Who's new to collecting Action Figures?

[Joe]

Originally posted by grail
and i'm totally jealous of Mike and Sully...

my thoughts exactly...

(those were the TRU giveaways, right?)

(although I can't exactly say they were giveaways, TRU wanted the winners to actually pay the taxes on them..)

the local store had theirs out for a while after the contest ended(some evil kids beat them up ) I told them whenever they wanted we could come with the truck to take them home, but no luck.. they weren't there one day when we went in, I havn't heard anything about them since.

anyways, I've been collecting figures on and off since I was little, it started out with the TMNT figures. my mom had to buy me two of each (one to keep in the package, one to play with) I did thundercats, crash dummies, I'm still trying to get all the simpsons, plus various figures from various other lines if they catch my eye... and of course the muppets(which I would have had the complete set of(not counting lunchbox kermit, I have kermit, and will be getting the lunchbox, so I don't count it) if my mom hadn't told me that the dr. teeth repaint wasn't a repaint, just a pre-release back when they weren't selling for outrageous prices "are you SURE that's what he looked like in the show" "yes, definately" (and she claims to be a muppet fan, last time I ever listen to her!))

Good Luck in China Ken!

 

[Michael Crawford]

Yep...

...Mike and Sulley were given away with a drawing at each store. Getting them home, into the house, and somewhere in the room was a major issue. I even did a little feature on the whole process:

http://www.mwctoys.com/FEATURE_031302.htm

I also had to skip LOTR. As much as I wanted them, I stuck only to the 12" versions. While they take up more space each, they make far fewer of them, thank goodness. Another line that I'll have to stay away from is the new Trek - I'm actually glad that I wasn't impressed by the entire first series, thus meaning I can avoid picking up most of the rest that are currently planned to be released.

Michael
MWC

 

[incredeeble!]

Just wondering... Does anyone else have pictures of their collection on the web like Michael's? I'd be curious to seen that.

I've been inspired to give it a shot. It'll probably have to wait until next payday so I can finally get my display case!

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I've been collecting mainly Star Wars since 1998. The bulk of my collection is MIP 3 1/4" figures, though I'm slowly starting on my 12" collection. Over the past year, I've built up my LOTR collection as well. Still need a couple of the 12" figures though. I also horde anything from the Evil Dead movies (McFarlane, Sideshow, whatever).

And of course, the awesome Muppet Show figs

Too many cool toys, too little money!

 

[Aerosmith]

Originally posted by incredeeble!
Action Figures have pretty much existed all my life (He-Man, Star Wars, etc...). Still have all my original MOTU figures in the garage. I collected Spawn/McFarlane stuff for a few years until I realized that Todd McFarlane's a greedy prick.

If it wasnt for McFarlane we wouldnt have the high quality figures we have to day. He raised the standered for action figure quality!

Oh and I have been collecting figures all my life! Wish still had them all.

 

[incredeeble!]

Originally posted by Aerosmith


If it wasnt for McFarlane we wouldnt have the high quality figures we have to day. He raised the standered for action figure quality!

Gotta admit that's so true...

 

[grail]

incredeeble! - i wish i did...but i need to get back into a living arrangement that affords me the room to set up displays.

aerosmith - you are correct, they certainly raised the bar as far as detail. just like Toybiz has done recently with articulation.

flyingmonkey - i right there with you on the Evil Dead stuff. i've probably got every version of the DVDs, and every toy/collectible i can put my hands on. i have a question though, i started writing a review of Ash and Evil Ash this weekend. is it my imagination, or does the Ash figure look like he just got kicked in a VERY uncomfortable place?

Michael - i read that. i can't begin to imagine what i would have done...i drive a ford escort. and yeah the first set of Enterprise toys didn't jazz me too much (but i may still get a couple) but i REALLY like the space-suited versions.

all - am i the only toy collector that never got into Star Wars or the Simpsons? most of my toy collecting sprang from my comic book collecting, so most of my toys feature super-heroes. besides, this'll probably get me thrown out, but...i always found the size of the Star Wars figs off-putting. they were too small, and their pieces were smaller. i'm the oldest of 6, small pieces weren't allowed when i was a child.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Originally posted by grail
flyingmonkey - i right there with you on the Evil Dead stuff. i've probably got every version of the DVDs, and every toy/collectible i can put my hands on. i have a question though, i started writing a review of Ash and Evil Ash this weekend. is it my imagination, or does the Ash figure look like he just got kicked in a VERY uncomfortable place?

Are you talking about the McFarlane or the Sideshow Ash? I have the McFarlane Ash and haven't noticed that.... feature I just bought the Sidshow Good & Bad Ash off eBay and am waiting for them to be shipped. I guess I'll let you know on that one. Have you been able to get the Ash/Pit Witch 2-pack? Freakin' Sam Goody exclusives... you can't find 'em anywhere!

 

[Michael Crawford]

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Grail, you've mentioned writing reviews for Zentertainment before, but I can't find them. Where are they located on the site?

Michael
MWC

 

[radionate]

Re: Oh, I've been collecting awhile...

Originally posted by Michael Crawfor
I've been collecting figures for about 14 years now. I have one or two, and I've found myself involved with more than one line, you might say.

To give you some idea, you can check out my toy room here:

http://www.mwctoys.com/ToyRoom_Intro.htm

Michael, Wow! What a collection. I'm most impressed with the Mike and Sulley props from TRU. I'm soooo envious.