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Amazon do that for Lego and call it ‘hassle-free shipping’!
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:I'm not here to defend Hot Wheels guy, but that shark car fuckin rocks. The classics never go out of style, or something like that. Truth. It is pretty rad. On a different note, my Page Punchers Constantine arrived yesterday. He's quite good and probably the best looking figure of the character to date. If he were in 1/12 scale he'd be even better, but I'll live. Shiftypenguin fucked around with this message at 14:23 on Jul 20, 2022 |
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Jul 20, 2022 14:20
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I guess with Hot Wheels they can get away with keeping the same old molds around for way longer. It's not like Transformers or something where they've got more complicated, a little metal car is a little metal car.
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Jul 20, 2022 14:26
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Sideshow will double box, but it costs more. I’ve gotten quite a few from them and I don’t think any have been damaged. Maybe I’m just lucky.
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Jul 20, 2022 14:30
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The_Doctor posted:Amazon do that for Lego and call it ‘hassle-free shipping’! Ooof! I'll stick with buying it at the Lego store since it's pristine there. I've been pretty lucky with boxes being nice from Sideshow. But ultimately the figure is all that matters - the boxes just take up so much space. I think I am going to do what someone way earlier did and start putting things in ziplock bags with labels in like a big fishing / tool box. My wife loving HATES that I have all these boxes laying around right now.  Once our basement is finished it's time to throw em all out - including all the figurearts and statue things.
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Jul 20, 2022 14:35
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The_Doctor posted:Amazon do that for Lego and call it ‘hassle-free shipping’! From the Lego thread Cojawfee posted:Someone on Reddit got a special edition BTTF3 edition Delorean. And the Things I've seen at work thread Captain Invictus posted:yet another very expensive lego set shipped via hassle free That's what hassle free gets you
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Jul 20, 2022 14:45
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Companies don't consider boxes collector items, no matter how fancy the art is on it. They're just there to protect the contents. if the Lego/Miles survived it did its job as far as they're concerned. That said Sideshow has a double box toggle you can choose on an order for a few bucks more.
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Jul 20, 2022 14:57
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MarxCarl posted:From the Lego thread OK, that second one was me, I work at the Amazon factory and punch anything with the Harry Potter logo that comes down the line. Sorry
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Jul 20, 2022 15:28
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Who cares if Lego boxes are damaged. You build the thing and throw out the box.
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Jul 20, 2022 15:29
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Some of the UCS boxes are super nice. 
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Jul 20, 2022 15:50
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Endless Mike posted:Who cares if Lego boxes are damaged. You build the thing and throw out the box. I think the cardboard on Lego boxes is generally thin, so if there’s a puncture or tear you could lose bricks. I don’t Lego often, so maybe the cardboard is thicker now.
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Jul 20, 2022 16:41
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Endless Mike posted:Who cares if Lego boxes are damaged. You build the thing and throw out the box. A couple of my friends are really into Lego and they save the boxes for when/if they want to eventually sell the sets as other Lego buyers tend to be very weird about that stuff. On the plus side, you can generally sell the sets for a bit more than originally purchased.
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Jul 20, 2022 16:43
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Joe Fisto posted:I think the cardboard on Lego boxes is generally thin, so if there’s a puncture or tear you could lose bricks. I don’t Lego often, so maybe the cardboard is thicker now. Also Lego will replace anything that's missing for free (though it's a bummer to be missing a brick in the middle of a build). *I haven't gotten the new paper bags, so maybe those are noticeably weaker, but the regular plastic ones aren't getting torn from bouncing around in a box.
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Jul 20, 2022 16:53
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Ok, it’s a really good figure.  
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Jul 20, 2022 16:54
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I think for  you can have them put the shipper box in a slightly larger box. I don't know if it's like, way bigger and padded, or just like the shipper box and a tight fit, though.I've never really bothered with it. I can understand the irritation though. These fuckers are expensive. Love that cat
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Jul 20, 2022 17:45
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any goons familiar with the original 80's TMNT Playmates reissues? I know they have bigger heads but would they stand up to a child playing with them or are they just meant for hanging on the wall in their packaging? I don't want to go through the trouble of looking for them if they don't hold up like the originals.
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Budget Dracula posted:any goons familiar with the original 80's TMNT Playmates reissues? I know they have bigger heads but would they stand up to a child playing with them or are they just meant for hanging on the wall in their packaging? I don't want to go through the trouble of looking for them if they don't hold up like the originals. They’re fine. Gave my friends nine year old a Leonardo.
