Recent purchases....toy style.

[Eternal Tune]

We needed a thread of recent purchases me thinks.

Today, I got two new figures. Dom from Gears of War 2 to go along with my Marcus and Baird. Now I need to locate a Cole figure. I'm not really a big fan of the locust toys in the set, so I'm passing on them. I also don't like NECA toys, but alas they make game figures....

I also got a Kaito Nendoroid. He's from a synthesizer application called Vocaloid. A link to the page, so you can see him with his different heads and whatnot. So cuuuute.
http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/eng/2165/Nendoroid+KAITO.html

They seem to be getting along pretty well.

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Dom%20and%20Kaito.jpg

[bangtango]

Found the following for $1 each at a local thrift store, all of them still in their original box.

1. A bunch of Starting Lineup baseball figures from the mid-to-late 1990's including Jim Edmonds, Nomar Garciaparra and Mark McGwire.

2. Some McFarlane NBA figures from the early 2000's including Steve Francis and Rasheed Wallace.

None of these are really worth anything, AFAIK, but being a big sports fan I do consider these kind of cool to have.

[weirdguy]

Got a Series 3 Teddy Troop blind box. Got the Fortress one... again...

[Vinnysdad]

I bought this at Target a couple days ago. Pretty cool little figures called Mighty Muggs. My son decided this one was his though so I need to get another one. I checked the website and they have Marvel, Star Wars, and Transformers figures.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s224/Vinnysdad/78036afcc54_Main400.jpg

[weirdguy]

I bought this at Target a couple days ago. Pretty cool little figures called Mighty Muggs. My son decided this one was his though so I need to get another one. I checked the website and they have Marvel, Star Wars, and Transformers figures.


Mighty Muggs are Hasbro way of bringing designer toy to the mass market.

While I do like the platform, it looks too much like a cash grab...

[Eternal Tune]

I think the Mighty Mug series of toys are cute. I don't own any, but I'm not big on collecting toys that are not from games or animes. I've seen them in the store and always go "AWWWW" and I really like their box designs.

[DigitalSpace]

A friend gave me a Mario Kart 64 R/C car as a Christmas gift - Mario himself. You might remember seeing them at GameStop a while back (not to be confused with the Mario Kart DS cars they currently sell).

[kainemaxwell]

I *hopefully* have a X-Men Origins: Wolverine Deadpool coming in the next few days from Hasbrotoyshop after catching a 10 minute window when it was back in stock.

And i won an A-Wing over on /toy/ last night. Just need a Tycho figure for it.

[RASK1904]

Man today I got a bunch of toys at the swap meet. Lately I've been finding more toys than games. I realy don't mind! He-mans, I found Ram Man(works too) Man At Arms, Some purple Snake Guy?(awsome) and the black gold and purple horse(did jitsu ride this. I know fisto road the other) A bunch of peices of Modulok! Transformers, The G1 transformer plane that looks like the Robotech plane, Jet Fire? The brown bike guy from the cartoon movie, and a blue fire truck guy, he's the chest of some that go together, I think an ambulence, cop car? helicopter? fire truck? As you can tell I don't know much about transformers. I do know there cool as f!Old school Slimer! Rambo, the green centurion. Whats his name? And some pig cop guy? I think he from McFarlen toys. He says 3d realms 1998? Anyone? GI Joes I got 2 of the Ninja Force figures Bishido and Zartan(missing his mohawk) and the top half of Snake Eyes version 3 and a Cobra Condor! Yeeehaah! Game stuff. I got Chrono Cross, Columns, Jeny Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl, FFVIII for the PC? ps1 av, Snes av, and a saturn controller, Roger Rabit, Terminator, Johny the Homisidal Maniac 1-7. and last but not least some Muscles to add to the Pile I already have. Man today was a good day!!!! Check the pic. Link below!

Thanx RASK1904
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33744378@N03/

[NCN]

I stopped by the thrift store yesterday to see what I might find.

I walked out with a few items, most of which I am (hopefully) having identified on another forum. Two 3 3/4" figures, two small vehicles/transports, a Riddler 3 3/4", a purple panther toy, a small anime statue from Burger King and a very interesting 6" figure. It's 100% pearl purple/magenta, and in the form of an anime type character. There is a "block" that sticks out of the back of the figure with two small buttons inside. If you push them the arms swing. Weird.

[Eternal Tune]

Introducing, Crisis Core Cloud Play Art.

Just a note, he really hates iamchris from the forums. Apparently I should return him and get Auron. pfft

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/FChris.jpg

[Flack]

I bought this at Target a couple days ago. Pretty cool little figures called Mighty Muggs. My son decided this one was his though so I need to get another one. I checked the website and they have Marvel, Star Wars, and Transformers figures.

My sister gave me a Toys R Us gift certificate for Christmas and I picked up a Mighty Muggs Boba Fett and Stormtrooper. They look great on my desk ... however one day I came to work and my boss had moved them to where they were holding hands and informed me that they had got married while I was out to lunch.

[GarrettCRW]

Introducing, Crisis Core Cloud Play Art.

Just a note, he really hates iamchris from the forums. Apparently I should return him and get Auron. pfft

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/FChris.jpg

He's pretty damn foofy if he dots his eyes with hearts.

