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Post by The Doctor on Oct 22, 2024 15:37:02 GMT
*screams* Apparently there is a variant of HOTD #18. Packed 50/50 in cases with regular ones. IT BEGINS AGAIN. -Ralph Telford B&M's toy section is the size of a city...but the only DW stuff were 3 of last year's triple Timelord set and 1 HOTD #18. No shelf tags. No Davros. Luckily, the one HOTD #18 that was there was the variant I was looking for! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2024 17:19:44 GMT
15th and Ruby ordered from Character. Reckon these will have a better paint deco than the retail ones and I don't go 100% on the new series line so I'll have these and be done. Just need a TARDIS now. They have arrived. Much has been made of the new super-articulation style. First impressions: meh. The new super-articulation means it is very hard to get them to stand up without falling over. The Doctor also appears to have one leg longer than the other unless there is some complicated ankle configuration I can't get right. Ruby has a very freaky long sticky-out finger on one hand. I preferred the old more basic articulation style but then I tend to prefer simpler articulation. I don't care how much a figure can move. I just want it to easily stand. The face sculpts and deco are very good. The Doctor's landmine accessory was warped straight out the pack. I'll have to put it under some books. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2024 17:22:32 GMT
Argh. If you don't balance Ruby just right on her heels it's an instant face palm off the desk.
Oh, she just fell over again.
Fuck off, super-articulation.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2024 21:37:34 GMT
FOR FUCK SAKES, RUBY, STAND UP!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 24, 2024 21:40:27 GMT
Mine arrived today. Look good. The head sculpts are a step up in realism.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2024 21:51:39 GMT
But they can't fucking stand up!
Super articulation needs to fuck off! I liked the previous chunky figures!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 24, 2024 21:52:51 GMT
To be fair, I can't get Marvel Legends or Black Series figures to stand up either.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2024 21:54:39 GMT
And that's why they're shite too!
What good is an action figure if IT CAN'T FUCKING STAND??!!
That's like making a toy car that can't roll. Oh. Wait -
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 25, 2024 8:52:36 GMT
The Doctor fell over during the night. Ruby fell over three times during breakfast. These are absolutely fucking terrible.
It is literally impossible to just put them on a flat surface, unlike all the previous figures.
I'll stick with Daleks and TARDIS'! Or old style articulation releases. No interest in any more of these 'gen 3' super-articulation style figures. You can move their knees in all sorts of weird ways but trying to stand a figure up should not be stressful.
I realise I am completely out of step of the market and these will delight 99% of buyers, but for me simpler is better.
A shame. They *look* great but I'm a toy person not a collector person.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2024 9:15:36 GMT
Figure stands are your friends in situations like this.
Didn't some older figures come with them?
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 25, 2024 9:42:53 GMT
I don't want figure stands. Figures should be designed to stand. Plugging them into a stand literally defeats the purpose of what an action figure is for me.
I have no interest in collector items. I just like...toys.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2024 19:16:43 GMT
Ruby can't even stand if leaned against something. This is the shittest action figure I have ever owned.
The local B&M has been cleaned out of Davros. Surprisingly, some Daleks remain (not the silver mesh variant).
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Oct 27, 2024 6:29:39 GMT
So Character Toys have a bit low production checks or is it just the one new toy. I see they use normal limbs & also see they cover Mattell Turtles line too. Founded 1991 near Manchester. They do seem to make lots of toys
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 11, 2024 22:16:13 GMT
Davros arrived from Llama today! Hooray! He didn't come with unlimited rice pudding, but he did come with Haribo! Most unexpected. Kids and Daleks love it so.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 11, 2024 22:31:40 GMT
Had he packed the Haribo into the closed Emperor shell?
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 11, 2024 22:49:44 GMT
Of course not! Davros is not an Easter egg!
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Post by legios on Nov 11, 2024 23:03:15 GMT
But according to Ace, Daleks _are_ pinatas...
Karl
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Post by Llama God on Nov 12, 2024 10:07:32 GMT
Davros arrived from Llama today! Hooray! He didn't come with unlimited rice pudding, but he did come with Haribo! Most unexpected. Kids and Daleks love it so. Unfortunately I only had a lot of Haribo lying around after not getting as many trick or treaters as expected. I'll remember the rice pudding for next time - should protect the figure in transit very nicely. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 12, 2024 10:51:45 GMT
Oh dear, have you been labelled locally as the Weird House then?
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Post by Llama God on Nov 13, 2024 8:37:35 GMT
It was probably more that we couldn't serve trick or treaters during peak trick or treating time because we were ourselves out trick or treating.
But also yes.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 13, 2024 8:56:46 GMT
The magic world of Haribo,
Kids and Davros love it so!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 21, 2024 21:46:26 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 21, 2024 22:02:32 GMT
Time to go Dalek hunting again.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 22, 2024 15:39:17 GMT
Argh! The Dalek set has a variant!
Al of Character on Gallifrey Base:
"The Dalek set has the Darker Bronze and gold livery seen in Parting of the ways without the waistband. The other Dalek is based on the Black skirted Imperial Guard CGI character ... sometimes seen with a weird saw arm. the variant is the bronze Cutter/Claw Dalek."
*screams*
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2024 22:11:01 GMT
Not sure I can be bothered with that. One set is enough for new series. Isn't it?
Isn't it?
I do like the way this Dalek set mirrors the two in the very first character release back in 2005.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 22, 2024 22:34:29 GMT
One can never have enough Daleks.
-Ralph
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