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[Adamantiumwulf]

Here are some karate figures that I got from a quarter machine at toys 'R' us while I was still living in Ca.

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[EVOM]

I had 2 of those figs as well. I too got mine out of a Tru machine, it was when I was living in Syracuse.

[arforbes]

I used to always buy bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E.'s for a quarter at the machines at Toys R Us and at grocery stores back in the day. The most recent I have seen them was probably about five to seven years ago. Now whenever I see those machines, I always find myself looking for the bootleg figures. I know I will see them again someday.

[Adamantiumwulf]

I always check the machines. They might get something cool for a change.

The only decent thing I found in the past few years was one that had sem digimon stuff. A little cup with the charcters or the digimon and pins of the digimon and of course stickers.

[Tortle]

Now whenever I see those machines, I always find myself looking for the bootleg figures. I know I will see them again someday.

About three years ago, I was coming out of a Toys R Us, and saw in a quarter machine MUSCLE figures! Of course, they were bootlegs, but it was pretty cool seeing MUSCLEs in the store after so many years. The problem was, there was other stupid crap in the machine too, so you weren't guaranteed to get a MUSCLE. I spent as much money as I could trying to get those things, and I could only manage to get three. But one of them was the key-arm Kinnikuman! You can check him out here:

http://www.newellsys.../collecting.asp

Just click on the link above, then on Bootlegs under Misc. Good days, those were...

-Nathan

[arforbes]

I had the same problem Nathan. The machine was filled with other crap too so I had to spend a lot of money to get the bootlegs. I also got one of those bootleg key arm Kinnikuman too. Back then I thought it was a bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E. because I didn't know what all the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures looked like.

Get this though! My mom works at the store that had all the bootlegs. One day not too long after I saw the bootlegs in the machine, she saw the guy who fills the machines working on it. She asked him if she could get a few of the figures left inside and he gave her all of them!!! She came home that day with a bag of bootlegs, around ten or so. I was so excited! I love my mom!