I already have dozens and dozens of figures, I am seriously thinking of getting the Millenium Falcon.
My bills are paid, I am debt-free and I have enough money saved to pay cash for a new-ish car. So its not like it is causing me to go into the poorhouse or anything. So why can’t I stop!
Wow, that reminds me – I actually have a Millenium Falcon in the back of my spare room closet!
I meant to post it on eBay, but… A friend gave it to me when she was paring down for a move, and it’s just been sitting there ever since because it seemed like too much hassle to deal with something as big as that. I did eBay the, um, wampus? (Yeti like thing) and banthus? (biped thingy with saddle & bridle) but they were much smaller.
It’s in the original box. It was owned by an adult (she was into writing SW fanfic) and never really played with. Pat said everything was there, though I don’t know that for sure.
Is there a list of what all parts there should be? Maybe a website that might list prices? I really ought to get it out of there – I can use the closet space.
I’ve been good recently. But I love Y-Wings. I’m not sure why. I recently got the Clone Wars one with all the plating on it. It’s so pretty. One of my all-time deals, though, is the AT-AT I got for $10 when they were closing the Herald Square Toys R Us down. It is named Puppy and it wears a hat.
Fine molds makes fantastic kits, and are like building an onion from the inside-out, so most seams are hidden by later detail panels and what-not, simplifying final finishing.
If you go the model kit route, be very careful with the detail “piping;” have a sharp hobby knife, a gentle touch, and a bit of patience.
I had a large collection of the action figures and toys when I was a kid. My mother kept them in her attic, and with the advent of eBay I fantasized about getting them out, dusting them off, and making a nice pile of money selling them.
That is, until the day when I finally fetched them from the attic and found they were all broken to shit.
If anyone’s in the market for one wing panel from a TIE fighter (stained decals mostly peeled off) or the torso of someone I think is Han Solo in a Hoth outfit, only slightly gnawed by one or more dogs, I might be convinced to part with them, for the right price…
This place should help you out. Though I can’t tell for sure anymore as my work has it blocked.
Vinyl Turnip I sold an armless Chewie a few years ago. It was one of the larger 12" figures and had the gun, but it was still kind of funny. I think I got like $12 off eBay for it.
We bought an R2-D2 action figure on Wednesday. It makes noises and his “eye” lights up. Sweet!
I still have all my original action figures and all their little weapons carefully contained in the awesome Darth Vader carrying case. Then there’s the Darth Maul action figure (still in the original package) that swings his arms and dual-bladed lightsaber when you push the button on his back. The Darth Vader helmet with the voice changer is sweet (but just barely fits my huge melon). And I have a Han Solo blaster from way back in the day. I also have a couple dozen lightsabers, including most recently picking up that spinning General Grievous dual bladed saber. So cool!
