Latest Haul

Good stuff this past weekend.

The wrestler-looking guy on the left is a "Weird Ball G.R.U.N.T. Team Spitball Louie" figure.  MIP the things go for $100+.  I'll just say that that one figure will pay for everything else in the picture.  The line is birthed out of the madballs craze back in the 1980s.

Some of the other figures look like He-man knockoffs.  That's because they are.  REMCO made some pretty good ones, and then some other companies got similar molds and started making similar figures for dollar stores back in the 1980s.  Many are wrestling-themed.  The Action Figure Archive has probably the best current archive, with a bunch more discussed on the forums.

The purple guy is an incomplete "Auger" figure from Inhumanoids, a wholly underrated line with some neat monster figures.

The white guy with horns and yellow bee are The White Knight and Meuton from the Blackstar figure line.  They're okay - the line does have some devotees, as it's more or less a He-man knockoff line in its own right with decent figures.

The red dune buggy in the middle I grabbed because it is specifically tagged as being "Made in West Germany."  Well-made little buggy, too.

Those hot wheels from the 1980s are in VERY good shape.  I target the Stingray Corvettes specifically for my personal collection.

That's all for now.  Good hunting!

New Article up on Toybiz Marvel Super Heroes of the 90s...

New Article up.  I'll be trying for more...

Toybiz Marvel Super Heroes

Been a bit too long...review of the past month or so...

No, I haven't abandoned the blog.  Just been busy.  I HAVE made a few nifty pickups here and there...

Nifty haul from the local flea market.  Transformers, Remco figures, and a Bubble-blowing Go-Bot that I think every boy owned in the 1980s.  The Purple Alien is from Power Lords and is rather nifty.

That robot hamburger in the lower left is from a transforming toyline that McDonald's put out, and from my experience they're the only ones really worth much at all that I have been able to sell from time to time.

Here's a closer look at a few.  NO idea what that red robot horse is from.

Nice flea market find Sept 3

Not a huge haul, but some interesting pieces.


MIP Rambo figure - Nomad.  Try to not be too offended.  I think they were going for every stereotype.  I don't hate this line - I actually think the accessories for it are the best part.  The guns and weapons packs available are pretty good.  The figures are a little fragile, though.  The Matchbox cars are dated 1983, and still MIP.
Quick bit of trivia - the body count in the first Rambo movie: 1.

Next is the interesting bit.  These are essentially knockoffs of knockoffs.  From some of the information I have, these GIJoe-style figures were probably some sort of "impulse buy" items at KMart or similar store checkout counters.  The price on the back of them is .57 each or 2/$1.  They're similar to the early Remco figures, like the A-Team.  I wonder where the molds wound up...

Ah, and Snap and two Crackles.  Didn't someone notice something was wrong...

Here's a Nintendo gaming watch and some Russian tin windup toys.  They're fun and I can't get them to work.

Finally, Some dollhouse furniture, I think from the 1970s.  It sort of fits Joes - as Bo Duke attests, but is a little big.

I may post some more of the furniture as pics get taken, but that was the big stuff this past weekend.  I also managed to unload a TON of my stock, particularly a bunch that I haven't sold in a couple of years for a decent price.

Good and bad?

 Not much this week in the toy realm, just couldn't get out.  Three particulars on the above picture:

• The TMNT Donatello is cool.  Makes me with they had done something better than the figures in the 90s that made the He-man figures look good by comparison.
• That red truck in the lower left is for Spider-man.  Who never drove a vehicle in the comics except as mostly a gag.
• If you're confused over that Batman and Batcycle, it's because it's a cake topper.  Decent quality, though.

Frost cutlery knives.  The less said, the better.  I'll probably get $1-$3 each altogether on ebay.

Not listed is the DeWalt Reciprocating saw I got without the plug and a comealong with cable.

All total: $15.

New Robocop article posted at Action Figure Archive.

New Robocop article.  Check it out and send me your impressions and experiences!

McFarlane figures, Abomination, Lanard CORPS, McDonald's Changeables, and Dino Riders

FIGHT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, I get but don't get McFarlane toys.  Yes, he partially changed the way we look at comics and action figures.  Maybe Todd's to thank/blame for the modern trend of ultra-detail.  I just tend to prefer playability over slightly poseable statues that only stand up in one position.

Anyway, what we have here

• A McFarlane Monsters Werewolf; some 1:18 McFarlane Dracula (came with a set, I had the casket and sold it off)
• McFarlane 1:18 Dracula that came with some other parts - I sold the casket
• The Abomination from the latest Hulk movie (better plot, underpowered Hulk...but then again, maybe he wasn't angry enough).
• Lord of the Rings Gimli
• A Spawn figure (I don't know which one, and I'm NOT spending hours scouring the web to figure it out).
• Two CORPS figures
• A Dino Riders figure (DINOSAURS WITH LASERS!)
• McDonald's Changeables Dinosaur figure

A few impressions:

• It's hard for me to like the Werewolf.  Yeah, it's highly detailed, but calling this an "action figure" is occasionally generous.
• I never got into Spawn, so I don't really know the relevance much of the figures.  I WILL give McFarlane this - the character looks cool at times, particularly some of the medieval stuff.
• There is a big part of me that wishes maybe I should have had more of the generic action figure lines like CORPS and the various Remco lines over the years.  Something about them triggers the imagination a little more, where you have to work harder as a kid to come up with the stories to play out.  I actually tend to keep CORPS figures whenever I come across them - both for kids and just to see how I can accumulate them.  I have more of these than Joes, I think.
• Dino Riders.  Wasn't into them much.
• The McDonald's Changeables are almost the only McD's toys that I can ever seem to find someone willing to purchase.  The rest tend to wind up in the .25 bin I have for the Disney stuff for the kiddies at the flea market.

If you like any of these guys, shoot me an email at Seven_7s@yahoo.com.  I'm willing to sell them off, except the CORPS figures.

New article up on Galoob and Playmates Star Trek toys...

Posted a new article at http://www.action-figures.ca/ on Star Trek and Galoob toys. 

Here is the article!

More to come - I'm working on a Robocop, Terminator, and other articles currently.

13 August 2011 Random Toy Finds

Here's what I got.  I paid $2 for the following:

 Two Remco trucks, two Little People cars, a McDonald's Batman: Brave and the Bold Plastic Man and Aquaman; Two generic kayaks with guns, a Rescue Hero, a Chap Mei figure, a CORPS figure, two Hot Wheels and that red car is called a "Shift Kicker."

Interesting bits and pieces.  I've always liked what Remco made through the years, and these cars are on par with Tonka (and the police truck is quite nice anyway).  The two Kayaks, as most GIJoe knockoff-type toys go, make no sense but are kinda cool all the same.  Plastic Man can't stand up right, but the Aquaman is half as poseable as the Super Powers Aquaman and has way more personality.

That's what I got.  All is for sale, so shoot me an email or something if you're interested.