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John Byrne
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A "progress report" on that Lancaster bomber kit. I have been allowing myself to work on it only on Sundays, to rein in my OCD. Spraying it entirely silver necessitated building the two halves completely, before glueing the fuselage together, so I could insert the windows after painting.
As usual. my glasses are there for scale. As you can see, the multitude of tiny, tiny parts has produced a mountain of sprue! (The skull is a salt & pepper caddy, a gift from a friend.)
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Gundars Berzins
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Very cool and big.
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Brett Stuart
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Mike Baswell, thanks for the heads up on Robby the Robot and The Iron Giant. I picked up Robby today and I love it. No Iron Giant at my local Wal-Mart this time but I intend to shop around and find one.
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Thad Studebaker
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I recently found all of the Funko POP! Fantastic Four figures, plus Dr. Doom, at a local retailer. The FF is positioned on a bookshelf along with She-Hulk. Sure wish I had the patience and skill to paint her black & white FF uniform. It’s not the same era as the rest of the squad, but to me she’s part of the team. I thought for sure there was an FF version of Jennifer available.
Edited by Thad Studebaker on 18 February 2020 at 5:14pm
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Ryan Maxwell
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I went from having dozens of toys at work to relatively little now that I'm based in our corporate office. The CEO frowns on anything not work related on our desks for some strange reason (hell, I had to make friends with the IT guys just to get byrnerobotics off the company no-no website list).
Does whatever a Guardian can! I...ah...toyed with the idea of gluing his foot to the monitor post so he's flying, but that would not go over well if discovered.
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Ryan Maxwell
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I thought for sure there was an FF version of Jennifer available.
********* There isn't, but the purple version follows the same lines that JB gave her costume. Painting it and adding the 4 wouldn't be too difficult.
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Steve De Young
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I have plenty negative to say about Todd McFarlane's work in various respects, but I do like his action figures. His new DC figures are no exception.
Edited by Steve De Young on 19 February 2020 at 1:35pm
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 19 February 2020 at 1:41pm | IP Logged | 8
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Continuing the addiction to Funko POP! figures, switching genres to order a whole raft of bobble heads of the characters from SILICON VALLEY and COMMUNITY, plus a "Sean Connery" James Bond in a POP-ized Aston Martin.
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Paul Gibney
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Does Bond's car have an "Eject"?
Growing up in North America, when I first had the toy I was always confused as to why the eject tossed out the driver until I saw the movie at a later age.
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Mike Baswell
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Brett Stuart, keep searching. It was the other way around for me. I was on my third Walmart before I found my Robby. Iron Giants were everywhere.
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Thad Studebaker
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The only Funko POP! figure I have outside of comic book characters is a Vegas Elvis I purchased at Graceland. That Sean Connery Bond has me thinking it might be time to spread my wings a little more. Most of the athlete figures have no appeal to me, but yesterday I saw a Max Scherzer, my current favorite baseball player, with the different-colored eyes. It’s now a must-have for me. I’ve looked for two of my other favorites, Johnny Bench and Larry Bird, to no avail. There is a Roger Staubach and a local kid currently playing for the Cowboys, so there is some hope for me. Not for my wallet, though.
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John Byrne
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Growing up in North America, when I first had the toy I was always confused as to why the eject tossed out the driver...•• The toy had no steering wheel?
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