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

[F For Fake]

On 5/25/2024 at 4:12 AM, Cat said:

Could I ask a favour please, of my American friends? While you're out and about, could you please check the toy aisle, for the following 2 figures for me: McFarlane JLA Wave Superman Red. 

JLA Wave Mosaic Variant (officially known as Platinum Editions, this goes for Supes too) John Stewart. Please note the costume, the regular version is just in the standard Lantern uniform, the Platinum Edition is in his Mosaic costume. 

If you can only find one, that'd be greatly appreciated, thank you. One is better than none. Please note NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS NECESSARY. You only have to ship to another US address of a good friend of mine. 

I thank any and every one of you who can help me obtain these figures. 

Thank you. 

@Chip Cataldo @F For Fake

Sure thing bud! I went to a Target this weekend, but I think the only new McFarlane figure I saw that I'd not previously seen was hook-hand Aquaman, I think he's from this wave right? I don't get out to actual brick and mortar stores much, but I'll for sure keep an eye open!

[F For Fake]

A few things from the Hasbro Pulse sale last week. Concept Sunny is relatively new, so nice to get him on sale. Picked up the two Missing Link Primes, but haven't opened them yet as I'm not sure I need to keep them. Oh, and stopped in at a comic shop while traveling this weekend, figured Cyke was a good pickup at retail price $24.99

 

[Cat]

On 5/28/2024 at 10:56 AM, F For Fake said:

Sure thing bud! I went to a Target this weekend, but I think the only new McFarlane figure I saw that I'd not previously seen was hook-hand Aquaman, I think he's from this wave right? I don't get out to actual brick and mortar stores much, but I'll for sure keep an eye open!

Thanks, mate. And yep, he's from that wave. 

[fantastic_four]

On 5/25/2024 at 12:08 AM, Jesse-Lee said:

Also, obviously they were going to do this pose as one of the most iconic McFarlane Spideys, but then why not choose a 300 or even 301 reprint as the pack-in comic?

That confused me as well.

Doubt I want statues since I ditched them years ago to get into articulated figures, but I'll check them out.  I guess I'll see them at Targets, dunno really, I wasn't clear on whether these are fan channel only or intended for mass retail.

[fantastic_four]

On 5/24/2024 at 8:22 PM, B2D327 said:

Got this email earlier today and as soon as I read the scale they'll be producing, I lost interest. Would've been more enticing had they kept with the standard 7" line that uncle Todd's been making but I guess that would make it a conflict of interest with Marvel's 6" legends line.

That's correct, Hasbro has to approve all figures and they don't allow any that compete with their own Marvel Legends line.  They don't allow any other 6-inch figures, and I've also heard they limit the number of points of articulation other Marvel lines can have which is why Diamond Select figures have far less articulation than Marvel Legends do.  I assume that applies to America only since the Japanese figure makers make 6-inch figures with even more articulation than Marvel Legends have.

[fantastic_four]

On 5/27/2024 at 9:03 PM, F For Fake said:

Oh, and stopped in at a comic shop while traveling this weekend, figured Cyke was a good pickup at retail price $24.99

 

That's the best Cyclops Hasbro has made to date.  The best one in the 6-inch scale was probably the Mafex Cyclops, but this one might be better than that one now.  It particularly blows away the Jim Lee Cyclops in this same outfit released in 2018 as a part of the Warlock build-a-figure wave.

They released this figure in 2022 with an animated cel-shaded paint job, and I rated it as one of Hasbro's best Marvel Legends of 2022.  This one is almost exactly the same except that it doesn't have the cel shading and has that awesome optic blast head and effect.  The half-smiling head is kinda meh, but everything else about this release is absolutely exceptional.  I particularly enjoy how all of his straps are built into the sculpt as opposed to being separate pieces that don't fit very well like most of Hasbro's Cyclops releases have had.

Edited May 28 by fantastic_four

[Mickey7]

I went through my parent's garage rafters probably 10 years ago and found a few decent toys from my childhood, but nothing too great.   Flash forward to last week and I was helping de-clutter the house and found a box in the garage I missed 10 years ago.   Mostly junk, but was really happy to find a Lego item I assumed was thrown out long ago.

I believe I got this for Christmas 1981 and have fond memories on building the castle and creating my own builds.  I found the box to the very first Lego Castle set 6075, plus parts/figures from two other sets 6077 and 6083.  I'm missing a few minifigures, and likely some castle pieces, but it's mostly all there.   It's been up in the garage for 30+ years.  

What I find odd is the sticker sheet for the knights is mostly unused.  I can't recall why I wouldn't have used the stickers like I did on every other toy back then.

Anyway, finding this unlocked some really great memories from my childhood.  

 

 

[F For Fake]

On 5/28/2024 at 2:15 PM, fantastic_four said:

That's the best Cyclops Hasbro has made to date.  The best one in the 6-inch scale was probably the Mafex Cyclops, but this one might be better than that one now.  It particularly blows away the Jim Lee Cyclops in this same outfit released in 2018 as a part of the Warlock build-a-figure wave.

They released this figure in 2022 with an animated cel-shaded paint job, and I rated it as one of Hasbro's best Marvel Legends of 2022.  This one is almost exactly the same except that it doesn't have the cel shading and has that awesome optic blast head and effect.  The half-smiling head is kinda meh, but everything else about this release is absolutely exceptional.  I particularly enjoy how all of his straps are built into the sculpt as opposed to being separate pieces that don't fit very well like most of Hasbro's Cyclops releases have had.

Yes, I used to get very frustrated with the Warlock Cyke due to his little leg bands constantly falling down, it was terribly annoying. I passed on the VHS version as I didn't like the cell-shading, but when I saw this one I figured I may as well pick him up. I'm not sure how long I'll keep him, as I don't care for the Lee/90's X-Men, and am not looking to build a team, but I figured at retail I may as well scoop him up. Shouldn't be hard to unload down the line if I decide I don't need him.

[fantastic_four]

On 5/29/2024 at 8:36 AM, F For Fake said:

Shouldn't be hard to unload down the line if I decide I don't need him.

Nope, every time he goes out of stock the Ebay prices start to rise.  People really love this Cyclops.

Also Hasbro's engineering on their plastic has become quite exceptional in recent years.  They're using some kind of new plastic that makes the joints VERY tight, sometimes a bit too tight but nothing some heat doesn't fix.  I have both of the Cyclops figures on this mold, and the joints on both are amazing.  Mafex has had some loose joint issues for years, and the 2020 Mafex Cyclops has pretty loose joints.  Just because of that this Hasbro version is far easier to work with and pose.  Mafex has also mostly solved their loose joint issue from early 2023 on, although I still do get some of their releases with a loose joint or two.

[cyclonus11]

Some Autobots from storage. Yello... I mean Red Alert 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/30/2024 at 11:35 AM, cyclonus11 said:

Some Autobots from storage. Yello... I mean Red Alert 

[comicwiz]

Hand painted L-Slot AFA 60 sold for $525K

[F For Fake]

Nice G1 haul this morning. Every year I go to the local Wonderfest show ("The World's Largest Science Fiction Model Kit Show", running for nearly 35 years now), not because of the models, but because you never know what else you may find.

Don't get me wrong, I actually LOVE seeing the model kits, but aside from an occasional snap-together, I have zero aptitude with building and painting models. Just never had the knack. Love seeing them, love looking at the kits and all of the amazing builds people have done, but I don't buy model kits.

Instead, I look for the other random weird stuff. Over the years I've had great comic hauls, tons of toys, and general weirdness, all found at this show. You just never know what may show up.

Today I was doing my first walkthrough, made note of a couple of things I'd consider doubling back to pick up, when I ran across a table selling toys and kits. Lo and behold, at the end of the table, tucked in nearly out of sight: two carboard boxes filled with G1 Transformers.

