don't forget out this highly-representative individual from Australia. An everyman, if you will. He had a career for about 4 minutes.

You know, Vernon Wells has been at a few (or at least a couple) of cons that I was attending, and each time I thought "You know, you should meet Vernon Wells." The Road Warrior is one of my favorite movies, and Commando is my FAVORITE Arnold movie. Wells is such an odd choice for "big villain" in that movie, wearing chainmail over a doughy physique, not particularly threatening or physically intimidating, and yet, he's a "level boss." I should go say hi one day! I'll tell him Dave sent me!

[Dave2739]

On 2/14/2023 at 1:15 PM, F For Fake said:

You know, Vernon Wells has been at a few (or at least a couple) of cons that I was attending, and each time I thought "You know, you should meet Vernon Wells." The Road Warrior is one of my favorite movies, and Commando is my FAVORITE Arnold movie. Wells is such an odd choice for "big villain" in that movie, wearing chainmail over a doughy physique, not particularly threatening or physically intimidating, and yet, he's a "level boss." I should go say hi one day! I'll tell him Dave sent me!

ha! Yeah, please send him my regards! And yes, even as a kid I thought "Chubby dude doesn't stand a chance. Arnold's gonna kick his !"

Edited February 14, 2023 by Dave2739

[Gonzimodo]

On 2/14/2023 at 1:20 PM, Dave2739 said:

ha! Yeah, please send him my regards! And yes, even as a kid I thought "Chubby dude doesn't stand a chance. Arnold's gonna kick his !"

Let off some steam! 

The first time I saw that movie, I kept wondering if it was Freddie Mercury.  I was... not a smart kid...  

[F For Fake]

On 2/14/2023 at 2:05 PM, Gonzimodo said:

Let off some steam! 

The first time I saw that movie, I kept wondering if it was Freddie Mercury.  I was... not a smart kid...  

To be fair, it's a fairly Freddie-ish look, the close cropped dark hair and big stache. Don't be too hard on your younger self!

[Buzzetta]

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Sets were unveiled.

Underwhelming... Glad I bought the "Non official UCS" version of the Benatar from Lego...

 

[whisp]

So as mentioned before was disappointed that the wave 2 of classic turtles was a target exclusive USA only but seems that gamestop.ca is slowly getting some of this stuff.  Its strange but happy Canada getting some love for some of these figures finally.

https://www.gamestop.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/904646/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredder

Got myself a preorder of Shredder :).  

I am hoping they release Splinter, Foot Soldier, Rock Steady, Bebop and April O'Neil.  Would like to have the full 1988 wave in these new classics.

 

[Buzzetta]

I forget if I posted this... if not...

Leaked images of the classic Indiana Jones sets that they are releasing with one from each film as of now.  I definitely like the Well of Souls better than the original version from around fifteen years ago. 

 

Edited February 21, 2023 by Buzzetta

[Buzzetta]

Saw an article for inappropriate toys. 

https://www.grunge.com/178930/the-most-bizarre-toys-from-the-past-decade/

 

OMG.... this is a real toy... however, 

What Does Marsellus Wallace Look Like?

Proof that this is a real toy, with... complicated packing... 

Currently out of stock on Walmart.com but still can be found on eBay.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hog-Wild-Squeeze-Popper-Huggables-Penguin-Plush/987898415?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=6546

Edited February 21, 2023 by Buzzetta

[Dave2739]

On 2/21/2023 at 5:52 PM, Buzzetta said:

Saw an article for inappropriate toys. 

https://www.grunge.com/178930/the-most-bizarre-toys-from-the-past-decade/

 

OMG.... this is a real toy... however, 

What Does Marsellus Wallace Look Like?

Proof that this is a real toy, with... complicated packing... 

Currently out of stock on Walmart.com but still can be found on eBay.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hog-Wild-Squeeze-Popper-Huggables-Penguin-Plush/987898415?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=6546

Step aside, Butch!

[Cat]

On 2/22/2023 at 8:52 AM, Buzzetta said:

Saw an article for inappropriate toys. 

https://www.grunge.com/178930/the-most-bizarre-toys-from-the-past-decade/

 

OMG.... this is a real toy... however, 

What Does Marsellus Wallace Look Like?

Proof that this is a real toy, with... complicated packing... 

Currently out of stock on Walmart.com but still can be found on eBay.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hog-Wild-Squeeze-Popper-Huggables-Penguin-Plush/987898415?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=6546

"Mummy why did the bear ask me for a safe word?" 

[Artboy99]

She arrived!

[srezvan]

I had a booth at a local toy show last weekend. I didn't have a ton of time to look around, but I managed to pick up this Star Wars bootleg for my bootleg collection. Bubble is in rough shape, but it's still attached. Bonus points for being sold by "Pound City."