My Collection

Monday, June 25, 2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I collected these pretty hardcore when they first came out. Of course I was like 10 at the time, so it made more sense then.

The last year or so I've been slowly picking these up in the hopes of building a nice set. Most of them are fairly cheap, which makes them a nice pick-up. I'm only going for the basic version of each character, so no weird alternate versions.

Here's my collection so far (click on pictures to enlarge).

Leonardo, Donatello

Michaelangelo, Raphael

Splinter, April O'neil

Casey Jones, Metalhead

Genghis Frog, Napoleon Bonafrog

Mondo Gecko, Ace Duck

Shredder, Foot Soldier

Rocksteady, Beebop

Baxter Stockman, Slash

Leatherhead, Rat King

Traag, Scumbug

Dirtbag, Tattoo

Tokka, Rahzar

Wingnut, Usagi Yojimbo

King Lionheart, Doctor El

Anthrax, Merdude

Mutagen Man, Pizza Face

Ray Fillet, Muckman

Sergeant Bananas, Sandstorm

Triceraton, Fugitoid

Panda Khan, Neutrino

Ground Chuck, Half-Court

Krang with android body

Turtlecycle

Turtle Party Wagon

The Technodrome

Friday, November 11, 2011

Knock Off and Bootleg He-Man Style Figures

So last summer I became interested in collecting all those copy-cat figures designed to look like Masters of the Universe figures. The were made by tons of different companies in a wide range of quality, and I remember seeing them in store well into the 2000's.

I figured this would be a lot easier than it turned out being. By collecting this type of toy I've sort of discovered two things.

First, a bunch of bitter, paranoid, vulture-like collectors live in my area. When you ask if people have a toy that they previously ignored they immediately become suspicious of you, or begin hoarding it themselves.

The second thing I discovered was an excellent online community of people NOT from the Buffalo area that collect lesser-known toys, including Knock offs and Bootlegs. Most of the collection below was gotten via trades with these guys, and shipped to me from all over the place.

So the figures below are from several different lines. I've pared down my collection recently, and am only actively collection figures from a few of these lines.

My collection so far (click of photos to enlarge)

Defenders of the Planets: