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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => 30th Anniversary Collection => Topic started by: Darth_Ice on December 6, 2007, 02:17 PM
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Just curious if anyone is planning on cutting back next year? I have gone back-n-fourth, but I have come to the conclusion that I'm going to cut out what I call the "legacy" figures Vader,Chewy,R2, ect., I have collected the last three collections ROTS,SAGA, and TAC. Over the past year, I have really like the Cantina/Jabba's court creatures ( god when are we going to get a new Jabba) I also like the EU, and Jedi. I really wanted to cut back this year, but once I heard about TAC, well that plan went out the window. So what are your plans for the coming year? I just can not shell out 7 bucks for clones and stormtroopers at the rate they are producing them, if you dont have enough clones or stromies at this point I don't think you ever will. ;D
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I need to cut back, that's for sure. Not only am I running out of room for stuff, but it seems to be getting more expensive each year... the way I collect is to display my collection in custom made dioramas. I'm probably going to weed out a couple prequel dioramas to make room for more of the newer figures.
Regarding Stormies/Clones, I'm probably close to done buying them. I'm really happy with the Tantive IV Stormtrooper as I have about 40 of them, and that's enough for me... about a dozen in my Endor battle scene and the rest scattered around the Death Star and Bespin scenes. I got rid of my VOTC and Commtech Stormies in favor of the Tantive one.
Clones, while I don't care for as much as Stormies, I do have more of. There's the different phases of armor, color schemes, etc. and bigger battles with them in the films so I probably have around 100 or so Clones - all SA versions, I got rid of the older sculpts.
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I got rid of my VOTC and Commtech Stormies in favor of the Tantive one.
Clones, while I don't care for as much as Stormies, I do have more of. There's the different phases of armor, color schemes, etc. and bigger battles with them in the films so I probably have around 100 or so Clones - all SA versions, I got rid of the older sculpts.
Chewie, we are on the same page 100%.
I am actually expecting to spend more because of the sheer volume of product from the regular line, TFU & CW. But that does not mean I am buying everything from the 3 lines. Room is an real issue for me as well, so I will not be able to display everything I would like. So things have to go or be boxed up. I am currently selling off half of my unleashed, Saga2 Camo droids and some straglers just to make some room!
I do plan on cutting out the really far out EU Clones & Vehicle repaints altogether as I started the end of this year. (I consider far out as: Target ARC Shark ship, Target AT-RT BP, ARC BP, Order 66 Yoda/Camo clone, TAC 7th Legion Clone, TFU Repainted Stormies) They were easy to pass on and I will continue that trend. If a really cool figure like the Arc droid is included in Battle Pack, I will sell/trade off the ones I do not want to get them. If they are better sculpts of existing figures, I will sell/trade off the older ones to cycle back into the funds. I am just about ready to part with the UBP Walkers as the rumors insist a new AT-ST is coming in 2008. Soon as I get that word they are being sold. I want the best of the best as fas as sculpts go.
If it's a more compelling EU clone/Vehicle repaint, I may buy into it but not like before. (I consider compelling as 442 Clones, Cmdr Keller, Kit fisto Starship, TFU Geared up Jump Trooper)
I am going to commit to certain figures to army build with like the Kashyyk Trooper & Octo Droid. If it's the same old #41 repaint with weird markings, I will have to evaluate case by case. I really want movie/comic/novel specific items, not the "made up just because it's a new Hasbro SKU" item. I am set on Stormies, I have 30 Tantives, 20 Sandtroopers, 35 442's & 30 Utapau's, I am a bit trooped out.
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I'm cutting back big time. If I can convince myself to go through with it I'm going to sell all my Unleashed, 12" and carded figures. I'm only keeping loose modern, vintage, lego, and gentle Giant. Then I'll be able to stop buying everything twice. I'm also done buying everything Hasbro slaps a new coat of paint on. Starting with the God-awful AT-RT Camo Battle Pack.
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Boy am I ever. After getting maybe 20 figures in 2005, and 40 figures both last year and this one, I recently had a crisis of collecting when I thought about the possibility of 40 figures a year for the next ten years. I gave up trying to get them all after POTF2 ended, but the realization that has dawned on me this past month is that Hasbro is never going to stop increasing production. There is never going to be a real manageable complete collection. Already there are way too many gray areas with all the rehashes and repaints and straight rereleases in new packages.
In short, the burden is not on Hasbro to define the breadth and depth of a collection, but on the collector him/herself.
To reconcile this epiphany with my collecting habits, I sat down and made a list of what I consider my neccesities, and came up with right around three-hundred and fifty figures I want to own. Of those, there are about 75 that don't exist yet, and so far too few are rumored for next year. A 350 figure collection will look good and manageable on shelves in my office, and I have begun to shape my collection toward that outcome.
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If I can convince myself to go through with it I'm going to sell all my Unleashed, 12" and carded figures. I'm only keeping loose modern, vintage, lego, and gentle Giant. Then I'll be able to stop buying everything twice.
Once you do that it's so much easier (mentally,financially) to buy only one of each instead of one carded, one loose. It was the best choice I made.
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I've been cutting back since TAC started and will continue with my no EU (or if it isn't in a film don't collect it) policy for the forseeable future.
Not having to hunt down the McQuarrie figures this year was very enjoyable and only having to pick up Hermi Odle and C3PO / Salacious Crumb made that wave a lot easier to collect.
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I'm planning on stopping collecting all together in '08, probably starting with the Clone Wars line.
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I'm planning on stopping collecting all together in '08, probably starting with the Clone Wars line.
I've been thinking the same thing, but I'm just not sure how well that's going to pan out after seven years of buying everything Hasbro has thrown at us. So far I've skipped the Bespin and Droid BP's as well as the rereleases of the Stormtrooper comic packs with white armor instead of blue. It's a step in the right direction I suppose, but then I caved on all of the Target exclusives as I was originally just going for the Shark Arc and the GH Cinema Scenes. Ugh..
I still plan on picking up the Unleashed stuff next year as I've been looking forward to that stuff for awhile, but as it stands right now - I have soooo much of this stuff that I simply don't have the room for it anymore. I do have a soft spot for the 3" Titanium line even though they're overpriced and they keep repainting everything do death.
It would be nice to leave this hobby for a few years to just take a break. Collecting this stuff really seems like a second job for me the majority of the time. What's the fun in that?
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I'm planning on stopping collecting all together in '08, probably starting with the Clone Wars line.
I've been thinking the same thing, but I'm just not sure how well that's going to pan out after seven years of buying everything Hasbro has thrown at us. So far I've skipped the Bespin and Droid BP's as well as the rereleases of the Stormtrooper comic packs with white armor instead of blue. It's a step in the right direction I suppose, but then I caved on all of the Target exclusives as I was originally just going for the Shark Arc and the GH Cinema Scenes. Ugh..
I still plan on picking up the Unleashed stuff next year as I've been looking forward to that stuff for awhile, but as it stands right now - I have soooo much of this stuff that I simply don't have the room for it anymore. I do have a soft spot for the 3" Titanium line even though they're overpriced and they keep repainting everything do death.
It would be nice to leave this hobby for a few years to just take a break. Collecting this stuff really seems like a second job for me the majority of the time. What's the fun in that?
I skipped so many things without a 2nd look this year. I skipped most of the Battle Packs, most of the ships, and the other odds and ends Hasbro put out. I think it really is quality over quanity, I think Hasbro did a great job with the TAC and most of SL once they got past W1 & W2. So I was happy to just collect TAC, and the comic packs. The one thing that I miss are the unleashed 7" figures )=
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I am not stopping collecting but I am cutting back next year. This year has been an killer for me because the TAC line, 2x of each McQuarrie, the new 25th G.I. Joe line :P. After the Gree Wave its break time because I am skipping the next wave, which is the Force Unleashed Line, I don't want any of those figures (except Female Imperial Officer). I am glad Hasbro delayed this group because I didn't want to buy just for the coins.
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I've cut back an exceptional amount since 2005.
In 2004, I probably purchased around 100-150 figures. In 2005, the final number was closer to 250. In 2006, I purchased maybe 20-25. This year? Less than 10.
We'll see next year. I really enjoyed the Clone Wars line in 2003 and am looking foward to its return.
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I'm seriously cutting back, though I've been fairly limited in what I've bought since 2004, really. This year I went a little further with all the Legends goodies (Sandies and pit droids) but as the line veers further into EU territory I will let the kids have their fun and just focus on 'classic' stuff.
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I started cutting back in 2006. I realised that some of the army building was getting ridiculous when I found that I had bought like 15 of the TSC Sandtroopers. That may not sound like much on it's own, but when you mix it in with all of the other Sandtroopers I have (POTF2, POTJ, 4-Pack, Evolutions), it got a bit ridiculous. So I've scaled back on the army building.
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I'm cutting back in some fashion for sure. My cold hard turning point will be the CW line. I had thought about stopping a carded collection starting with the '08 line, but figured if it was short, it wouldn't hurt to finish the cardbacks out. The thing that hurts that idea is all the '07 repacks.
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It's been my plan for over a year now to cut my SW budget in half in 2008. Once this year is over, I'm going to tally up what I spent on SW for 2007 then come up with the figure for 2008. Further I plan on cutting in half again for 2009 (25% of 2007's spending) then finally from 2010 on only 10% per year of what my 2007 spending was. I figure I've got to ween myself from it somewhat. I can't totally walk away as I know there will be some things I want to get. Conversely, I can't see how Hasbro is going to keep making figures I want for years to come, unless they are all SA or exceptional sculpts.
I've passed on a bit of stuff this year already. I've all but cured myself of the huge army building with one exception being the anticipated correct Kashyyyk clone and maybe the SA 501st clone. Other than that it's only squads of 5 for me instead of companies of 20.
Looking at the first two waves for 2008, I'll do okay. TFU doesn't hold much promise for me to go crazy spending there and though we have yet to see the Clone Wars line, I don't see myself army building much from that line as I'm pretty happy with what I have.
So in short, yes I plan on cutting back, more and more as the years go by.
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I definitely need to cut back next year even more than I did this year. This year saw me turn into an opener as well as develop a "focus" on the musicians of Star Wars, and I tried to only pick up the "new" figures from the TAC line but I ended up getting the whole shebang to complete that damn coin album. Next year I'm going to stick to it. The fact that I'm really into the SideShow 12" line isn't helping either- 3 of 'em at Xmas time is hurting. Not to mention that I REALLY want to get at least the Hoth Ultimate Battle Pack and probably the Endor one too.
Sigh
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Shoot- I'm going in to reverse and hitting the gas. I may just sell my entire loose clone collection and bail on the prequels pretty soon. Things have to be cool and/or cheap to get picked up at this point- And for everything that gets bought, 2 must go.
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I'll be cutting back for sure. I refuse to buy those repainted Stormtroopers, and the Force Unleashed (FU? How fitting) line just isn't my thing.
I'm quite satisfied with my collection character-wise as is. It's getting to the bottom of the barrel when the figure you're most looking forward to in 2008 is a Mustafar Panning Droid.
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I definitely need to cut back next year even more than I did this year. This year saw me turn into an opener as well as develop a "focus" on the musicians of Star Wars, and I tried to only pick up the "new" figures from the TAC line but I ended up getting the whole shebang to complete that damn coin album. Next year I'm going to stick to it. The fact that I'm really into the SideShow 12" line isn't helping either- 3 of 'em at Xmas time is hurting. Not to mention that I REALLY want to get at least the Hoth Ultimate Battle Pack and probably the Endor one too.
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AHhh the "coins" that was my excuse aswell! I think what happens as a "collector" you start to find a particular foucus, for me last year I found the Cantina/Jabba's court figures the most deseriable. I also really like Jedi.
