ah, I was hoping to get mine that soon!
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ah, I was hoping to get mine that soon!
Whiplash & Trap Jaw order placed, finally, SLEEP!
yay Mo-larr arrived, so cool! Still waiting on my Avatar swag from Matty though :(
oooh I saw him and a whole lot of others at the Parra Fair, damn they're expensive:o. even Orko was expensive, daaayuuum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy
That's because they were aftermarket prices. Straight from mattycollector the price is very reasonable.Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
Unfortunately though Mattycollector has limited stocks :(... I just listened to someone asking for orko and the seller said - $80, that's highway robbery geez!!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by gamblor916
That's pretty steep, you could probably win an sdcc orko on ebay for less than that. I got my matty orko(s) in today and friday... a couple of great figures. Thinking about splurging on the sdcc version.Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
I've been adding to my MOTU 200X collection on and off for the last year or so: I just bought Ram Man on ebay.
Thanks to Sharky I got 2002 He-Man, Battlecat and Skeletor:
http://kupscigar.com/misc/MOTU1.JPG
http://kupscigar.com/misc/MOTU2.JPG
I have to say that Skeletor has a super awesome sculpt. This is tempting me to buy more!
yeah the sculpts and detailing of the 200x MOTU are awesome , shame most of em are locked in battle poses and not as poseable as the newerr ones, I kinda liked these versions for having lean body shapes and not bulky stocky guys who if you didnt see the muscles youd think are just plump :p. Though the first versions ( classic MOTU were that ways anyways heheheeh)
Anyways here's my hauls which Ive put off posting thanks to Sharky as well.
Castlevania, erm Grayskull! Merman (needed it for the weapons hehehe) Meckaneck and Man-at-arms ( he was my only Classics MOTU figure so to get this modern version is kinda nostalgic and heartwarming) :p, Two Bad and Whiplash, Classic Zoa I got ages ago. I havent tried putting in Batteries to test all the gimmicks yet.:p
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...isition015.jpg
Cant wait to migrate my 200x MOTU from Phils when I come back for holidays next year and unite that collection here....
as per Orko, yeah Im gonna try my luck in ebay. I prefer the new more toon accurate version rather than the creepy looking 200x version hehehe. Tis one MOTU character I prefer short and plump rather than long and skinny.
I want the exclusive Keldor and if King Grayskull wasn't so expensive, I would get it. The box is all sorts of AWESOME!
I have been looking at pics of MOTU Classics and although the line does have much more articulation, they are still stylized in a similar way as the original toys making several figures seem somewhat cartoony, specially Skeletor.Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
Despite the 'fixed' articulation of the 2002 line, I much prefer them due to the kick ass and more 'realistic' (for lack of better word) sculpts than several of the MOTUC figures. This particularly goes for Skeletor and several other bad guys.
An evil voice within is nagging me to get more MOTU toys! Maybe it was a bad idea to buy 'only' a couple :p
yeah it is a bad idea, kup. soon it will keep on nagging you, ooh buy me, buyme , buy me! I still yet to find Evil Lyn and Teela, I found them before but geez they're expensive as... between Tf and MOTU I went the Tfs first, but now that Ive completed G1 I may save up for it... well its now between MOTU and DCU:o. Price wise though DCU is winning, them figures are awesome.. well to me prolly coz Im a DC boy.:D
I started only with the same figs that you got - Skeletor and Panthor (Mecha Bite), He-man and Battle Cat (samurai armour), then went on to collect the villains gallery. I always start with the villains anyhow even in TFs - I still have to migrate them along with Trap Jaw ( my fave), Triklops and Beastman here. I didnt manage to get many of em, coz by the time I jumped in the bandwagon for this particular series it was already ending:(, now Im playing catch-up.
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Originally Posted by kup
Nice pics (and figures) you guys!Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
The MOTUC Orko is wicked... seriously, I got mine the other day and I'm in love (and this is from a guy who really doesn't like Orko or Prince Adam). The new Orko is a must imo! He looks fantastic!Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
It's funny, I think that most of the 200X designs have ridiculously over-sized proportions for the most part. Battle Fist's actual hand/fist, or Man-at-arms' shoulder armour for example. I really dislike pre-posed or "fixed articulation" (it's one of my main gripes with Neca's Terminator 2 and Ghostbusters lines), but the designs themselves are great!Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
That's not to say that I think MOTUC looks realistic. Far from it! I just prefer the comic/original toy designs, and to have super articulated versions is just a dream come true for me.
