Robotech part 2. Harmony Gold figures.

A few years after Matchboxes run, Which I will cover next post. Harmony Gold re-produced most of the Robotech figure line, The following two were the only ones Not produced by matchbox even though Lynn Minmei was shown on the back of the cards, she was only released with the Zentradi variant of Miriya through Harmony Gold. So here they are carded front and back. Enjoy.


Lynn Minmei



Miriya

ROBOTECH Part 1. Irwin Matchbox figures.

Robotech has always been one of my favorite cartoons, Not as much as Starblazers but close. So it was no wonder in the 80's when Matchbox created a figure line did I jump on board. The next week I will dedicate the blogg posts to my Robotech Collection. I do not have every piece and to view all of the Robotech collectibles check out http://www.robotechmuseum.com/

These posts will focus on the pieces I have for my current collection although I will part with most of it, I do plan on keeping a few parts I really like, such as the Shadow Fighter from the Master Collections. I wouldn't mind one day having all the alphas from that series but if not no biggy, I've had allot more to My Robotechs such as the Gaiken Cyclones and Alpha, and tons of odds and ends, but Robotech was such a small part of my collection that it never was that big of a thing for me to let go of pieces and parts.

Today we focus on the Two carded figures I have from the Matchbox Irwin collection. These are a Canadian version of the American figures and come complete with French and English Translations of the cards. The Lunk is the second to rarest figure to find Carded. The first being the Black Suited Myria Sterling. She was the one figure who had a total of Four versions made in production. The red suited, Zentradi Micro Zentradi Biggen and the Black suited.

below find images of my Carded Scott and Lunk figures. Both front and back for your viewing pleasure.

Lunk - Irwin/Matchbox.




Scott Bernard Irwin/Matchbox

Lego Indians.

A series of legos that was short but sweet, I only got a few of these sets, and in weeding my herd of toys they went the way of the dinosaur, yet deserve a spot immortalized on my Toy Blogg. One of the few historic lego series (if only Lego made a Rome series – Something I hinted to them and got a generic response back to in e-mail form) Below are some of the coolest little lego sets made for a series that saw very few hard core collectors.

The first is Lego Set #6709 Tribal Chief was a Christmas gift years back. A Lone Chief needed friend so I had a buddy in Australia hook me up with the following sets below.

Enjoy.

#6709 tribal Chief.

#6718 Raindance ridge.

#2845 Indian Chief.

#2846 Indian Kayak.

The Indian Family.

21rst Century Toys Ultimate Soldier 1:18 and 1:32 line.

21rst Century Toys Ultimate Soldier 1:18 line.

When I first saw this line in a TRU in Burlington Vermont I went crazy, a WWII line dedicated to the GI Joe Scale 3 ¾ scale. I bought every German and American figure, Fighter and land vehicle they had out. Then one day a year later, a friend in need needed money, So I sold the entire collection. Save for one craft, The F4U Corsair, (wrongly labeled as a F4Y) I also had a massive amount of 1:32 scale figures and tanks and later sold all of them to help pay for bills, and gave my entire collection of aircraft away to a friend. But, all of this being said, I bring to you below pictures of the F4U, this aircraft was partial to me because it was flown by my Grand Father during WWII for the Marine Corps. The last of the 21rst toy line that I have, yet not the least. Below that I’ve posted 4 pictures of the 1:32 scaled ones I no longer have yet entered into a Diorama contest years back. Enjoy.

The following was taken from the entry I had done from 2/19/2003

I got right into 32X do to one fact and that was that they were the same scale as the 1:32 plane models that my Grand pa had built for me when I was a kid. I'm carrying that tradition in building my own and found that the 32X vehicles and men are a perfect match, So began my obsession :)

This is my very first 1/32 Model ever built it is of a FW-190D-9 flown by Gerhard Michalski, the last Geschwader Kommodore of JG 4 Neukirchen/Germany, April 1945. I had to mix and match different decals from three other planes to get this ones specific markings but I believe it came out half way decent for my first go at it. I included the scout car and a LT. to give the run way some character.

This plane My Grand Pa built years ago for me. It is my favorite model to date. He did the markings of the defenseof the Reich scheme and seeing he catapulted me into modeling I only felt it right to use his model in a Dio. I have it flying over a pair of Tigers on the frozen grounds of the Russian front.

