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I want everyone to revisit Masters, it's bringing me more joy than anything else in my collection.
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Yeah, thanks for the links. Interesting that these are up as I thought they were exclusive to Walmart until January. I had a MOTU towel, pillow cases, VHS, and a couple hand me down figures when I was a kid, but the craze had mostly passed me by. My son is 10 months old, and I was intially buying these for him and found I am doubling up for myself now too, haha.
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Sep 17, 2020 19:04
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People have found listings in Target's systems as well. Jumping the gun for the holiday season is the current theory. I made a dozen offers/BINs on Ebay and Marari last night, should be able to piece together almost all my incomplete figures. There's a dude making really good reproductions of original accessories so I'll be able to put a Ninjor together for far less than the $200 he's going for.
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Sep 17, 2020 19:08
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Rhyno posted:I want everyone to revisit Masters, it's bringing me more joy than anything else in my collection. What's interesting is I was never into He-man as a kid, but am starting to get into it now because of all the crazy characters they have. Similar thing happened to me with the Fortnite figures. I don't care about the game, but love the weird characters.
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Sep 17, 2020 19:12
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Shiftypenguin posted:What's interesting is I was never into He-man as a kid, but am starting to get into it now because of all the crazy characters they have. I basically approach the whole hobby as an art collector, and good character design /good toy design are the foremost criteria I use to decide what to buy. I mean obviously there’s an element of nostalgia or just being a nerd in general, but has to look good. I’d rather buy a toy that looks cool than a character from my favorite movie. The reason I’d pay out the rear end for a huge Millennium Falcon is the same reason somebody might buy a little reproduction of Michelangelo’s David; out of appreciation for the art. As a child of the 70s the Millennium Falcon is my David. Well, that and my brother, who is named that. But you get the idea.
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Sep 17, 2020 19:27
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Masters was THE toy for me as a kid. I'm really mad at myself for not getting back in sooner and scooping up an Eternia before they spiked over $500 on average. Or any of the last dozen or so figures I need that hit $200+. But thankfully there's a guy making high quality reproductions of rare parts so I'm buying up some loose figures for far cheaper and completing them that way. Ninjor is $200+ complete but I snagged one with just the mask and bid for $55 and the repros are $35 so that's far cheaper than going for an all original. Gonna do the same for several others.
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Sep 17, 2020 19:33
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Nerd Of Prey posted:I basically approach the whole hobby as an art collector, and good character design /good toy design are the foremost criteria I use to decide what to buy. I mean obviously there’s an element of nostalgia or just being a nerd in general, but has to look good. I’d rather buy a toy that looks cool than a character from my favorite movie. The reason I’d pay out the rear end for a huge Millennium Falcon is the same reason somebody might buy a little reproduction of Michelangelo’s David; out of appreciation for the art. As a child of the 70s the Millennium Falcon is my David. Well, that and my brother, who is named that. But you get the idea. 100% agree. My son asked me why I collect toys the other day. I told him they're like little works of art you can pose and enjoy. I might not care about every character, but if the figure is good I can appreciate it. He then complained I have more toys than he does.
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Sep 17, 2020 20:32
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Rhyno posted:Masters was THE toy for me as a kid. I'm really mad at myself for not getting back in sooner and scooping up an Eternia before they spiked over $500 on average. Or any of the last dozen or so figures I need that hit $200+. But thankfully there's a guy making high quality reproductions of rare parts so I'm buying up some loose figures for far cheaper and completing them that way. Ninjor is $200+ complete but I snagged one with just the mask and bid for $55 and the repros are $35 so that's far cheaper than going for an all original. Gonna do the same for several others. Is there an easy way to price check these things other than eBay completed listings? I've got a bunch of vintage MOTU at my mom's house that I'm never going to display. I assumed the classics and other reissues had largely killed the desire for the originals.