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Ever since I eliminated prequel collecting around the initial release of AOTC toys, and never buying the EU stuff, collecting has remained affordable for me. I'm finished this year with wave 7 and will not have to buy any figures until wave 3 of next year.
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i think i won't cut back very much, i think in opposite to others i don't buy so many figures, because i don't want complete waves and as a pupil i don't have that much money, and don't forget that i just started collecting in april 2006, but i think t4c was quite expensive and i don't have all figures i want now, wave 1 was expensive, i didn't buy anything from wave 2, 3 not very much, 4 and 5 were great waves with fantastic figures, wave 6 is ok, from wave 7 i only ordered the ewoks, wave 7 isn't interesting and wave 8 won't be that expensive, but the problem is, that figures like darth revan will become more expensive, so i don't think i'll ever have these figures and i don't like it, that i have to buy most things in the internet or often go to another town, because these guys here still have wave 3 :-\
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I'm going to be cutting back considerably in the new year. I've had a bit of a problem with impulse buying this year ("Oh, that GH Leia Boussh looks cool, and it's only five bucks, so..."), so that's going to be the first thing to go by the wayside. My 2007 army building drive will be finished as well, since I pretty much have the number of troopers I want multiples of in every conceivable form (with the exception of the Kashyyyk Clone and the 501st Clone), and after Hasbro alluding to "greatest hits" style figures in the regular line next year instead of a separate Saga Legends line, that should serve to cut down my purchases by a good bit in the basic line.
I seriously think that next year, at least for the six films' figures, is going to be similar to 2006 in that there will be at least 40% repacks due to the focus on Clone Wars stuff in the later half of the year. Hasbro's never been able to show real success with two lines at once at retail (regardless of what they say about Legends/Greatest Hits figures having no effect on stocking the main line at the retail level), and I think they would be smart to hedge their bets and *not* do a full line of new figures alongside CW stuff. But that's not the subject of this thread, so I digress...
But yes, I'm going to be cutting back considerably next year, and sticking with the basic figure line and vehicles, as well as the 2" Unleashed (if that line even makes it past the FU stuff). No non-CW EU stuff, no Galactic Heroes, no Titaniums outside of capitol ships, no more buying multipacks for one figure, and no repainted vehicles I already have just because it's "different enough."
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Well next year is lookong very promising, I will be skipping the first wave, but after that I think I will be getting figures from each wave until the CW line then stopping again, until the following year. However saying that I might pick up the odd 1 or 2 from the CW if I can use it for custom fodder.
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The Saga Collection of 2006 broke me of my completist carded collecting habits, and ever since I've only been buying what I want to display loose in my various displays.
I continued that habit with the 30th Anniversary Collection, with the exception of aiming for a carded and loose set of the McQuarrie figures. That being said, there have been so many new figures this year that I've been wanting to add to my collection that I haven't actually skipped that many!
But I continue to enjoy the regular 3 3/4" line and am actively collecting Galactic Heroes and creating a Darth Vader focus collection.
I guess what I'm trying to say is I plan to basically continue my habits in 08 and won't be cutting back very much. But I'm happy with that. :)
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I doubt I cut back next year anymore than I already have... If anything I only see it getting worse.
I wholely plan to get into the Indiana Jones line... I've managed to avoid GI Joes pretty much, but that's a tempting line. I'll be strong and pass though.
I will always collect my 1:18 military line... My focus there has always been World War 2, but I do pick up modern figures here and there (and there's some really nice figures out for the modern U.S. military right now!), and if they ever start delving into 19th century figures, or World War 1... Well, god help me.
Beyond that, I love snap kit figures from overseas, but those are few and far between...
Star Wars I've already weeded down though. I army build, and custom fodder, so there's the extra stuff I buy... But with vehicles I only buy those that are to-scale. That's not many usually, so that saves me some dough... Other vehicles I just don't feel compelled to buy, like the TIE Bomber at Target which is an inaccurate grey paintjob...
I did splurge and buy a carded set of McQuarrie this year because the art means so much to me, but ultimately that's all I have. If there were a deluxe line, I tend to pick and choose with those as well to save a buck... I've also cut out a "need" to buy figures from multi-packs. I don't need every variant anymore (blue Han Hoth for instance), so I'm pretty particular and save in those aspects.
What kills ya is army building, but I did manage to get a LOT on sale this year... HTS was really a godsend in many ways with the coupons and all... 20% off and free shipping was a routine thing from a company that isn't even a retailer. Not bad... Too bad TRU, Target, and Wal-Mart don't make more of a concerted effort to give you a discount once in a while to get into the stores... WM's price drop is nice though, and TRU did some spiffy B2G1 sales.
I was actually so happy with the line in general in 2007, that I really didn't consider cutting back... My one wish by year's end was that the Wave 7.5 had been just canned and nothing was there to replace the Force Unleashed line. I could certainly use the peace of mind that I only am behind ONE wave right now, haha, and none of those figures is really appealing to me... They're different and all, but none of them really are interesting overall so I wouldn't have cried a tear had they been spread out over the years to save a cent, or had they never gotten done at all.
So, to summarize, I probably will spend next year like this year, but hopefully not TOO much more on Indiana Jones toys... It's gonna really tack on I'm afraid though.
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In regards to star wars, i assume i will be cutting back just becuase much like in 2006 in dont plan on buying re-releases. So any figure that now has a stand from the 2007 line is a pass. No need to buy the same figure again.
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This weekend was a cleaning weekend and really helped drive home the fact that there's just too much stuff in the 3 3/4" line alone. Every year, we have to find places to put 5-10 cases of carded figures, 1-2 of battle pack cases and vehicle cases, 2-3 of miscellaneous over-sized exclusive set cases and this year add 3 Comic pack cases. We don't have basements in SoCal, so space runs out quick.
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I intend to cut back every year, so we'll see. I was hoping to cut back this year, but the combination of really nice figures, a good amount of army builders, and those darn coins put a wrench in that. I think I still cut back overall, but not by as much as I had hoped to. I'm getting better at avoiding "other" lines, and that's an area I hope to focus on even more next year.
Like others have said, there was just way too much stuff this year. It was great, but still, overwhelming. From the initial rumors, it doesn't sound like next year will be any better with Clone Wars and all of that. I personally like the Clone Wars (at least the initial cartoons), so I'm likely in on that line as well. I am hoping to cut back next year though, and the lack of coins (and possibly more repacks) could help that. Also, this year alone I got to the point where I'm pretty happy with a lot of army builders (clones, Stormies, Snowtroopers, Scouts), so it will help not having that to worry about as much too. I'm probably one of the stupid ones here who still buys some of the vehicles, so that takes a larger chunk of money/display space. I have to figure out what to do from there. I was convinced I was going to go OT only with those, but I haven't exactly stuck to that so far (mainly with ROTS ships).
Like others, I'm going to take a look at the Indy line. I'll probably buy the majority of it, depending on the budget at the time. I'll at least get an Indy, and I'd be happy with that. I'd like to get it all, but we'll see. I might have some employment changes next year sometime, which will drastically change the outlook for what I'll be picking up. I tend to think of my collecting in a list of importance, so when/if I have to cut back, I know which areas will be the first and last to go. Star Wars 3 3/4" is the last to go for me, and I'll probably always collect it in some capacity. Like many of you have mentioned though, it really is getting to be a lot of stuff to manage at this point.
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I didnt buy any ships, the only ships I have are the Gunships! I have no problem passing up the vechiels. I would "help" if the cost of the figures would go "down" like Walfart has done.
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Wow, after reading through the 411 rumors for next year, its really going to be a tough year to cut back. Lots of great figures and comic packs, plus rumors of both an AT-TE and Falcon. I was hoping to cut back next year, and might just have to, depending on finances - but this is truly a time where I'm going to have to consider passing on some other things to be able to afford what I really want. It might be time to sell some more stuff too to make room (and money) for these things. It sounds like its shaping up to be another banner year.
