Latest Modern Acquisitions

[grinchy]

Thats really nice of you mate, but i'll see if i can find him out in the wild, Karen found those last two at another home and bargains, this was all they had, i'm thinking they are all mostly gone from those stores now, we are going to go to the nearest smyths store this week see if we get lucky

 

[grinchy]

Well we went on another toy run today and didn't find what i was after, the illusive sandtrooper, smyths didn't have much in the way of figures, just the oversized vader and big xwing, never mind, the hunt continues, lol
Did find this fella nearer to home at TRU, was a tenner reduced to 7.49, which is a bit more like it

 

[db94]

Toy runs - bloody great fun

Helluva nice pick up there with the Hoth Stormie, really suits the BS packaging and at a nice price too.

Looks like it's got a good seal as well, few of my BS are drying out but that one looks solid.

 

[grinchy]

Cheers mate, yeah i went looking for one with a decent seal on it, seen some horror stories on facebook where the cards separated, i have a fair few of these now hope they survive longterm

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Not exactly a new item i bought but i saw aload of legacy build a droid figures in n Smyth's toys, they had 2 different sets

Been meaning to get over to my local symths but havent had a chance so decide to pull the trigger on the bay.

Got the full set of 12 for £105 shipped which isnt too bad and besides I just had to have them! The packing looks awesome 8)

 

[lee gray]

nice build adroid items grinchy

those look sweet jediknight, wish there was more choice here, its been very thin of the ground for the rebels items

nice bossk gorneesh

nice fathers day present db94

nice dark sith lord, i was tempted to buy a couple but left it for now

 

[Stronghold]

Hey all been awhile since I posted last,busy working on the Black Series 6"

Few pics of the best Black Series I've picked up over the last few weeks.

Stronghold

 

[Jediknight3263827]

nice black series, im still waiting for my taun taun its been pre ordered for about 2 month now with forbidden planet

 

[grinchy]

Those black series are ace, the tauntaun looks great! must get one of those
I know this is not really a modern piece, but its a modern repro so thought i'd put it here, my wife bought this for me as a surprise, she knows how much i love troopers and thought this would go well with the collection, from a spanish seller, i'm assuming this is one of the poon replica troopers, looks ok for a bootleg, she didn't pay a lot so thats a bonus, heres the pics

 

[Stronghold]

nice black series, im still waiting for my taun taun its been pre ordered for about 2 month now with forbidden planet

Yeah I stopped using Forbidden planet, mad postage charges and orders that just take so long to complete.
Been using my Uncle in the states, zavvi (pre-ordered wave 9 from them for 15 quid each) and kapow toys.
Star action figures are another good one but they do tend to charge a bit more.

Love the series myself and I have even sold some vintage to make room for more

 

[Mr. Bob A. Feet]

^^Yeah I noticed Zavvi doing some of the 6in pretty cheap they have some due in the middle of July at £15 a pop which ain't too bad at all!

 

[grinchy]

Picked up this guy on ebay for £2.90 just liked the look of him, grand moff trachta, hes part of a comic pack with vader,i like the look of him

 

[grinchy]

Got this today, bit of a surprise from DB94, been after one for ages, thanks a lot mate :wink:

 

[db94]

You are more than welcome - due you a lot more than this mate
Glad he arrived in one piece

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Hi Guys!

Anyone still looking for a Rebels Sabine/Stormtrooper and Hera/Stormtrooper Commander and others

Avaliable from Comic Parade.co.uk for £10.99 + £3.50 shipping!

And yes they still have stock as I have ordered one myself.

Got loads of Black Series too!
Appears to be a Toy shop based in Watford. Anyone used them before?

www.comicparade.co.uk

 

[grinchy]

Thanks for the link, i'll check it out,
Got an ebay lot in today for my Fett shelf, pleased with it all

 

[grinchy]

me again! lol, this was a last minute bid its an AT-AE walker, and i got it for just under 30 quid, came with five figures, its bloomin huge don't know where i am gonna put it.

 

[db94]

Bloody hell mate - what a monster!

Reminds me of how big a toy the AT AT Walker was back in the day, no one could believe a toy could be so huge. Looks like a serious bit of plastic kit and extra nice with the included figures.

Looks like a family pet on the sofa I'd be scared to move it in case it got angry

 

[Stronghold]

Few more Black Series
SDCC 2015 First Order Stormy

Mmmm Wompa

Stronghold

 

[chiffy]

I love this thread. It let's me see stuff like Grinchys ATAE out of the box in real life

 

[grinchy]

Nice black series scores stronghold, love the trooper, would love to have one but i'm guessing its scalper prices now on ebay for it, love the luke and wampa set to
The At-AE walker has a motorised piece the flap that folds out at the rear of it, you press a button and it extends out by itself, that to me is awesome, lol, i know what you mean about the comparison to the AT AT vehicle, my favourite vehicle when i was a kid heres a pic next to mine

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Awesome AT-TE Grinchy!

Went to my local Sainsburys today and was pleasantly surprised to see they have 25% off on the new Wave 8 of the BS. I brought Mosep,Dutch Vander,Jawas,Commander Thorn and Princess Leia. There was also Vader, C3PO and Chewie there.

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

You won't find me posting here very often. It's not that I don't love some of the new stuff (Black Series in particular) but I just can't justify spending the money on that and not on vintage.....usually.

Passed a mean exam yesterday and right opposite was an Entertainer. Would be rude not to go in and pick up something for my daughter as a surprise. One set of trash packs later and I almost trip over this fella. I'd seen the Vader which I liked, but not the Stormtrooper. Absolutely superb figure! It's spot on and I love the scale, although he really shouldn't be as tall as Vader. There's one of the original guys perched on his shoulder for scale. 31" of Imperial power So I thought I'd treat myself and pick him up. Full retail at £40 and no doubt will be £20 before you know it, but what the hell. I hadn't expected to pass the exam so I reckoned I deserved it.

Whilst justifying the purchase, I forgot I was on my way to pick up these two! I'm no fan of the prequels, but I had always liked these POS pieces in TRU when they came out. Never thought I'd be lucky enough to own them and they were at a really good price, too:

The canopy is inside the body and need re-gluing, as do the front end of the engines, but no damage to it, otherwise. Again, ol' Stormie on the front of the Naboo Starfighter to give it some scale. Want to pick up a few more of the Droid Fighters.

All in all, a great day for modern pick ups.

 

[grinchy]

great scores, love the trooper i have one myself, great piece for the money, only minor nitpick is the matt finish on the helmet compared to the gloss body, but its very cool
And the other two pickups are very nice to, that naboo fighter is huge!

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Cheers grinchy. You know, I didn't notice the contrast until you pointed it out. I noticed it was rubber versus the hard plastic but the difference in finish passed me by.

My mine gripe with these and the smaller 18" ones (I have Boba, TFP, Biker Scout and Chewie; all picked up for a reasonable £15 each) is the fact you can't remove the accessories from their hands. And the fact Boba is clearly meant to come with one but doesn't! Fair play for the cloth cape though; nice touch I thought.

These oversized figures are awesome, though, and I see myself picking most of them up. I want to see a 31" ERG and Hoth Trooper next, both with cloth capes

And yes, the Naboo SF is massive. Not sure where it's going yet but it's begging to be hung somewhere.

 

[chiffy]

Love those EP1 ships mate! I too have the same gripe with the stormie. I couldnt bring myself to buy 1 with the difference in helmet/body being huge to me! It's because of the han and luke sormies available so cuts costs for disney by just having the light rubbery plastic heads and teh same body moulds. The bastards, my fave character aswell

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Love those EP1 ships mate! I too have the same gripe with the stormie. I couldnt bring myself to buy 1 with the difference in helmet/body being huge to me! It's because of the han and luke sormies available so cuts costs for disney by just having the light rubbery plastic heads and teh same body moulds. The bastards, my fave character aswell

Woaaah.....They do Han and Luke stormies in this size? :shock:

 

[chiffy]

Oh yes indeed!

 

[grinchy]

yes they sure do, i haven't seen them in the wild yet but i'm sure they will be
Heres my latest, luke was an ebay bid, put a cheeky offer of 9 quid in and they accepted, said there was box damage but i can't see any

Went out today to tru, i had said it was a tossup between this guy and yoda, but this clone trooper won, yoda looks so small in the packaging especially for the price, i'll wait till he comes down a bit

 

[Tenebrous]

Those black series are something special, I'll be getting some of them, although Luke does look a bit like a young mick jagger :lol:
Seriously though really great items.