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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Disney Marvel Cinematic Universe
« on: February 15, 2024, 10:57 AM »
I’m so excited to see some real forward progress on the F4 joining the MCU, can’t wait. I like everyone in this cast, so I’m hopeful. With all of their castings, I pretty much trust Marvel. I can’t really think of a single character of theirs that I look at and go “wow, they really missed that one”. Most have been spot on, and many have become iconic in their roles.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: 2024: What Are You Collecting?
« on: December 31, 2023, 02:05 PM »
Looking to 2024, like others, I’ve sort of been in a transitional phase as well. Don’t get me wrong, I think what is available out there these days is an embarrassment of riches; so much cool stuff. Price, display/storage space, and just life in general changes your perspective on things. I’m realizing as I get older, I just want less and less “stuff” not only on display but in general. An eternal battle for a collector 😂. Broken record here, but I’m narrowing focus, being more selective, and unloading a bunch of stuff. Some lines I think I’m “good” on, and most to all stuff I wait a bit on. I used to have probably 50+ things on preorder at any given time. Now it is less than 10. Only things that are personal “can’t miss” items. Here’s what I’m looking at going into the New Year.

Star Wars TVC - used to be all in with new stuff but I’m more selective and waiting for sales with a lot now. I’ll stick with OT until the end most likely. I’ve got a Ghost on the way that I don’t have a place for, but that’s a future problem.

Marvel Legends - probably my favorite line the past few years. Started off long ago focusing on Spidey, branching into X-Men, and going downhill from there. I mainly focus on classic costumes, but get some of the new characters as well, and the main outfits of MCU. Buy too much here, but I’ll be working on that in the New Year.

GI Joe Classified - picking up the characters I remember from the toon/toyline growing up. I’ll likely continue but try to be more selective as well. Might be the best line out there these days.

That, for the most part, should be it. I think I might be done with Black Series as well. I’ll still be tempted to get any new OT stuff we get, and have the new Mando preordered, but overall the line just doesn’t excite me as much anymore. I think I have what I want for Transformers, and possibly MOTU as well although I do like the New Eternia stuff. Otherwise just one offs here and there. I got a few NECA figures (Alf, Warduke) last year, some Jada stuff (Chester Cheetah, Mega Man on the way), things like that. It is fun when I can separate myself from a “collect ‘‘em all “ mindset and just buying figures I think look fun or cool.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: 2020: What Are You Collecting?
« on: December 14, 2023, 04:07 PM »
TBS 6" - No longer buying or collecting these.  In the near future, I'll be selling most of the 6" stuff I have (mainly Han Solo figures and some other main characters).  I am only keeping 8 figures from ANH - Vader, Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Ben with Holo-Leia table, Luke with Landspeeder, Smuggler Han, and Chewie.

How did the Black Series purge go Jeff? I sold a ton off this year as well, and currently have the rest packed away now. The lone exception is a Mando and Grogu on the desk. I rotate a small display of OT figures in and out once in awhile, but honestly with limited display space it seems silly to “double up” with all my 3 3/4” stuff out as well. I’m gravitating more and more to a “less is more” approach to display as I get older.

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Well of the Souls / Re: Hasbro 2023 Indiana Jones 6" Adventure Series
« on: December 14, 2023, 04:01 PM »
I’m sure things vary by location, but I’d have to say at least around here things didn’t really sit. I’m sure it didn’t sell like gangbusters, as a line 90% populated by old white dudes was going to be an uphill battle. The only figure I really saw clearanced at Target was tuxedo Indy. The on,y one I saw sit even a little from the main line was Marion (and not long), and there aren’t ANY of these figures left locally. Honestly, to try and be “smart” and budget things out a bit I waited on Toht and Belloq, thinking they would be likely clearance candidates but that hasn’t happened at retail or on Amazon. Maybe they ordered somewhat correctly, at least for the first wave. I haven’t seen much of the following waves at all, and got those online. Overall, despite some missed characters, I’m happy with the line and quality. I was honestly hoping they would just slip an Indy into Black Series or something at some point, so to get a whole line was great. Retro figures were a nice bonus too.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Deluxe AOTC Jango Fett
« on: December 14, 2023, 03:54 PM »
I’m kind of in the same boat. With “extra spending” tighter around Christmas anyways, I’ve been holding off on things more as well. Like I want the TVC Krrsantan, and will get him eventually, but our Target got eight of them in roughly a month plus ago, and seven of them are still there. Same with the Luke/Grogu, Tusken, and Sabine. Honestly, I haven’t seen new stuff sit around like this for a long time, at least not to this level. It used to be if you saw something you better buy it because you might not see it again. This makes me think people have finally hit the breaking point with prices, and if it continues, changes might have to happen with the line(s). Figures still look great, but paying $25-30 for that little figure stings a bit.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« on: October 31, 2023, 11:09 AM »
Yeah I didn’t think of the fact these were revealed overseas, that might have had something to do with it. I knew that we have had fan channel/repack waves before, it just caught my eye that these and all of the Black Series reveals were listed as fan channel or Pulse/Disney exclusives (even the ROTS Palpy, which I think would be considered at least new-ish), and I think maybe even Anakin and Palme? I’d have to go look at the slides again. Probably nothing, just that in combo with what Star Wars sections look like around here, I was wondering if we would start seeing less or disappear eventually.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« on: October 30, 2023, 04:21 PM »
Did anyone else notice that (I think) every figure announcement for TVC and Black Series are listed as either fan channel or Pulse/Shop Disney exclusives? I don’t recall seeing that before, for every release. Not that many actually are able to collect everything at retail these days, but I wonder if that means anything for the makeup of waves that go to retail (or if that is lessening).

