[flash70]

Hey Folks,

Any avid action figure collectors from other toy lines on the boards? Sound off and lets here what you have to say on your collections...

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What got you into collecting?

How long have you been collecting?

What toy lines do you collect?

What are your prized items?

Will you continue collecting in the future?

Where you from?

Peace,

Flash70


Updated, my fun hobby piece:

What got you into collecting?

It was the cool 12" G.I.*JOEs back during the middle seventies.

How long have you been collecting?

Officially it has been about 25 years now.

What toy lines do you collect?

STAR WARS VINTAGE AND MODERN, G.I.*JOE RAH VINTAGE AND MODERN, SIGMA 6, MARVEL LEGENDS, TRANSFORMERS (BEAST WARS AMERICAN & JAPANESE VERSIONS, BEAST MACHINES, RID, CYBERTRON, ALTERNATORS, MODERN CLASSIC, & TITANIUM), SW: LEGOS, MEGA-BLOCKS PYRATES, PLAN B: MILITARY TOYS, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MATTEL DC HEROES, BATMAN, SW: TITANIUM, TOY BIZ LORD OF THE RINGS FIGS., MICROMEN, ...YEEESSSHHH IT GETTING EXPENSIVE.

What are your prized items?

vintage G.I.*JOE RAH figs, Cobra Terror Drome, the USS FLAGG, and all my vintage star wars figs.

Will you continue collecting in the future?

oh yeah, till i'm six feet under.

Where you from?

Chicago, Illinois all my 37 years.

[C.I.A.D.]

Great topic, Flash!

Well, many have heard the story before, but here goes:

My uncle worked for, and retired from Hasbro. He sent me everything and anything that he could buy while he lived in R.I. I also have divorced parents, so that meant EXTRA HUGE HAULS on Christmas (heck, buy my love, it works for me! ). I've been collecting since I was 5 years old, so figure for the last 24 years. Star Wars (70's) were my first real "boys toys". Even at that age, I took really good care of my toys, so I still had them into adulthood.

I've collected damn near everything...but stuck with G.I.Joe & Transformers for the most part. Unfortunately, I've sold, re-collected and sold my collection going on 4 times now...lol. I have toy A.D.D. I love it, then I get tired of it...sell it, miss it, and buy it again!

I still collect primarily Joes & TF's. My prized piece would be my Iron Grenadier collection. They've always been my favorite subgroup...and I have a nasty Destro Fetish (not Destro our fearless leader..that would be plain wrong! LOL)

I do plan to continue collecting, but I really can't say for how much longer. Although the 25th line is a must...I'm not sure what, if anything, I'll pick up after that.

I hail from New York City, but currently call Michigan my home.

[apacolypse]

I grew up on Joes...then kind of grew out of it for a while...a long while. Then 2 years ago...I had to have knee surgery. And during my time home....cabin fever and boredom set in. My son and I found some boxes in the attic...and lo and behold they were my childhood joes. When I looked at my son (age 4 at the time)...I seen the same look in his eyes that I had when I first seen joes. With that...I was back. Since them my son and I have been collecting like mad. LOL

I haven't had time for any other lines...but I do have my He-man figures from my childhood yet. Like CIAD...I too, was nice to my toys.

When my son got me back into collecting...I started to hit the boards and met some great people online. CIAD is one of my best friends that I have never met in person. He was nice enough to let me take a lot of his collection off his hands.

As for most prized collection item...I'd have to say my Rattler. It was the first large joe item I got as a child...and it is very dear to me, when I hold it I can close my eyes and picture childhood friends and backyard joe/cobra battles.

I most certainly will continue collecting. However my focus is on 3.75 scale. Nothing against S6...I do purchase some of them, but I rather the joe scale I grew up on, and so does my son. With limited product in my area...I got into customizing. Heck...if Hasbro won't make what I want...nobody but me is gonna take a crack at it. I find customizing to be very fun and a great stress reliever.

I am from Pottsville, PA...home of America's Oldest Brewery. LOL

[Owner of a Lonely B.A.T.]

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What got you into collecting?

I'd say Star Wars, I mean come on I was 5 when the first movie came out, they practically fired a collecting gun at my head with that movie.

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How long have you been collecting?

Oh since then, so nearly......Oh my god next year is 30 years.....dear lord I HAVE wasted my life.

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What toy lines do you collect?