[mnbren05]

Almost bought Halo covenant alien figure today for $1. Looked creepy and cool until I picked it up. Sticky, dusty, and had possibly old carpet on it. May have actually been a deformed Master Chief figure under the grime.

[boogiecat]

Recently pre-ordered a Miku Miku Kagami Figma on Play-Asia.com but i've already bought a Miyuki Takara Figma on a local toy store in my country yesterday!!:evil laugh:

[namzep]

I've picked up quite a few toys over the last couple of months (some are video game based, some aren't). They include:

probably 15+ of the McFarlane Movie Maniacs figures (including two of the large playsets)
4 out of 5 of some ~6' Nintendo character figures (missing Toad but have Luigi, Mario, Yoshi, and DK)
a set of Mario vs. DK gapashon figures
several SHUMP ship gapashon figures

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

One word: Bannakaffalatta. That is all.

[Diosoth]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/diosoth/legends.jpg

Transformers "Legends" class. Think 3" versions that still transform. The Cybertron serioes Optimus Prime was purchased at Dollar General for $3.50. The movie toys were bought at Big Lots for $6 per 2-pack.

Best ones are Brawl, Bonecrusher and Scorponok. Jazz is an outright piece of shit. The fake grille that's on the chest flips up to form the rear window of the car. Looks more like a car that's been wrecked into, though.

[Steve W]

I don't buy toys, but I do play those crane machines that have stuffed animals inside. I've picked up a bunch of those recently. I used to work in the dead of night at my store where we had one. My co-workers and I used to save our quarters and practice and really empty that machine out. Nowadays I can usually get a couple plushies for a few bucks. It's a really weird skill to have.

[Felixthegamer]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/sweetamber/IMG_0021.jpg

Re-dux Mer-man!

[Diosoth]

Re-dux Mer-man!

I envy the people who manage to buy those things in the 2 seconds they're actually in stock prior to selling out. Me, I can't get He-Man or Skeletor and I'm not paying $30 scalper prices from other dealers.


I found this today at Toys R Us, while out for Free Comic Book Day

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/diosoth/sonicknight.jpg

I still need to learn how to work this camera to take decent photos, and there MUST be a way to use the flash without reflecting off every shiny surface. I took 8 pictures and this was the only visible one.

[Eternal Tune]

I forgot about this thread!

I recently purchased Chris and Sheva figures from the NECA Resident Evil 5 line. I never took any pictures of them though.

....and this fucker. God he's awesome.

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Leon1.JPG

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Leon2.JPG

Now I wish I could find the RPD version that didn't cost over 300 bucks.

I also ordered these, but they haven't shown up yet. I'm really excited. I love Guy.
http://hlj.com/product/BAN956764

[Eternal Tune]

Chris and Sheva NECA figures. I believe they are 7 inches tall.

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02725.JPG

Then my Tales of the Abyss Petite Prop Plus figures came. There are 9 to collect, but 10 packaged per case, so I ended up with an extra regular Jade. I hate Jade. I wanted a double of Guy. Oh well, I can torture it.

Luke (Regular Luke, Short Hair Luke, and Spa Luke):
http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02721.JPG

Guy (Regular and Tux):
http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02722.JPG

Jades (Regular and Spa):
http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02723.JPG

Tears (Regular and Maid Outfit):
http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02724.JPG

Since I never posted them, these are also semi-recent. I bought two boxes inorder to get all 13 figures. Each character has a variant weapon, except for Ion. So I have extras floating around. Gave thought to selling them on ebay, but just left them in the plastic and shoved them in the closet. Well except for Guy. There are four of him floating around various places in my room.

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02718.JPG

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/Tales%20of/DSC02719.JPG

Camera glare is annoying......

[Sonicwolf]

I envy the people who manage to buy those things in the 2 seconds they're actually in stock prior to selling out. Me, I can't get He-Man or Skeletor and I'm not paying $30 scalper prices from other dealers.


I found this today at Toys R Us, while out for Free Comic Book Day

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/diosoth/sonicknight.jpg

I still need to learn how to work this camera to take decent photos, and there MUST be a way to use the flash without reflecting off every shiny surface. I took 8 pictures and this was the only visible one.

I find if you use the flash but take the picture far away and with zoom you can get a pretty good picture with minimal glare.

[Diosoth]

I find if you use the flash but take the picture far away and with zoom you can get a pretty good picture with minimal glare.

I think my choice of home lighting also messes with the camera. Seems that those long-life compant flourescent bulbs don't put out proper lighting for the camera.

This one came out slightly better
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/diosoth/knightsonic.jpg

As for the flash, moving an object to the edge of frame helps, but here I'm dealing with 2 layers of shiny plastic in front of the toy. It's going to catch light regardless.

[Pantechnicon]

It's far from complete, but my daughter and I have rounded out a little more of our jointly owned Iron Man collection:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/pzcortez/ironmans-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/pzcortez/ironmans2.jpg

Imo, there are too many repaints in this product line. Some of them are cool, like the Captain America armor, but most are pointless, like the "Torpedo" model fourth from the left in the top pic. Also not pictured, but we have it, is the "Hot Zone" armor, which is the same model and weapons as the "War Machine", just painted red and gold. Meh.

The only ones I'd still care to get (although they're still repaints) are the "Silver Centurion" Target exclusive and the "Battle Monger". Anybody gets a line on these cheap please drop me a PM.

[Diosoth]

It's far from complete, but my daughter and I have rounded out a little more of our jointly owned Iron Man collection:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/pzcortez/ironmans-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/pzcortez/ironmans2.jpg

Imo, there are too many repaints in this product line. Some of them are cool, like the Captain America armor, but most are pointless, like the "Torpedo" model fourth from the left in the top pic. Also not pictured, but we have it, is the "Hot Zone" armor, which is the same model and weapons as the "War Machine", just painted red and gold. Meh.

The only ones I'd still care to get (although they're still repaints) are the "Silver Centurion" Target exclusive and the "Battle Monger". Anybody gets a line on these cheap please drop me a PM.

Battle Monger? I've seen that one pretty heavily. Just keep looking.

[namzep]

Picked up a few toy related items recently:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u202/namzep69/forums/new090501.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u202/namzep69/forums/new090502c.jpg

The Toad figure completes the set of Nintendo figs I started grabbing around Christmas time (and way overpaid for the first two). The RC cars started out at $20/ea at Gamestop and I kept waiting for them to drop and they finally got down to a reasonable price ($5.99/ea).

[Pantechnicon]

Battle Monger? I've seen that one pretty heavily. Just keep looking.

Success!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/pzcortez/DSCN0354.jpg

[DigitalSpace]

I saw a couple Hot Wheels muscle cars at Target that I couldn't resist buying.

'70 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Wagon (looks like the one shown here (http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2009/2009_019a.jpg))
'71 Dodge Demon (looks like the one shown here (http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2009/2009_013a.jpg))

[Eternal Tune]

Zero/Lelouch from Code Geass. I'm a huge fan of this anime.

http://spaceballsthewebsite.com/tune/DSC02734.JPG

I had this PVC figure on reserve for a long while. He showed up last week sometime, but I didn't really do much with him until tonight. He comes with two heads (Geass eye and normal), two sets of arms and a zero mask that keeps getting "misplaced".

[Steve W]

Picked this bad boy up today at a thrift, for a measly $3.19. It's a Tomy electromechanical toy, Atomic Arcade Pinball. It's from 1979. My brother got one for Christmas that year, and took the thing apart to figure out how it worked. Too bad he didn't have the brains to put it back together. This one's battery compartment looked like a monkey exploded in it, so it might be a while before I can clean it up and test it out.

I'm sort of regretting something that I decided to pass on, because I probably won't find another one, ever. I came across a Shogun Warrior toy. It was a Gaiking figure, the jumbo sized one. But missing a hand and all it's accessories. I just couldn't pull the trigger and buy it, even though it was only $3 or so. It had seen better days, and I couldn't justify even more clutter that I won't do anything with. I still have my original Mazinger and my brother's Dragun figure, both of which were beaten to hell. I'm not sure if I need a third in there. Here's a page dedicated to it. http://www.wildtoys.com/shogun/ShogJumbo/gaiking.asp

[RJ]

Just a couple Duplo sets for my toddler twin boys at Legoland Mall of America last Fri. So far they've been a hit!

Cant wait to get them going on the REAL toy stuff, starting w/ my Legos & Star Wars I saved for them.

[Sammy_90]

Just a couple Duplo sets for my toddler twin boys at Legoland Mall of America last Fri. So far they've been a hit!

Cant wait to get them going on the REAL toy stuff, starting w/ my Legos & Star Wars I saved for them.

That's really sweet :) A new toy lovin' generation begins :) Making sure they follow in your footsteps? hehe. Nice stuff Eternal you must have heaps of figures I love the nendoroids myself :)

[RJ]

That's right, & the first gaming system they'll play is the ol' Atari 2600, just like I did. The one I have may even be my first one, I've had several of them change hands.

[Ryaan1234]

I'm sort of regretting something that I decided to pass on, because I probably won't find another one, ever. I came across a Shogun Warrior toy. It was a Gaiking figure, the jumbo sized one. But missing a hand and all it's accessories. I just couldn't pull the trigger and buy it, even though it was only $3 or so. It had seen better days, and I couldn't justify even more clutter that I won't do anything with. I still have my original Mazinger and my brother's Dragun figure, both of which were beaten to hell. I'm not sure if I need a third in there. Here's a page dedicated to it. http://www.wildtoys.com/shogun/ShogJumbo/gaiking.asp

Wow, I feel bad for you about that one. I sold a small "Poseidon" action figure in the box for $75 a while back. Those big figures bring a lot of money, and I'd expect one like Gaiking would still be worth a fair amount ($30-50 I think, maybe more) even if it did have that damage.

[Steve W]

Wow, I feel bad for you about that one. I sold a small "Poseidon" action figure in the box for $75 a while back. Those big figures bring a lot of money, and I'd expect one like Gaiking would still be worth a fair amount ($30-50 I think, maybe more) even if it did have that damage.

Well, crud, you're making me want to go back to the place and see if it's still there. Too bad the thrift is far out of my normal range, I'll have to wait until I can find the time.

