[And yeah dusting all this is a pain.]
cuz nobody beats G.I.dust : a real American head-ache!
I agree with the rest of the guys. Seeing all those 12 inch Joes stand together makes me want to have a few. I never paid attention to one alone, but when I see them grouped like this, I finally understand the logic and beauty of this line.
The top of the bookcase is predominantly Hasbro figures--mostly the repros from Masterpiece, Timeless, and 40th Anniversary mixed with some Classic Collection and Walmart & Collector Club Adventure Team joes. There's only ONE original 1960's Joe up there ( I own only 3 from that era). The RAH team line-up is made of kitbashes of various brand figures and gear.
The 12" stuff does have a tremendous appeal to it, and many of the figure forego the "doll-look" that a lot of people dread. Many are so deatiled and intricate that they are more akin to 1/6th scale models than toys.
Unfortunately, imo......many of the figures made today are extremely complex and quite fragile.....because the push for detail has made parts thinner/smaller. Combined with the high costs ( most of the figures I have were bought in the era of $40-$70 prince points. The average today for a Hot Toys figures is in excess of $150) and you have delicate figures that can break far too easily, spoiling " the fun". That is why I stay away from the new stuff.
The other downer is that while one might think the recency of a lot of these figures should mean they'd be plentiful on the secondary market, my reading of 1/6th forums says they are anything but.
21C used to be the market king for a while......but now finding their wonderful accessory/uniform sets is a real challenge....and they made a LOT of them. They just got socked up by folks like you and me. But still........there's ways of getting just about anything.....
