Any new classic toy aquisitions?

[Riffster]

nor sure if it falls under classic or not but I just bought the Electra Woman figure

[palitoy]

I'm not sure why I went after this but it flipped my "geek switch", I think it's the box graphics, I'm a sucker for Spock.

[toys2cool]

Got a Turboman but it's not really for me, Dam you Dave

[BOTZWANA]

I do not buy vintage toys that I want from Ebay...At least not till the other week. I usually buy wrestling figure lots and then sell them at my cafe in Mexico. I keep the ones I want for my collection though and have a Mexican woman sew whatever clothes I want for them I.E. Robes, vests etc. And they look just as good as Ralph's clothing and cost 10 times less.

With that said I picked up a 1978 12 inch Incredible Hulk figure that I had as a kid. It came with very tattered shorts and no white shirt. So....My little Mexican lady will sew what I want for it all at the cost of a $1 or $2. SO glad I have him. Brings back alot of old memories.

[AAAAA]

won the Lone Ranger Carson city safe
Vintage Gabriel Lone Ranger Carson City Bank Safe!! - eBay (item 230465227500 end time Apr-28-10 1855 PDT)

[samsallspark]

I just got in 6 Original Secret Wars figures that I got off of ioffer.

[cjefferys]

won the Lone Ranger Carson city safe
Vintage Gabriel Lone Ranger Carson City Bank Safe!! - eBay (item 230465227500 end time Apr-28-10 1855 PDT)

Cool, I used to have that Lone Ranger playset, that safe brings back memories.

I posted this in my Japan thread, but my most recent vintage pickup is this Takara remote control R2-D2, released in Japan in 1978. It doesn't work (motor is seized) but if it did, it would move, make R2 noises and shoot discs out of his head (just like he did in the movies! ). It looks like it's never been used at all (maybe that's why the motor seized?), so although I can't properly play with it, at least it displays nice.

[kryptosmaster]

That's an awesome R2. I'd love to have something like that.
Rich

[vulcan2074]

I posted this in my Japan thread, but my most recent vintage pickup is this Takara remote control R2-D2, released in Japan in 1978. It doesn't work (motor is seized) but if it did, it would move, make R2 noises and shoot discs out of his head (just like he did in the movies! ). It looks like it's never been used at all (maybe that's why the motor seized?), so although I can't properly play with it, at least it displays nice.

http://home.cogeco.ca/~ephemera_japan/takarar2.jpg

Thats one Amazing looking R2. Congrats!
Sammy

[rche]

how tough is it to get inside the chassis there CJ?
might just need to have the restraining bolt taken off, ya know?

[cjefferys]

how tough is it to get inside the chassis there CJ?
might just need to have the restraining bolt taken off, ya know?

Actually, it doesn't look too difficult to take apart. But I'm such a klutz at trying to fix things, that I wouldn't want to take the risk damaging it, considering how nice it looks. I probably wouldn't be able to figure it out anyway, I'm the very opposite of a handyman.

[English Paul]

A 65b Palitoy Biker Scout with Clipper sticker. A little wear on the edges and a small crease on the back. A small split on the edge of one of the bubble stems but no dings or dents. All for £30 (about $50usd) - no idea whether that's good or not but I reckon it was worth a chance. Hope you like?



Flickr Photo Download: Palitoy 65b Biker Scout - Clipper sticker

[Sowth]

Nice Clipper Paul

Chris that Takara R2 is a beauty, sometimes if you gently force robots forward while pressing the forward button on the remote they spring back in to life, I did it once with a space car from the fifties, lights and everything suddenly started working!

Picked this up the other day, not common as far as I know, it's huge and has fabulous graphics. This one was made in Melbourne by Ideal Leisure, a local affiliate of Ideal.





The "motorised" Hulk is crazy cool!

[suspense39]

i had that hulk figure

now i know where it comes from. this is the second time in a week that i've found the source for a figure. good info!

[boynightwing]

I remember that Hulk game! My neighbor had it and a Spider-man game that had a Spidey figure that moved around the board dragging a "web" string around it.