Thinking Again
#1
Posted 03 September 2002 - 11:59 AM
I was thinking of some toys my friends collect, and a couple that I have. What about the spawn series? Anybody else collect spawn toys, I have a couple. Or the youngblood or other comic related toys. Most of them have some really cool detail. Or remember the predator alien series of toys, do you guys collect those. I remember driving all over Colorado with a buddy looking for some of the guys he needed from that series. I saw some little guys called yu gi oh or something like that, they looked kind of cool. Umm.... had more to ask but can't think of it now. Oh well, it will come back to me.
#2
Posted 03 September 2002 - 12:47 PM
The clear plastic Ambush Predator mailaway is actually one of my favorite toys of all time (he makes a small cameo in the new Fox and Tortle episode).
I never really got into Spawn, mainly because the figures have no play value (no articulation + no action features = no play value). And frankly... the plastic just feels ugly. For that reason, when I buy one, I take it out of the package, put it on a shelf, and never touch it again. Although, I do credit McFarlane toys with revolutionizing toy sculpting, and therefore pushing other toy companies towards more detailed sculpts as well.
-Nathan
#3
Posted 03 September 2002 - 01:07 PM
Lotsa Marvel/Spidey stuff though (none of the ugly movie crap though)
#4
Posted 03 September 2002 - 02:16 PM
#5
Posted 03 September 2002 - 02:47 PM
So, keeping in mind the fact that my collection will be worthless someday (monetarily speaking), I have no problem opening my toys. They're much more fun opened anyway.
where can I get these romandoh figures at a half reasonable price?
Nowhere. You'll have to shell out an arm and a leg for each of these figures, unless you can somehow pull a deal with Japanese dealers (even then, you'll pay an arm and a leg for shipping).
-Nathan
#6
Posted 03 September 2002 - 02:59 PM
This is how I collect.
On a side note. I would usually rather buy something in excellent condition, without any packaging, for display, if it is a substantially better price. But then again, who wouldn't.
Also, even though I collect with investments in mind, I don't buy anything I don't like. Hot Weels are all the rage these days, but I don't have a single one, because I don't like them (I have some old micro machines though).
-Johnny
#7
Posted 03 September 2002 - 03:04 PM
#8
Posted 04 September 2002 - 07:29 AM
As far as takeing things out of the packages. I used to buy two. One to keep in the package and one to take out and play with and pose. At least I used to before getting married and haveing bills to pay.
If someone is worried about devaluing something by opening it. Wait a month or two and look on ebay and see how much loose figures are going for and if the price is right buy some.
I have about 75% of the U.S. Beast Wars Transformers excluding repaints. I Have them in the box or on card and then the same figures loose. Might be 3 or 4 figures that I have loose but not in the box.
I have duplicates of all the blizzard figures except warcraft 3. One set MOC(Mint on Card) one set to set up and display and if the price is right I will buy extras to sell later.
As for Romando figures I have been cheap. I wont pay more then 15 dollars for one excluding shipping. Might possibly go up to 20 for some of the bigger figures. Being cheap is probabbly why I only have 4 though. The first one I got was the ashurman repaint for 15 bucks and one of his arms had popped off. Modeling glue is a great thing.
Id wait to see if they get released here. They should be more reasonable in price.
#9
Posted 07 September 2002 - 08:53 PM
What i REALLY want someday is the Tortured Souls sets, made by Mcfarlane toys, based on characters created by Clive Barker.
If you havent seen em you should check them out if you like morbidly detailed figures.
Just dont have the cash right now but someday I WILL OWN THEM ALL!!!
Later,
Brad H.
#10
Posted 13 September 2002 - 03:28 AM
no articulation + no action features = no play value
does anybody else see the irony in this???
your words make Krangala cry.......
Tortle, you should put Krangala in an episode of Fox and Tortle!!!
and call him KRANGALA!!!!!!
#11
Posted 13 September 2002 - 06:00 AM
no articulation + no action features = no play value
does anybody else see the irony in this???
HA HA!!! Holy crap... damn, man... I know I'm a hypocrite, but it's rare when I blatantly display it like this!
Okay, let me explain my blasphemous statement: Spawn figures suck because they don't have any articulation or action features, which I really feel like they should have in order to be a good toy. MUSCLEs don't have articulation or action features, but I don't think that they need them ... they're alot of fun anyway.
-Nathan
#12
Posted 14 September 2002 - 09:25 AM
I just thought it was a bit funny!