Modern collection thread

[grinchy]

Another of my forays into 1/6th scale figures, here's everyone's favourite smuggler/ scoundrel Han Solo

comes with alternate gloved hands and a cup

Figure is a sideshow with custom head, love the likeness on it

 

[Mini99]

Amazing likeness, congratulations.

 

[grinchy]

Cheers mate, appreciate it

 

[Michael Sith]

Great piece very nice indeed 8)

 

[grinchy]

cheers matey,

 

[grinchy]

I won this 1/6 Vader on ebay, produced by Asian bootlegger crazy toys, I wasn't expecting much and it came today and is actually quite nice, great pose ability, the capes are nicely done to, glad I took a punt on it

 

[Ruby2511]

Nice Han and Vader figures, hope you are well Grinchy

 

[Michael Sith]

Vader looks good for a bootleg mate, well done

Is the Han Hot Toys?

 

[grinchy]

Hey guys
Ruby, i'm ok always something to moan about health wise but gotta be positive
The han is a sideshow figure, the head is a custom, not sure where that came from, i do like it though, i swapped out the hands for the gloved versions

 

[grinchy]

Well I went and got another one! this time an Anakin from the prequals, love the likeness on this, its a hot toys copy, comes with a clone trooper helmet

 

[Michael Sith]

The likeness on some of these are in great, that anakin is scary in likeness

I have a soft spot for the 1/6 scale figures and think they are great

You have a nice collection of scale figures going on there Grinchy very nice indeed 8)

I love my vintage, but this " modern" collecting at some point in time will also become vintage, it all boils down to what " floats your boat"

Keep posting these additions up mate 8)

 

[Mini99]

I love my vintage, but this " modern" collecting at some point in time will also become vintage

Your not wrong Mike.
POTF2 is "technically" vintage now, the early POTF2 stuff is 25 years old.
Yes I know that the market was and still is to an extent awash with this stuff, but some of the rarer items (and yes there are some) are creeping up in collectability and in turn, price.
There are a lot of "vintage" collectors who also have a soft spot for modern and are building collections again.
For me its the same as what the younger members here felt buying and getting figures in the 70s and 80s, as I remember buying POTF2 in shops and enjoying them back in 1995, yes I am that old. :shock:
I also remember thinking that they were going to fund my pension too... :lol: :roll:

 

[grinchy]

Cheers guys, I love both vintage and modern and collect both, one day some of this modern stuff will become vintage, bit of a ways off yet I think, the true vintage will always be our seventies and eighties figures

 

[grinchy]

Got another one in, this time bespin han, its a sideshow body with a custom head, going to display him with the gas mask on its a bit different like that

 

[grinchy]

Got the Anakin in today

 

[grinchy]

I added a Hasbro Ben Kenobi robe to the Anakin, should really be a darker brown but I can live with it, put him in the cabinet along with Vader, also moved a couple of figures to my smaller display cabinet

 

[Ruby2511]

I added a Hasbro Ben Kenobi robe to the Anakin, should really be a darker brown but I can live with it, put him in the cabinet along with Vader, also moved a couple of figures to my smaller display cabinet

Nice display Grinchy, those new additions are awesome likenesses

 

[grinchy]

Cheers mate, yeah they are really nicely done, wish I could afford more, but the proper hot toys stuff is so pricey, i'll stick to the customs

 

[Mini99]

Ok, all you lock downer's who remembers these?

 

[Palifan]

Citadel Of Chaos was the first one I had and I ended up with most of the ones you've pictured as well as a few more. I found some a few years back in a charity shop but they were later editions as the pictures weren't these original ones. These books are so hard to get through though and frustrate the hell out of me. Now I remember why I stopped getting them :lol:

Nice to see though, they really do bring back a lot of memories (although mainly me throwing them across the room).

Ian

 

[Sundancer Squadron]

I had a ton of them over the years, might even still have a box full still hiding a away however I think one of my younger sisters squirrelled most of them away along with my black library stuff :? :roll: :lol:


Good to see these, dont think I have come across any in a long time to be honest.

 

[Darth Bobby]

Wow I remember them. So cool. A real blast from the past.

 

[grinchy]

I seem to remember those books, great blast from the past
I spent some time in my room moving stuff and taking pics

 

[theforceuk]

Very nice [mention]grinchy[/mention] some collection you have.

 

[grinchy]

cheers mate appreciate it

 

[Sundancer Squadron]

Grinchy, that is one hell of a galactic level cave. Well done, anything you are looking forward to adding to the collection?

 

[grinchy]

Hello mate, thanks glad you like my collection, i am proud of it
Not looking for anything in particular,though i am looking for another 1/6 scale, i have nine 1/6 scale figures now, what'll be the tenth?
It'll probably be another custom figure, as the prices of hot toys is eye watering as you know, if money was no object i'd love the tarkin vader double pack, i can dream can't it

 

[Sundancer Squadron]

I was offered one of the twin packs last year and honestly, I kick myself for not picking it up. At the time, I had just purchased a hot toys K2SO. In the end, the seller ended up dipping out and vanishing and just refunded the money. The twin pack opportunity was gone by then.....


Looking at adding Obi wan or Clone commander Cody next, maybe both....Probably both. I still haven't managed to get hold of Jyn Erso though, or clone wars Anakin. :x

 

[grinchy]

Thats a shame on the two pack, sorry you didn't get the figure at least you got the cash back
Jyn is a nice figure, hard to get now i've noticed, at least for a good price anyway, i hope you get what your after

 

[Sundancer Squadron]

It was a shame indeed, still irritates me :lol: Any idea on what you'll add to the 6th scale?