Latest Modern Acquisitions

[beginner]

lot of cool stuff grinchy for some days :wink:

 

[user 5830]

well another parcel arrived today, not everyones cup of tea i know, the bust up series one, cost me around a tenner delivered, i like oddball stuff like this,

Busts (no pun!) are not not my cup of tea generally, but I really, really like the Threepio and its a totally new line to me.

 

[grinchy]

Heres the link to the ebay sale of the set mate if your interested, if you look through his other items you can see the threepio by itself for a quid and a quid postage
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161470397839?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[beginner]

Heres the link to the ebay sale of the set mate if your interested, if you look through his other items you can see the threepio by itself for a quid and a quid postage
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161470397839?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

thanks mate

 

[user 5830]

Got it! Cheers Grinchy

 

[grinchy]

No probs guys, enjoy! they really are a nice little set

 

[db94]

Couldn't resist these twin packs.
The Stormie that comes with Boba is pretty bloody good. Really nice sculpt, honestly think these 5 poa figures should have been put out on a vintage collection style card.

 

[grinchy]

That fett and trooper pack is ace, love the trooper headsculpt, i don't mind the 5 poa on these reminds me of vintage and they aren't a bad price compared to the black series

 

[chiffy]

Just picked up this sweet retro R2D2 telephone for £20!!! Dunno if anyone had 1 of these. I used to have the Darth Vader. Head movement, sounds, lights the lot. Shame i havent got a home phone line but luckyly it's got a demo button :mrgreen:

 

[grinchy]

The r2 phone is great i have one to, got a bargain for twenty quid to

 

[user 5830]

Me too, now think I paid over the top at around £25!

 

[beginner]

have no one r2-d2 phone only have the preschool ewok one

 

[MarkG]

My local ASDA come up trumps last night. Been after one of the Fett/Stormie twin packs for ages, and refuse to pay twice the price on eBay.. they had one left on the shelves.. till I nabbed it.

 

[Michael Sith]

Great R2 phone mate

I have the Vader one, still works when connected, love it 8) ( Wife is not so keen on Vader as our phone though :roll: )

 

[grinchy]

vader phone sounds good mate, does it do the breathing or voice when it rings?

Just got this, never seen one before and I really liked the card art on it

 

[chiffy]

Ive got that trooper card Grinch its pretty damn swell i thought, abit different also. I used to have the Vader phone. Cant remember what the **** happened to it but when it rings you get the Imperial march theme then he turns his head and does the heavy breathing bit, awesome!

 

[grinchy]

Ah, cheers mate, that vader sounds cool, yeah the card art on this figure is really nice, did they only do this one figure? seems a strange figure choice, i would have thought a vader or burnt anakin would have been more appropriate, but either way very nice

 

[db94]

Some more 5 POA figures - they honestly look great.
Probably best modern Wicket I've seen and the biker scout is pretty damn good as well.
Can see me picking up all the original trilogy figures.

 

[grinchy]

Those look great, they are a throwback to the vintage line, i have yet to see these at retail, only on ebay, might have to bite the bullet and get some, this and the boba fett and trooper pack really look good

 

[db94]

Yeah the 5 POA really isn't a problem when they look as good as this.
Here's a super articulated 14 POA Stormie next to the much cheaper 5 POA - I prefer the cheaper, you mentioned how good the helmet looked in one of your previous posts.
Glad I got the Vintage Collection figures - they were great, lots of accessories and top notch soft goods but there is something special about a basic style SW figure just like the kind we played with back in the day.
They are better for kids and if they put them on a decent card they are great for us collectors - win win

 

[grinchy]

Now thats what i'm talking about! thanks for the comparison pics mate, i hope going forward they use this new helmet sculpt, it makes the other modern helmets look crappy in comparison.

 

[Jediknight3263827]

just picked these 18" figures up from TRU ,i think they look pretty cool if you like modern that is

 

[grinchy]

Those are a great set of figures , they certainly look the part

 

[Jediknight3263827]

yes i like them,the wind blew vaders cape just as i took pic

 

[db94]

Love that Vader, even better when he's flanked by a Stormtrooper - great pick up

 

[chiffy]

I was gonna get the 18 inch stormie but the fact that his head was a completly different material to the body really put me off so didnt bother. Presume the rubber head was easier to just bang the luke and han heads on the same body the cheapskate bastards!

 

[grinchy]

I have the stormie to, and wondered about that, weird they went with a different matt plastic for the helmet, i can live with it though.
Picked up the new six inch vader, very cool figure, i wish they'd have left the helmet of in the box so you can see the headsculpt without opening, i'll be keeping mine in the box

 

[Jediknight3263827]

I was gonna get the 18 inch stormie but the fact that his head was a completly different material to the body really put me off so didnt bother. Presume the rubber head was easier to just bang the luke and han heads on the same body the cheapskate bastards!

yes head is slightly different material but not as bad as the large scale 31" figure

 

[db94]

Love the 6" Vader - highlight of the line so far for me

 

[Jediknight3263827]

Picked up the new six inch vader, very cool figure, i wish they'd have left the helmet of in the box so you can see the headsculpt without opening, i'll be keeping mine in the box

thats why you need to buy 2 like i did :lol: