TOYS!

Premmy · 10-10-2014, 12:16 PM

So I like collecting things. Honestly I Maybe inherited some hoarder behavior from my fucked-up ass family, but I still enjoy collecting things. For a while it was mostly comics and movies.I've finally given in to the Toku-fan urge and decided to start collecting rider, sentai, e.t.c. figures. TOYS, YOU GUYS! But I'm not sure how to go about it. I've set one early rule for myself and that, is Kittymans.
Kittymans, you say?Yes, Kittymans.

See, one of my Favorite City of Heroes Characters(AP33 FO'lyfe!) was Volt Tiger. A Tokusatsu inspired Blapper who mostly punched and yelled at things with awesome thunder-god powers. He was great, he was fun, and I still kinda miss him a lot. I miss my TAIGA BOLT! and RPing with friends and being a weird mishmash of Casey Jones and Kamen Rider. So I figure,"Why not collect the Kittymans?" Feline inspired Toku heroes, villains, and their accessories. Seems like a good limit to set myself as a start. Keeps me from going overboard early on, allows me to get a diverse selection from different shows, creates "Thematic Synergy", which I'm a sucker for, And once I feel that's satisfied, I'll have bits and pieces of lots of sets to complete to branch out. This also lines up with my first indulgence a few weeks ago(before I set this Rule, btw, so it's kind of a post-justification) of buying a Wild Tiger Figuarts and a Kamen Rider Beast.

I've also been considering commemorating "completing" certain comic/Anime/Movie Collections by buying a figure of the characters.

So! let's talk toy collections, how to go about them, if you've got them, what you think. And, of course, Kittymans.

Toast · 10-10-2014, 03:52 PM

I have no idea what a Kittymans is, but I used to collect Zoids. Still would if they were more widely available and I had the spare funds. What I like about is not just that they are cool, which they are, but they are also very customizable. I've done a few repaints on some of mine, and a few minor customizations, but nothing I've done comes close to some of the expert work I've seen out there.

I've probably got more than a hundred, but the jewels of my collections are three that I never thought I'd get my hands on:

Gungaryados
Orudios
Deadborder

I've wanted these three kits since I was a little kid in the early 90s, and I even owned an evil pegasus, a black and red version of the Orudios, but it got sold at a yard sale when I was in high school, before I knew how valuable it would have become. Anyway, these aren't original releases, but the second release made a couple years ago.

Flarecobra · 10-10-2014, 03:54 PM

One word:

Legos.

Loyal · 10-10-2014, 03:58 PM

I still have a couple tubs of assorted K'nex, but that's about it.

I once used them in a science project involving dropping an egg 2-3 stories without breaking it.

It almost worked, too.

synkr0nized · 10-10-2014, 04:29 PM

My toys are mostly electronics and technology/computers anymore. Which is both good and bad, I suppose.

Toast · 10-10-2014, 06:26 PM

I used to have a lot of legos, but I didn't bring them with me when I moved out of my parents. I think my brother took a lot of them with him. I had a lot of the spyrius and dragonmaster sets back in the day. Those were some pretty cool and innovative kits.

I remember we used to use the minifigs to play AD&D with. I think I still have most of those.

mauve · 10-10-2014, 10:44 PM

I tend to amass a collection of action figures, small figurines, and other small toys of nerdy things I like-- mostly of the very inexpensive variety-- like a squirrel hoards acorns for the winter season. My rather embarrassing current tally, most of which fits in a small corner of my writing-desk:

-Valentine's Day Stormtrooper Plushie (stormie with a bow tie and a little rose)
-Frank Gorshin Riddler action figure
-New 52 Riddler action figure
-2 Funko blind box mini Batman figurines (Blue outfit Batman and black outfit, armored Batman.)
-tiny Superman toy from a vending machine
-Fisher-Price Imaginext Mr Freeze, Penguin, Riddler and Joker
-Kingdom Hearts Donald Duck figurine
-Donald Duck as Darth Maul figurine
-Megablocks Doctor Who
-Heroclix figures: Arkham Origins Batman, Iron Man 3 Tony Stark, Arkham Origins Penguin, Arkham Origins Joker Thug
-Disneyland mini Star Wars figurines from blind bags: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader's Tie Fighter, Star Tours Guide Droid, Greedo.
-1980's-era yellow sparkly My Little Pony unicorn
-Mini Portal turret
-Cameraman smurf
-Portal 2 light-up P-BODY action figure
-TF2 Portable Mercs blind box BLU Engineer (THE MOST ADORABLE THING ON THE PLANET)

Most of the above came from conventions.

Also bought from a convention but not a toy: The coolest Metroid fanart EVER.

**Satan's Onion** · 10-10-2014, 11:01 PM

I don't have many actual-factual toys, but I do have a little Cyberman bust and the Sonic Screwdrivers of both the Third and Fourth Doctors. So when the Daleks come, I got it covered.

phil_ · 10-11-2014, 12:34 AM

I guess toys worth mentioning are my 1999 Raynos (since Zoids were brought up), my model 606 LFO, and my Churuya Nendoroid. I don't like the clutter I already have, so I'm not really a collector of anything and I've mostly stopped browsing the toy aisles.

I still haven't figured out a suitable place for the 606 in my house after over a year.

BitVyper · 10-11-2014, 02:04 AM

I grabbed a couple six inch figures of Captain Harlock and Queen Emeraldas from a really nicely painted series of Galaxy Express 999 toys recently. Also thinking of grabbing this figuart Captain Marvelous toy. I've got one of those Masterpiece Optimus Prime toys kicking around too, so pretty much if I get the Captain Marvelous and then put all four of them together, I fully expect the sheer concentration of will to bring them to life.

Beyond that, I don't really do toys anymore. I buy disturbing sculptures instead. Because the idea that anyone but me (and my bird) could be comfortable in my home is abhorrent to me.

10-10-2014, 12:16 PM	#1
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	TOYS! So I like collecting things. Honestly I MaybeClearly inherited some hoarder behavior from my fucked-up ass family, but I still enjoy collecting things. For a while it was mostly comics and movies.I've finally given in to the Toku-fan urge and decided to start collecting rider, sentai, e.t.c. figures. TOYS, YOU GUYS! But I'm not sure how to go about it. I've set one early rule for myself and that, is Kittymans. Kittymans, you say?Yes, Kittymans. See, one of my Favorite City of Heroes Characters(AP33 FO'lyfe!) was Volt Tiger. A Tokusatsu inspired Blapper who mostly punched and yelled at things with awesome thunder-god powers. He was great, he was fun, and I still kinda miss him a lot. I miss my TAIGA BOLT! and RPing with friends and being a weird mishmash of Casey Jones and Kamen Rider. So I figure,"Why not collect the Kittymans?" Feline inspired Toku heroes, villains, and their accessories. Seems like a good limit to set myself as a start. Keeps me from going overboard early on, allows me to get a diverse selection from different shows, creates "Thematic Synergy", which I'm a sucker for, And once I feel that's satisfied, I'll have bits and pieces of lots of sets to complete to branch out. This also lines up with my first indulgence a few weeks ago(before I set this Rule, btw, so it's kind of a post-justification) of buying a Wild Tiger Figuarts and a Kamen Rider Beast. I've also been considering commemorating "completing" certain comic/Anime/Movie Collections by buying a figure of the characters. So! let's talk toy collections, how to go about them, if you've got them, what you think. And, of course, Kittymans. __________________ Drank Last edited by Premmy; 10-10-2014 at 12:34 PM.

10-10-2014, 03:52 PM	#2
Toast Existential Toast Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 440	I have no idea what a Kittymans is, but I used to collect Zoids. Still would if they were more widely available and I had the spare funds. What I like about is not just that they are cool, which they are, but they are also very customizable. I've done a few repaints on some of mine, and a few minor customizations, but nothing I've done comes close to some of the expert work I've seen out there. I've probably got more than a hundred, but the jewels of my collections are three that I never thought I'd get my hands on: Gungaryados Orudios Deadborder I've wanted these three kits since I was a little kid in the early 90s, and I even owned an evil pegasus, a black and red version of the Orudios, but it got sold at a yard sale when I was in high school, before I knew how valuable it would have become. Anyway, these aren't original releases, but the second release made a couple years ago. __________________ “How dare you! How dare you stand there acting like your brand of suffering is worse than anybody else’s. Well, I guess that’s the only way you can justify treating the rest of us like dirt.” ~ Major Margaret Houlihan (Mash) “If we’re going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are.” ~ Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

10-10-2014, 03:54 PM	#3
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	One word: Legos. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

10-10-2014, 04:29 PM	#5
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	I do still have some Nerf guns, LEGO, Star Wars and Star Trek ships My toys are mostly electronics and technology/computers anymore. Which is both good and bad, I suppose. __________________ Find love.

10-10-2014, 06:26 PM	#6
Toast Existential Toast Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 440	I used to have a lot of legos, but I didn't bring them with me when I moved out of my parents. I think my brother took a lot of them with him. I had a lot of the spyrius and dragonmaster sets back in the day. Those were some pretty cool and innovative kits. I remember we used to use the minifigs to play AD&D with. I think I still have most of those. __________________ “How dare you! How dare you stand there acting like your brand of suffering is worse than anybody else’s. Well, I guess that’s the only way you can justify treating the rest of us like dirt.” ~ Major Margaret Houlihan (Mash) “If we’re going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are.” ~ Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

10-10-2014, 10:44 PM	#7
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I AM AN ADULT. I SPEND MONEY ON THE IMPORTANT THINGS. I tend to amass a collection of action figures, small figurines, and other small toys of nerdy things I like-- mostly of the very inexpensive variety-- like a squirrel hoards acorns for the winter season. My rather embarrassing current tally, most of which fits in a small corner of my writing-desk: -Valentine's Day Stormtrooper Plushie (stormie with a bow tie and a little rose) -Frank Gorshin Riddler action figure -New 52 Riddler action figure -2 Funko blind box mini Batman figurines (Blue outfit Batman and black outfit, armored Batman.) -tiny Superman toy from a vending machine -Fisher-Price Imaginext Mr Freeze, Penguin, Riddler and Joker -Kingdom Hearts Donald Duck figurine -Donald Duck as Darth Maul figurine -Megablocks Doctor Who -Heroclix figures: Arkham Origins Batman, Iron Man 3 Tony Stark, Arkham Origins Penguin, Arkham Origins Joker Thug -Disneyland mini Star Wars figurines from blind bags: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader's Tie Fighter, Star Tours Guide Droid, Greedo. -1980's-era yellow sparkly My Little Pony unicorn -Mini Portal turret -Cameraman smurf -Portal 2 light-up P-BODY action figure -TF2 Portable Mercs blind box BLU Engineer (THE MOST ADORABLE THING ON THE PLANET) Most of the above came from conventions. Also bought from a convention but not a toy: The coolest Metroid fanart EVER. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

10-10-2014, 11:01 PM	#8
Satan's Onion Swing You Sinners! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 4th Street Posts: 2,666	I don't have many actual-factual toys, but I do have a little Cyberman bust and the Sonic Screwdrivers of both the Third and Fourth Doctors. So when the Daleks come, I got it covered. __________________ Good evening, ladies. Please enter and be tained .

10-11-2014, 12:34 AM	#9
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	I guess toys worth mentioning are my 1999 Raynos (since Zoids were brought up), my model 606 LFO, and my Churuya Nendoroid. I don't like the clutter I already have, so I'm not really a collector of anything and I've mostly stopped browsing the toy aisles. I still haven't figured out a suitable place for the 606 in my house after over a year. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.

10-11-2014, 02:04 AM	#10
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	I grabbed a couple six inch figures of Captain Harlock and Queen Emeraldas from a really nicely painted series of Galaxy Express 999 toys recently. Also thinking of grabbing this figuart Captain Marvelous toy. I've got one of those Masterpiece Optimus Prime toys kicking around too, so pretty much if I get the Captain Marvelous and then put all four of them together, I fully expect the sheer concentration of will to bring them to life. Beyond that, I don't really do toys anymore. I buy disturbing sculptures instead. Because the idea that anyone but me (and my bird) could be comfortable in my home is abhorrent to me. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here. Last edited by BitVyper; 10-11-2014 at 02:07 AM.

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