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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:I think these new Avatar toys are just repainted GI Joes. I assume you're being facetious, they're by two different companies.
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That's true, but they still do look like terrible GI Joes. The gimmick where you scan a dodad with your webcam and the characters fight on your computer is pretty funny though, I suppose.
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:That's true, but they still do look like terrible GI Joes. I agree that they look spindly as gently caress, but supposedly that's for movie accuracy. Vehicles look pretty cool though.
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Art Asylum/Diamond has pushed back ship dates on Battlestar figs again. Nothing new until January for the first 2-pack (unless they push the whole thing back again.)
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Zeitgueist posted:I agree that they look spindly as gently caress, but supposedly that's for movie accuracy. Vehicles look pretty cool though. I think their long skinny limbs could be great for some customs. Some guy made a sweet Ragdoll figure out using an avatar figure as the base.  Click here for the full 600x800 image. Fish Of Doom fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Dec 3, 2009 |
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Joe Fisto posted:Question: Are the holes in mini-mates feet compatible with lego bricks? My Ghostbuster 'mates don't want to stand solidly. Yes they are, there was even a ripoff building block system for minimates for awhile there.
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Fish Of Doom posted:I think they're long skinny limbs could be great for some customs.
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Found two Man-Bats today. I haven't bought a small toy in a while, but I couldn't resist picking them up. Hoping that Starman is a Jack Knight toy. That will be amazing.
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profbobo posted:
Jack was the Starman in last year's Mattel/Four Horsemen poll to determine the DCUC "Fans' Choice" character for this year's wave 11. The Question won, but they also included Jack Knight Starman, Huntress (in the Jim Lee costume), Catman, Ragman, and someone else... essentially what could have been a very cool wave all together. But since Question won, they threatened that we wouldn't see the other characters any time soon, and the most recent poll included all new characters (and Raven won). As much as I'd love to upgrade my old DC Direct Jack Knight with a flawless Four Horsemen version, I'm willing to bet they will stick us with the "starry" Starman (easiest repaint ever), and possibly Golden Age Ted Knight as a variant.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Jack was the Starman in last year's Mattel/Four Horsemen poll to determine the DCUC "Fans' Choice" character for this year's wave 11. The Question won, but they also included Jack Knight Starman, Huntress (in the Jim Lee costume), Catman, Ragman, and someone else... essentially what could have been a very cool wave all together. But since Question won, they threatened that we wouldn't see the other characters any time soon, and the most recent poll included all new characters (and Raven won). Who was in the new poll besides Raven? I'm going to the TRU in Times Square today; it's been pretty lovely pickings the last month. They've put every DC toy on clearance, and I don't think they'll put out any new waves until all of the old stock is gone. I'm hoping Black Friday cleared out the crap so I can snag a GA or Parademon.
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The Action Man posted:Who was in the new poll besides Raven? Toyman Uncle Sam Geo-force Captain Marvel Junior Libra Toyman would have been cool, the rest I could care less about.
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http://www.hottoys.com.hk/index.php?target=products&product_id=496 Oh my god Hot Toys just stop it. I can't afford this stuff.
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profbobo posted:http://www.hottoys.com.hk/index.php?target=products&product_id=496 Oh poo poo, it comes with an articulated robot arm. That excites me far more than it should.
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The headsculpt is amazing, and I'm sure the whole thing is top notch, but what a stupid figure. Robert Downey Jr. in a sweatshirt with robot legs. Totally worth $200. The head is awesome though. If you have the first Iron Man figure, it'd be great to just buy the head separately on ebay to put on it.
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Fish Of Doom posted:Toyman I would have liked Toyman just because I want a full Legion of Doom (good luck finding a loving Riddler). Libra would have been nice, but I'm glad we won't be seeing Geo Force anytime soon. Also. TRU was a complete letdown.
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The Action Man posted:I would have liked Toyman just because I want a full Legion of Doom . Agreed. Though I guess I need to get that Braniac in the two pack
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The Action Man posted:I would have liked Toyman just because I want a full Legion of Doom (good luck finding a loving Riddler). Libra would have been nice, but I'm glad we won't be seeing Geo Force anytime soon. I guess people decided they wanted a complete Teen Titans more than complete LOD. You could also get the DC Direct Toyman, which is actually a really good figure. I don't think we've ever gotten a good Raven figure.
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Fish Of Doom posted:The headsculpt is amazing, and I'm sure the whole thing is top notch, but what a stupid figure. Robert Downey Jr. in a sweatshirt with robot legs. Totally worth $200. Haha I have the first three Iron Men, with the Battle Damaged one on preorder and I still want it 
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Does anyone know of anywhere you can buy spare weapons etc for figures? I'm thinking of bidding on a couple of large 19" Jason Voorhees figures on E-Bay, but they don't have their weapons which, in this case, is a machete.
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Dec 7, 2009 19:27
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Do any customizers here have any tips for removing paint from a plastic figure?
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what kind of plastic, what kind of paint? Vinyl? - an acetone dip is fine, or graffiti wipes. ABS? Rubbing Alcohol works ok for stamped graphics. Simple Green works, but you have to soak it for a while. I dunno, I guess I need more information, really.
