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cap_ironman2012-02-10 05:12 pm
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Any Steve/Tony Action Figure & Character Goods Collectors Out There?
Hello there everyone!
So I was kinda curious if anyone else here is a toy collector, especially of the Captain America and Iron Man variety, and would like to chat, share collection photos, discuss what online shops and ebay sellers they like to buy from, etc.
And to get things started, here's some ice breaker questions. :D
Here's my answers:
1. I like to collect unusual stuff or variant figures. I'm a big fan of Minimates for this reason- I like being able to buy figures in different outfits or secondary characters that never seem to get their own action figures. I'm a huge fan of stuff from Japan and Hong Kong! Especially when it comes to the Japanese market, Marvel lets those companies make some adorable stuff. I mean, there's still a lot of the same angry-looking Kirby art, but you also get stuff like this.
2. These are my Captain America: The First Avenger and Iron Man 2 movie cell phone straps from Japan. Cap's still easily found on YJ and I even saw him on ebay once (although the Japanese seller was asking about $25 more than they should for him >_>). But the Iron Man one is much harder to find, because Japan loves them some RDJ and Iron Man's one of the more popular American superheroes over there, so I was really really lucky to snag him for a reasonable price.
3. This little gashapon figure has been impossible for me to find anywhere, in the US or in Japan. *cries*
4. If money was no object, I'd buy these in a heart beat. Hot Toys makes the most amazing figures ever, but they're all $150 +
So I was kinda curious if anyone else here is a toy collector, especially of the Captain America and Iron Man variety, and would like to chat, share collection photos, discuss what online shops and ebay sellers they like to buy from, etc.
And to get things started, here's some ice breaker questions. :D
- What do you like to collect? (Brands, series, etc.)
- What's your favorite item in your collection?
- What's your 'holy grail' of Cap/IM collecting? (the one item you'd pay any amount for you, if you could just find it)
- If money was no object, what item or two would you buy?
Here's my answers:
1. I like to collect unusual stuff or variant figures. I'm a big fan of Minimates for this reason- I like being able to buy figures in different outfits or secondary characters that never seem to get their own action figures. I'm a huge fan of stuff from Japan and Hong Kong! Especially when it comes to the Japanese market, Marvel lets those companies make some adorable stuff. I mean, there's still a lot of the same angry-looking Kirby art, but you also get stuff like this.
2. These are my Captain America: The First Avenger and Iron Man 2 movie cell phone straps from Japan. Cap's still easily found on YJ and I even saw him on ebay once (although the Japanese seller was asking about $25 more than they should for him >_>). But the Iron Man one is much harder to find, because Japan loves them some RDJ and Iron Man's one of the more popular American superheroes over there, so I was really really lucky to snag him for a reasonable price.
3. This little gashapon figure has been impossible for me to find anywhere, in the US or in Japan. *cries*
4. If money was no object, I'd buy these in a heart beat. Hot Toys makes the most amazing figures ever, but they're all $150 +
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I discovered Hot Toys because I used to follow Sideshow Collectibles' new launches for a while when I was almost collecting Star Wars stuff; then through the internet and other collectors I found out Hot Toys and realized their stuff is so much better when it comes to detail and likeness. I have an Obi-Wan Kenobi figure that was made as a collaboration between SS and HT, and the likeness to Ewan McGregor is perfect down to a mole he used to have over his brow.
I had not idea the Mech Tech figure was going so high already, but I'm nor surprised... If you don't get them when the limited run comes out, you might as well forget it. HT made a Wolverine figure when the first Wolvie movie came out, and when I tried to get it about a year later, it was impossible to find and absurdly expensive. So I'm waiting for the next movie to come out...