Had I known Buck Rogers figures were... [Archive]

Jason73

Jun 7, '11, 12:17 AM

so cool I would have started collecting them a long time ago. Here is my first batch that I picked up cheap on Ebay. I must have them all.
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr46/jason73brando/BuckRogers1.jpg

johnmiic

Jun 7, '11, 1:57 AM

Good catch! Twiki is hard to get.

torgospizza

Jun 7, '11, 7:38 AM

The only thing I don't like about the line is how hard it is to find Buck on a card without it being AFA graded. I just never see him; Ardala, Draco, and Kane seem to be super-easy, though.

toys2cool

Jun 7, '11, 8:58 AM

i have them all as well :grin:

palitoy

Jun 7, '11, 9:00 AM

Highly underrated Mego line.

mikeoz

Jun 7, '11, 9:32 AM

After the figures, you have to start on the ships and playsets. They're really cool, too.

ctc

Jun 7, '11, 10:33 AM

Hmmmm....

I loved them when I was a kid. Weird, considering I hated the show. But they're really well done, they look great (even better if you touch up the paint jobs) and play well.

Don C.

vulcan2074

Jun 7, '11, 10:49 AM

Fantastic score. This line is so cool. :beaming1:
Sammy

Jason73

Jun 7, '11, 9:10 PM

After the figures, you have to start on the ships and playsets. They're really cool, too.

Are the ships hard to find?

mikeoz

Jun 7, '11, 11:35 PM

Are the ships hard to find?

The Draconian Marauder shows up regularly on ebay. It's not very expensive, either. The Starfighter is a little tougher to get complete and a bit more expensive. You can still get a good deal on it, though. I think I paid less than $30 for mine.

starsky

Jun 7, '11, 11:57 PM

love that toyline. provided me with plenty of hours of fun! the starfighter and landrover will probably be the toughest to get.

Bruce Banner

Jun 8, '11, 4:11 AM

It was a good line, and I loved the show.
I had them all as a kid, but today, I only have Twiki.
Keep thinking I might try to reacquire them all carded.

TrueDave

Jun 8, '11, 4:03 PM

My buddy had a nice set. I had the good guys & ship ( no wilma) and he had the bad guys mostly.

Always wanted that draconian guard.
Turned my Draco into a Dr strange as a teen.

Thor

Jun 9, '11, 7:38 PM

Nice catch. Twiki and Kane are all that I need figure wise.

nvmbrsdoom5

Jun 11, '11, 12:21 PM

I had alot of these when I was a kid, I had a blast playing with them. I don't currently have any of them in my collection now, I need to remedy that at some point. I still have a couple of backer cards saved from childhood though!

chalwa

Jun 14, '11, 1:59 AM

Nice catch. Twiki and Kane are all that I need figure wise.

Those are the ones I have to start with!:wink:
Together we make a whole set!

starsky

Jun 17, '11, 12:07 AM

the only thing i didnt like about them is the fact the guns were not removable. i wanted them to be like the star wars figures.

Jason73

Jun 17, '11, 9:44 PM

the only thing i didnt like about them is the fact the guns were not removable. i wanted them to be like the star wars figures.

Yeah, I would have not been happy about that had I got these as a kid.

LordMudd

Aug 31, '12, 2:43 AM

I have all of these figures, some customs, the Marauder and Land Vehicle. I took a Buck and a Dr. Huer and swapped heads, then painted the sash red to have Buck in dress uniform and Huer in regular uniform. I also used a Star Wars cape as a pattern to make a white vynyl cape for Ardala. It just looks better I think.

CCC.

Bruce Banner

Aug 31, '12, 4:26 AM

Always wanted the ships from this line.
Might try to get hold of them some day.

MightyMegs

Sep 1, '12, 8:07 AM

Twiki, R2 and Muffit were my favorite figures as a kid, and I would build ships and bases out of shoe boxes just for them. But even as a kid, I thought the Buck Rogers figures were lacking paint... so now I add my own paint to them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/MightyMegs/011-12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/MightyMegs/012-11.jpg

Spyweb007

Sep 1, '12, 10:01 PM

The Buck Rogers line was awesome, as a kid I wished Star Wars figures were this poseable, and I had the Starfighter and the launch center playset wich was very cool too.

MegoMark71

Sep 1, '12, 10:49 PM

I have seen the ships go for some crazy prices, but with anything on ebay, just be patient and a deal will come.

johnmiic

Oct 1, '12, 8:29 PM

CantinaDan

Dec 13, '12, 3:18 PM

Definitely one of my favorites, too. Still had my Ardella and Draconian Guard from childhood. Had to recollect the rest! No vehicles yet.

What I need to do is go back and rewatch the show. Haven't seen it since back in the day and I can't remember anything!

http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/BLOGprideJOY-5.jpg

Bruce Banner

Dec 17, '12, 2:49 AM

Always wished the line had continued to encompass some of the characters from the series too... for instance I always wanted a figure of that android prison guard that pursues Buck and Jamie Lee Curtis.
And who didn't want a Tina figure to keep Twiki company? :grin:

The Sentry

Jan 7, '13, 10:29 AM

Highly underrated Mego line.

I totally agree! These guys were a staple in my childhood throwdowns as a kid! Buck, Twiki & Starbuck were always landing on strange planets fighting Cantina Aliens, & mostly always looking for the Hulk, man, the stories I came up with as a kid! I'm SO pleased I finished my Buck Rogers collection a few years back, loose of course. I love a great carded figure, but I can't touch it if it's in the package. lol

The Sentry

Jan 7, '13, 10:30 AM

WHOA! AWESOME PAINT JOBS MAN! They look great!

Twiki, R2 and Muffit were my favorite figures as a kid, and I would build ships and bases out of shoe boxes just for them. But even as a kid, I thought the Buck Rogers figures were lacking paint... so now I add my own paint to them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/MightyMegs/011-12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/MightyMegs/012-11.jpg