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Other Collectibles / Re: 31" Darth Vader
« on: August 21, 2013, 09:25 AM »
Awesome! I love this thing, snuck him in the house late last night and will surprise my daughters with it this evening.

They gotta do a Boba Fett now!

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Other Collectibles / 31" Darth Vader
« on: August 20, 2013, 09:28 PM »
Man, I had no idea where to post about this, it's such a bizarre yet awesome item, but doesn;t really fit into a defined category.

But I finally saw the new JAKKS Pacific 31" Vader figure tonight at Walmart of all places, and damn that thing is impressive in person. I spent a long time on that aisle trying to figure out how I was going to be able to walk out without buying that, and after mentally rationalizing the price ("Hey, it's less than a dollar an inch!") and figuring out the biggest hurdle, where I would put it, I finally caved. For $29.97 it was just too hard to pass up. Seven points of articulation...

I heard a few snickers from people in the checkout line, but f em, this thing is crazy badass. Check it out!

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The Black Series 3.75" / Re: The Black Series 3.75" - 2013 Wave 1
« on: August 20, 2013, 09:16 PM »
Saw these for the first time today at Walmart over lunch...all but Luke anyway. The cardbacks seemed ok, figures looked alright but nothing in this wave I care about.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: August 20, 2013, 09:09 PM »
For some reason the remaining Clone Wars figures at my local Walmart went from $5 on clearance to $7 since I got back from vacation. Weird.

Would still like to pick up a few generic clones, but not at that price.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Everything eBay! Scams, questions, etc...
« on: August 20, 2013, 09:24 AM »
It's hard for me to see how eBay could side with the buyer if they do end up opening a case. The item description was clear and obvious, you had pictures, and it clearly stated "No refunds".

"I do not want this item don't like" is not likely to be considered a compelling reason to rule in his favor.

He can't really complain that the item is "signifcantly not as described" either which is the usual ploy. They will be able to review the communication history and determine this was just buyer remorse.

The only wrinkle would be if he does send it back to you. Not sure if/how that impact the ruling. They might actually ask you to re-ship it, but I don't see how they could force you.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Vintage Figures That Need Redone
« on: August 20, 2013, 08:59 AM »
Always room for a screen-accurate RFT with that glaring holster error addressed too.

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The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: 6" Black Series - 2013 Wave 1
« on: August 19, 2013, 05:29 PM »
I picked up R2 to complete my Wave 1 purchases. I had the luxury of picking between 2 on the shelves at Target so I was able to score the lesser of two paint-app evils.  :D

I think part of the appeal to me with this line is it's an easy on-boarding process. (SDCC exclusives aside) It's a manageable # of figures per year and you're not already 20 years behind the curve trying to catch up.

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LEGO / Re: Lego 2013
« on: August 18, 2013, 04:49 PM »
Man, I would kill to see them release something like this in the 3 & 3/4" line.

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 16, 2013, 08:39 PM »
I bought a loose vintage jawa sans cape and gun for $5 and a somewhat busted up imperial troop transport for $5.75 at a local secondhand toy store here at the beach. The troop transport had a perfect top gun assembly so I plan to swap this out for tag broken one I have now. Also came with a couple of those doodads that fit over the characters heads. Not sure i had the full complement of those. (Should be 4?)


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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: August 16, 2013, 08:33 PM »
Picked up a loose commando droid (not the blue one), along with a loose SOTDS Cody and a carded SOTDS Kit Fisto at a cool secondhand toy store at the beach today. Paid around $13 for the lot. Plan to use the Fisto and Cody for some nifty customs.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: August 16, 2013, 08:07 AM »
Freaking ay!

That wave is a grand slam for sure. If the figures come out anywhere near as nice as those renderings they will look awesome. They are really making good figure choices too.

ETA on these hitting stores?

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Yeah, but she actually died AT rehab, like at the actual facility, not after she left, at least as I understand it. That seems weird.

Also, I think that last guy is not actually dead, based on that other thread in this forum that pops up from time to time.  ;)


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I bit and picked up one off eBay for $125. I can rationalize it any number of silly ways but what's the point? I wanted it and I got it, no time for remorse.

At least now I can be happy with a complete collection. I wonder if there will be any minor tweaks between this and the Wave 2 Boba...guessing not.

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I really had a thing for her back in the day, she was smoking hot the first few seasons on that show. Her more recent mug shot was barely recognizable...eesh.

Who dies AFTER they go to rehab though?

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The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: 6" Black Series - 2013 Wave 2
« on: August 15, 2013, 10:37 PM »
Man, those do look great. Think I made the right call jumping on board this train.

IMO, Boba and Greedo look the strongest out of this wave, but Han is not bad either. I guess the non-human renderings are more compelling to me.

Totally agree with Jesse about the naked Leia joints, those really ruin the figure for me. The Silk Spectre in the 6" Watchmen line had the exact same issue. Just doesn't translate well at that scale.


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