5966 replies to this topic

[steverotters]

Love that checklist idea, Hari!  What a great system. 

 

Do you bag them up and store them based on each sheet, or do you have room in your place where you can basically keep them on the table as you collect? How are you going to display them once you have the whole set?  Also, what do you think will be your next collecting goal?

[Harigorasu]

Love that checklist idea, Hari!  What a great system. 

 

Do you bag them up and store them based on each sheet, or do you have room in your place where you can basically keep them on the table as you collect? How are you going to display them once you have the whole set?  Also, what do you think will be your next collecting goal?

You hit the nail on the head- I have them bagged ~25 to a bag corresponding to each sheet.

As far as displaying them- I found black flocked 20-slot zippo lighter trays on amazon, 12 for ~$20. I plan on mounting them on black foam core, sewing a string of elastic thread through the center of each row and hanging them on the wall.

Collecting goal? Well I collect a lot of different '80s toy lines that will keep me busy for awhile!!

 

http://www.amazon.co...544503&sr=1-283

Attached Files

•  Zippo Tray.jpg   12.34K   4 downloads

Edited by Harigorasu, 13 December 2015 - 03:30 PM.

[stoneyface]

I just pulled the regular green one today, man.
Let me know if you are in need of it.

i would totally love the green colorway of the horror classix cthuhlu! let me know dude! 

[TinyPink]

Treated myself to this great pair, they arrived on Saturday after a very long trip.  Seabozu's bones were beige before his soaking/scrubbing...just look at him now!  Notice Toto's skin textures...the attention to detail...and those eyes:

 

 

Found this Yoda bubble bath topper yesterday, and coincidentally it uses the EXACT same neck plug as Ooze-It!  I could make a 'functioning' model, but I haven't got the heart to gouge out Yoda's eyes.

"Spew pus out of every orifice, I will!"

 

 

A shot of their matching ports, essentially a threaded bottle stem, allowing for endless customizing possibilities.

See that cosmic red slime residue?  He earned that battle scar over the course of several years.  My six-year-old self showed this stalwart bastard NO mercy!

 

 

[Harigorasu]

Monday Mailbag!!!

 

#1: Kinniku Driver (bronze color) Super Image Revolution Kinnikuman vs Sunshine Dream of Superman Tag Edition

 

#2: 1983 Bandai Machine Robo MR-29 aka Go Bots "Pathfinder"

      1985 Bandai Machine Robo MR-25 aka Go Bots "Leader-1"

Attached Files

•  Kinniku Driver Bronze.jpg   93.35K   0 downloads
•  Machine Robo X2.jpg   103.6K   0 downloads

[Harigorasu]

Treated myself to this great pair, they arrived on Saturday after a very long trip.  Seabozu's bones were beige before his soaking/scrubbing...just look at him now!  Notice Toto's skin textures...the attention to detail...and those eyes:

 

[img]

 

Found this Yoda bubble bath topper yesterday, and coincidentally it uses the EXACT same neck plug as Ooze-It!  I could make a 'functioning' model, but I haven't got the heart to gouge out Yoda's eyes.

"Spew pus out of every orifice, I will!"

 

[img]

 

A shot of their matching ports, essentially a threaded bottle stem, allowing for endless customizing possibilities.

See that cosmic red slime residue?  He earned that battle scar over the course of several years.  My six-year-old self showed this stalwart bastard NO mercy!

 

[img]

 

 

Love the kaiju! Seabozu looks awesome & Toto's detail would make a great addition to any Gamera collection!

As for Yoda, I'd be too tempted to resist carefully cutting ooze-slits with an exacto. That topper's just begging to be defiled!!

[steverotters]

Heat up a punch or just a Phillip's head screwdriver on your stove.  it is going to be quicker and a lot less dangerous than trying to muck around with an x-acto. If there is a bit of bunched up melted plastic you can trim it up with the x-axcto, but at least get the initial puncture done with a heated implement.  Also a soldering iron tip or a wood-burning tool would work.  Even having those things, I tend to prefer to just heat up tools on the stove.

Edited by steverotters, 14 December 2015 - 05:55 PM.

[TinyPink]

 just begging to be defiled!!

 

 

So you knew my ex-wife in high school??

 

I agree, Rotters.  I've got insulated rods I use just for things like this.  If I'm careful, I could probably cleanly punch out the black pupils.

(Sorry, Yoda...so morbid...)

[ironmask]

Some new additions to the Jojo's shelf!

Attached Files

•  DSCN2401.JPG   141.91K   8 downloads

[optimusdrizzt]

So I have had some awesome December of pick-ups! I meant to post this sooner. These all came from IG trades, local flea store, Craiglist's pick-ups, and Mattycollector.com and have made my month very happy!


Finally made some way on my Ghostbuster's ghosts!

 20151215_230749.jpg   59.21K   16 downloads

Found this little gem on craigslist (started out as some street fighter joes and then saw him!)

