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Yeah, Kit is one of the best, I too have dealt with OSK many a time. Han and Indy wouldn't exist without them.

CHEERS!

Looking for this screamy guy DAM 78014 USMC Reconnaissance Battalion M27 Rifleman. Whole set or just the head sculpt to start. Hard to find!

MarkEl wrote:Looking for this screamy guy DAM 78014 USMC Reconnaissance Battalion M27 Rifleman.  Whole set or just the head sculpt to start.  Hard to find!
 

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Really?

I thought he was still available from a variety of sellers on eBay at varying prices?

I purchased a case of it a d it's buried in my storage.

Ha! Chung's the reason you can't find it. He has all the remaining stock in his Warehouse of Wonders!

Stryker2011 wrote:Ha! Chung's the reason you can't find it. He has all the remaining stock in his Warehouse of Wonders!

So true... Chung, in cases like these, it is probably best that you do not flaunt having a whole case, unless you are inviting purchase requests. Just say you found one and where.

DOH!

My bad.

I should bury my stuff all across the country and make a map.

Should I expire suddenly, then have the map posted online for an insane treasure hunt.

DeltaForceChung wrote:DOH! My bad. I should bury my stuff all across the country and make a map. Should I expire suddenly, then have the map posted online for an insane treasure hunt.

LOL. I hope it doesn't come to that and you live forever, in perfect health and humor. But otherwise, just leave everything in your storage unit and provide me with the combination. I will see to it that everything is taken care of appropriately.

DFC, let me know if you want to part with some of your treasures. :-). This 78014 is surprisingly hard to find, and I’ve been eyeing eBay and BST sites for months. Doing some backtracking DAM collecting.

Your storage unit is going to end up on a reality show someday!

MarkEl wrote:Your storage unit is going to end up on a reality show someday!  

Storage Wars most likely.

BOOM! (Wrong show!?)

That would be a fate worse than death for any collection!

CHEERS!

Stryker2011 wrote:

MarkEl wrote:Your storage unit is going to end up on a reality show someday!  

Storage Wars most likely.

I've already told him that as soon as I learn of his passing, I'm renting a UHaul and I'm scoping his general vicinity. I'll be able to retire selling what I know of in his "vault".

Hello!
I'm looking for the shirt and pants from the Play Toy Maintenance Technician, also known as Tom Cruise from Oblivion. BOT has the goggles, boots and hands, but unfortunately not the clothes.
I'm also ( alternatnely ) looking for white or off white female shirt and pants or body suit in the "leather look".
I'm trying to make a custome female figure with that "lightly armored " appearance from Oblivion. Suggestions welcomed. This is going to be a custom and my first real attempt at a female figure, so I'm open to all thoughts except the color.
Thanks!

Stryker2011 wrote:

MarkEl wrote:Your storage unit is going to end up on a reality show someday!  

Storage Wars most likely.

More like Silence of the Lambs maybe  http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/375458/Silence-Of-The-Lambs-The-Movie-Clip-If-Anything-Should-Happen.html  

Pontiacivan wrote:body suit in the "leather look".

It may not be ideal, but the paint design on this might be covered up somehow:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Female-White-PU-Leather-Jumpsuit-Catsuit-Outfit-for-12-Action-Figure-/182709842640

This one isn’t “leather”, but:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Scale-Woman-White-Slim-tight-stretch-leotard-Clothing-Suit-F-12-Female-Body/173280520625?hash=item285852e9b1:g:xpoAAOSwx-9Wwp-o

I apologize if this post comes off reading/sounding naive.

I know I purchased some figures in quantity from 2012 through 2017 from a variety of different brands. Generally speaking, the figures I purchased are pretty much stored away except for maybe one being pulled for inspection and/or possible opening.

Over time, I've seen the same figures sold by 1:6 vendors and on eBay at varying prices and readily available. Of course, the supply diminishes over time and prices for varying reasons increases depending on the figure.

What I sometimes have difficulty comprehending is how come the majority of what I stashed ends up being "sought after" by collectors after the fact?

Seriously.

I don't buy intentionally or on purpose to sell for profit at an immediate or later date. I shop around among sources and get the best deal because I buy in quantity.

I did a quick check on eBay and I find a good bulk of what I purchased in quantity is now slim pickings on eBay as a MIB/NRFB offering. Mostly bits and pieces and if a whole boxed figure is found, the price is substantial.

We've all seen 1:6 offerings throughout the years where no matter how long the time passes . . . it's still found and at reasonable prices more or less, but it just surprises me that some offerings within the last five years have significantly jumped in prices and scarce availability.

I realize the production numbers are nowhere near what they were in years past, but still.

It's a bit mind boggling. To me anyway.

It seems my special skill is in finding figures no one wants or remain so plentiful that the prices Haven't gone up at all. In some cases they've even gone down.

Now, the figures that I've missed out on is another matter entirely.

DeltaForceChung wrote:What I sometimes have difficulty comprehending is how come the majority of what I stashed ends up being "sought after" by collectors after the fact?

Because you bought everything!!  

DeltaForceChung wrote:I did a quick check on eBay and I find a good bulk of what I purchased in quantity is now slim pickings on eBay as a MIB/NRFB offering.  Mostly bits and pieces and if a whole boxed figure is found, the price is substantial.

We've all seen 1:6 offerings throughout the years where no matter how long the time passes . . . it's still found and at reasonable prices more or less, but it just surprises me that some offerings within the last five years have significantly jumped in prices and scarce availability.