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I'll be able to make the hard cut with the CW line. I'll be selective in what I buy and not keep anything boxed any more. Will definitely pick up everything OT and be very discriminatory toward everything EU.
As I mentioned before, finishing out the 30AV packaging will be my biggest decision.
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I'm focusing on Troopers, Main Characters I don't have & cool back-round characters.
My man focus is probably going to be Indy.
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Well, I just decided yesterday to stop collecting Galactic heroes and won't start collecting the might muggs, so that clamps down on some of the budget right there. I'll take a serious look at Titaniums too as I'm getting VERY tired of all of the repaints. So I'll prolly just do movie ones from here on, with a rare exception.
But, dang, it's the, Year of the Vehicle, for SW collecting.
It will be expensive in that regard for those of us who collect them. Between the AT-TE, AT-AP, and Falcon, that's $500 right there for me. By a quick estimate, I'm halving my 2007 SW budget in half for 2008 which means, I'll have only $3K to spend on SW. So just those 3 ships are taking a huge chunk out of the budget.
Then there's the whole Build-a-Figure thing. Thirty figs to complete a huge droid? That better be one hellafied droid and something we WANT. I actually hope it's NOT the Homing Spider droid or Tank droid as I want multiples of those but don't want to buy extra unwanted figures to get them. I'm hoping for it to be the load-lifter, but think it's going to be the flying droid w/platform seen ferrying 3PO about after he fell onto the platform.
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I'm growing ever less interested in Hasbro's stuff. It's volume overkill that's done it for me. Getting out of carded stuff, maybe back in 2004 or so, made it a lot easier. I'm buying stuff I like mostly but haven't really skipped much this year I'm afraid.
I do like the clone wars line of stuff, but will have to see what comes and whether I plan on buying much of that. EU/PT is always a crapshoot for me as I'm less inclined that way but I still buy the stuff. OT stuff is usually a given for me, especially filling out Cantina and Jabba's palace stuff. But repacks for the most part are a pass.
Ships, playsets, etc. are an easy pass as are many of the sublines like Galactic Heroes, Unleashed and whatever else may come out. I'm not suggesting they're bad products, I've just no interest or have lost interest in them is all. The ships themselves are great, but eat too much space.
And I've always been too diverse with too many lines going on, so scaling back has been going on for a while now, at the same time as I pick up more crap elsewhere ::)
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Just wondering... for those of you running out of space, what do you do with the older figures that have new sculpts?
For instance, how many of you replace these -
(http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/potf2/orangecard/hansolohothgear/lf2sm.jpg) (http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/potf2/orangecard/stormtrooper/lf2sm.jpg)
With these -
(http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/tac/VTSC07/05/lf4sm.jpg) (http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/otc/vintage/votc12/lf7sm.jpg)
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I still have all of my old crap. I'd like to sell it off, but my fiancee wants me to keep it for "posterity." That being said, I also know they won't garner much on the secondary market, so they aren't worth my time to try and sell. I'll never just pitch them out though.
Unfortunately you can't easily donate these either as organizations want NEW stuff rather than "recycled" toys.
So I just have to bear with storing them away.
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Hmm.... idear just popped into the ol' noggin here. You can just create your own evolution displays... line up all releases of a certain figure from Vintage to TAC and beyond! I think I've just put all my POTF2 stuff in a plastic box in the closet at the moment.
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My old stuff usually goes towards custom fodder or I give them to kids.
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I keep the original POTF2 stuff. It looks horrible relative to new stuff, so I pick up the newer versions but it's so cheesy as to be neo-modern vintage in nature. It's when I started collecting so I'm happy to keep it. I'll thin some intermediary POTF2 and later stuff out when I get it all on display to find I have 47 farmboy Luke's around, but the original He-Man style POTF2 stuff stays regardless.
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Well like I said I dont collect the old stuff (old stuff I mean before TSC, now saying that I am after a few rare items from SAGA but thats it and a Yoda from the VOTC line), I dont mean Vintage (thats a completely different thing).