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Budget Dracula posted:any goons familiar with the original 80's TMNT Playmates reissues? I know they have bigger heads but would they stand up to a child playing with them or are they just meant for hanging on the wall in their packaging? I don't want to go through the trouble of looking for them if they don't hold up like the originals. Playmates get a lot of poo poo from toy collectors for their sculpting, paint and articulation not being very good, but if you are literally looking for toys for kids to play with, they are probably exactly what you want. I would expect reissues of the 80s toys to be as sturdy as the originals, which were quite good for the time, if not more so.
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Jul 20, 2022 18:45
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Haslab Galactus looks amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnLvEXv2fOI
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I just bought the SDCC Variant haha
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Jul 20, 2022 20:07
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I hovered over it... gently caress.
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Jul 20, 2022 20:23
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All the Walmart guys are going up for preorder tomorrow at 10 eastern. At least that’s what the plan is. With Walmart it could be any time tomorrow or not at all.
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Jul 20, 2022 20:39
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https://twitter.com/craighogeboon/status/1549736754734825473?s=21&t=HAFf8kWy0MhmWX_GKkDqAw If anyone finds a General Merrick at Target I will happily pay you for the trouble of picking one up for me.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:https://twitter.com/craighogeboon/status/1549736754734825473?s=21&t=HAFf8kWy0MhmWX_GKkDqAw I just paid extra to get him from Canada months ago, but I’ll grab him for you if I see him. Do you want Galan Erso too?
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Jul 20, 2022 20:48
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Nanigans posted:I just paid extra to get him from Canada months ago, but I’ll grab him for you if I see him. Do you want Galan Erso too? Yes, that would be great!
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Jul 20, 2022 20:59
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Vintersorg posted:I got some of the Batmobiles cause they are fantastic. And would get a KITT if I saw one too. It yah, it’s something that boggled the mind since the mainline stuff can’t be all that special. I got a HotWheels KITT years ago. It didn't have the right hubcaps
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Joe Fisto posted:Haslab Galactus looks amazing. oh god where am I going to store them edit: I really appreciate them outright saying "we learned some valuable lessons from the previous haslab release" and then showing off those crunchy ratchet joints. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Jul 20, 2022 |
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Jul 20, 2022 22:15
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All I know is that to fit Galactus I'm gonna have to build an extra large shelf near my sit-stand desk as I have nowhere else to put it. First world problems.
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Jul 20, 2022 22:20
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I'm really tempted to just raise his arms up so that hands are even with the top of his head and then put a piece of tempered glass on him and use him as a night stand. You know, for the 20 minutes it'd last until my fiance notices and tells me to move him
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Jul 20, 2022 22:31
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Big Mean Jerk posted:https://twitter.com/craighogeboon/status/1549736754734825473?s=21&t=HAFf8kWy0MhmWX_GKkDqAw I’d possibly be down for this too
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Jul 20, 2022 23:04
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Wots all this then? https://twitter.com/planeteternia/status/1549873613414846465?s=21&t=VRUYJeQEdZAyq-edBDcybg
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Joe Fisto posted:Haslab Galactus looks amazing. All that polystyrene packaging is pretty obnoxious. I know it's for a totally non-essential big chunk of plastic, but something vaguely recyclable would be nice to see.
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Joe Fisto posted:Wots all this then? Oh wow, didn't expect that. And yet should have.
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Yeah, that is NOT the vintage Eternia. Edit: god drat it. I need to be out of toy collecting. Rhyno fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Jul 21, 2022 |
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Rhyno posted:Yeah, that is NOT the vintage Eternia. I've never seen one in person.
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There's lots of differences, the orientation of the claws was the first thing I saw. Viper Tower is different, there's foot pegs on the steps. The flags are fabric, Greyskull Tower is shaped differently, there's detailing on the upper part of Central Tower. I'm sure there's dozens of differences. I am eager to see the rear when they show the full set. I'm betting $300. And if you look in the background you can see Origins New Adventures He-Man. Edit: I see SEVEN Snake Men, most not vintage designs. Rhyno fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Jul 21, 2022 |
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It seems odd that we’d see this before Snake Mountain. Greyskulls are often on discount, so probably not jumping at it at full price. Unless it’s some site exclusive or somesuch.
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Crazy if they’re doing Eternia before Snake Mountain or even the Fright Zone, but they have been full of surprises with this toy line. I’ve never had a Snake Mountain, and I’d love to see Mattel do something in between the vintage one and the crazy huge Super 7 one. Since that New Adventures He-Man is in actual New Adventures packaging, that’s got to be a limited exclusive along the lines of She-Ra and Sun Man, and there will no doubt be a regular release on a regular MOTU card like the others. It really seems like they’re trying to outdo Classics with the depth of Origins. More power to ‘em.
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That seems to be the case, it's crazy that this is actually happening. I wonder if it will be the debut of their crowd funding platform. But if this is happening there really isn't anything to rule out and Origins might actually recreate the entire vintage line.
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