I loved The movie 'Enemy at the Gates' In the film there are two or three cut scenes at the eastern front where there are a row of tanks and in the back ground you can see the German HQ tent. I thought, Hey that would make a great Dio. I decided to get a couple dead bonsai trees and prop them in the background and using the over three feet of hellish snow mother nature has graced us with around here I made a small mound and nicely place three of my Tigers at a parking position. I added the 32X German in over coat because he's one of the only Germans that 21rst released that looks like he could some what with stand the cold of the Eastern front .

This is a model of a Messerchmitt ME 163B-a1 Komet of II/JG400 Based at Brandis. I decided to use the back ground (A partially done painting by my X Wife) as an indoor dio. I used the 32x Fallshirmjager because I thought he would look perfect for looking up at a flying rocket as it roared over head, Yes they probably didn't fly straight like this but who knows, Maybe the Komet could be soaring over this hill side for a landing. Either way I think it works.

McFarlane Toys.

McFarlane figures.

Well ever since my first purchase of a Spawn figure, I had been addicted to McFarlane toys. Years back, I sold my entire Spawn figure collection (I had about thirty) and the money went into fixing my and my X wife’s car. But, back then I new I couldn’t stay away from the detail and awesomeness McFarlane put into his figures. I soon was given a Legend of Sleepy Hollow figure from my x for an Anniversary gift, the coolest memory I have of that is one night around Halloween we had the figure on a shelf, and two really spooky Tree like candles holders on either side, with the candles lit and the lights off it was REALLY spooky as hell to see the headless horse man rearing in the shadows. It also didn’t help we lived in northern Vermont in the lands of the legend.


The Headless Horse Man!

Years later I bought into the McFarlane Military series which I will display today. I’m also in to the HALO McFarlane’s but that is for the What I’m building on the massive HALO thread. Soon to come. First I’ll start off with the two Sports figures I have, I had some red sox but sold them a year or so back, I really am Cutting back on my toy collection. BUT The Tony Stewart figures here deserve a place on my page as he is my favorite NASCAR driver.


Yes Tony is holding a Spartan Battle rifle. No idea why but my buddy Boba Cox put it there and it’s been there ever since.

So, below is the McFarlane Military series US Marines. OOHRAHHH Who doesn’t love the USMC? My Gramps was a high ranking Lifer, and many more of my family followed the path. They are the badest of the bad, soo when McFarlane announced they were hooking the military up, I new I would get all and every USMC they made. And so I did. Below is the entire USMC Modern collection. McFarlane is working on older wars now, and my hope is they touch on Rome and Samurai times as the amount of detail put into these figures is FLAWLESS. So with out further babble here is The USMC McFarlane collection.

PS. I have no issue with any of the other four branches of US Armed forces, You are all bad ass heroes in my opinion!

Semper Fi!



Force Recon!

Mortar team Support

Sniper Team 1.

Sniper Team Bravo


Marine Forces move in.

Mortal Kombat - Figures. Jazwares. 2006

Well now on to two Ninja who for the past year laid protection over my desk. My favorite adversary's, Sub Zero and Scorpion. Scorpion by far my favorite. These two Ninja warriors were a must for my collection. Years ago, GI Joe like Versions were made. These much bigger and menacing versions are a must for any Mortal Kombat fiend. Now for sale on my e-bay page under the name Kunimitsu, they may be yours. They had indeed been enjoyed in a display fashion for all at my job :)

Forces of Valor - Roman Soldiers. 2006.

Well first off let me state, I am selling most of my collection off. I've decided I've been a hard core collector for way to long, and not that it has cut in to my life as of late, But, I would rather spend my Money in other area's such as rebuilding my Teen age car My 65 ford galaxie. That being said, I will not be getting out of collecting full force, I will still collect my Star Wars Legos, McFarlane Halo, and GI Joe new ones as they are released. But my focus on other toy collections is done, and so is the room for them in my Collectible room. Although they had brought countless moments of enjoyment, I now want to share them through E-bay and other means to you or others who can have the same or more enjoyment with them as I had. So That being said, I bring you one of my favorites, Now on sale on E-bay. The entire Forces of Valor Roman Collection.

I got into these right about the same time I had started Playing Rome Total War on the PC. I love the roman era, I even own a Centurion Helmet, I Love the roman history, and their means of warfare. So it was no shock that when I first came across a set of these soldiers in a Target here in Texas did I hunt the entire collection down including the last Two two packs that were released and VERY VERY hard to come buy.

Below are a series of the pictures of these Legionaries. I took them one to share them and two to have them as memories to look back on as they will leave my collection soon enough. Enjoy.

Horsemen of Rome.

CHARGE!

Battle Works.

Tustudo.

Foward March!

Strike!

Spearmen.

The Fighting 13th!!