The gentleman told me the story of the estate sale where he scored them, and I did an initial dig through the boxes. I pulled out a pile and we made a deal. I left with my gooies, but the thought of buying them all kept itching in my brain. So, I went to the ATM, came back, and made on offer on everything that was left. We were too far apart on the entire lot, but I didn't really need another Optimus Prime, two sets of Constructicons, or an incomplete Starscream. Took those out of the pile, and we went at it again. After some talking, we came to an agreement, he cleaned out the remainder of my wallet, and I cleaned out most of his TF.

Can't wait to start sorting through all of this stuff. Many more pics to come once I see what all is in here, but I have to tell you, nothing gets me excited quite as much as a ziploc baggie FILLED with G1 guns and accessories. Plastic gold, my friends.

More to come. Happy hunting!

[F For Fake]

Ok, now some pics of what was in the haul!

Lots of weapons, including a nearly complete set of accessories for the microcassettes, and yet, no cassettes present! I'll probably hang onto all of these, as I do run into the loose cassettes from time to time.

A pretty random assortment of bots. I'll be hanging onto the complete stuff. Nice to find a Blurr with an unbroken shield, and the complete Skullcruncher is nice. Hosehead is missing the big nozzle and one small gun (those are tough to track down) but I will still keep him, as he was one of the only Headmasters I had. I liked this lot because it has a bunch of the later stuff which was released after I'd aged out of Transformers. I was all in on the first few waves, up through the movie related figures, but after that I only had a handful. Targetmasters, Headmasters, Action Masters, Micromasters, Pretenders, that stuff all seems new to me, as I never any of it as a kid, and not much as an adult. 

So, to that end, oddly enough, the thing I like the most from this lot are the Pretenders! I thought Pretenders were so dumb as a kid, but as an adult I really love the big chunky figures and those wild 90's colors. Bombburst is missing his shoulder pads, and I think I'm missing a couple of axes, but those seem cheap, and the rest of these are complete. I dig 'em.  Also nice was the pile of Targetmaster guns and Powermaster pieces. No figures for those, but again these are keepers because I run into figures all of the time, but the guns are always missing. SO hanging onto the guns and waiting to find the figures is the best, economoical route.

Lots of incomplete beater bots, will probably use for trade bait. I like the Wheeljack but he's a bit rough, and I could be waiting years before I'd find the spoilers or those dumb missiles. In some cases, you're just better off buying complete figures instead of hoping to piece them together.

Had a ton of fun sorting through this junk as always, and pulling the lightbox out to take some dumb pics. Very fun weekend all around!

[ADAMANTIUM]

Some CGC contest giveaways. The Funko pops are fun, and it is usually how I obtain them. Glad to have them! Edit to say don't forget the beanie and van

Edited June 3 by ADAMANTIUM

[Chip Cataldo]

On 6/3/2024 at 8:56 AM, F For Fake said:

Ok, now some pics of what was in the haul!

Lots of weapons, including a nearly complete set of accessories for the microcassettes, and yet, no cassettes present! I'll probably hang onto all of these, as I do run into the loose cassettes from time to time.

A pretty random assortment of bots. I'll be hanging onto the complete stuff. Nice to find a Blurr with an unbroken shield, and the complete Skullcruncher is nice. Hosehead is missing the big nozzle and one small gun (those are tough to track down) but I will still keep him, as he was one of the only Headmasters I had. I liked this lot because it has a bunch of the later stuff which was released after I'd aged out of Transformers. I was all in on the first few waves, up through the movie related figures, but after that I only had a handful. Targetmasters, Headmasters, Action Masters, Micromasters, Pretenders, that stuff all seems new to me, as I never any of it as a kid, and not much as an adult. 

So, to that end, oddly enough, the thing I like the most from this lot are the Pretenders! I thought Pretenders were so dumb as a kid, but as an adult I really love the big chunky figures and those wild 90's colors. Bombburst is missing his shoulder pads, and I think I'm missing a couple of axes, but those seem cheap, and the rest of these are complete. I dig 'em.  Also nice was the pile of Targetmaster guns and Powermaster pieces. No figures for those, but again these are keepers because I run into figures all of the time, but the guns are always missing. SO hanging onto the guns and waiting to find the figures is the best, economoical route.

