Latest Modern Acquisitions

[monkey_roo]

Sadly the box is a bit beat up - shipped via Amazon from US….

But cracking model

 

[Cazza]

That's superb!

 

[monkey_roo]

This isn't worth a new thread but found this in a draw after 20+ years - quality - shame it's no use any more…

 

[Ruby2511]

Found this today at our local Air Ambulance, for £2.50 I couldn't leave it

 

[lejackal]

Grabbed these in Smyths today. The brevity of SW was sad to see, barely a meter or so of shelf space

 

[kabuchi7]

Picked this up last week at auction. I put a starting bid on it, forgot about the auction and to my surprise i won it! I bought a GW case too which arrived yesterday so im pretty chuffed with how it displays now.

 

[Mini99]

Picked this up last week at auction. I put a starting bid on it, forgot about the auction and to my surprise i won it! I bought a GW case too which arrived yesterday so im pretty chuffed with how it displays now.

Very nice, I sold my one a year or so ago.
Congrats

 

[StarWarsFan]

Picked this up last week at auction. I put a starting bid on it, forgot about the auction and to my surprise i won it! I bought a GW case too which arrived yesterday so im pretty chuffed with how it displays now.

Nice one mate

 

[db94]

Remember last week when I had a rant about modern collecting being utterly ****……..
Well forget all that
Look what I finally managed to pick up.
Been after this set for years. My favourite scene from the whole trilogy, hands down the best modern R2 and the packaging is fantastic

 

[Ruby2511]

Remember last week when I had a rant about modern collecting being utterly ****……..
Well forget all that
Look what I finally managed to pick up.
Been after this set for years. My favourite scene from the whole trilogy, hands down the best modern R2 and the packaging is fantastic
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Nice set Colin, is it going pride of place in your collection.

Russ

 

[Cazza]

Lovely set, Colin. Good work!

 

[STRIKEMEDOWN]

Stuff I picked up today:

Very happy with the action collection Biggs and Wedge. Thought the trash compactor was a bit overpriced for the condition of the box but bought it anyway because I've got the set now:

My heart is very happy and my bank account is less than pleased

 

[Ruby2511]

Stuff I picked up today:

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Very happy with the action collection Biggs and Wedge. Thought the trash compactor was a bit overpriced for the condition of the box but bought it anyway because I've got the set now:

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My heart is very happy and my bank account is less than pleased

Nice additions mate

 

[StarWarsFan]

Stuff I picked up today:

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Very happy with the action collection Biggs and Wedge. Thought the trash compactor was a bit overpriced for the condition of the box but bought it anyway because I've got the set now:

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My heart is very happy and my bank account is less than pleased

Ace mate,

 

[STRIKEMEDOWN]

Nice additions mate

Ace mate,

Thanks. Biggs and Wedge are missing a few bells and whistles but I'm still very happy with the find

 

[lejackal]

 

[StarWarsFan]

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Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[Ruby2511]

Just picked this little remote control D-O up this weekend runs a treat and will display well

 

[monkey_roo]

Ok - so this is clearly more than '1 purchase' but over the last two months I've begun closing the last gap in my plan to have a 'complete' basic figure run from 1978-2005 - the much derided Saga Blue line. To be fair I am one of those that likes to bash it:
The packaging is for **** - dull and lacking any sort of design
The Attack of the Clones figures are not even given their own line (rectified with EPIII came out)
This was the line that really made reissues, repaints and repacks a mainstay of Hasbro's ongoing strategy
The quality of the figures was not amazing - there was a significant dip from the high quality of EP1 and Power of the Jedi
Phase 1 was everywhere, but Phase's 2 and 3 could never be found - the start of years (and still ongoing) of Hasbro's rubbish distribution issues

But for all that I do find myself enjoying these - some of the basic figures are OK, but there are a few gems in there - and then from know where there was the final numbered figures from Phase 2 that became The Clone Wars (based on the 2004 CN characters, but live action renders compared to the Tartakovsky version) and while the design of the packaging doesn't really improve in Phase 2 and 3 the quality of the figures do and this is also the line that gave us some great collectors bits (OK that is outside the basic line) - but the Jedi High Council sets, the Death Star Trash Compactor sets and the Deluxe packs are fantastic throughout (the value in the Attack of the Clones ones early on in the line are great and the quality of the final 6 at the end amazing).

Anyway - the OCD collector in me gave in and could have this gap in the run so here we go....

 

[Nita Nitro]

That's a fine collection. I remember picking a few of them up when they were on shelves, and remember thinking they had proper changed from doing basic characters - instead they were scene specific for a lot of them. Some cool gimmicks with some of them, as I recall, magnetic saber hilts and stuff.

 

[monkey_roo]

Working through some re-purchases and trying to fill some gaps.
It's taken 20years to get all eight of the accessory packs for EP1 - very happy to finally close that one off.

The Jedi high council sets are annoying, in that I regretted selling these a decade ago and will cost a comparative fortune to recollect. But they are fantastic…. Likewise the order 66 two-packs.

 

[Mini99]

Working through some re-purchases and trying to fill some gaps.
It's taken 20years to get all eight of the accessory packs for EP1 - very happy to finally close that one off.

The Jedi high council sets are annoying, in that I regretted selling these a decade ago and will cost a comparative fortune to recollect. But they are fantastic…. Likewise the order 66 two-packs.

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The Episode 1 line is just so huge isn't it.

Those second wave of accessory sets are a bugger to find in nice condition and cheap aren't they.

Technically of course there are 10 in the wave, but I assume you already have the 2 large sets?

 

[monkey_roo]

Yes, I've got the larger ones - I think now I'm only missing the silly blue speeder vehicle and that might be everything??? - I'd need to check again, sure there is something else missing - as you say it is a bigger range than people remember, but is great - the packaging is fantastic, the range of figs and vehicles are cracking and I think becoming very collectable now - it's taken 25 years but prices are rising now and things are getting hard to find...

Quick check - I don't have the Jabba that came with the Playgel Glob stuff (very odd one that) - and that is it.

 

[monkey_roo]

Couple more 'modern' additions
The Jabba is so fun - love the little frogs…

The Geonoisian War Room is so cool - again a repurchase which is annoying, but very happy to have it back in the collection (and at a decent price)….

 

[monkey_roo]

So I think this will be it for the year.
But all 6 Jedi High Council sets complete

 

[monkey_roo]

Turns out these was one more purchase to make….
All 12 Hall of Fame figures…. Good price, couldn't resist.

 

[monkey_roo]

5 down 1 to go on this little run - hard to find at a price that is sensible. (and the ever-nagging regret of selling these 10 years ago only to be re-buying again now) - but there are a lovely set of 6.

 

[ndewar]

Wampas nice pick up

 

[monkey_roo]

And now we have all 6…. The Palace Denizens was a bit more than the others but there you go - serves me right for selling these 10 years ago….

 

[edd_jedi]

Couldn't say no for 87p, 1985 prices! Sadly this was the only one left, I wonder if they had other characters too