I realize the production numbers are nowhere near what they were in years past, but still.

I think this is key. And the reason for it is us, the consumer, and the manufacturers.

The consumer: I think we (by we, I don't mean anyone here specifically, but the 1/6 consumer in general) are part of the problem. I had posted a few years ago a thread about the "PO Today/Cancel in a Month" crowd over at the other site, and I fully believe you can blame a lot of the smaller runs on that blasé mentality, which really puts the screws to the retailer who has to purchase these things by the case.

In the past I had a several hour/2-day conversation with Steve at Timewalker, and in our discussions we talked about how he determines how much of a particular product to order, and he's pretty much got it down to a science where he won't order anymore than he absolutely has to. Now, with all the cancelations people tend to do willy-nilly, he probably factors that in, as well. I've seen items become "sold out" shortly after leaving the initial PO stage. (A good recent example is the World Box Plump Body. I purchased one through Timewalker, and it arrived what -- a month or two ago in the states; it's already sold out at most US retailers, and the eBay prices are already $20+ higher than retail).

If retailers are placing smaller and smaller orders, then obviously, the manufacturer is going to make less and less (it doesn't make sense to run 5000 of something if you only have 250 POs; maybe they only make 500). Hence the demand in very short order on the secondary market. Aside from Hot Toys, I think the days of these manufacturers running 20,000 of something has ended. And, honestly, I don't know how much longer even HT can maintain high numbers, as they price more and more people out of the hobby with their constant every-3-month price hikes, which brings me to:

The manufacturers: With prices constantly rising, how many of us can truly sustain this hobby over the long run. I just recently got back into this about 4-5 years ago after a 10 year hiatus, because I thought the prices back then were getting out of control ($50 for a freaking Hot Toy's Planet of the Apes figure? WTF!!!). Now look where we are... It's getting harder and harder to justify the price of these things, even to myself.

Then you have the smaller/newer companies that may only run 1000 or less (how many Lucifer Wings of the Fallen figures do you suppose actually are being made: 200? Less? Due to the pain-in-the-butt nature of using real turkey feathers. And how many (like me) took the chance on pre-ordering a brand new figure set from a company no one's ever heard of before?

Sadly, less product means scalpers are going to take advantage of the situation, and it seems the Asian market is the biggest supplier of bash fodder on eBay (makes me wonder how much insider info some of these people have as to production run numbers). Even here in the states I've seen sites that offer bash fodder as their primary bread and butter asking fairly high prices.

Stryker2011 wrote:If retailers are placing smaller and smaller orders, then obviously, the manufacturer is going to make less and less (it doesn't make sense to run 5000 of something if you only have 250 POs; maybe they only make 500). Hence the demand in very short order on the secondary market. Aside from Hot Toys, I think the days of these manufacturers running 20,000 of something has ended. And, honestly, I don't know how much longer even HT can maintain high numbers, as they price more and more people out of the hobby with their constant every-3-month price hikes, which brings me to.

Can you imagine if the real world ran like 1/6?

You go to Home Depot because you need a hammer.  "I'm sorry sir, the hammers sold out almost immediately.  But you can still buy one in the aftermarket."

"But I don't want to pay four times the price!"

"Well then, you can pre-order hammers 2.0.  Please pay your deposit over here.  They could be available in 6 months, they could be available next year."

Oh God! That would suck...

Hey everyone!
Thatsmyface.com shows this female body suit for their custom action figures.
I know I should be able to place it, but I just can't seem to find the original source. I thinks it's from back in the day.
Hoping someone remembers .
Thanks!

Triad Toys "VENDIVA" white version.  A yellow version was also made.

I'll post pics when I get home.

DeltaForceChung wrote:Triad Toys "VENDIVA" white version.  A yellow version was also made.

I'll post pics when I get home.

I knew I could count on you for all things 1/6 female.
You are the best!

Chung should know. He's probably got about 12 of them in his "vault".

Well done, DFC!

I checked out thatsmyface.com.

WHAT A LOAD OF BULL$%^&!

Why?

They're claiming/implying the female outfits they're listing for sale require time to be manufactured like they're making them? That's a load of utter BULL$%^&! The majority of their listed female outfits are stock outfits from Triad Toys. I know. I have multiples of all of them.

I heard of and know of thatsmyface.com, but I never realized they're full of $%^& in the manner they're supposedly selling those outfits.

Hello everyone I've been trying find a V outfits for Lady Death's handmaid's (ex-slave girls) they are really getting tired of the
blue painters tape. LOL

Maybe something like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TBLeague-Super-Flexible-Female-Seamless-body-PLMB2017-S21B-Without-hands-feet/173280544775?hash=item2858534807:g:X14AAOSw61Va2qd2

Thanks

How about something like this, there are multiple colors, and they could be modified:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Scale-ace-Female-figure-parts-Purple-Slingshot-Mini-Bikini-G-String/152781774034?hash=item239280dcd2:g:QVYAAOSw9gRaBUvu

Stryker2011 wrote:How about something like this, there are multiple colors, and they could be modified:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-6-Scale-ace-Female-figure-parts-Purple-Slingshot-Mini-Bikini-G-String/152781774034?hash=item239280dcd2:g:QVYAAOSw9gRaBUvu

Thank you for the 411 on those outfits, I will keep them in mind.

BAD WOLF-787:

Check here. I hope this helps.

http://www.nouveautoys.com/shop.html