[Flashback2012]

This one came out slightly better


Nice. :roll:

Can't take a banning like a man, gotta edit an otherwise harmless photo and make it not safe for viewing. :smash:

[Steve W]

Wow, I feel bad for you about that one. I sold a small "Poseidon" action figure in the box for $75 a while back. Those big figures bring a lot of money, and I'd expect one like Gaiking would still be worth a fair amount ($30-50 I think, maybe more) even if it did have that damage.
Okay, you broke me. I couldn't find anything in the thrifts locally so I headed north and hit the ones in Lewisville and The Colony. I ended up buying the Gaiking, along with a shrinkwrapped Revell Robotech Changers model and a Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld, rounding out my toy finds for today. I've got pictures posted in the June Finds thread.

[Ryaan1234]

Okay, you broke me. I couldn't find anything in the thrifts locally so I headed north and hit the ones in Lewisville and The Colony. I ended up buying the Gaiking, along with a shrinkwrapped Revell Robotech Changers model and a Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld, rounding out my toy finds for today. I've got pictures posted in the June Finds thread.


The price I gave you was sort of my rough estimate. Boxed and mint ones do bring a lot of money. One like yours, but with both fists, brought $48 on eBay. I'd expect yours to be worth around $25-30 if you're planning on selling it. I bet if you either wait on eBay or do some searching you may be able to find someone who has just a fist that you can buy to make your figure complete. Those figures are really hard to find. I've been doing garage sales for 5 years and I've only found 2 boxed small figures at goodwill.

[Steve W]

I don't plan on selling it. I'm not an eBay kind of guy (or Craigslist, for that matter). I bought it just because it's something from my childhood that I won't come across very often, if ever.

Looking at related toys on some site, it occured to me that I had a couple smaller Shogun Warrior figures when I was a kid too. Along with the Colorforms set!

What I really want to find in a thrift, as far as toys go, would be a Big Trak (I already have one, but you can never have enough of 'em!) or a Star Fire. And on the distant end of stuff I'd love to find but is so unlikely that I'll end up the King of England first, an Androbot or a Heathkit Hero-1.

[Pantechnicon]

Picked this bad boy up today at a thrift, for a measly $3.19. It's a Tomy electromechanical toy, Atomic Arcade Pinball. It's from 1979. My brother got one for Christmas that year, and took the thing apart to figure out how it worked. Too bad he didn't have the brains to put it back together. This one's battery compartment looked like a monkey exploded in it, so it might be a while before I can clean it up and test it out.

I'm sort of regretting something that I decided to pass on, because I probably won't find another one, ever. I came across a Shogun Warrior toy. It was a Gaiking figure, the jumbo sized one. But missing a hand and all it's accessories. I just couldn't pull the trigger and buy it, even though it was only $3 or so. It had seen better days, and I couldn't justify even more clutter that I won't do anything with. I still have my original Mazinger and my brother's Dragun figure, both of which were beaten to hell. I'm not sure if I need a third in there. Here's a page dedicated to it. http://www.wildtoys.com/shogun/ShogJumbo/gaiking.asp

:hail:You're putting a smile on my face and killing me at the same time with this post.

The smile comes from Atomic Arcade Pinball - Got one of these in 1980 and played the heck out of it. It eventually went to that place to wherever your old toys go and you forget about them. Then a couple of years ago I found a second one - CIB no less, at a Savers for $5. It remains a fixture of my Room of Doom - some pinball to complement the video games.

I'd recommend thoroughly cleaning out the battery compartment, and the sooner the better. It's probably full of battery corrosives. The machine I found had a lot of corrosion on the metal battery contacts. Once they were cleaned up the pinball machine fired up good as new.

I've seen tabletop pinball machines of similar size as the Atomic Arcade for sale in places like Walgreens and as cheap as $15. But what sets the old Atomic Arcade apart is that it uses real working bumpers, as opposed to these newer knockoffs which only employ these passive little targets. It's just not the same thing.

Interestingly enough the Atomic Arcade pinball machines have been recently reproduced (http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/toys/atomic/atomic.html), so they must have been more popular than you or I might have realized 30 years or so ago. Still, it's nice to have near original machines like this.

The killing is all about Gaiking - If you ever see another one like that, inexpensive, incomplete or otherwise fubar, buy it and send it to me. I'll quadruple your money.

Here's my sad Shogun Warrior tale :popcorn:. I got a brand new Gaiking for Christmas 1978 and this was followed up the next year with a Daimos. A couple more years go by and I still have a hold of them. Granted I don't play with them so much, but they were still dear to me.

One day then my aunt who was living with my family at the time coerced me via guilt manipulation into giving dear old Gaiking and Daimos to the two unruly sons - then aged 4 and 2 - of her then-best friend (stereotype white trash as ever there was), who didn't have a lot of money to get her two poor little boys any decent toys of their own and you're-too-big-for-toys anyway yada yada yada :violin: so I gave them up. About a month later I had occasion to be in the back seat of the car while my aunt went by her pal's house for one reason or another, and it was great sorrow I observed what was left of Gaiking and Daimos scattered or partially buried all across the yard of their house, as if they'd been defeated by Gojira himself. :shameful:.

Hold on, it gets worse. Years go by. It's 1995. I move to Albuquerque and become familiar with a local collectible shop which happens to have a Gaiking for sale - $100. Not unreasonable, given the age and conditon of the thing. But still too rich for me (newlywed) at the time. I have a kid in 1997. Gaiking is still there for $100. I have a second kid in 2000. Gaiking is still there for $100. I lose my job in 2003 and work part time until 2007. Despite all of this, Gaiking is still there for $100.

Now it's 2009 and despite the tanking economy I feel confident enough in my life and my career that I wonder if Gaiking is still there with that dusty $100 price tag he's been sporting since at least 1995. He is. Even better...the store is having a 25% off sale! I come back the very next day cash in hand and the 25% off signs are now at 40% because the owner is closing the business! I walk in to the store, after 28 years of patient waiting to avenge the unfair forfeiture of my original Gaiking...he's gone. :frustrated:

What about Daimos? Daimos was too rare to ever see him again at a decent price. I'd have been happy just to have another Gaiking.

Buy `em when you can. That's the moral of the story here.

[Steve W]

Interestingly enough the Atomic Arcade pinball machines have been recently reproduced (http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/toys/atomic/atomic.html), so they must have been more popular than you or I might have realized 30 years or so ago. Still, it's nice to have near original machines like this.
At the thrift that I bought Gaiking at, they had a boxed pinball game that looked familiar... it had the same board layout and configuration, just a larger backboard/scoreboard. It was by some company I had never heard of, but there was no denying it - it was a clone of the Atomic Arcade Pinball. I probably should have bought that one too, but I've got enough clutter as it is. Hopefully the little brats at the thrift won't smash it to pieces before it can find a good home.

I've really started perusing the toy section of thrifts, looking for old toys from my youth. I started after going to a thrift where I've walked past their toy shelves a hundred times, but this time I came across a Donkey Kong Coleco tabletop. I'd always wanted these things when I was young, but never got one. Several months later I'm walking past the toys again, thinking about that Donkey Kong (which doesn't turn on, unfortunately) and wondering if I'd ever see another Coleco tabletop in a thrift again, and at that moment I spotted a Coleco Pac-Man! Since then, I've always checked out the toys, on the off-chance I'll find a little piece of gold. I've got loads of electronic handhelds, but no more Coleco tabletops.

[DigitalSpace]

When I was at Target the other day, I saw a Hot Wheels muscle car that I couldn't resist buying - a '66 Ford Fairlane GT. It looks like the one shown here (http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2009/2009_031.jpg).

[Ryaan1234]

Rest of my GI Joe haul:

box 2:
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/gijoe2.jpg
Yeah. Some small vehicles. I've already pulled a War Hawk, Sky Striker, and a HISS vehicle from this box.

box 3:
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/gijoe3.jpg
Whale and a green vehicle. I haven't look at the whale yet but it's not in the best of shape.

box 4:
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/gijoe4.jpg
A chopper and some stuff. Unsorted so I'm not sure what all's in here.

box 5:
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/gijoe5.jpg
The figures. I've pulled 2 pilots out so I think there were about 30ish. (Sorry for exaggerating when I said 30-40 figures. I thought there were that much.)

box 6:
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/gijoe6.jpg
Missles and accessories. Sorry for blurry pic. I couldn't get it in focus.

[Steve W]

I already mentioned it in the August Finds thread, but I found two more Shogun Warriors today, out at a Waco flea market. They were Dragun and Godzilla. The woman running the stand had to call her husband to ask how much they were. I didn't find out how much Dragun was, because when she told me that Godzilla was $140, I just blurted out "nevermind!" and walked away. If you want to get eBay money for something, then fucking sell it on eBay. Why try to sell something like that at a flea market where everyone's trying to get bargains rather than pay ridiculously inflated eBay prices?

[Lostdwarf]

Rest of my GI Joe haul:

being a master GI JOE collector, try this website www.yojoe.com there you can look up any figure and any vehicle. also if you have any questions on a part or a weapon let me know, i guarantee you i can tell you what it is. =)

mikw

[Sonicwolf]

Not really a toy but I just bought a Master Sword replica off eBay.

[Lostdwarf]

Rest of my GI Joe haul:.

also here is a rundown of what i can see in box 5 starting from the top left

sci-fi
heavy metal (rare)
snake eyes v2 (rare) (top right 1st tray)
motor viper
thrasher
blowtorch (top middle left tray part)
cutter
firefly (rare)(grey figure)
wild weasel
leatherneck
iceberg
crimson guard (rare) (bottom left red figure)
cobra officer (depending on if the arm is a swivel or not depends on the rarity, also it looks like the emblem is perfect, if so thats very rare and $$$ on ebay)
ripper
zartan (bottom right corner first tray) (rare if all pieces (pads, chest plate) are in tact

box 2 on the right

zandar (top left)
ripcord
baroness (rare)
tomax
HISS driver (top right)
shipwreck (rare if complete and with parrot)
wild weasel (which goes to that helecopter you got)
crankcase (rare) (goes with the green jeep you got)
dusty
second to last figure on the bottom tray i cant figure out
quick kick (bottom right corner)

also in box 6

the thing in the middle with the green sleds goes to zartan
the grey wolf goes to snake eyes


thats all i got for now, the vehicles and everything else should be easy to figure out on www.yojoe.com i've used that site for years as well as my field guide i have

mike

[Ryaan1234]

also here is a rundown of what i can see in box 5 starting from the top left

ID on a bunch of the figures

thats all i got for now, the vehicles and everything else should be easy to figure out on www.yojoe.com i've used that site for years as well as my field guide i have

mike

Thanks for helping me with that. I was going to go to yojoe and ID every figure one by one.

Also, it may not be obvious but almost all of the figures have their cutout card thingies. They're all in one of the boxes.

