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Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
More to come
I know I have a lot of catching up in terms of action figure reviews. But just because I've been quiet doesn't mean I have stopped buying. The purchasing part is still constant each month. It's the opening, reviewing and blogging thats a bit difficult at the moment.
As usual, Star Wars is still on top of my list of things to get. I still have these unopened.
4 vehicles : Obi Wan's Starfighter, Trade Federation AAT, General Grievous Starfighter & Anakin's Starfighter.
Clone Trooper Jek, Jedi Nahdar Vebb & Commander Stone(don't mind the Star Case, it's just temporary)
An Evolutions pack: Vader's Secret Apprentice from the Force Unleashed video game. And of course with the new Iron Man 2 movie coming up, the shelves are packed with IM2 figures. I've only grabbed these 2 but hopefully more are coming. There are some minor paint app issues with the figure so I'm taking my time picking through them.
Last but not least, I found this at TRU. A Marvel Legends two pack. It is Captain America and I'm a sucker for any Captain America merchandise *sigh*.
I'm not sure which to open first. Maybe I should wait until I've gotten all the IM2 figures...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sci-Fi Brunei - Lord of the 12 Rules
Freakin' hilarious!!! and educational might I add.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Target, how I hate thee...
for doing a sale on toys at the moment. I had told myself that the Ghostbusters gift set would be my last purchase for now because I'm trying to organize my eBay store. Yet, this is what I bought just a few hours ago at Target.
G.I. Joe - R.O.C. : Courtney "Cover Girl" Krieger by Hasbro @AUD 4.87
Marvel Universe: Daredevil by Hasbro @AUD 18
WWE - Build & Brawl : MVP by Jakks @ AUD 4.87
Daredevil was a must for me cos he's one of my fav Marvel Heroes. The first & last item was on clearance with an additional 20% off. Cover Girl was a no-brainer(no pun intended) because I like to provide my male action figures on the shelves some company. Yeah, I'm a regular action figure pimp.
I admit I'm not a huge wrestling fan ever since Goldberg quit and I have no idea who MVP is. Why I picked him up? He was next to Cover Girl in the clearance bin. As simple as that. But he might come in handy some day if I do get around to making my "Magneto against the world" diorama. He could be the one crushed under a pile of metal bars. That would be cool wouldn't it?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The World Breaker has arrived!!
I just finished watching this movie. For those who have read the comic I'm guessing you'll want to bitch about the many changes made in the movie. For those who haven't, I'm hoping you'll want to read the graphic novel after you've seen this. Personally, I found it entertaining. Not 'great' but just so-so because I wanted it to be longer. Anyway check it out guys.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Walls Are Closing In
I'm just speechless...someone please get me this for an early birthday gift!!
Star Wars Death Star Trash Compactor Bookends StatueSaturday, January 2, 2010
Update : Figure Hunting
I've been back for a week now. I've managed to visit most of the shops other Brunei toy bloggers have mentioned in the past. So far I'm impressed and appalled at the same time. The selection is growing because 2 years ago they weren't any Star Wars figures sold anywhere. It was as if it was unheard of. Now, Hua Ho, Bebeland, Chong Hock and GoFi6ures are selling them.
The price on the other hand, let's just say some shops need to check with each other what the price range should be. If you're going to compete with each other, a $2 price difference is somewhat pushing it. A $5 - $7 difference? You should be shot out of a canon into an active volcano which just erupted. I'm guessing some shops still feel they can get away with it because they assume toy collectors don't talk to each other?
If you're going to be serious about supplying toy collectors then act serious. We know it's the norm for you to jump on the bandwagon because action figures are the 'in' thing at the moment. But at least do some research. If the boxes are starting to gather dust...it could be a). you're shop is dirty and you're staff is lazy to dust the place OR b). It's been there for quite some time because nobody wants to buy it due to the price.
And lastly to some of the shops(you know who you are), LABEL the prices of the Goddamn toys properly! Enough ranting...Its good to be back in Brunei!!
