Skurge the Executioner BAF Wave

TheSameIdiot said:
I'm curious: is Marvel Legends your only toy line?
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At the moment. Maybe Mattel's DC line depending on what their plans are.

See, here's the thing about me. I'm not a toy collector. I'm really not. I'm a comic book collector who happens to like 6 inch scale comic accurate figures. That's pretty much it. I started about 25 years ago when DC Direct came on the scene. I was in my mid 40's then so I started late in life. All those toy lines and cartoons from the 80's that most toy collectors love ... GI Joe, MOTU, Star Wars, TMNT ... they mean nothing to me. Again, for clarification so no one loses their shit, those lines and cartoons are fine for people who like them. I get the childhood nostalgia. But I was an adult in the 80's. And that's the difference.

But DC Direct came on the scene and I liked them. They were all about the comic accurate figures and I could order them right through Diamond. And then there was Spider-Man Classics and Marvel Legends. And then Mattel got the DC license. I bought the occasional Marvel Select when I could fudge the scale.

And that's been it. Six inch scale and comic based. That's all I've ever cared about. I have never bought a McFarlane anything. Wrong scale. That was actually a relief. It was money saved. Wait, I did buy a McFarlane Anti-Monitor. Again I could fudge the scale and make it fit in the six inchers. Other than that I really haven't paid too much attention to what he's put out.

I'm curious to see what Mattel does with DC but yeah, right now it's just Marvel Legends.

IF Mattel goes to the six inch scale I'll look at them. History tells us that Mattel loves to go toe to toe with Hasbro to try and take a bite out of their market share so I think that's what they'll do. It'll be a mix of cartoon, movie, video game and comic book figures and I'll certainly be interested in the comic book figs. But that's a little ways off yet.

And I'll only do Mattel if they don't jerk us around with card games and mixing the BAF waves with non-comic figs. If they do that I'm not going to bother.

So yeah, that's where I'm at.
 
Ordered Werewolf By Night for the Moon Knight shelf. He's the only must have from all the reveals with the Inhumans being maybes as I only remember them vaguely from the 90s FF cartoon.
 
SDcomics said:
But hey, at least I won't get covid.

(Hopefully)
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So, the Vaccine doesn't actually stop you from getting covid. It makes it so it doesn't kill you. It still makes you sick, you just have a better chance of living.

And just as a heads up, my ex fiance was a neuroscientist (im not shitting you), and uhh, the covid vaccine has more bad side effects then all of the other vaccines combined. Findings show that covid was engineered, and its so adaptive because it was meant to be. And the vaccines shouldve been tested more thoroughly before being used. And they can't stop you from getting it. I don't remember all the side effects she listed, but it was like 16 pages or so. Alot of people in her field didn't get it. The one vaccine isnt even available anymore cause it was causing a host of problems already for people who took it.

I'm gonna say, I'm not an anti vaccer. They are needed for many many diseases out there and should be taken. But I had 3 doses of the covid one, and the 3rd one almost killed me. She wouldn't let me get the 4th when we were together because I may not have survived it. And now I won't get it for the same reason. She never got vaccinated, nor did most of her country, because they all observed the lock down and made sure to kick it in the ass before it got too bad. As Americans, we didn't. Thats why shit got bad.

She was from Finland. Moved to Canada. And now shes back in Finland (I would assume, still). Haven't talked to her in almost a year. Probably for the best.

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Trunks3540 said:
She never got vaccinated, nor did most of her country, because they all observed the lock down and made sure to kick it in the ass before it got too bad. As Americans, we didn't. Thats why shit got bad.
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Your ex may have been mistaken as this does not appear to be true. By the end of February 2023, the vaccination coverage in the Finnish population was 79.3% for the first dose, 76.4% for the second, 54.2% for the third and 21.9% for the fourth dose [17].
This site also lets you compare vaccination rates by country. As of August 2024, Finland had a higher percentage of the overall population who have either received one dose or completed the initial vaccine protocol than the United States.