Well I have alot of Star Wars both old and new, but I am trying to taper off a bit. My Transformers collection is reaching intervention propurtions soon. As well as Joe, at 120 BATs I began attending AJ meetings, "Hi my name is Ed, YOOOOOOOOO JOE!", I also have alot of Playmates Trek figures.....too many. And for a time Lego and I were unseperable.

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What are your prized items?

Last year I finally scored a Flagg, which I've yet to assemble......shut up CIAD......I need to make room still. But I still love my Mobat for special reasons. Thanks Mom for being the coolest Mom ever, (still is too remind me to tell you the Clerks story someday in a PM it can not be told in open forum)

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Will you continue collecting in the future?

Man I will try. Money is always the deciding factor, right now I'm finding myself having eliminated Trek, and Lego. Star Wars will have to go as well. I fear Transformers is likely to get scaled down to a hand full each year. Hopefully Joe will remain untouched, seeing as how 3.75 will only see a few releases this year.

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Where you from?

Edison NJ!

[Larkin Vain]

I recently dug up an old actin figure collection I had in my mom's place. Here's some pictures of them.

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What got you into collecting?

Not too sure the toys just look cool

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How long have you been collecting?

Since around 1993/94.

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What toy lines do you collect?

Transformers, G.I. Joes, certain action figures that catch my eye.

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What are your prized items?

Right now, my Terror Drome and Brave Maximus.

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Will you continue collecting in the future?

Yes.

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Where you from?

Honolulu, Hawaii

[flash70]

Hey guys!

Lets here some more cool collecting stories.

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[Team Jetfire]

What got you into collecting?

I split my collecting in to two eras, Childhood/Adulthood. In childhood I loved Transformers, Gi Joe, MASK and the odd toy other toy line. My first transformer was Jetfire and my first Gi Joe was Gung Ho w/ the troop transport. My last Transformer was the Powermaster Getaway and my last Gi Joe was Slice (vr 1) I stopped 'playing' with toys around the age of 12 and started the whole girl thing....:p
-end of Child hood era-

In high school (1995) I started to collect the power of the force 2 figures. My first Adulthood figure was a Long Sabre Ben Kenobi and a Tie fighter that my brother got me for Christmas. Since then I have done a lot of collecting, but also have gotten married, went to university, had two kids and own a house. I have been a collector through all of these important times, so I would say it is a big part of my life.

How long have you been collecting?
Serious collecting for 12 yrs.


What toy lines do you collect?
As mentioned, I have done a lot of different lines through childhood and adulthood. This is a rundown of all the lines that I have bought during these times:
-Transformers (some Gen 1, All current)
- GI Joe (some old, All S6)
- Star Wars (POTF and on until I could bring myself to buy any more luke’s!)
- Gundam
- Neon Gen
- Final Fantasy
- Many different MacFarlane figures (Spawn, Metal Gear, Monsters, Kiss)
- Spiderman
- Simpson’s
- Big Blast

What are your prized items?

Gen1 Jetfire
20th Anniversary Optimus

Will you continue collecting in the future?
Yes!

Where you from?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Cobracomandacon]

I sold my Joes in 1988, regerted it instantly, and started over then next day. I've collected Batman/DC, Spider-man/Marvel, Transformers, and GIJoe ever since. I've got 1409 TFs and a little over 1,000 3/34 Joes.

[Spirit-Iron_Lun]

I have been collecting since 94 during Joes 30th. Thats when I realized toys were getting more valuable. Before the toys were just toys but I never quit buying toys

I've collected a little bit of everything. Transformers, my other true passion, Star Wars, my dirty shame, modern MOTU, Marvel since 1990, Spawn, Simpsons, Gargoyles, Batman TAS, Aliens vs Predator(Kenner), Terminator, LOTR, and oddball vdeo game characters. Plus many others but, like many of these, have been sold off so I dont recall them all. Before I was officially collecting it was SW, TFs, Joes, MOTU, MASK, Inhumanoids, Battle Beasts, MuscleMen, and TMNT.

My most prized items would be my Brave Maximus, a decent substitute for the real thing, my MP collection, my Botcon figures, X-9, my ML chase figures, my con and mailaway MOTU figures, my recently aquired gold head Steel Brigade, my SW vehicles, and my BAT v1 army including a MIP one

My future of collecting would be Joes, TFs, SW, and Marvel Legends. A recent Toyfare article has inspired me to check out COPS. My mom wouldn't buy them for me back in the day so Im gonna look into that