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[iwao]

Two Robo Force Battlestar figures and the last two old Glyos figures that I consider to be grails.

[Ridureyu]

I got a few things:

 

The new Papo Dilophosaurus.  The paint is really glossy, unlike other Papo offerings.  This is unfortunate, ad it looks less realistic.

 

Toys R Us had this whole thing on sale for $4.00.

 

I picked up a few unpainted Reaper minis.  Either I get better at painting again (it's been a while), or the photos will be difficult.  It works for this skeletal character, though.

 

I got the starter set of the new D&D minis.  It's all heroes and no monsters... but hey, this guy looks awesome.

 

[Ericnilla]

the last guy looks like Norman from Mighty Max

[iwao]

Not mail, but went to Barnes & Noble this morning to see what SDCC collectibles they are selling. They didn't have the TMNT Spongebob/Plankton set I wanted. My kids pulled metallic Hulk and glow Phoenix from the Marvel blind boxes.

 

Here is the list of SDCC Funko stuff that B&N is selling in stores now:

 

POP Frozen Elsa the Snow Queen
POP Game of Thrones Ghost with Flocking
POP Despicable Me 2 Minion Carl (Purple Disguise)
POP Despicable Me 2 Minion Dave (Purple Disguise)
POP Star Wars Hoth Luke & 6" Wampa
Marvel Blind Box
Disney Blind Box
In Memoriam Game of Thrones Deceased Blind Box
Glow Game of Thrones White Walker Action Figure

[Ridureyu]

Man, that dilophosaurus looks weird without his jaw...

 

 

But in other news, I have Crimson Typhoon from Pacific Rim:

 

[iwao]

Got an ebay Oh No Aliens seller to agree to send me the gray Krator I needed if I bought a mixed color set of 9. Small collecting win.

 

Skylander set was $10 and Mega Man 10 game PS2 collection was $15 on Amazon.

 

[Ridureyu]

GIANT WHALE!

[Behemoth]

[108KickBack]

Got this the other day.Finally got around to building it.

 

 

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[Beastformers]

Got these today. I Bought the right slag king because it looked like a variant and it is gotta love that!

Note:The Left Slag king is old just wanted to show the variant easier.

 

 

 

 

There is indeed a ´variant´ of the Slag King and its known that the one that came with the Savannah set is more Brown than the other one which is a little more Greyish. Not really sure where that one came from though since just like the Dino Gator, Skybat, Grotess, King Buster and Salmomanther those figs were not available in a single box. So they might´ve derived from the so called punch-box.

 

Looking at the color of your Right (new) Slag King though I´m not 100% certain its a variation you should be happy about since it looks as if this figure is a victim of the known discoloration issue among Slag Kings..... I´d need to see a side and back pic to be sure but you can easily tell when the front color of the figure (skin only) is more blueish while the back color is more the color of the figure on the left of your picture. So if the front and back color of its skin is different I´m afraid I´ve to tell you its not a variant but its a issue caused by sunlight resulting in the discoloration of the skin color. Just like the Skybat and Dino Gator the Slag King in the box with the chariot (Battle Savannah) is visibly placed behind the bubble wrap but whereas the other two are not affected at all by sunlight (at least not as far as I know) possible due to another composition of the base color of rubber used for the main figure (and thus its primary skin color) the rubber that´s used for the Slag King is know to show signs of discoloration. If that´s the case its a pretty serious issue condition wise. Hope its just the pic though....

[Draznar]

Got an ebay Oh No Aliens seller to agree to send me the gray Krator I needed if I bought a mixed color set of 9. Small collecting win.

 

Skylander set was $10 and Mega Man 10 game PS2 collection was $15 on Amazon.

 

I want that mega bloks set just for that thumpback!

[80schild]

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My Big Boy finally arrived today

[bigburty]

Awesome Chris! Now you've got your BB Snowman you can send me your pink Orobas

Edited by bigburty, 26 July 2014 - 04:16 AM.

[Behemoth]

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My Big Boy finally arrived today

That snowman is so sexy...

[thenerdieststore]

There is indeed a ´variant´ of the Slag King and its known that the one that came with the Savannah set is more Brown than the other one which is a little more Greyish. Not really sure where that one came from though since just like the Dino Gator, Skybat, Grotess, King Buster and Salmomanther those figs were not available in a single box. So they might´ve derived from the so called punch-box.

 

Looking at the color of your Right (new) Slag King though I´m not 100% certain its a variation you should be happy about since it looks as if this figure is a victim of the known discoloration issue among Slag Kings..... I´d need to see a side and back pic to be sure but you can easily tell when the front color of the figure (skin only) is more blueish while the back color is more the color of the figure on the left of your picture. So if the front and back color of its skin is different I´m afraid I´ve to tell you its not a variant but its a issue caused by sunlight resulting in the discoloration of the skin color. Just like the Skybat and Dino Gator the Slag King in the box with the chariot (Battle Savannah) is visibly placed behind the bubble wrap but whereas the other two are not affected at all by sunlight (at least not as far as I know) possible due to another composition of the base color of rubber used for the main figure (and thus its primary skin color) the rubber that´s used for the Slag King is know to show signs of discoloration. If that´s the case its a pretty serious issue condition wise. Hope its just the pic though....

 

I am not sure if that blue is sun damage though. It seems like it would be more obvious like in this voltron toy: http://www.thenerdie...e-no-weapons-b/ (smoke and sun do the same damage for blues)

Edited by thenerdieststore, 26 July 2014 - 09:07 AM.

[bachamn]

Got this the other day.Finally got around to building it.

 

 

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That's the only LEGO Tolkien set that I didn't buy since the only exclusive bits were the new printed robe/legs for Saruman and Wormtongue; I skipped out and just bought the figures individually.

 

Btw, in case you hadn't seen it yet they unveiled the LEGO Smaug set last week. Set is kinda meh (and overpriced at $130) but he looks good IMO.

 

[Ridureyu]

NECA put their SDCC figures upf or sale on Wednesday, and shipped super-fast!

 

So I picked up Ahab Predator, from the upcoming comic, Predator: Fire & Stone.

 

He's old and scarred, an elder in his tribe, and now seeks the ultimate prey for one last hunt - something greater than any challenge any member of his species has faced before.

 

*(Nightstorm's staff broke in a freak accident last December. Works well for the image!)

[80schild]

He does look good in purple Jud,  Al you'll bound to get a Burty del boy deal soon 

Edited by 80schild, 27 July 2014 - 03:12 AM.

[Beastformers]

I am not sure if that blue is sun damage though. It seems like it would be more obvious like in this voltron toy: http://www.thenerdie...e-no-weapons-b/ (smoke and sun do the same damage for blues)

 

If it´d be smoke than it would also be present on the back of this figure as it would´ve affected its complete original skin color and mainly this is not the case simply because the box these figs come from have this transparent bubble/foil where the figure is visible inside the box. If the box is displayed in a store front or whatever room where the sun is able to hit it the color is affected and changing inside the box........ I asked for side and back pics in order to confirm or bust my thoughts as this would exclude the option of smoke damage as well.  

[108KickBack]

Here are the pics of side to side, back to back.If he is sun damaged , it don't bother me hes look better in a light blue than a dull grey 

 

 

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[Beastformers]

Here are the pics of side to side, back to back.If he is sun damaged , it don't bother me hes look better in a light blue than a dull grey 

 

 

Thanks for the pics and I´m glad your not to bothered with the issue because my thoughts were confirmed with these pics since they clearly show the blueish discoloration of the front side of the figure (side which has been exposed to sunlight inside the box). Hope you got this figure for a good price since condition wise this is a pretty serious issue so it wouldn´t be accepted by most collectors. I´ve had one which I used for a custom project. 

 

On the other hand though it looks as if your other Slag King is indeed the more rare Savannah version which has a more brown skin tone than the normal Slag King. 

 

Sorry for the (bad) news but its an issue that I´ve been trying to discuss out here on the board openly and quite often so it should´ve been available with some searching. 

Next time keep in mind that with an issue like that there´s a lot of room to negotiate on the price since it´d be worth only a fraction of a Slag King in good condition.  

[Ridureyu]

You know what?  Ahab is badass.

 

 

 

 

 

[Draznar]

I can't get over how not Diablo that "Diablo" is.

[bachamn]

I can't get over how not Diablo that "Diablo" is.

sounds like you're quoting a Diablo 3 review

 

Anyway, I got this commissioned portrait of my girlfriend and I from Peter this weekend. Anniversary gift success!

 

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[Draznar]

sounds like you're quoting a Diablo 3 review

It just looks so wrong.