The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! - Page 39

OdoWanKenobi · May 30 2012, 10:59 PM

It doesn't matter much how many of each figure is in a case if the cases themselves never show up.

cooleddie74 · May 30 2012, 11:02 PM

^
Well...true. But for once I didn't want to bring that up. It's so disappointing to have to think about.

(*Fingers crossed*) IDEALLY... this means more people finding more product. But we'll see.

Praetor_Shinzon · May 31 2012, 01:04 AM

lol. just wanted to say your new avatar is awesome cooleddie74.

cooleddie74 · May 31 2012, 01:25 AM

Thanks, Shinzon.

I had some help from another poster in adding the lens flare. It was their idea.

OdoWanKenobi · May 31 2012, 01:48 AM

Cruised Wal-Mart today, and found the new Amazing Spider-Man figures. Man, I thought they had skimped on the Avengers articulation. These have even less. There seems to be only on figure from the entire line that is worthwhile. It's the aptly named Ultra-Poseable Spider-Man. I picked him up. To them, ultra-poseable means the same articulation as Marvel Universe figures. Also, no accessories. Yeesh. They're cheaping out on us. Granted, this is a pretty decent figure. I just hope the movie turns out good, or I won't want it anywhere near me.

Praetor_Shinzon · May 31 2012, 02:31 AM

cooleddie74 wrote:

Thanks, Shinzon.

I had some help from another poster in adding the lens flare. It was their idea.

moar lens flare is always good. or so i'm told.

OdoWanKenobi wrote:

Cruised Wal-Mart today, and found the new Amazing Spider-Man figures. Man, I thought they had skimped on the Avengers articulation. These have even less. There seems to be only on figure from the entire line that is worthwhile. It's the aptly named Ultra-Poseable Spider-Man. I picked him up. To them, ultra-poseable means the same articulation as Marvel Universe figures. Also, no accessories. Yeesh. They're cheaping out on us. Granted, this is a pretty decent figure. I just hope the movie turns out good, or I won't want it anywhere near me.

thus far the only AMS stuff i've seen are the masks and the electronic/talking Spidey. i finally found MU Psylock...only to discover her face looked...squished. bad quality control. bah!

cooleddie74 · May 31 2012, 04:03 AM

Are these new Amazing Spider-Man toys from Hasbro, by any chance? Because if that's so it would kind of explain the skimping on articulation and accessories. The last year or so has not been particularly kind to a lot of action figures manufactured under the Hasbro logo...they have reduced articulation, are lazy repaints or repacks, are horribly distributed or all three.

Admiral_Young · May 31 2012, 07:19 AM

Yeah Hasbro has the line...I've read negative things about them compared to Matty.

Itisnotlogical · May 31 2012, 07:28 AM

^
Perused the Wal-Mart toy aisle the other day, looking for some Star Wars stuff to add to my shelf, and I saw a General Grievous that was pretty much the same figure that they released way back when Revenge of the Sith came out, except it came with a blaster this time.

cooleddie74 · May 31 2012, 07:35 AM

Itisnotlogical wrote:

^
Perused the Wal-Mart toy aisle the other day, looking for some Star Wars stuff to add to my shelf, and I saw a General Grievous that was pretty much the same figure that they released way back when Revenge of the Sith came out, except it came with a blaster this time.

Was it the Vintage Collection(2010) version on the retro-looking cardback?

This one?

Itisnotlogical · June 1 2012, 12:39 AM

cooleddie74 wrote:

Itisnotlogical wrote:

^
Perused the Wal-Mart toy aisle the other day, looking for some Star Wars stuff to add to my shelf, and I saw a General Grievous that was pretty much the same figure that they released way back when Revenge of the Sith came out, except it came with a blaster this time.

Was it the Vintage Collection(2010) version on the retro-looking cardback?

This one?

Nope. It came with a die and a base for some sort of action figure game, and I didn't look too close at the artwork but I think it was part of the Clone Wars series (the white and blue ones).

cooleddie74 · June 1 2012, 12:53 AM

Itisnotlogical wrote:

cooleddie74 wrote:

Itisnotlogical wrote:

^
Perused the Wal-Mart toy aisle the other day, looking for some Star Wars stuff to add to my shelf, and I saw a General Grievous that was pretty much the same figure that they released way back when Revenge of the Sith came out, except it came with a blaster this time.

Was it the Vintage Collection(2010) version on the retro-looking cardback?

This one?

Nope. It came with a die and a base for some sort of action figure game, and I didn't look too close at the artwork but I think it was part of the Clone Wars series (the white and blue ones).

Ahhhhh. The Movie Heroes one. The Galactic Battle Game die and base. Now I know which one you're talking about. Yeah, that Grievous is a lazy repack of an older Grievous figure from 2005(the Episode III one with "Four Lightsaber Attack" action feature), in fact that entire first wave of twelve or thirteen Movie Heroes figures is nothing but lazy repaints and repacks of older figures dating from as far back as 2002. That Grievous wasn't a particularly great one when he was new, much less almost seven years later. They should have gone with one of the ones from the 30th Anniversary(2007-08)or Legacy Collections(2008-10) because those were superior Grievous sculpts.

Davros · June 1 2012, 02:47 AM

cooleddie74 · June 1 2012, 03:15 AM

Gumby toys are always fun. I wish I still had my old ones.

Davros · June 1 2012, 03:30 AM

cooleddie74 wrote:

Gumby toys are always fun. I wish I still had my old ones.

He might count as my first action figure. Him or my old Johny West.

May 30 2012, 10:59 PM	#571
OdoWanKenobi Shapeshifting Jedi Location: Gotham City	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! It doesn't matter much how many of each figure is in a case if the cases themselves never show up. __________________ I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thread on the TrekBBS.

May 30 2012, 11:02 PM	#572
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^ Well...true. But for once I didn't want to bring that up. It's so disappointing to have to think about. (Fingers crossed) IDEALLY... this means more people finding more product. But we'll see. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

May 31 2012, 01:04 AM	#573
Praetor_Shinzon Rear Admiral Location: Virginia	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! lol. just wanted to say your new avatar is awesome cooleddie74.

May 31 2012, 01:25 AM	#574
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Thanks, Shinzon. I had some help from another poster in adding the lens flare. It was their idea. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

May 31 2012, 01:48 AM	#575
OdoWanKenobi Shapeshifting Jedi Location: Gotham City	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Cruised Wal-Mart today, and found the new Amazing Spider-Man figures. Man, I thought they had skimped on the Avengers articulation. These have even less. There seems to be only on figure from the entire line that is worthwhile. It's the aptly named Ultra-Poseable Spider-Man. I picked him up. To them, ultra-poseable means the same articulation as Marvel Universe figures. Also, no accessories. Yeesh. They're cheaping out on us. Granted, this is a pretty decent figure. I just hope the movie turns out good, or I won't want it anywhere near me. __________________ I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thread on the TrekBBS.

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May 31 2012, 04:03 AM	#577
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Are these new Amazing Spider-Man toys from Hasbro, by any chance? Because if that's so it would kind of explain the skimping on articulation and accessories. The last year or so has not been particularly kind to a lot of action figures manufactured under the Hasbro logo...they have reduced articulation, are lazy repaints or repacks, are horribly distributed or all three. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

May 31 2012, 07:19 AM	#578
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Yeah Hasbro has the line...I've read negative things about them compared to Matty. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

May 31 2012, 07:28 AM	#579
Itisnotlogical Commodore Location: Shufflin', shufflin', shufflin'...	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^ Perused the Wal-Mart toy aisle the other day, looking for some Star Wars stuff to add to my shelf, and I saw a General Grievous that was pretty much the same figure that they released way back when Revenge of the Sith came out, except it came with a blaster this time. __________________ "Good grief. You guys sure know how to make something out of nothing. And then take sides about whether or not it's nothing, and then change your minds and discuss why you thought it was something." - Kestra

June 1 2012, 02:47 AM	#583
Davros Fleet Admiral Location: Kaled bunker, Skaro	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! __________________ "With great power comes great responsibility"-Uncle Ben Parker

June 1 2012, 03:15 AM	#584
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Gumby toys are always fun. I wish I still had my old ones. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg