sonomamashine
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Why does action figures suck these days? Do they even exist?
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TheSadRanger
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The amount of articulation in Exo-Squad toys was pretty crazy.
It's a bummer that the cartoon series never progressed to the alien plot line that it was moving forward with.
AeonGaidenRaiden
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$20 toy action figures were always shit even back in the day. Nowadays the collector brands have licenses for the most popular characters. Also back in the day, you had to spend a pretty penny for those real popular and big toys like the star wars diaramas, ninja turtles and their van etc. Only difference now is that we grew up and treat it like a collection but doesnt mean people out there dont buy those same figures for their kids to play. After all they got like bazillion articulation points and are of high quality. What I think is missing in this generation is diecast toys. But I get it, its expensive to make and kids can bash someone head with them. Heres a few I have in my room. Sure, they arent below $100 each but there def is a shit ton of awesome action figures, more then there ever was when we were kids:
iconmaster
Banned
Heres a few I have in my room. Sure, they arent below $100 each but there def is a shit ton of awesome action figures, more then there ever was when we were kids:
Is that MP-10? Good taste. I’m not fully sold on MP-44.
Stilton Disco
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Children get a smartphone shoved in their hands before they can walk these days, and get addicted to the stimulus that gives them instead of playing and imagining.
Combine that with the fact that you can't make action figures or cartoons boys would like and want to emulate in play because it's 'toxic masculinity', and you can't make dolls and cartoons girls would like because it's 'sexist', then we're left with the toy industry of today, basically dead.
Combine that with the fact that you can't make action figures or cartoons boys would like and want to emulate in play because it's 'toxic masculinity', and you can't make dolls and cartoons girls would like because it's 'sexist', then we're left with the toy industry of today, basically dead.
AeonGaidenRaiden
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iconmaster
Actually its MPP-10. Its a knock off but the Chinese are making crazy good KOs and for me more importantly, their size. They are all 30cm+ Its around $90-$110, its bigger, has better proportions and has more diecast and is half the price if not more of the MP10.
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Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
The Marvel Legends figure series is pretty kick ass..
TheSadRanger
Banned
They ever gonna bring back 3 1/2" figures again?
bitbydeath
Gold Member
The quality has dropped massively since the 80’s/90’s.
Even Transformers feel like they’ll fall apart if you don’t take the utmost care of them.
Even Transformers feel like they’ll fall apart if you don’t take the utmost care of them.
Hulk_Smash
Banned
The lack of subject/verb agreement in this thread is disturbing.
ManaByte
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Hasbro does the retro figures for both Transformers and GI Joe as Walmart exclusives.
TheSadRanger
Banned
Fuck me if I had kept my joes in the cardboard packaging I would be like Steve Carrell off of 40 year old virgin.
Hoya Destroyer
Member
Im not an expert on modern day action figures, but I havent noticed anything as cool as cool as the 80's GI Joes, when wandering through department store toy sections lately.
I have noticed that todays little Star Wars action figures are expensive pieces of plastic.
I have noticed that todays little Star Wars action figures are expensive pieces of plastic.
Flintty
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Yeah I’ve been eyeing them up, currently in the ‘resist’ stage of the buying process. Edging towards ‘cave’.
Woo-Fu
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Doc Savage.
My cousin had action figures. He always took G.I. Joe leaving me stuck with Luminos.
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and 3 others
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Well obviously they do action when people aren't around, rite?
Shizumapower
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2020 Alien toy line....
sol_bad
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Flintty
Member
Neca are doing great things at the moment. The Movie Turtles are superb, I had to get the whole set. The original toon ones looks superb too but I can’t get them - I’ll fall in too deep!
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
I fell in for both lines and I can't get out. I really should though because of how impossible they are to find in Canada, but their upcoming releases are too good. NECA needs to hurry up and shit my damn Casey Jones two pack lol
Flintty
Member
I picked up the Leo and Shredder pack when they first came out but Shredder had two right arms and there were no replacements available, so I got a refund.
I do keep eyeing up the Shredder and Krang pack though. Still resisting
sol_bad
Member
I really want the NECA Alien and Ninja Turtles figures. The Alien 40th Anniversary line is a great time to jump on. No doubt they'll do an anniversary for Aliens too. And Alien 3 has the ultimate figure coming.
Flintty
Member
I’m working on a new action figure OT. Because action figures are awesome and we’ll prove that to
sunnysideup
sunnysideup
Escoe P. Coldchain
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Nah, you just have rose coloured glasses on. You’re looking in the wrong spots. Trust me. My son thinks “my toys” are what you’re explaining. Its like going into wal mart clothing section and saying. THIS IS ALL SHIT! Well......no shit! Its wal mart!
EverydayBeast
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It makes me happy kids and collectors today have such awesome action figures.
VulcanRaven
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dorkimoe
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Recently got into the NECA TMNT line, unfortunately its a pain in the ass to get ahold of any unless you want to pay ebay prices. The way they release figures now a days is retailer exclusives and the online shops get hammered by bots and its just almost not worth it. But the quality is really really good.
THe black series star wars are great too
THe black series star wars are great too
This is awesome in concept: Emil the toxic waste thug from Robocop 1.
But pitiful in execution.
www.zavvi.com
But pitiful in execution.
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ManaByte
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This is awesome in concept: Emil the toxic waste thug from Robocop 1.
But pitiful in execution.
Super7 Robocop ReAction Figure - Emil Antonowsky
Buy Super7 Robocop ReAction Figure - Emil Antonowsky from Zavvi, the home of pop culture. Take advantage of great prices on Blu-ray, 4K, merchandise, games, clothing and more!
Those ReAction figures are meant to look pitiful because the whole line is imitating 80s toys.