MOTU toys rock!! You have to buy them all!!! Do it now!!!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
A great find last week - found this sleeping bag at an op shop - STOKED.
original dated 1983 - still looks brand new!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/...63ec1fd7_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/...071f57fc_z.jpg
Thats a great find. But how could it be 1983 with Thunderpunch He-Man and the Hord on it. They come much later 1985 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chansformer
yeah i was wondering that myself.
it has 1983 mattel on the tag, maybe thats the date mattel got the license for the merchandise.
Whiplash arrived today - very exciting, since he was one of my first humanoid MOTU toys. (I know I had Zoar and Panthor before Whiplash, but he may have been my first action figure.)
It also has the Slime Pit and Horde Trooper on it, which makes it at least from 1986.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chansformer
hehe they are great figures, i am glad they went to a good home,Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
(i still have more for sale :p whiplash and beastman are both great sculpts aswell)
I am open to buying more :) I have been eyeballing them on ebay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
Keldor
http://kupscigar.com/MOTU/keldor1.JPG
The vial
http://kupscigar.com/MOTU/keldor2.JPG
The acid
http://kupscigar.com/MOTU/keldor3.JPG
Skeletor
http://kupscigar.com/MOTU/keldor4.JPG
Nice figures Kup! :)
My MOTUC Whiplash arrived today... unreal figure. Probably one of my overall favourites so far!! :eek:
Whiplash & Trap-Jaw arrived today, fantastic. I'm quite in love with Whiplash!
King Hiss is so much a Pretender :D:D
He is also static like one :)Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
He is pretty much the recreation of a rather lame gimmick that should have been left back in the 80s. I only got the figure because I like the King Hiss character.
As I understand it, the MOTUC figure of King Hiss manages the gimmick much better by redesigning it but I am not fond of how close the toy has been stylized to resemble the original.
Browsed this thread from time to time but never commented... that is until I saw that Skeletor in your post kup :eek: Where would one be able to purchase one of these figures and how much?
I got Skeletor from Sharky at the last Parra Fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
Keldor and King Hiss I got from Ebay. Keldor is the German exclusive that came in a bag which is the same as the boxed TFCon exclusive. He varies between $130-$300 depends on who is selling it.
I got mine cheaper so I jumped at the chance even though it was the German 'bagged' version.
Thanks kup :)
200X Skeletor is one of my favourite toys, The Exclusive Keldor makes it even more awesome. Shame he's so friggin' expensive. King Hiss is neat too! Great find Kup.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Thanks!
It's also amazing how much a simple head change can make a huge difference to the toy's overall look. The Exclusive with Keldor and Skeletor heads look considerably different, almost like different toys altogether.
The Aussie dollar's doing well so I finally bought 200X Mekaneck on ebay.
Mekaneck is the only MOTU character that freaked me out as a kid (and even now :)). Too bad they never explained why he has a neck like that but to make it, they would of had to decapitate him first!Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeedBreaker
In the Filmation cartoon, Mekaneck's neck was injured in a storm and so Man-At-Arms (clearly a gifted brain surgeon) replaced it with a mechanical one.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Yeah I think I remember that episode but it still doesn't explain how it was done. Man-At-Arms not only must have been a gifted neural surgeon but also a great cardiologist and chiropractor too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
Man-At-Arms clearly has a Masters Degree in all those vocations hence why he is a Master of The Universe. It turns out Eternia has a really good education system.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
My opera singing gorillagram arrived today:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7494/p8290433.jpg
I've wanted a Gygor since I first read about the prototype years ago. It's a shame MOTU Classics changed his allegiance to an "evil fighting gorilla" but I can still imagine him as an "evil-fighting gorilla". He is love.
lol He does look as if he is singing but overall he is pretty large and looks to be nicely painted.
is it just me or is it quite fitting that he is painted in green and yellow, and has turned up during the commonwealth games...Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Now he may not be singing but enraged about having to swim in dirty pool water and street dogs pooping on his bed :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Chansformer