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I've always been fascinated by miniature sculptures and action figures, and recently I've been buying figures/figurines of characters that I like. 
What matters most to me is detail, since I don't want a figure to resemble a misshapen potato more than the character it's supposed to be modeled after. I usually prefer ones that are at least 1:6 in scale, but slightly smaller figures are okay if they look great. I don't really need poseable joints, but they're a nice bonus.
I recently purchased my first Hot Toys product online; it's the Captain America/Steve Rogers combination from The Winter Soldier. The price is a bit steep, but the attention to detail is amazing. I've also bought pre-order video game figurines in the past, mostly from Ubisoft. I'm thinking of getting Black Widow, Aerith Gainsborough, or Rinoa Heartilly next, since I haven't gotten any heroines yet.
Sure, you can't really do much apart from pose and display, but aren't they pretty to look at?
What matters most to me is detail, since I don't want a figure to resemble a misshapen potato more than the character it's supposed to be modeled after. I usually prefer ones that are at least 1:6 in scale, but slightly smaller figures are okay if they look great. I don't really need poseable joints, but they're a nice bonus.
I recently purchased my first Hot Toys product online; it's the Captain America/Steve Rogers combination from The Winter Soldier. The price is a bit steep, but the attention to detail is amazing.
I've also bought pre-order video game figurines in the past, mostly from Ubisoft. I'm thinking of getting Black Widow, Aerith Gainsborough, or Rinoa Heartilly next, since I haven't gotten any heroines yet.Sure, you can't really do much apart from pose and display, but aren't they pretty to look at?
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I used to buy two Hot Wheels Car when I was little. One was for displaying, the other was for me to play with.
Anyone remember the "Fast 111's" Cars (made by Kenner). They are the ones that had one-of-a-kind license plates? I wish I could find more of those for my collection. The ones I've found on eBay are out or in rough package grading.
I don't collect them to collect dust. I love displaying them.
I know some people who like those.
Yeahhh...that one's more on the "misshapen potato" side of things. But I'm sure someone would like that Morrigan thing.
Oh yeah, I'm aware of that. But I'd rather have them displayed. I even got that Sideshow Commander Shepard with only 250 ever made, and I took it out of the box and assembled him. Now he's on a desk in my room, looking into the distance. I also asked for a Hot Wheels set for Christmas when I was 12, but it was just one of those toy store sets featured on TV. I gave it away years ago.
I also have some of them at my work desk. I never really thought about aiming the weapons at the door, although my desk is some feet away from the entrance. So far, nobody's damaged or stolen anything, so I guess I can trust the people at my office.
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One day I will finish that game. I will. I will. Maybe this weekend..... Determination; Discipline; Hard Work. That's all I need.
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And Garrus.
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Yes. Him too. He kinda looks like an alien Phoenix Wright... And I love me some Phoenix Wright...
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I have a lot of horror movie stuff, such as a Chucky doll, along with his bride (even though I disliked that movie), a Michael Myers figure, a Leatherface figure, a Jason Voorhees bobblehead, and even a Friday the 13th snowglobe, along with a few other things.
I've also recently started collecting statue figures based on mythological figures. So far, I have one for Athena and Sekhmet.
My current collection... Pardon the dust.
The next Pop I'm going to get will be Diablo or BB-8 whenever I need to add something extra on Amazon for free shipping.
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If a game I love has a Collector's edition that comes with a figurine I will always get that. I got a Batman statue from Arkham Knight and I will be getting a Nathan Drake statue once Uncharted 4 comes out.
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Nah. The misshapen potatoes are the ones that are supposed to look realistic, but have faces or bodies that look a little...off. Kind of like a cheap knockoff toy.
What? Uncharted 4 has a Nathan Drake figure? I have to get it.
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
It's pretty expensive though
I picked up Black Widow from the new Marvel Select Avengers: Age of Ultron series tonight.
I'm not sure how common 3D printers are here. We're a bit behind on technology. And yeah, if a handmade figure costs a few hundred dollars, a personalized one would probably cost more. I'll pass for now.
Looks great! I keep reading that Marvel keeps on excluding Black Widow in their merchandise. I wonder why. She's awesome.
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
I bought one or two mint-in-package Star Trek figurines back in the day, knowing that some of them would escalate in value, but I never pursued it because it's a pretty expensive hobby.
For a while I collected McDonalds happy meal toys when they had cool ones, like the Loony Tunes ones, and displayed them in my cubicle at work. I only did that to be different, because most people keep their desks so BORING.
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