So I only collect the new stuff so my point is I dont have the problem you guys have of do I get the new sculpt even though I already have this one, I dont have it so my choice is simple I get it if it looks good, if it looks totally pathetic then I dont touch it, I dont have a General Lando Calarissian in my collection or a Bespin Lando Calarissian not because I couldnt get one far from it, its the fact is that I didn't like the sculpt on it, so I am choose about what I pick up.
I dont need to buy every figure when I see it, I look for the best bargain possible, and buy the cheapest when possible, if it means I have to wait a year or two before I get that figure then I wait a year or two I know eventually I will get it.
So theres no biggie to me, this year I have picked up every figure I wanted and havent really spent that much, in reality compared to how much I have spent in the past when I first started out collecting the very first time when I needed every figure there and then, and damn the rent, food and electricity because I wanted the figure.
Now I have this collecting craze under control and I get more enjoyment out of it, getting figures when I want to get them not the other way round.
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I am very much considering dropping the galactic heroes. After hearing the rumors of so many new sets, it may just be time to end it. I am happy with what we have and really do not see the need for many more. I think that if they release an Amanaman i would pick that up but other than that i think i am done with them.
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I saw a number of army builders today. Namely the 7th Legion Clones and Rebel Vanguards. And I passed. It used to be that I would scoop up all of them, and build some substantial armies. Now, I'll get them when I can.
And I also saw the Mighty Muggs for the first time today. I think they're pretty cool. But am I going to get them? That's unclear right now.
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I already cut back to a degree this year - I don't pick up any more than four of any army builder to open. So at most I get 5 (one MOC, four openers) of any one figure. With all of the re-releases and re-paints, I might drop my army builders down to only 3 (one MOC, 2 to open) of each. I know my wife would be happy with that choice.
As far as next year goes, I love it when Hasbro spends resources on stuff like the Might Muggs - they are an EASY pass for me.
If I'm not impressed with the Droid Factory stuff, I'm probably going to be able to drop things down to only picking up 2 (one MOC, one opener) of each non-army builder. But like this year with the coins, if I want two of each wave's BAF then I'm going to maintain my current level of 3 (one MOC, two openers) of each figure. Getting 3 of every figure might even push me towards only getting 3 of each army builder too.
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Just wondering... for those of you running out of space, what do you do with the older figures that have new sculpts?
For instance, how many of you replace these -
(http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/potf2/orangecard/hansolohothgear/lf2sm.jpg) (http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/potf2/orangecard/stormtrooper/lf2sm.jpg)
I actually found a POTF Han at my Local TRUS! What is strange is that store opened about 8 years ago, far past the time where someone could have stashed the figure. I think someone donated it to the Toys for Tots, they had an event going on today.
With these -
(http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/tac/VTSC07/05/lf4sm.jpg) (http://www.yakface.com/TGuide2004/ActionFigures/otc/vintage/votc12/lf7sm.jpg)
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I will be shifting my focus in 08. I am going away from Hasbro and concentrating more on the other lines such as Lego,GH and Kubricks while filling the holes of my vintage collection. I look at all the older modern stuff I have accumulated and most are still in boxes and probably will never be displayed. I plan on cutting loose most of it to help finace the stuff I am really interested in having in my perfect display.
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I won't be cutting back on anything I normally buy, but rather I think Hasbro will be releasing fewer things this year that I want due to the Clone Wars line and TFU. I'll probably ramp up my Sideshow collecting instead.
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I will (try to) buy very little basic figure format stuff this year, only if I absolutely NEED it. I will probably start collecting those Mighty Muggs and will also be more foccussed on the Indy line than the SW line.
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For me, the first half of '08 will be all about saving time, money & gas. Most of the offerings this year consist of prequel stuff, TFU & CW. That's great if it's your cup of tea. It's certainly not mine.
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I don't think I will be cutting back at all this year, I will probably doubling what i have spent this year between all the FU CW regular line and the indy line. If have the rumors are true i am in trouble. Looks like i will be selling off a lot of stuff on evilbay.