 20151206_124229.jpg   76.16K   25 downloads​

Nothing like Giant Hemans....I can't stop staring at theses guys (My only cybermonday/black Friday pick-up, and it was on the Tuesday after)

 20151209_233847.jpg   156.25K   16 downloads

He holds my LRG guys in his belly now. Inhumanoids are the ugliest and creepiest 80s cartoon (watch it you will love it), but the three giants villains are awesome.

 20151213_142427.png   1.64MB   14 downloads

My wife got these 4 guys for cheap when I went out of town. After pliable rubber toys, vinyl is the next best thing.

 20151107_142727.jpg   65.07K   12 downloads

My $2 pick up, it was a perfect Savers/Thrift experience

 20151209_204946.jpg   154.04K   8 downloads

Edited by optimusdrizzt, 15 December 2015 - 09:42 PM.

[Ridureyu]

Dude, you got Scratch AND D-Compose?  Incredible!!!

 

 

A local Barnes & Noble is closing down, and their non-book merchandise was marked down TREMENDOUSLY.  Killer Croc cost me $4.

 

 

Here's a Minecraft Endermite.  They have convinced me to buy what is essentially purple plastic poop.  And like it.

 

 

EXTERMINATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

And finally, a few D&D minis. Their paint is... odd.  Take this Quaggoth as an example - theya re furry, catlike cave monsters, but this looks like he's made of sgtone and vines (which is kinda cool)

 

 

A Dretch, which is the lowest and most worthless demon.  Looks kinda like a droopy cow.

 

 

The cockatrice, which is rather naked for a bird.

[ironmask]

I can dig that cockatrice.

[Ridureyu]

The last He-Man figures of the year came in - FOUR of them!

 

There's Dare, Son of He-Man, who came from not one but TWO failed series pitches.  One became the foundation of the New Adventures cartoon, and the other has existed in the form of leaked concept art for years.

 

Prahvus, an insanely badass monster from the 200X cartoon.

 

 

And finally, Laser Power He-Man vs. Laser Light Skeletor.  The original, electronic figures only got a limited release in Europe (and were basically prototypes for the NEw Adventures cartoon).  As for these... well, the Classics toyline avoids incorporating action features, so there's no way they would make them battery-powered, right?

 

[EnigmaGamer]

pretty happy with these and I got my 1st Gormiti

 

 

Attached Files

•  DSC_01861.JPG   59.26K   18 downloads

[Jesse]

Got some addition to my growing UoV collection! Man these guys are so cool and ubelievably detailed...
 20151218_194004.jpg   86.5K   5 downloads

Loving my latest haul so thanks to Ericnilla for hooking me up with the Elephunt
 20151218_194033.jpg   72.98K   7 downloads
 20151218_194057.jpg   70.91K   6 downloads
Cool how the mask also fits the hand..

[MantisFang]

Lucifer from Battlestar Galactica is a grail figure that I've been longing for ever since I was little... Finally here to stay.


A sweet Ivory MOTULOS from Mr Nilla and Nerd One complete with Flesh Critter sentries..

[Ridureyu]

Well, that didn't take long.

 

(most of the body is die-cast metal)

[steverotters]

Found Deku Link at Target and Skull Kid at Walgreens! 

 

I fink u freeky!

Attached Files

•  skull-kid.jpg   86.01K   8 downloads

Edited by steverotters, 19 December 2015 - 01:13 AM.

[Draznar]

Wow, Steve. I am insanely jelly of you right now. Two of the figures from my all-time favourite LoZ title? You're a goddamn lucky man.

[ironmask]

Wow, Steve. I am insanely jelly of you right now. Two of the figures from my all-time favourite LoZ title? You're a goddamn lucky man.

They have them in abundance at the Target near me. I passed on them, and the 8-Bit Links, but definitely picked up the yellow and purple Pikmin figures. I haven't seen the red or blue in the wild yet.

[Draznar]

They have them in abundance at the Target near me. I passed on them, and the 8-Bit Links, but definitely picked up the yellow and purple Pikmin figures. I haven't seen the red or blue in the wild yet.

 

The distribution on these figures is utter shit in Canada, and what few do hit shelves here are snatched up by the scalpers the minute they hit the pegs, (assuming the employees even put them out).

The only Pikmin figure I've seen here is the red one, but at $6.99 I felt it was a bit steep for such a tiny sliver of plastic. What are the prices of these figures down south?

Edited by Draznar, 19 December 2015 - 07:03 AM.

[ironmask]

For the 3" scale figure, they are like $3.50 at Target.

[Draznar]

That's a significantly more reasonable price point. Even after this crazy inflation rate, they should only be around $5 here, yet they're an additional $2 after that. (Equivalent to you guys paying $5 for the damn things.)

As cool as the figures are, most of them just don't seem worth the price.

[ironmask]

Let me see what they have this coming week sometime, and maybe I will be able to take an order for you.

[Draznar]

Let me see what they have this coming week sometime, and maybe I will be able to take an order for you.

 

I would appreciate that, but I'll need to wait for a little bit after Christmas and cross my damn fingers.