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Most figure paint can be removed with paint remover/brush cleaner stuff that can be bought at almost any hobby store. At Hobby Lobby, it's in the saem aisle as the model paints. Just brush it on, let it sit like 30 seconds, and wipe off with a rag or thick paper towel. Darth Ronson posted:Does anyone know of anywhere you can buy spare weapons etc for figures? I'm thinking of bidding on a couple of large 19" Jason Voorhees figures on E-Bay, but they don't have their weapons which, in this case, is a machete. I don't know of anywhere to get extra 19" scale weapons. There are several places to get 4" and 6" scale weapons, though. Anyone who wants custom made weapons for 4" figures, these two places are great http://www.brokenarrowtoys.com/cart/ http://stores.ebay.com/Marauder-Gun-Runners Fish Of Doom fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Dec 7, 2009 |
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Fish Of Doom posted:
Those sites are excellent; are they mostly 3 3/4th or 6 inch though? Does it even really matter for weapons?
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I believe everything on those sites is 3 3/4" stuff, meant for Star Wars and GI Joe. Their stands are that size as well. Some of the bigger guns could probably be fudged to fit in with 6". There are a few other sites that do 6" weapons and headcasts and stuff, but both that I know of are under maintenance. http://www.skintuckyfried.com/dmc/dmcdirect/dmcdirect.htm http://www.freewebs.com/vikings2007/vike.htm And this guy on ebay makes headcasts of marvel legends and DC direct figures. http://shop.ebay.com/camcokid/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
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My Immortal Iron Fist custom team was part of Fwoosh's customcon today if anyone wants to see the final product. http://www.thefwoosh.com/2009/12/cc24-iron-fist-and-the-immortal-weapons-by-rust-this-world
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Nice work one of the top entries this year.
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Randomly came across DCUC Wave 9 tonight at Fred Meyer, snagged Green Arrow. So if anyone has a Fred Meyer near by they're getting this wave. Only 9.99 too which beats Target and Wal-Mart by 3 bucks where I live.
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The Rage posted:Randomly came across DCUC Wave 9 tonight at Fred Meyer, snagged Green Arrow. So if anyone has a Fred Meyer near by they're getting this wave. Only 9.99 too which beats Target and Wal-Mart by 3 bucks where I live. Found them at Target in Oklahoma City today as well. Finished out my set. I thought they were only at Toys R Us, that was the only place I had seen them before.
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The new waves of Superhero Squad are excellent. I got Deathlok, Iron Fist, and motherfuckin' MODOK
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I'm really late but GODDAMN I would pay GOOD money to get that Megaman figure or commissioned.
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A figure like that would unfortunately need to cost good money, because they take me weeks to make. The paint job alone on Mega Man took like 3 days. Sometimes I can bust a whole figure out in a weekend, but not one with that kind of attention to detail. Anybody that's serious about getting custom work done can always hit me up via AIM or PM... but I honestly feel like it's pretty hard to justify paying art gallery prices for toys, which is one reason why I prefer to make my own.
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12" Egon and 6" Winston are up for sale today.
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DCUC Wave 10 is actually starting to trickle into the NoVA/DC area. While mods rename me helped me out with a few figures previously, I've also managed to find everything but Forager at this point in the past few weeks (including a spare Beast Boy and Joker I posted over in the SA Mart thread). We rarely see any of the "rare" waves in this area, so maybe Wave 10 will wind up not, in fact, being a total cluster gently caress disaster.
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What do people think of Minimates in this forum? Are they generally cheered or jeered?
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Pleatherface posted:What do people think of Minimates in this forum? Are they generally cheered or jeered? I've never collected them seriously, but I think they're terrific. I have fewer than ten remaining, but the little things are so drat tempting.
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Pleatherface posted:What do people think of Minimates in this forum? Are they generally cheered or jeered? http://www.bushifox.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/spideybank.jpg http://www.bushifox.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/miniunor.jpg http://www.bushifox.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/batmanmini.jpg http://www.bushifox.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/HPIM2466.jpg I love minimates, still have a lot to open and a lot more to collect, also got the zomebies hanging around somewhere.
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Here's my newest custom, Harley Quinn from Arkham Asylum 
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Except for the jaundice titties its looking good.Pleatherface posted:What do people think of Minimates in this forum? Are they generally cheered or jeered? I have some of the Ghostbusters and Terminator 2 sets and they're awesome.
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Pleatherface posted:What do people think of Minimates in this forum? Are they generally cheered or jeered? Minimates are awesome and have only been getting better as time goes on; the Marvel ones are easily the best "figure" scale of Marvel stuff coming out anymore.
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Sanschel posted:Minimates are awesome and have only been getting better as time goes on; the Marvel ones are easily the best "figure" scale of Marvel stuff coming out anymore. Sadly that is very true. They even finally got the price right on them as well, since last time I was in the CBS I saw a 4 pack for 12.99, which is just about right for me. I think most of the Minimates success is that they give people the figures people want in a timely fashion. Hell they have even got really good at getting figures tied into a event out before the event has ended lately. Hasbro can't seem to get with that program on any scale and seems like it would make very good business sense since the market buying your figures has to have some sort of large crossover with those buying the figures.
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