EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
Back in the day, with this:
Now, with this guy:
Now, with this guy:
Yeah totally - great read so far folks!
I got into 1/6 figures slowly - I initially had little interest in them.
Beginning roughly in around 2008, it was a process of going to a few different forums & just reading / looking at pics - & as others have mentioned, going to Michael Crawford's site.
I learned about HT through him - among other licenses he reviewed 1/6 figures from, & while not particularly wowed by what had been on offer up until that point, started to think of the wonderful possibilities if certain companies nailed my dream characters.
When I first saw the HT Ledger Bank Robber Joker, it was one of those moments where there was no need for thinking it over - it was one of the best figures in that scale I had ever seen!! That went STRAIGHT onto my list (still had nothing yet). A little time went by, then in 2010 they announced the first T2 Arnold.. ->
Those two figures immediately impressed me without ANY deliberating - I ordered the Arnold & was / am blown away by it. It's one of my most cherished pieces.
Not long after, I found that Joker figure for $95 shipped via a local online retailer, & couldn't believe it - bought!!!
Since then, I've been a convert. That said - I'm extremely picky, & only buy my faves. My list is pretty short, so until they pop up, I just sit on the sidelines & wait basically. In the meantime, kicking around on the boards is a great way to enjoy the hobby indirectly while you're waiting.
It's the best way to go - owning (& wanting) only ONE Iron Man figure is very liberating.great story lol, same here dude I only buy the one I really like, save more money that way =)
It's the best way to go - owning (& wanting) only ONE Iron Man figure is very liberating.
Back in the day, with this:
i have always been a collector, since my childhood days getting the 8 inch mego's of all the superheros and star trek, and the planet of the apes with the ape village, i also got the 12 inch 1970's six million dollar man, i had the g.i.joe stuff with the locker box, all of big jim's stuff, the camper and all, fast forward to an adult, i collected mainly statues, sideshow, bowen, marvel, etc etc, for just about 10 years, i had over 500+ at one time, well, about a year and half ago i was in my comic guys store buying another statue when i see a hot toys iron man, i was ''IN AWE" of the detail, and the price..but i had to have it....brings me to today, i have been selling my statues and now own about 400+ customs and hot toys, a sickness i am having trouble breaking. but i have a wife with 3 kids, this is something i like...i am a movie buff, so anything movie related i like i get,. its innocent fun, nobody should ever judge us on collecting what we like, life is hard enough, enjoying something to take the burden off of everyday life is a win win for me..i will keep going till i burn out....
i have always been a collector, since my childhood days getting the 8 inch mego's of all the superheros and star trek, and the planet of the apes with the ape village, i also got the 12 inch 1970's six million dollar man, i had the g.i.joe stuff with the locker box, all of big jim's stuff, the camper and all, fast forward to an adult, i collected mainly statues, sideshow, bowen, marvel, etc etc, for just about 10 years, i had over 500+ at one time, well, about a year and half ago i was in my comic guys store buying another statue when i see a hot toys iron man, i was ''IN AWE" of the detail, and the price..but i had to have it....brings me to today, i have been selling my statues and now own about 400+ customs and hot toys, a sickness i am having trouble breaking. but i have a wife with 3 kids, this is something i like...i am a movie buff, so anything movie related i like i get,. its innocent fun, nobody should ever judge us on collecting what we like, life is hard enough, enjoying something to take the burden off of everyday life is a win win for me..i will keep going till i burn out....
Really only been in the game for over a year and half. I had no interest in figures then, but i did collect Collectors editions of games if they came with a statue. Anway as time passed i came across neca during my Gears of war mad phase and thought they looked great so i bought a few. I left it for about 3 months i never bought anything else. Untill i was just browsing i came across Kotobukiya's Artfx star wars line( huge star wars fan) i fell in love and bought a few of those.Then i was browsing Amazon looking at other Koto statues and came across Hot toys mark V and thought it looked pretty cool so i went on youtube to check out videos and i couldn't believe the detail and sculpt on some of them nd being a huge movie fan they were Great representations characters i loved. So a year and 6 Detolfs later full of Hot toys, ssc Clones, blitzway scarface (2 1/4scale figures) im well and truly hooked haha.
If your first 1:6 was Hot Toys, your story sucks.
I hated that Kenner couldn't make the Six Million Dollar Man 12" to fit in with GI Joe. They had to go and make him 13". Just as bad as Big Jim being only 10". And companies still do it. Look at DCD's oversized (non) 1:6 DC superheroes.
Right now I have DX11 Joker, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Bane, and DX13 Battle Damaged T-800 on pre-order. The temptation is there to get more but I'm trying to stay somewhat selective and only buy characters from franchises I absolutely love.
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