The "Spike_x1's Collection Thread" Thread

[Spike_x1]

Today's haul:

Also took a couple pics of my updated ML shelf, now that my Sentinel is complete:

 

[Saved]

Where'd you get Depth Charge? ebay?

 

[Spike_x1]

Nope. Found him, Tigerhawk, and Scorponok at a store in town today (I just wrote the whole description of my spree in the ""Newer" New Stuff" thread t. I hadn't thought of it until now, but it's kind of an awesome coincidence that we were just talking about BW figs last night.

Still need to get Silverbolt, though. Someday, someone is going to sell their old Silverbolt figure to that store, and I'm going to be there to snatch it up like the greedy little parasite I am.

 

[Saved]

Nope. Found him, Tigerhawk, and Scorponok at a store in town today (I just wrote the whole description of my spree in the ""Newer" New Stuff" thread t. I hadn't thought of it until now, but it's kind of an awesome coincidence that we were just talking about BW figs last night.

Still need to get Silverbolt, though. Someday, someone is going to sell their old Silverbolt figure to that store, and I'm going to be there to snatch it up like the greedy little parasite I am.

I'm good luck.

 

[Roughneck]

Greatest Annihilus pose....EVER

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Yeah, very nice.

No hand cables for the Sentinel? I love those things.

 

[Spike_x1]

Greatest Annihilus pose....EVER

Thanks! Before his current pose, I was always slightly adjusting Annihilus every few days, because he'd start drooping or tilting on his stand. I seem to have found the sweet spot with it now, because he's been in his current pose for a few days without needing me to go over and try to readjust him and re-find his center of balance.

 

[Spike_x1]

Yeah, very nice.

No hand cables for the Sentinel? I love those things.

I've got them around here somewhere, stored in a box for all of my action figure extras and spare BAF pieces. I'll probably put the cables on him today.

 

[Spike_x1]

Got TFA Prowl with the sidecar/samurai armor. His legs were changed for the better from the previous TFA Prowl toy. There's now a swivel at the balljoint attachment on his upper legs, which are a great addition. Still, they also removed the ability to take the sides of his wheels off and unfold them into ninja stars, like the last Prowl figure could do. They still detach from the wheels, but are sealed together so they can't unfold. Makes me wonder why they'd spend money to remove play value from a toy.

Anyway, I now have a spare Prowl toy whose ninja stars can unfold, but they don't match the paint job on the new Prowl's legs, so I can't just put the functioning stars on the new Prowl because it would look asymmetrical. So I swapped out the tops of each toy's legs (allowing me to keep the new swiveling thighs) and gave the new Prowl the old one's legs/wheels and working ninja stars.

Pics up tomorrow.

 

[Spike_x1]

New Prowl in vehicle mode.

New Prowl beside Old Prowl, with everything below the thighs switched between them. You can see the difference in their legs here, and how the ninja stars wouldn't have matched the other side of his wheels if I had simply put the old stars onto New Prowl's legs. EDIT: Just noticed that New Prowl's legs are mistransformed in this pic so that the ninja stars are on the inside of his legs rather than the outside. Oh well.

And now New Prowl with his samurai armor and newly unfoldable ninja star.

 

[Spike_x1]

Finally got around to grouping my Beast Machines figures together. Yes, they're all horribly out of scale with one another, but I care not.

Also got the Soundwave Mighty Mugg.

 

[atgscl]

Sweet! You actually have a Spectacular Spiderman collection!!
Looks similar to mine except you have Rhino =(

I am planning on making a custom Black Cat figure soon so Spidey can have a female villian to tangle with.

 

[trustyside-kick]

DCUC and DCD swag.

Where did you get that Despero toy? Is that a custom or something?

 

[spideyboy_1111]

http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/9/6/9634_a_full.jpg its the real thing

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Superman/Batman line. Wave 6, I think, Enemies Among Us. Except for Superman's face, that is a great looking wave.

 

[Spike_x1]

And how.
Even despite the limited articulation of that Despero compared to it's DCUC BAF counterpart, I still prefer the DCD one for the look alone, which is my favorite look for him in the comics. I've even cut my finger on one its claws before. That sucker's deadly.

 

[Spike_x1]

Updated New Gods display:

And my new Marvel Select Thor, posed along with MLs:

Also, all of the DC stuff on my white bookcase is getting pretty crowded, so I think I'll move some stuff around and relocate the DC figures to a larger shelf soon.

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Lookin' good, Spike.

 

[Spike_x1]

Relocated a lot of stuff. I think that the Trinity display is the only one that has all of the figures in the same positions, only it's now on the top shelf.

 

[Spike_x1]

And I actually quite like the kind of pose I got Deathstroke in, where he's drawing his sword:

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Spike, any particular reason you have your heroes and villians all mixed in together? Why not have your Justice League facing off against the Legion of Doom, ya know? Just curious. I like your Wonder Woman with the crossed bracelets.

 

[BigSams50]

dude your collection is awesome

 

[Spike_x1]

Spike, any particular reason you have your heroes and villians all mixed in together? Why not have your Justice League facing off against the Legion of Doom, ya know? Just curious. I like your Wonder Woman with the crossed bracelets.

No particular reason, no. The way I had them set up last time, it was pretty much a Superman & Villains display that faded into the general DCU, and on the next shelf down was the Batman & Company. This time (other than a more complete Batman display, and the New Gods one being more spread out) it's basically just everyone getting ready to attack and/or look iconic as they overlook the battle smorgasbord. There are a few of them that I want to adjust and try to find a more engaging pose (like Firestorm), but for the most part it's essentially everyone thrown into a big fight scene, with some dudes ready to fight while others are acting all stoic until someone has the guts to lay a hand on them (see Aquaman, Cyborg Superman, Hawkman, etc). It would be so much easier and more fun to do if these guys came with ML-style flight stands.

Although a Heroes vs. Villains is certainly a good idea for the way I'll pose them next time. Thanks for that one.

 

[Spike_x1]

dude your collection is awesome

Thanks. Much appreciated. t:

 

[trustyside-kick]

I got a few more items added to my own mini-Aquaman collection I showed you before, Spike. I recently got like 2 or 3 more figures, a Jim Aparo art poster, and a 24 inch wooden shelf. When I get everything all situated I will take pictures of it with a decent camera to show you.

Though it won't compare to your collection obviously, haha.