Crankcase has that parrot. It's green and yellow, right?

and I've got a bunch of those "proof of purchase" cardboard thingies. Do they have any value at all?

[Damaramu]

GI Joe's Dragonfly pilot is Wild Bill, not Wild Weasel.

[Lostdwarf]

crankcase is the guy that has a greenish shirt and like orangish hair.

the sailor guy with the parrot is shipwreck

the cards help alot when you want to resell. the points arent worth anything.

i'de say if you were to sell that lot on ebay you'de get between $150-$250 if it is all properly organized and sorted.

were there any weapons? also can you take a macro pic (very close up) of the cobra officers emblem (he's the blue guy with the black mask, silver emblem on his chest)

mike

[Lostdwarf]

lol did i say wild weasel, i meant wild bill. wild weasel is the rattler pilot.

mike

[Ryaan1234]

crankcase is the guy that has a greenish shirt and like orangish hair.

the sailor guy with the parrot is shipwreck

the cards help alot when you want to resell. the points arent worth anything.

i'de say if you were to sell that lot on ebay you'de get between $150-$250 if it is all properly organized and sorted.

were there any weapons? also can you take a macro pic (very close up) of the cobra officers emblem (he's the blue guy with the black mask, silver emblem on his chest)

mike

I typed out "crankcase", but I meant shipwreck.


All of the weapons and accessories are in the last box. It's kinda hard to tell cause they're all mixed together in a pile.

Here's as close as I can get that emblem:
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/emblem.JPG

[Lostdwarf]

the emblem is in decent shape, def better than what ive seen on the market. the mask is also in great shape. one thing i love to do is this...

get an electric toothbrush, put a lil bit of handsoap on the tips and clean the gi joes with it. the bush is soft enough that it won't do any damage to the figures. and for the vehicles clorox disinfecting wipes work wonders.

if you find a gun that looks like an AK-47 it goes to that cobra figure. also on that yojoe site there is a section for weapons called WHOBIT it lets you search by color of the weapon, which is very very helpful!

mike

[Ryaan1234]

the emblem is in decent shape, def better than what ive seen on the market. the mask is also in great shape. one thing i love to do is this...

get an electric toothbrush, put a lil bit of handsoap on the tips and clean the gi joes with it. the bush is soft enough that it won't do any damage to the figures. and for the vehicles clorox disinfecting wipes work wonders.

if you find a gun that looks like an AK-47 it goes to that cobra figure. also on that yojoe site there is a section for weapons called WHOBIT it lets you search by color of the weapon, which is very very helpful!

mike

Thanks for pointing out that WHOBIT thing. I was trying to remember what the weapons search thing was. The transformers site I use has something like that for IDing transformers and accessories.

[Sonicwolf]

Found an original Mr. Stay Puft toy at the flea market today :D

My mother sold off all of my sister and I's ghostbusters toys back in the 90s and I am glad to have found this one again.

[Eternal Tune]

More of a statue, then a toy, but...ehh, I'm still gonna post her. The figure is of a character named Anemone from the anime Eureka Seven.

http://programmingace.com/Tune/Anemone1.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/Anemone2.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/Anemone4.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/Anemone3.JPG

[slapdash]

Okay, Betty, funny question time... What characters are the gal with the orange hair to the left and the bunny thing far right, in the last photo? And how tall are those figures? Judging by the Disgaea one, probably four inches tall, ish?

[Eternal Tune]

Okay, Betty, funny question time... What characters are the gal with the orange hair to the left and the bunny thing far right, in the last photo? And how tall are those figures? Judging by the Disgaea one, probably four inches tall, ish?

Its a female cleric from Disgaea. She's in the palm figure set from the first game. I think there were two sets. I bought two sets, so I assume that's all there are. The figures actually come with a plastic case, but they take up too much space, so they floating around on the desk. And ya they are about four inches. I got them from Rosenqueen's website.

The bunny thing is a pokemon called Plusle. It's a mini bobble head thing that I got out of a machine at some import store.

Just in case anyone cares to see what the messy desk looks like (as you can see this is a couple days old, cause the cleric and a few others moved slightly to make room for something else I stuck up there). The four figmas taking up claim to the top of my laptop, are newer so....

http://programmingace.com/Tune/Desk.JPG

[DigitalSpace]

I got another Hot Wheel car yesterday (and an addition to my AMC diecast collection) - an AMC Greased Gremlin from the "Classics" line. Looks like the one shown here (http://i27.tinypic.com/2mhd4s0.png).

[slapdash]

@Betty: thanks for the info!

As to the thread, picked up some GoGo's Crazy Bones tonight (they're the right size!) and Battle Machines, sort of "Road Warrior" type vehicles. I only snagged two because some are barely armed, and there are two of each -- some all blinged out, not so much RW style after all. But I couldn't resist the taxi and semi...

[Felixthegamer]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/sweetamber/DSCF5372.jpg

[Lostdwarf]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/sweetamber/DSCF5372.jpg

do i smell a MEGO?

[Eternal Tune]

1/6th scale RAH Roy Mustang figure. He's the flame alchemist from Fullmetal Alchemist. I think he was produced in 07?? Hard as fuck to find. Finally located one on ebay and not for a complete assrape price. I like Hot Toys 1/6th scale figures better, but he's still pretty. Now I need to get him a plastic display case.

http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC02937.JPG

[slapdash]

I recently stumbled across some GoGo's Crazybones figures. I'd seen the older series ones, which are much uglier, before, but not these. They work pretty good as pieces for our Cocoa Crunchies games!

