Harvinger Studios, Savage Crucible

Damien said:
My son and I had so much fun together playing with the MOTU Origins figures as they were being released, collecting the new ones, getting the playsets, etc, that I don't think I could EVER get rid of that collection. Especially now as he's just hitting that age where he's really just about the video games (still plays video games with dad, though, so that's nice) and it's really got me cherishing that collecting that we built together.
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My kids are now grown. My daughter is about to turn 29, and my son is 24!! I still miss the days when they were little and we'd play though. My daughter had a collection of superhero Barbies, and I loved seeing her "marrying" Spider-Man and MJ (she had a Romita Sr. Mary Jane in her wedding dress, and my son graciously gave her an in-scale Spider-Man figure that he'd received as a birthday gift so Ms. Watson wouldn't be lonely). When she was not-quite eight, I let her skip school so she could go to the midnight opening of Episode III. She dressed as Princess Leia in her iconic New Hope look, and was a huge hit with everyone there. SO many amazing cosplayers all wanted a picture with her! She definitely felt like a Princess that night.

My son had a ton of Star Wars, Marvel, and DC animated figures that we'd have fun with for hours on end. While my daughter has most of her Barbie collection with her in tubs, the majority of my son's stuff is in my garage....though when he moved out I converted his room into a guest room that I decorated in a Star Wars theme. Many of his toys, like his fancy Millennium Falcon and his 3.75 scale Rancor are still displayed in that room. Reminders of simpler times, when they were innocent and full of wonder.
FuzzyBlueDemon said:
Elric is out for delivery!!!
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I cannot wait to see the in-hand pictures of him. Truly hoping I can score one during the in-stock sale!
 
Love your guys stories, this stuff warms my heart. My kid is only 11, but we may be a bit of an oddity since we had our child much later in life (we didn't originally plan on having any). Unfortunately we will be pretty old when she is just getting out of her teens, but all good - we were able to give her a stable & calm childhood.

As action figure collecting parents, it's absolutely our responsibility to mix our toys with theirs make some real memories. My girl was only into girly stuff, so it definitely stood out when I would bring my "toys" over to invade her world. I found some old pics of the good times, I do miss those days so much too!

https://imgur.com/a/BHu2mNa

@FuzzyBlueDemon Congrats man! Would love to see some pics if you're into that sort of thing!
 
Reefer Shark said:
Love your guys stories, this stuff warms my heart. My kid is only 11, but we may be a bit of an oddity since we had our child much later in life (we didn't originally plan on having any). Unfortunately we will be pretty old when she is just getting out of her teens, but all good - we were able to give her a stable & calm childhood.

As action figure collecting parents, it's absolutely our responsibility to mix our toys with theirs make some real memories. My girl was only into girly stuff, so it definitely stood out when I would bring my "toys" over to invade her world. I found some old pics of the good times, I do miss those days so much too!

https://imgur.com/a/BHu2mNa

@FuzzyBlueDemon Congrats man! Would love to see some pics if you're into that sort of thing!
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Love this SO much! Somewhere I have pictures of a whole cartoon I did where I pitted my Mezco 12" Jason Voorhees from Part 7 against my daughter's Bratz dolls! Oh, we had some fun with that one!
 
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Oh, FFS. I get this notice as I'm walking in the door to work returning from lunch.
 
I told someone I was 49 yesterday and they yelled "WHAT" at me. I don't even think I look young, but I swear the no kids, never married, shocked I'm not dead yet mindset does wonders for the skin complexion. I should've said sleep in a cryo tank.
 
So, I got a chance to open Elric between massive hail storms... He is absolutely awesome! Very impressive work. My fingers absolutely hurt from getting his wrist & ankle articulation moving, but everything else was pretty workable right out of the box. His armor is definitely quite stabby, sorry Dek! I'm going to struggle to decide which head to display him with. The winged helmet is really ornate & completes the look, but the unhelmeted head really oozes personality. I was happy to see he did include the packet of gold, silver & jewels! Mine included 2 of the blind bagged secret weapons, which is pretty cool! BUT I always struggle with childhood mentality of disappointment, when I don't end up with 'the one I wanted' with blind bag/box stuff. The long sword that was in the 5KToys Instagram post I shared here was awesome looking! And I would've much preferred that over either of the two I got. But that's bullshit, because they have be something extra, for free, that is totally rad, so I should just be happy! But I digress, you guys are really gonna love this figure. I'll try to take some better pictures when I can.
https://imgur.com/a/jeHEXRP
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FuzzyBlueDemon said:
BUT I always struggle with childhood mentality of disappointment, when I don't end up with 'the one I wanted' with blind bag/box stuff.
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Same. Even if it's free, it's still normal to feel disappointed if you don't get the thing that you were hoping for. You don't tell grandma she did a bad job shopping for your birthday, but you also don't exactly love the sweater she got you instead of the Power Ranger you asked for SIX times. I say... from no personal experience at all.

I actually really like the sword you got. But goddamn do I hate that weird ass thing that doesn't seem to understand how a katar actually functions. Like, I actively hate it.

Thanks for the great pics! He looks amazing.
 
I received a set of the Savage Stands I ordered to beef up my dungeon set. Definitely going to have to order a couple more. The extra sword I received was really, really cool. Sort of a broadsword cast in translucent plastic that is black, but gradually becomes dark red towards the point. Not sure who I'm giving this sword to yet, but I dig it!

I love how the pegs on these seem to fit other lines. So far, I've tried them on the BFS Red Sonja, Mezco Conan, and some of the Mythic Legion skeleton warriors, and they all work perfectly.
 
I have to admit, and I know I'm in the minority here, I -really- do not like the translucent stuff. At all. For the most part, I have absolutely no use for any of it, ever.
 
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