Not trying to diminish the side effects you or anyone else may have had. Your comments just got me interested in how the Finns were handling things.
 
SDcomics said:
...She also pointed out that I went to the doctor on Wednesday for my annual flu vaccine. While I was there, I got my covid and rsv shots, as well. When you're elderly you have to do these things. She said that I wasn't quite myself for a couple of days after that. And she probably has a point. A three for the price of one is quite a chemical concoction...
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I was in CVS waiting for a vaccine, eavesdropping on a phone convo between the pharmacist and the caller. The pharmacist suggested only two vaccines and wait a few weeks to get a third. Prior to scheduling, I was thinking of doing three that day because they do allow up to three on their site.

Later that day I was chatting with my brother and he pointed out the CVS' located in Target will give you a $10 coupon for use in the store. I was so annoyed I went to the standard stand alone CVS.
 
hmmberto said:
Your ex may have been mistaken as this does not appear to be true. By the end of February 2023, the vaccination coverage in the Finnish population was 79.3% for the first dose, 76.4% for the second, 54.2% for the third and 21.9% for the fourth dose [17].
This site also lets you compare vaccination rates by country. As of August 2024, Finland had a higher percentage of the overall population who have either received one dose or completed the initial vaccine protocol than the United States.

Not trying to diminish the side effects you or anyone else may have had. Your comments just got me interested in how the Finns were handling things.
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See I'm finding out things she probably lied about even to this day...

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SDcomics said:
I remember when "To be or not to be?" was the question.

Now it's "How much longer are we going to let ourselves be jerked around by these greedy fucking corporations?"
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How does “It stops TODAY” sound? I just returned Outback Storm and X-Men 97 Sunfire to Target and cancelled all of my Executioner BAF preorders except for one: Warbow.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I had promised Warbow to an old friend and former collector that has a lot of nostalgia for that IP. It sounds like your mind is made up, but if you want that Warbow BAF part, it’s a Win-Win-Win. My friend gets his Warbow, you get your Executioner, and I turned a negative for me into two positives for others. LMK.

The only preorder I have outstanding now is for the Gamerverse Punisher set which is cool because Fury is going to another forum member that wants him. Again, WIn-Win.

I still want both Inhumans two-packs, but I have a price in mind, and if Hasbro tries to gouge us, I’ll play the long game.

To be fair, this is more about me trying to manage my action figure overpopulation and simply buying smarter than it is about railing against the Corporate Giant, but if I can game the system and get the figures I do want cheaper by betting against the house, I’m all for it. It will be good practice for when I retire in six years and have to start pinching pennies.
SDcomics said:
I really wish the question was "plain or peanut?"
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Plain. Everyone knows you don’t mix peanuts and COVID vaccinations. 😉
 
SD doesn't have any nostalgia for stuff we all grew up with like He-Man and G.I. Joe. But goddamn, if one of these toy companies ever releases a nostalgia line of like 'stick that kinda looks like a sword' or 'old can you can kick with your friends,' SD is gonna lose his mind and have a complete carded and loose collection.
 
Damien said:
SD doesn't have any nostalgia for stuff we all grew up with like He-Man and G.I. Joe. But goddamn, if one of these toy companies ever releases a nostalgia line of like 'stick that kinda looks like a sword' or 'old can you can kick with your friends,' SD is gonna lose his mind and have a complete carded and loose collection.
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I’m holding out for a 1/12 garden hose that the figures in the line can drink out of. That’s got to be cheaper to tool than including a 1/12 bottled water with each figure.
 
I’m Gen X, but only by two years. My childhood was more Boomer than Gen X. I was a Mego and 60s reruns on the UHF channel kid. By the time most of you were playing with GI Joe, He-Man, and Super Powers toys, I was busy fumbling opportunities to lose my virginity.
 
So do Phantom Rider’s hat, guns and holster get us closer to other western characters? That belt looks pretty specific to Night Rider

And same for Warbow to Martinex - new shins and maybe a chest piece?
 
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