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il_muffino
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
sumatra71 wrote: how many of these aliens figures were there actually... I'm probably missing a bunch I think you're only missing the King Alien and Arachnid Alien from what I consider the 'regular' releases. Some of the figures were repainted and re-released, either solo or as 2-packs, and at least one of the repaints was released with a new name (Panther Alien became Night Cougar Alien). There was also an electronic figure - Swarm Alien as well as the basic Warrior Alien that was part of the Alien vs. Predator 2-pack. The 10" Alien vs. Predator Toys-r-Us 2-pack was really pretty awesome and I'm sorry that I never picked that up. My brother has it, though, so I can always drop by his place if I want to play with it.
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sumatra71
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
right on muffino...!!! thanks for the extra info... looks like I just need to find me one of them arachnids and a king alien somewhere and I should be good to go
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
taking it back to the subject of dragonriders of the styx, this here is my favorite one: dragonman. and normally i'm a open 'em up guy, but the card on this one is so prestine that i can't bring myself to do it!
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TrimmTrabb
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
Do it! Open it! You know that you want to!
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
nah, loose ones sell for like $12 on the bay. i may just buy another... also, what is that figure on your avatar TT?
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MicromanZone
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
Nice piece! Just a general question: A lot of the 1970s/1980s pre-computer packaging looks awesome. Has anybody ever scored original artwork from the packaging and such? I know I've seen examples of Japanese packaging original art. And I have see some foreign packaging artwork at the Outsider Art Fair in NYC. But past that, nada.
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
Don't open it!!
PACKAGING RULES!
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il_muffino
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
MicromanZone wrote: Nice piece! Just a general question: A lot of the 1970s/1980s pre-computer packaging looks awesome. Has anybody ever scored original artwork from the packaging and such? I know I've seen examples of Japanese packaging original art. And I have see some foreign packaging artwork at the Outsider Art Fair in NYC. But past that, nada. That's a really great question and I'd be very interested to know if anyone collects this stuff.
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TrimmTrabb
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
silver_lining_man wrote: nah, loose ones sell for like $12 on the bay. i may just buy another... also, what is that figure on your avatar TT? He's my Skeletor custom by Dead Presidents. More pics: http://nerdcityonline.com/?p=1405
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Sanjeev
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
il_muffino wrote: MicromanZone wrote: Nice piece! Just a general question: A lot of the 1970s/1980s pre-computer packaging looks awesome. Has anybody ever scored original artwork from the packaging and such? I know I've seen examples of Japanese packaging original art. And I have see some foreign packaging artwork at the Outsider Art Fair in NYC. But past that, nada. That's a really great question and I'd be very interested to know if anyone collects this stuff. You really need to see Mark Nagata's collection of original paintings used for old Ultraman card art. Fucking breath-taking...
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
all yous, show your N-VAT collections! here's mine:
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MicromanZone
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
Sanjeev wrote: You really need to see Mark Nagata's collection of original paintings used for old Ultraman card art. Fucking breath-taking... Sounds cool. Think I saw some pics up here on the boards? But man, U.S. packaging art from the 1960s/1970s. Someone out there has to have a stash? Every time I wander around Gramercy Park/Park Avenue South (where a lot of toy companies had marketing offices) I think there has to be some flat file somewhere that has this stuff. I think I'm going to start doing more local research.
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
MicromanZone wrote: Sanjeev wrote: You really need to see Mark Nagata's collection of original paintings used for old Ultraman card art. Fucking breath-taking... Sounds cool. Think I saw some pics up here on the boards? But man, U.S. packaging art from the 1960s/1970s. Someone out there has to have a stash? Every time I wander around Gramercy Park/Park Avenue South (where a lot of toy companies had marketing offices) I think there has to be some flat file somewhere that has this stuff. I think I'm going to start doing more local research. a lot of the remco motu knock off stuff is pretty cool. it's more or less basic aside from the dc character releases, but i still love it. but yeah, i would love to find a sight full of images of painted cards of vintage figures! i'll search out the nagata get-up too....
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il_muffino
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
silver_lining_man wrote: MicromanZone wrote: Sanjeev wrote: You really need to see Mark Nagata's collection of original paintings used for old Ultraman card art. Fucking breath-taking... Sounds cool. Think I saw some pics up here on the boards? But man, U.S. packaging art from the 1960s/1970s. Someone out there has to have a stash? Every time I wander around Gramercy Park/Park Avenue South (where a lot of toy companies had marketing offices) I think there has to be some flat file somewhere that has this stuff. I think I'm going to start doing more local research. a lot of the remco motu knock off stuff is pretty cool. it's more or less basic aside from the dc character releases, but i still love it. but yeah, i would love to find a sight full of images of painted cards of vintage figures! i'll search out the nagata get-up too.... I've seen some photos of some of Mark Nagata's collection. It's pretty amazing. His Ultraman collection should be documented in a book or something. I've seen a couple of YJA auctions for some original vintage art. I suppose that stuff pops up now and then on online auctions and probably in live auctions, too. It's probably a matter of keeping your eyes peeled, your ear to the ground and perhaps having some good contacts, as well as the money to spend when the opportunity arises. On the contemporary side of things, a couple of years agao I saw a piece of original box art from Jim Woodring's boxed set of Frank, Pupshaw and Pushpaw for sale on his blog. Someone beat me to it, though. I think there was a thread in the 'Vintage' forum a while back about box art. I think I remember a few really great scans being posted there. I'll see if I can find it.
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bryce_r
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
Not really a minimate fan but I love this nostalgic silver age x-men set. I'll definitely be picking it up.
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Lalo
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
no angel?
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
the iceman looks stupid. the other 3 are pretty sweet though.
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
ugh, I hate mini mates, they always feel like horribly made kubricks to me. And usually lacking in the stuff I love from Kubricks.
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GERMS
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
@ silverliningman, i really like those 3 dudes in the bottom photo center front what are they?
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
^^^Warrior Beasts, see page 1 and 2 of this thread.
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
Thanks yuck
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TrimmTrabb
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
that bottom dude of the lucha motu knockoffs is sooooo awesome! i want it!!!
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DeJesus
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
those knock offs are pretty rad. ill try to get pics of my tmnt collection up tommorow
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Non- Vinyl American toys
DeJesus wrote: those knock offs are pretty rad. ill try to get pics of my tmnt collection up tommorow looking forward to that collection pic. i've recently been unload a bunch of my beat up tmnt figures and trying to slowly upgrade to better condition ones, complete with weapons. my most recent addition is merdude, and i totally love that guy! tied for 1st place in turtle radness with mutagen man...
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