Classic Comic Covers Spawn

I just got this Spawn a few days ago at Heroes and Dragons, an AWESOME comic book store in Columbia, SC. They have a lot more Spawns that I want, but I have to wait until I have the funding. Heroes and Dragons has the best selection of action figures I've seen in a comic book store, but sadly they don't have that many anime figures. They have a big selection devoted to McFarlane Toys, with a shitton of Spawns. Whenever I go, I just stand in front of that section lusting over everything for a while.
This series of Spawn is based on comic book covers, and this particular figure was based on the cover of Hellspawn #1. The figure is 7" tall, and it actually does pose a little bit, with 7 points of articulation. No extra parts, but the gun and cape can go on or off. My least favorite part of this figure is the cape. It came in three pieces and had to be put together, and you can see the seams, which for me ruins the effect. Apart from that, this is a dead sexy figure. The painting is AMAZING, it looks so good, my pictures sure don't do it justice. Now, if I only had a place to display my Spawns properly, we'd be in good shape.

Next on my list of figures to buy is a Venom, but I have not been able to find a decent looking one ANYWHERE! And I don't want to buy one online unless I really really have to. They have some shitty ones at Wal-Mart but they're so ugly I wouldn't be able to stand looking at him. They have one that is pretty decent at FYE, the only thing I'm not crazy about is that it's the Spiderman 3 outfit, not the original outfit. I'll probably end up getting him anyway the next time I go, but knowing the way things work out for me, I'll never be able to find it again. I should learn my lesson and do more impulse buying so I won't have to go crazy looking for a figure a month later!

Spawn!

This was another instance of me trying to wait and having it backfire. I saw this Spawn figure at a Toys R Us in Spartanburg (apparently all the cool toys are there), but didn't want to spend the money then so I decided to hold off. Anyways, when I got some money, I desperately wanted this figure. So I went to every TRU, Target, Wal-Mart, Spencers, and Hot Topic in the area with no luck. Well, I finally made it back over to Spartanburg and they had ONE left (thank goodness). I snatched that bitch up and ran with it.
I have to say that I really love McFarlane Toys. The detail on their figures is great, especially for the price. This figure comes with two heads (one without the mask), and lots of guns. The only thing that I don't like is that it isn't poseable, but it's OK because he already comes in an awesome pose. Now if I could only find the Nightmare Spawn from this set...

Kubrick Toys

These are cute, but they aren't really my thing. I happened upon a few boxes of these at a flea market in Greenville, SC, and bought a box just because. They were cheap (1/2 price), so I didn't feel too bad about wasting the money. No, these are not Lego people. They're called Kubrick (as in Stanley). I didn't know that much about them when I bought these, but apparently they are pretty popular. The box I got has Yui, Gendou, Keel, and Adam. I'm not crazy about the way they look, but this line has several things going for it. The packaging is great (although it says on the front "2nd Angel" when that is clearly Adam), it opens up to a window view of the characters. Adam GLOWS IN THE DARK, which easily has to be the best thing about the toys.
The last thing that I really like about this set is that it comes with a background of the Seele "sound only" monoliths. I love backgrounds for my pictures. I think that more toy companies should insert a backdrop (it just has to be a printed paper insert, at the least) for collectors to use for photos. It looks so good, and I don't have to have a boring white background every time or photoshop a background in (which I'm generally too lazy to do anyway.)

Revoltech Mass-Produced Eva

I had my eye on a Mass Produced Eva figure that I saw in a comic book shop in Spartanburg, SC. Of course I didn't buy it right then because I thought "surely they'll have it at Anime Weekend Atlanta." Well they surely did not have ANY MPEs, which was a major disappointment (and why I had to buy 01 instead). So I had to go all the way back over there since I couldn't find it in any other store.
But damn, was it worth it. This has to be my favorite figure of all time. After working with the Revoltech, I am sticking to that line. Eventually I will have the entire set, instead of the mix-n-match set I have now.
This figure is 6" tall, comes with lots of hands, wings, and a stand (which, to mount, the Eva has to take up the butt) The posing is awesome! The joints snap into place, and move so easily.
The only thing I was disappointed about with this figure is that it didn't come with a Lance. Unfortunately, and I didn't realize this, there are TWO separate versions of the Mass Production Unit, one with wings and one with a weapon. Why oh why did they do this to me? I want wings AND a weapon, dammit! I have yet to find the weapon version (it comes with the Lance of Longinus and the Heavy Lance). It's a limited release version, which means I'll eventually have to end up buying it on Ebay. In the meantime, I'll still be looking for it at the comic shops and conventions and definitely start collecting the rest of the Revoltech figures.

Unit 01

So I ended up getting my next Eva toy a few months later, at Anime Weekend Atlanta. This was a Kaiyodo model of Eva Unit 01, a much nicer version. It cost $25, and stands about 7" tall. It comes with two different heads (good thing since the horn broke off first thing!) an assortment of weapons and hands and is poseable, with about 16 point of articulation. I found that it's a little bit hard to pose, she's kind of stiff and heavy, and sometimes the joints don't want to move, and sometimes her limbs fall off. But the absolute best thing about this Eva is that it comes with a little tiny Kaworu!

So that I can do poses like this:

First Eva toy!

I branched out of ponies for the first time less than a year ago, at Animazement. That is why the rest of my toy collection is so sparse right now. And what toy would I buy? Evangelion, of course! My all time favorite anime. So, not being a collector, I convinced a friend to buy the expensive model and I promptly got a $7 toy. It came in a little plastic egg, like the kind you get out of the 25 cent machine. It also came in about a bazillion pieces that I had to put together. It's called Ultimate Action Evangelion, although there's not much Ultimate about it. It's only about 4" tall, and well, looks like it costs $7. I wanted Unit 01, but they only had one broken one, so I ended up with Unit 02. The good thing about it is that it's very poseable, the bad thing is that its limbs often fall off. It came with some weapons that I think I lost, too.

Pony Collection

I guess I should start with my ponies, since that's the majority of my collection. I first got into collecting about 2-3 years ago, just getting one every once in a while. Like most kids growing up in the late 80s/early 90s, I had MLPs as a kid, but not nearly as many as I have now. As soon as I saw the pretty G3s in Wal-Mart, I had to have them. From there, I expanded slowly, and added in some G1s. However, and this is blasphemy to other collectors, I prefer the look of the G3 to the G1, so I'm sticking to them (with a couple select G1 ponies).
My collection stayed at about 5 or 6 for a long time, until a couple things happened.
1. I found the MLP Arena, which pushed me to get more involved in collecting
2. I got a real job, which added funds to the mix.

Now I have a little more than 60, and soon I'll be weeding out my G1s.

The problem is, I have nowhere left to put them. Soon I shall have to buy or build some sort of display case and move the ponies out of my room.

New Blog

All right! Something I've been meaning to do for a while - document my toy collection. The reason for this blog is mainly for me to have a place to ramble on about how awesome my new toys are without annoying all of my friends who have ceased to give a shit. It will also be pros and cons of toys and toy companies, if any other collector happens to stumble upon this. I collect an eclectic mix: mostly My Little Ponies, Evangelion figures, and Spawn figures. But don't worry, I plan on branching out once I have the funds available. I love collecting, but am not hardcore like some collectors (I don't like to cover every inch of space in my room with toys) and I just pick the ones I really like, I don't HAVE TO HAVE THEM ALL ZOMG!!! Well, for the next few days I will backtrack and list all some of the toys I've gotten. With pictures, no less!