[DigitalSpace]

I bought a Motor Max 1978 Ford Thunderbird (from their "American Graffiti" line) at a Walgreens tonight. It looks like the one below:

http://i38.tinypic.com/25imdrk.jpg

My aunt owned a 1977 Thunderbird for about a couple years in the mid/late 90s (hers looked a lot like this one (http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/090723/408r4/5140jkl_20.jpeg)). That car just screams "late 70s luxury."

[Sonicwolf]

That car just screams "late 70s luxury."

That car also screams awesome boxy design. I love those cars. They have such character in comparison to most of the modern Taurusized potatos with wheels.

[NCN]

Not much lately... I found a new Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt car at CVS last night. Good looking '34 Ford.

[Riyko]

I just recently bought a togepi, togetic and togekiss zukan (i'm a huge pokemon fan)

[RASK1904]

Last week I got the General Lee and Bo and Luke Duke. I like it so much I was gonna post some pics. So I started taking some and well just check out the slide show....

http://www.myspace.com/rask1904

just wait for it to load about half way down on the right. Pretty good I think.

[SuperFamicom83]

Marmit 12" Fuun Lion Maru!

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8342/picturesssss051.jpg

[SuperFamicom83]

Neo Henshin Cyborg - Zaborger

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6452/picturesssss053.jpg

[Eternal Tune]

Absolutely adorable. I got him last week-ish. It's a Nendoroid Arawn, from Tears to Tiara.

http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC03005.JPG

[GarrettCRW]

Looks like someone found Betty's furry stash.

[Eternal Tune]

Looks like someone found Betty's furry stash.

OH! That's good. You win this round Garrett! Oddly enough he is located near that computer....

[SuperFamicom83]

being a master GI JOE collector, try this website www.yojoe.com there you can look up any figure and any vehicle. also if you have any questions on a part or a weapon let me know, i guarantee you i can tell you what it is. =)

mikw

into the foreign figs? I just picked up the Brazilian Exclusive Tiger Force Shipwreck and Tiger Force Airtight, They are ultimate kick ass, but expensive. Pics will come shortly.

They look great Next to my UK Exclusive Tigerforce Outback, Blizzard, and Psyche Out!

[Eternal Tune]

Aegis from Persona 3 Figma.

http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC03156.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC03160.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC03162.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC03165.JPG
http://programmingace.com/Tune/DSC03172.JPG

[Steve W]

Today I picked up some electromechanical toys and a 'handheld', although it's pretty huge to be held in a kid's hand.

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/electromechanical.jpg

The Computer Baseball is by Epoch and imported from Japan, and it's essentially a kid's version of Pachinko. And I have no clue as to why they refer to it as 'computer' baseball. All the little pictures of baseball players have 'computer' written on their outfits. It's missing its base, so it won't stand up on its own, but that shouldn't be much of a problem.

The little 21 Blackjack game is by Waco, a company that seemed to be an early pioneer in electronic toys. This one seems to be a later game, it's copyright is 1981 if I'm understanding my Roman numerals correctly.

The pinball game is by Vtech, and I haven't the foggiest idea why it's so large when that LCD screen is so small. I wouldn't think the hardware would be that bulky.

I passed on a Tiger football handheld at that same store along with a Pocket Simon handheld, the early '80s model. I seem to find a whole lot of cool toys at this one thrift. I bought a Shogun Warrior there, along with a boxed Pair Match from Japan.

Here's the back of Computer Baseball, with its list of rules.
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/computerbaseballback.jpg

[Eternal Tune]

1/6 Hot Toys BSAA Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5. I'm a whore.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4177652888_8f6162f1e9_o.jpg

While I spent an extreme amount of time fighting with it's packaging, my chameleon Lilly was curious and...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4177536188_5d7a7bc623_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4176841349_94d5bd48b9_o.jpg

...and finally it comes with a crap ton of weapons...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4179872855_b597d5b60f_o.jpg

[Flashback2012]

1/6 Hot Toys BSAA Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5. I'm a whore.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4177652888_8f6162f1e9_o.jpg

Boobs. He has dems. :beaten: X_x :eek 2: :hmm: O_O @_@ :eek:

[Eternal Tune]

Boobs. He has dems. :beaten: X_x :eek 2: :hmm: O_O @_@ :eek:

Shhh, he's sensitive about his moobs.

[Aussie2B]

Hah, great photography there. I love the chameleon face-off. :)

[Gameboy Color]

I recently got a gift for some friends of those....I don't know what they are called. They are little round bodied figures that you see in the Cartoon network bumps, but these two looked like MegaMan and Sonic the Werehog.

[weirdguy]

I recently got a gift for some friends of those....I don't know what they are called. They are little round bodied figures that you see in the Cartoon network bumps, but these two looked like MegaMan and Sonic the Werehog.

They are called Noods. Designed by Tristan Eaton for Kidrobot.

http://www.toycyte.com/kidrobot-x-cartoon-network-nood-figures-revealed

[Aussie2B]

After they were delayed for about two months, I finally got my manufacturer's box of the Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope Trading Arts figures:

http://www.blister.jp/images-item-big/page-12285.jpg

And the irony is that I still haven't played the game, but given that I collect everything and anything related to tri-Ace games, I know I'd want them no matter what.