Lots of incomplete beater bots, will probably use for trade bait. I like the Wheeljack but he's a bit rough, and I could be waiting years before I'd find the spoilers or those dumb missiles. In some cases, you're just better off buying complete figures instead of hoping to piece them together.

Had a ton of fun sorting through this junk as always, and pulling the lightbox out to take some dumb pics. Very fun weekend all around!

Absolutely tremendous haul! That's the good stuff. Happy for you!

[Jesse-Lee]

What a great box and presentation!

 

And I added to my Wilson Stuffs collection - first, a sealed-in-box baseball:

 

And then the larger size football - this thing will be fun to throw!

 

Here it is by the other footballs I have - the middle one is about 5 inches long:

[whisp]

Got my preorder in for Classified Storm Shadow V2.  I only bought one though because its not that great and not worthy of a display spot on my shelves.  Its no wonder Hasbro sales don't do well when they can't stick to canon or what customers want.  I was watching the Hasbro Pulse Live on June 4th for the news and many customers are telling them they are sick of exclusives, sick of repaints and just not having enough supply for customers aka a lot of people still want the V.A.M.P..  If they do a retro carded SS v2 that is proper colours as an exclusive in the States again I am going to be pretty pissed off and think that will be the end of me supporting Hasbro with any of their items.

Now lets talk about the Storm Shadow V2 I have shown.  First off there should be no red on this figure as far as I am concerned.  Should have been kept Gray, Black and White.  This is when he became a GI Joe and the red just in my mind portrays he is still a Cobra since that is usually when he wears any red in his outfit.  Next is the pouches around his waist.  They are too big.  Some people might like it but I see those pockets for being for like lockpicks, ninja stars and smoke pellets which are all small let alone the original figure they where not that big. I don't like what they call a skirt.  Next dislike is that there is no spare arrow for display let alone the arrows shown on the backpack are way to short and realistically those are more like crossbow bolts then they are arrows for a compound bow.  I can live with the swords being sheathed on his side and having two claws is a nice touch however I would have been happy with a black backpack that held gear that was more like the original 1988.   Sometimes just keeping it simple is better.

Next is the packaging for the Iron Grenadiers.  They state Cobra on them and then lower say Iron Grenadiers with a Cobra symbol behind them, My god Hasbro!  Iron Grenadiers are a a private military group ran by Destro!  Its been like that from day one and you look at any of the original Iron grenadiers items they all state Iron Grenadiers with the Iron Grenadiers logo.  Hasbro can't even get that right.  Who is on these marketing and design teams because they are so out of touch with what is going on.   The figure themselves are not bad but why include a B.A.T..  So many other Iron Grenadiers they could have done.

They also announced more exclusives in which the chat went off saying stop with the exclusives which was an other Sgt. Slaughter just this time the Marauders.  Bunch of repaints of previous figures and what a loss when they could have brought out some new characters instead such as the Renegades.  There is people still trying to do a OG 13 with classified and that isn't even complete yet either.

It is just sad how far of base they are from the people that actually buy this stuff.  One great thing of the show was that Emily wasn't on it since I cringe every time she talks about anything let alone the claims she makes when they where not her original ideas like trying to state retro card back from classified was her idea when it wasn't.  We where in the chat asking for that way before they even started doing that.  

Anyways as you can tell not overly impressed with what's going on.

 

[Senormac]

On 5/20/2024 at 3:47 PM, Senormac said:

My son (who is 39) had to move to Phoenix Az. for work and didn't want these old Turtle action figures anymore.  They were his when he was a kid and are NOT NMIB !! 

I was thinking of putting them on craigslist but decided to run it by you guys first.  Anything good here?   Maybe a Christmas raffle offering?  

I notice a number of them in the top row have broken/ missing right arms. Weird no left arms are broke.  

 

If anyone is interested 

TMNT action figure lot vintage | eBay

[Broke as a Joke]

Star Wars Haslab will be announced tomorrow via a live stream.  Looks to be The Mos Eisley Cantina.  While a long awaited playset for many the price may keep me away.  We'll see.