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Update : One More Figure to the Loot
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Things to look out for in 2010
We all know that the movie, Iron Man 2 will be coming out next year. This of course, will also mean we will get to see cool action figures. Hasbro will be doing a majority of the distribution and there has been pictures and news that most of the I.M.2 line by Hasbro will be in the 3 3/4" scale. Personally, I don't have a problem with this. In fact the ways things are going with the increase in cost of goods I expect that this is the size where action figures are headed to in the near future.
What surprised me is that Diamond Select Toys are also releasing a Marvel Select figure based on the I.M.2. It will be in their usual 7"-ish scale. From the pic it looks very, very promising. They did a decent job on Logan based on the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie(I'll put up the pics soon).
And there is more good news! DST is also doing War Machine!! The bad news is that these figures are expected to come out May 2010. But it's something to really to look out for. To pre-order yours click here.
And there comes a time when...
...I need to face the fact that doing toy reviews as I've did before is just getting harder and harder for me to do simply because of lil' Princess Lobo. Basically I did ZERO reviews in November. The most time consuming part of the review is taking the pics and editing them.
So maybe I should just take one or two photos for each review and see how it goes from there. I'm glad I'm not getting paid for this or I'd be a out of a job already. Since I'm constantly learning on how to improve this blog I've summed up what the usual categories that I'll regularly blog about which are:
- Reviews
- Pic of the Day
- Random news
Let's hope this month will be a good one and for those who wants to win free action figures, don't forget to join the 1st W.A.R. competition.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Something for the weekend
I came across these old collection of Hellboy II promo videos. It sure made my day.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Why Do You Collect?
This question was Tagged by Double H. I did a similar blog post about this here. But lets give his questions a go shall we?
Why Do You Collect?
To balance between the forces of good and evil on my shelves.
Do you collect to play or decorate?
Last I checked it was to fill that missing gap in my childhood. At the moment, I buy, open them up and display. There are times when I find my figures in fighting poses and I don't know how they got that way. So I could be sleepwalking and playing with them in my sleep.
Do you get a new one just for something to review?
I GET what I can afford at the time. Reviewing them is just a bonus and my excuse to the powers-that-be(Mrs. Lobo) to fiddle *ehem* touch *ehem* play with the figures.
Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?
It's just financially impossible for me to complete my collection. Honestly for me, trying to complete a collection is the equivalent of getting hooked on crack. You're happy when you get it but the next day you want more. So I try to just be happy with what I have. Plus I'm already on crack.
Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?
Another subjective question. Ever since I started a year ago I have been buying and selling my action figures on ebay. My valuable figures are usually those that have a special meaning to me personally and not necessarily reflect the overall demand of the market. These would be(amongst several) my first custom Wolverine figure and the AT-AT Walker I stumbled on for a damn good bargain.
Do you ever think you will stop collecting?
Yes, eventually I will outgrow it(again). But I'm hoping my kid will pick up where I left off.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Toy Society Collector on Facebook
For all Bruneian Toy Collectors. Spread the word. Join the group now.
(Click on pic to go to the group page)Thursday, October 1, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
"What did you do Ray?"
An 8" vinyl Marshmallow Man bank to keep your your coins(or marshmallows) safe.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
"Where's the Flux Capacitor?"
This just brings out the geek in me. I've seen the DeLorean from the first movie. Now they've done it again and have brought us the DeLorean from Back to the Future II. Sci-fi fan or not, this is one of those items that is sure to impress your friends. If the lights doesn't win them over, I'm sure the wheels in flight mode will.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Collector's Edition DVD
Last month I mentioned about getting 3 collector's edition DVD. I picked these up last week. Apart from the 2 Disc set, all 3 DVD have a bunch of pics taken from the movies. Those pics look really cool and I can imagine putting them in an album or something.
300
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
"Hey fool, this ain't no football game!"
Do you freaking remember this awesome series back in the 80's? My cousins and I sure did. This was the highlight of evening entertainment, followed by MacGyver and Airwolf. Those were really the good old days. But good news to all the fans out there. It turns out there is an A-Team movie currently in progress and set to be released in June, 2010. Below is a pic of the infamous A-Team van during filming of the upcoming movie.
Pic is courtesy of Splash News.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
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