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Sep 17, 2020 20:32
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Rhyno posted:People have found listings in Target's systems as well. Jumping the gun for the holiday season is the current theory. Would you happen to have a link to your repro guy, by chance? I’ve been trying to find a reasonable way to complete my Trap Jaw. I really like how the MOTUO stuff looks modern but rejects the McFarlane influence - they all have clean paint jobs, symmetrical designs, bold colors, etc. They really look like an update of the old toys and not a “reimagining.” The thing I loved about MOTU as a kid was how wild and different each character looked (even though most of them used a lot of the same parts).
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Sep 17, 2020 20:40
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The Diddler posted:Is there an easy way to price check these things other than eBay completed listings? I've got a bunch of vintage MOTU at my mom's house that I'm never going to display. I assumed the classics and other reissues had largely killed the desire for the originals. You'd be surprised, vintage demand is high. Shoot me a list of what you have, im still piecing the line together.
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Sep 17, 2020 20:41
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My ML deluxe War Machine just arrived from Dorkside (finally) and he's quite cool. Now I want a retool in the Dum Dum Doogan version. The built-in bowler hat helmet was the best part of that series.
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Sep 17, 2020 20:53
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Shiftypenguin posted:100% agree. My son asked me why I collect toys the other day. I told him they're like little works of art you can pose and enjoy. I might not care about every character, but if the figure is good I can appreciate it. Just to name another example, if anybody asked me what the best TV show of all time is, I would say "Twin Peaks" without hesitation. Have I ever craved Twin Peaks action figures? Absolutely not. I mean, you might be able to tempt me with an extremely classy Dale Cooper figure, but there's no way I would want a shelf lined with the entire cast, it would just be a bunch of normal-looking people. (OK, well, unusually attractive people.) Thundercats wouldn't crack my top ten TV shows, but the art was amazing, the character designs were great across the board, and there's basically no Thundercats character where I wouldn't be excited to buy a good toy. On that note, speaking of vintage toys being worth an assload of money, there are some Thundercats figures that go for $200 easily, just loose with no accessories. There's also a decent market for reproductions of said accessories. A carded vintage Thundercat can fetch four digits without really trying.
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Sep 17, 2020 22:08
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Meanwhile I would kill for like Neca to make Twin Peaks line of figures. Need a Log Lady figure stat.
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Sep 17, 2020 22:11
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Shiftypenguin posted:100% agree. My son asked me why I collect toys the other day. I told him they're like little works of art you can pose and enjoy. I might not care about every character, but if the figure is good I can appreciate it. lol my daughters do the same, and when they ask I tell them I've been doing it since I was 5 and doing it now makes me feel like I am a kid again and scratches that nostalgia itch. I say it makes me happy and it's important to hold onto things that make you happy. Then I talk about how we live in hellworld.
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Sep 17, 2020 22:23
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Nerd Of Prey posted:Just to name another example, if anybody asked me what the best TV show of all time is, I would say "Twin Peaks" without hesitation. Have I ever craved Twin Peaks action figures? Absolutely not. I mean, you might be able to tempt me with an extremely classy Dale Cooper figure, but there's no way I would want a shelf lined with the entire cast, it would just be a bunch of normal-looking people. (OK, well, unusually attractive people.)
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Sep 17, 2020 22:27
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Preordered Man-e-faces and Scareglow, I have some childhood nostalgia attached to those two
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Sep 17, 2020 22:49
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I think I asked this in this thread before, but I remember He-Man and maybe like 5% of these characters were actually in it I think? Are the rest from a comic or something, or just made for a toyline?
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Sep 17, 2020 22:58
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Aphrodite posted:I think I asked this in this thread before, but I remember He-Man and maybe like 5% of these characters were actually in it I think? Are the rest from a comic or something, or just made for a toyline? I think there were a lot of characters that showed up as guest stars or “monster of the week” and were never really seen again. There was sort of a core cast of heroes and villains you would see every day and then a ton of random one-shot dudes. Also a lot of them were actually on She-Ra instead.
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Sep 17, 2020 23:23
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And they would come with a mini comic explaining what their deal was, and their role in the greater MOTU.
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Sep 17, 2020 23:34
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It’s happening!
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Hello, what do we have here?
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Sep 18, 2020 05:01
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Colonel Whitey posted:It’s happening! Don't these assholes know I'm already poor?
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Sep 18, 2020 05:10
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Nerd Of Prey posted:I basically approach the whole hobby as an art collector, and good character design /good toy design are the foremost criteria I use to decide what to buy. I mean obviously there’s an element of nostalgia or just being a nerd in general, but has to look good. I’d rather buy a toy that looks cool than a character from my favorite movie. The reason I’d pay out the rear end for a huge Millennium Falcon is the same reason somebody might buy a little reproduction of Michelangelo’s David; out of appreciation for the art. As a child of the 70s the Millennium Falcon is my David. Well, that and my brother, who is named that. But you get the idea. Your brother's name is Millennium Falcon? Cool parents.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:44
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I buy toys both because of the things I love and to take pics of them. Taking pics is kind half the excitement for me tbh.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:48
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Rhyno posted:I want everyone to revisit Masters, it's bringing me more joy than anything else in my collection. You already got me buying Transformers, don’t you make this worse.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:53
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Picked a few more from ebay and marcari. Now to try and not buy any more until the show next weekend.
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Sep 18, 2020 07:41
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I found a Baroness in the wild! But a goon had already sold me one. Anyone have any Troopers and want to trade two for the Baroness?
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Sep 18, 2020 13:22
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https://twitter.com/Toyark/status/1306950871876620288?s=20
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Sep 18, 2020 14:43
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Why swappable armor?
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Sep 18, 2020 15:43
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Nanigans posted:Why swappable armor? It's in the concept art colors. Hot Toys got into Star Wars concept art designs for a bit.
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Sep 18, 2020 15:47
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In those pictures it shows the Empire Strikes Back armor which was mostly green, and the Return of the Jedi armor which had a lot more red and yellow accents.
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Sep 18, 2020 15:53
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Aphrodite posted:It's in the concept art colors. Hot Toys got into Star Wars concept art designs for a bit. I guess I'd need a side by side to tell the difference between 'em.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:01
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It's mostly just a way you can re-release a figure you already did 3 times. Mold 2 copies of the armor and paint them slightly different.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:05
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Then put out a pure white version at a 50% price increase.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:20
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Finally Lando - been waiting a while for that one.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:33
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I ordered a carbonized Black Series Stormtrooper from Gamestop along with a Kamino Trooper. The Kamino one arrived a week ago but the Stormtrooper is just sitting on "order received." Has anyone had Gamestop gently caress up in this particular way?
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Re-replying to your postThe Diddler posted:Is there an easy way to price check these things other than eBay completed listings? I've got a bunch of vintage MOTU at my mom's house that I'm never going to display. I assumed the classics and other reissues had largely killed the desire for the originals. There's a few FB groups with decent pricing options but Ebay and Marcari have a lot of deals if you dig. Incidentally, if you have any of these figures Rhyno posted:
Or these vehicles quote:Blasterhawk I would be interested in talking a deal.
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Sep 18, 2020 21:40
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Ryno, do you have any interest in "Meteorbs"? They were released in America under the Masters of the Universe brand for some reason, but they were really reissues of weird Japanese toys that transformed from eggs into little animals. I have 3 or 4 of those guys and I'm definitely not very attached to them.
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Nerd Of Prey posted:Ryno, do you have any interest in "Meteorbs"? They were released in America under the Masters of the Universe brand for some reason, but they were really reissues of weird Japanese toys that transformed from eggs into little animals. I have 3 or 4 of those guys and I'm definitely not very attached to them. The actual MOTU ones? Quite possibly.
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I had to look those up and drat, those are crazy.
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