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[Artistix]

Alright ya sacks of crap....

I'm getting this section of the forum going....not with anything in particular....just a start.

Cause I love my Playmates figures!

Discuss the 4.5" line here.

[slayerone76]

I am about to start taking pictures of all 275 of my out of box figures and then move onto my mib figures which will include all of the 9" and 12".

I'll be insane afterwards, but itll be nice to have pics of them all!

[FHC]

[Mason]

As bad as they all are compared to the fabulous DST/AA figures of today, I loved every minute of these figures. There is nothing like the excitement of walking into a toy store and seeing your favourite character, the one you've been searching for, hanging on the hook. Or winning that ebay auction for that rare figure by a whisker. Loved them!! And don't call me a sack of crap!!

[slayerone76]

As bad as they all are compared to the fabulous DST/AA figures of today, I loved every minute of these figures. There is nothing like the excitement of walking into a toy store and seeing your favourite character, the one you've been searching for, hanging on the hook. Or winning that ebay auction for that rare figure by a whisker. Loved them!! And don't call me a sack of crap!!

No way would we call you that! I get nostalgic for that feeling too! I stll remember, from the depths of my brain, the day I walked in and saw my first Playmates figure ... Riker with the torn shirt. I remember the smell and the lighting in Wal-Mart, the excitement of seeing them on the shelf, and the anticipation of getting him home somehow. I went home, opened him up and then and went and begged my Mom for Picard and Worf and Geordi (with revable visor) and Data with opening arm and chest ... I know, I need therapy. I'm a figure junkie!

The first thing I do when opening a new figure is breathe in that amazing plastic smell ... harkens back to those Playmates days. LOL

[VulcanFanatic]

I remember back in the 90's i would go to Walmart and a couple of other stores in my area at least once a week just to look at the Playmates figures, and it seems like they had new ones every week. The releases of these figures came pretty fast and i know that Walmart had at least half an isle devoted to them, with all of the 4.5" , 9", 12" and innerspace, ships and all that were displayed there. Ah, the good ole days..................

[Artistix]

No way would we call you that! I get nostalgic for that feeling too!

I believe he was asking me not to call him a sack of crap....
I'm too heavily influenced by Agnes Skinner

We wouldn't call him a sack of crap simply for loving every minutes of Playmates reign!

Well, some might.


Since I come from a small city in Australia, I really appreciated going to Sydney a couple of times a year & seeing quite a few Trek figures.

They had the 1992 & 1993 assortment in my hometown...but that was it. And no, they never had ANY Beverly Crusher figures my dad eventually found her in Sydney when he was there on business late 1994....it took him ages to find as he was looking for a red head named Gwendalyne!

We later found out Gwendalyne was the name of one of my fathers childhood pets....a bantom.

[slayerone76]

I believe he was asking me not to call him a sack of crap....
I'm too heavily influenced by Agnes Skinner

Ohhhh, an insider that I stepped into the middle of. Not so sharp on the up take here. I need labels and sirens! LOL Sorry

[VulcanFanatic]

I have all of the Spock figures and the TOS Bridge set as well as the Starfleet Officers set MIB. I also have the "Amok time" and "Tholian web" deluxe figure sets. I have about 100 different loose mint 4.5" figures displayed on my shelves too. I plan to collect all of the Playmates 4.5" line loose, because there are just too many to get MIB. I also have the TNG bridge with all those figures shown above, the Engineering section, and the Transporter all dsplayed with my figures.

[FHC]

I love the Playmates stuff. I have everyone they ever made in almost every version or size that was ever made.

A good example would be found here in the C's under Dr. Crusher

http://www.trektoy.com/c_page_2.htm

or here, look at the Worfs

http://www.trektoy.com/w.htm

or Kira's belt

http://www.trektoy.com/n.htm

I am missing the rest of the German 4.5 first series set except for Data. I am also missing one 4.5 Ensign Crusher that came with red accessories. I really started collecting with this line, or was it went nuts? Ok I went nuts. I would look every week in at least 3 places and try to make contacts at conventions with people from other city’s to trade with. Many times, they would get something that was not being sold here locally. I met at least a few people that I still call friends from those convention trips. The thing that you should remember is that the 4.5 line was a toy it was not much more. They were meant to be played with and considering that, I have a first series Troi that has a number on the bottom of her foot that is over 200,000 someone did a lot of playing, as Playmates must have done a lot of selling. Matter of fact any foot number under 10,000 was considered worth more money for a time and might still be, not sure anymore.

Really I can take them or leave them.

[BStu]

As a dedicated opener, I have a REAL hard time justifying eBay prices for the Playmates bridge, but MAN do I ever want that. I wanted it back in the day, too, and I never even collected Playmates. Was a bit too old and yet not quite old enough. Still, I coveted them even then. Did get the TOS bridge crew. The box is still sitting in my parent's attic but the figures are packed away somewhere in my room. But man, if I could get the bridge loose with a TNG bridge crew, I'd be a very happy camper. Campy style or not, I'm major sucker for playsets.

[FHC]

I might be able to set you up if you want one.

[Artistix]

Woh...great website you got there FHC.

[slayerone76]

Woh...great website you got there FHC.

He's been trying to get you to check out ever since you signed up for his forums Artistix! LOL

[jason]

Well the bridge playset was a Christmas present one year when I was a kid. I didnt quite get the concept of following instructions when I put the stickers on it. I think I may have to grab another one of them to keep in the box. It has so many childhood memories for me. I used to play with it and my figures every day almost. I was really dissapointed that they never made one for the original series. I also really like he packaging for it. I guess todays kids can enjoy the Black Pearl from POTC like I did the Bridge Playset

[BStu]

I might be able to set you up if you want one.

PM me the terms. I'd at least be interested in seeing what it would cost to get a hold of it.

[JulesLuvsShinzon]

I used to see these for sale in the Internation Commerce Centre in Gibraltar. We had loadsamoney in those days, I should have bought some of them!

[Artistix]

He's been trying to get you to check out ever since you signed up for his forums Artistix! LOL

Yes, I'm somewhat slow at times...

Like writing this response to a message you posted 5 days ago!


It was his reference to Dr. Crusher up there that got me to look...one knows it's like a flashing red beakon to me


I did put one of the wall panel stickers upside down on the Bridge. Somehow I managed to break the little slots that attach Data & Ro's chairs into the stand....so they are being held their with tape.

My red alert light didn't always work either...only when it felt like it. Much like my light up Storm figure.
Gotta love when toys have character.

I didn't get why the sound effects on Worfs console were lengthened. Even red alert was given an extra little sound in between each wail. Hailing frequencies sort of rattled on after it would normally stop.

By the way FHC...awesome pic of Data on the bike.
Did you never pick up a Keiko figure??

And what is this I see on your page?



A set that actually included 2 of my fave characters?? how odd! I'm going to have to track that down one day. Were the rest of them released in another set?

[Mason]

^ Those sets were everywhere in Australia Artistix...warmed a few shelves if I remember correctly. You could get a DS9 pack too.

[Artistix]

A Star Trek set was made that included Riker, Troi & Beverly over Picard, Data & Worf....

I don't believe that!

Surely a set was made with Picard, Data, Worf & Lursa.