I'm a little disappointed to be honest, though. There are only 5 figures in the set, no bonus secret figure or anything, and the value doesn't seem so great. I've bought previous manufacturer's boxes of Trading Arts sets related to tri-Ace in the past, and for around the same amount of money, they had 10 figures in a box (this box has 6) and were larger. These figures are pretty minuscule and scrawny, and the painting isn't even as clean either. The faces look really sharp, but the clothing and equipment are painted pretty sloppy in spots.

So even though I really like them, I can't help but look at the tiny five figures (with a spare Meracle still in her box) and think "I paid $70 for this?" In comparison, I only spent $40 to get the two Play Arts action figures of Edge and Reimi, which are 2-3 times as tall, hefty, articulated, and painted very well. Sure, it's 2 versus 6 figures, but I think they balance out. $40 definitely would've better a more reasonable price for the Trading Arts.

[PC-ENGINE HELL]

Picked up a ROC Night Raven, and a TunnelRat/Monkeywrench 2 pack yesterday. Stuff was on sale at walmart. ROC Tunnelrat sadly lacked his cammo, so I added a little back to him. (yea I know, Night Force TunnelRat didn't have cammo :P)
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/Picture91.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/Picture90.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/Picture92-2.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/Picture94.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/Picture942.jpg
"Its nuthin personal Ponch..."

[Eternal Tune]

Three new figures from the figma line came today from hobby link japan. Plus something called a di:stage. Which is basically a fancy stand you can keep adding more pieces to and what not.

First up Canaan from the anime Canaan.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4238638472_0af8bf0a79_o.jpg

Then I got the casual wear figmas of Emiya and Saber from Fate Stay Night.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4238638632_1ef8954d93_o.jpg

All three. I have another one of those bases coming in the mail.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4238638310_c1936175f1_o.jpg

[Borman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Borman/Uploads%20via%20Pixelpipe/IMG_1359.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Borman/Uploads%20via%20Pixelpipe/IMG_1349.jpg

All recently reissued :)

[Steve W]

All recently reissued :)
Yes, but what is it? For those of us not into Sentai shows, it looks like a random robot. Are they re-issuing all the models of the Sentai shows from throughout the years? Because I'd love to get myself a Dynaman. Although I would have no idea where I'd find one.

[Borman]

Its the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers stuff :P

[slapdash]

Can you play that sword like a clarinet? Looks like you could...

[Eternal Tune]

Albert Wesker Midnight version 1/6 Hot Toys figure.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4269702791_5f8d976819.jpg

No hands?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4270410506_45c310fc2d.jpg

The damned thing has glowing eyes. Creepy.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4270421526_16bb21144b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4270618764_1232a51e57.jpg

I locked him up in a plastic display case. He was really annoying my chameleon. For some odd reason she really took a liking to this particular figure and wouldn't stop pacing in front of it. But no Lilly chameleon vs Wesker stand off this time.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2786/4270583624_6c8033e18f.jpg

and his shit...I forgot about his shit.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4270651006_6a08039e57.jpg

[GarrettCRW]

Not Princess Adora.

Fuck you, Mattel.

[Eternal Tune]

Not Princess Adora.

Fuck you, Mattel.

You know what dude? Next time my dad cleans out the car garage, I'll climb up in the attic and check my old toys. I had a She-Ra castle, She-ra, that blacked haired bitch, the horse that had a piece that went on its head to make it...whatever it was supposed to be after that. I used to watch She-ra when I was little, but I don't remember much about it.

I'll taunt you with them. BING.

Guess I'll link my slut. Alleyne from Queen's Blade. I got it cause someone referred to it as larper Cammy. It's a cast off figure, so it's clothing comes off.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4275233076_5799dd8e19.jpg

[Gameboy Color]

Can you play that sword like a clarinet? Looks like you could...

Flute. And it's a dagger. And I've been wanting a Dragon Dagger since I was a 8, I didn't know they reissued that TO.

[Eternal Tune]

Square Enix has redesigned the Play Arts line of figures. Now known as Play Arts Kai. They have a series of Full Metal Alchemist figures, Final Fantasy XIII, and soon making Dante from DMC and Chris and Sheva from RE5. Odd stuff.

Anyways, I got my first Kai figure today. Roy Mustang from FMA. I've heard absolutely horrible things about the line. Mostly about the Ed figure. I was pleasantly surprised. He's a very nice figure, minus his stiff knee joints and that UGLY as sin stand.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4293376737_704dea1566.jpg
New box design is very nice. My eyes were happy.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4294118488_7066bd4f29.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4293376993_91b3fb13f5.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4293377121_0d6e4b055d.jpg
The stand is so bad. It looks like a torture device.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4294118862_c15d2a8f72.jpg
Size comparison with the old Play Arts Edward figure.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4294119246_d328663a7d.jpg
Other head. He has a hat as well which goes with that head.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4294118948_7d82775e31.jpg
Roy's very angry. He needed a normal face. Alas, he'll just have to spend his days pissed off.

[Steve W]

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/CanIt.jpg
Lakeside's Can It! game, made back in 1974 in the good ol' US of A. Bought it just for the heck of it at a thrift.