How much does your childhood collection factor into excitement for new releases?

[KitFisto]

GREATEST VINTAGE TOY OF ALL TIMES:



THE 1979 18'' ALIEN FROM KENNER

I had this when I was a kid. I wish I still did.

 

[pickard]

I'll never forget this guy...so much fun

I picked up one of those last year off of eBay. The toys look so crude now, but they were so much fun at the time.

My excitement about a release can be amplified if it's something from my childhood.

My favorite figure as a kid, for whatever reason, was Han in Hoth gear. I got two of them one X-Mas and they used to fly around in the Twin Pod Cloud Car. As a result, I'm very likely to pick up Hoth Han in pretty much any format SS, Hasbro and GG offer him in.

On the other hand, I'm not so confined to nostalgia that I can't find great enjoyment in all the wonderful, fun things about the prequels.

 

[DarthNeil]

I was going to post this in the "who are you" thread but it fits in this one as well... Here's my childhood excitement at Christmas at receiving BOSSK (I somehow ended up with three of him but that's another story entirely), my older brother is holding up WALRUS MAN (got to love the old school names)... While my anticipation grows as I wait for the arrival of the next 12"--- until SS releases figs from ANH I won't really be able to say if it's at that same nostalgic level that I had as a kid.

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