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The Bullpen / Re: Marvel Legends Haslab - Giant Man
« on: October 6, 2023, 10:51 AM »
It has been a slow roll, but I think it will probably make it. Being “lower” priced helps that too. I think Hasbro is in a tough place with tiers on these things. If they don’t do figures it’s “booooo, no figures!”, but if they do it’s “oh great Hasbro locked these figures behind a paywall, they hate collectors!”. I think the figures make it feel like a better value overall, but it would likely be higher priced then. It’s all a trade off.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 HasLab - TVC The Ghost
« on: September 1, 2023, 05:45 PM »
It is definitely at a point in fandom where there is almost nothing that would make everyone happy. We all want a Death Star, or a Cantina, or an Ewok Village…or generally just things that we had or wanted as kids. The thing is, most would not be satisfied if they basically upgraded versions of those. The fandom has gotten to a place where everything has to be hyper detailed, look just like the movie (or multiple movies), and usually super expensive. The stuff looks fantastic, and I love it don’t get me wrong, but so much of the “wonder” of these TOY lines has been lost over the years. It seems like many brands have to try to serve two different demos “a line for the kids, and one for the adults”. The times have changed I know, but I wish we could still have a one line for all approach. Still have fond memories of the POTJ days in that respect.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: 2022: What Are You Collecting?
« on: September 1, 2023, 05:36 PM »
How is everyone’s collections looking these days? It seemed like a lot of us were in the same boat, likely the result of being “in the game” for so many years. I’ve been selling a lot of stuff off this year again, but still probably buying too much. I guess I can feel better about selling off lots of 50-60 figures, but only buying 3-5. Just getting to the point in life, our house, and budget (with everything being so pricey) where it just gets to feeling like too much. At the same time, we are getting virtually every franchise covered and some pretty neat toys.

Things for me have basically gone as planned. Only six Black Series purchases this year, although I know I’ll get some of the Ahsoka series stuff. TVC has been most of the new stuff. I also pass on most of the clones now too, but get most of the rest. The army building stuff has slowed. I’ve snagged all the retros - relatively inexpensive, and a lot of fun I think. I just got the N-1, and love it. And I stupidly backed the Ghost that I have nowhere to put. Love that ship though.

Marvel Legends is honestly the budget hog. By far the most I have picked up, probably over 50 figures. I keep thinking I’ll be winding down there, but between the MCU figures and the definitive classic looks, it adds up more than expected. I’ve grabbed some Classified as well, great stuff as usual. All in all, still need to keep cutting back. Starting to think what am I really going to do with all this stuff? I’ll never have room to display it all, and it seems silly to store it all.

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Since there was basically no mention of the Indy lines at SDCC, are we to assume what has been announced is it? I know we kind of all figured that, but I guess it was still a decent run.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: Thundercats, Hoooo!!
« on: July 21, 2023, 10:29 PM »
I don’t think anyone here really collects Thundercats anymore, but I’m sure many of you have seen that Cat’s Lair. Just insane. If Thundercats was all I collected and displayed, it would be an excellent centerpiece, but wow is that a lot 🙂

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 HasLab - TVC The Ghost
« on: July 21, 2023, 10:23 PM »
Although I have no idea where I will put it, I backed as well. I passed on the Joe Dragonfly knowing this was likely up next, and I loved the Rebels show, crew, and this ship in general. I’ll just have to figure out where it will go. I’ve had to pack away most of my vehicles just due to lack of space, with basically just the Falcon and other two Haslabs out (and the Landspeeder/Snowspeeder since they are small enough to fit in the figure cases). Space issues aside, it really does look outstanding. Still a chunk of change, but I honestly expected it to be higher.

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Is anyone here backing the Dragonfly? I’d like to, even if it makes no sense for me (space danger), but with the HEAVY rumors of a TVC Ghost my extra monies will probably be going towards that instead, depending on price.

This really does look good though, and I loved the vintage toy. I know not everyone here collects Classified, but I’ve been fairly complete with one of each outside of some of the wacky repaints, and I’ll say this line has kind of been killing it for awhile now. Once they shifted out of what they were doing with the first couple waves, and started generally leaning more classic, it has been great. I just received Rock n’ Roll, Shipwreck, Torpedo, and Copperhead today…and they all look great.

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The Bullpen / Re: Marvel Legends
« on: April 5, 2023, 09:43 AM »
Yes Steve Evans (from Hasbro, currently in charge of Marvel I believe), did confirm (I saw it on Instagram) that after the Doom/Luke Cage/Spider Woman wave and the Ghost Rider bike set, that the line would be “resting”. Sounds like it could come back later. For now they are pushing the new kids line, basically the same scale but with more articulation. The Spidey wave is currently on the pegs at our Target. Not bad for $10. I picked up Spidey.

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