The 3A Thread

[the angry orc]

Monet did show up, he is awesome.
The eye is stuck at the mo, I'll have to keep working it.

they are cool figures. one of the eyes on mine was stuck as well. it was easier to move it if i rotated it in one direction instead of just trying to thumb the eye where i wanted it.

 

[Darth Waller]

I actually didn't know the eyes moved.

 

[Darth Waller]

Anyone aiming for tomorrow's drop?

Probably not for me. I don't want to go down that TQ road. I think I'm starting to formalize a plan on my 3A collection anyway.

 

[the angry orc]

I actually didn't know the eyes moved.

yeah, i don't think it's like a free-movement type thing but they rotate all the way around in the socket. or at least that's all i can get the one i have opened at the moment to do.

will skip the TQ drop. no real interest in them atm.

 

[dedguy]

If we're talking Armstrongs then the eye/face has full freedom of movement in it's socket. It's a lot easier to move on the 1/6 scale version.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Sounds like an awesome setup!

I'll take a pic, it's ridiculoid.

 

[the angry orc]

deak, that is awesome.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Thanks, I like how Joseph is like "Yay, I'm the father!" and it was really Emperor Palpatine.

 

[Darth Waller]

Awesome setup!

 

[Darth Waller]

Deak, I forgot to mention yesterday in our Fighting JC posts that there is another one coming. This was posted in last week's 3AVOX newsletter.

Some people on the 3A forum think he might be a zomb JC.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Cool! Thanks for the info Walla.

 

[Darth Waller]

Cool! Thanks for the info Walla.

Check the Real Steel thread. I posted something there, too.

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

The really early stuff from the first year or so seems almost impossible to get now.

Very true, but fortunately for the latecomers many other cool items have been produced since. But yes, nothing compares to the OG TK's, Oya's, Zombs & de Plumes. But you can't really tell, until you hold them in hand.

Really looking forward to receiving some of the recycled items which I bought last week from Bamba store

Tell me about it! They should be underway already! Hope customs don't hold them for too long.

 

[Darth Waller]

The Zombkin set is my first Bambaland purchase, so it'll be awhile before that ships.

Plenty of 3A goodness to buy between now and then, though.

 

[Darth Waller]

And here's my damage for the first month of collecting 3A.

AK - Blind Oracle Zomb, Fighting JC, Bleak Mission/Custard
WWRp Armstrongs - Floyd, Gerry, JDF EMGY, Monet and Suicide Club
WWRp Berties - Dirty Deeds Unforgiving

Coming soon:
AP - Hatchery Guard TK
WWRp Slaughterhouse Dropcloth

On order:
AK - Tommy Red, Penumbra (waitlisted), Shadow 2 and Zombkin set
AP - Zombs
WWRp Berties - Deep Power MK3
WWRp Heavy Brambles - African, Cydonia, Deimos, Euro, Gravedigger, Iron Panda, JEA Marine and NG

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Zombkin is my 2nd 3A purchase, but I now have a Slim Red Dropcloth, Gerry & MOD 7 Armstrongs, and Badbot. With two wwrp Brambles on order. I need to pick up a Popbot and a JC...badly. A Bertie with mini gun would be cool too. I'm really enjoying the artistry/quality of the figures themselves.

 

[Darth Waller]

I'm really enjoying the artistry/quality of the figures themselves.

Me, too. That's what made me cancel my HT Luke order. I'd rather have a few of these over that set.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Luke? Buh, buh, Bespin?

 

[Darth Waller]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Luke? Buh, buh, Bespin?

Yeah, I may have to take Darth out of my name soon. Maybe change it to The Waller or just Walla.

 

[The Drizzle]

Who's going after Lolli tonight?
Speaking of kidrobot, I have got to get on that board soon, need a few figures i either can't find, or cost too damn much on ebay.
I did land a Tracky JC on ebay about 2 weeks ago for $150. Felt kind of high, but I'm glad to have him. just wish I could get an original Boiler Zomb. That's doubly irritating because before i even knew what 3A was, I almost ordered a BZ because I thought they looked cool.

I'm still thinking about ordering HT Luke, but lately I'm a bit turned off by Hot Toys. their prices are becoming thoroughly absurd, and you have to be *so* careful with them- pose them, put them in a display case, and leave them alone. I'm also bothered by how often they use rubber parts in their figures- those things aren't going to last as long as they should for what you pay for them. I feel much more secure with 3A purchases, Hell, I can drop them on the floor and not worry so damn much. it's funny- the 3A body and the Ht body are very similar, but it seems like 3A uses a much more durable plastic. HT bodies fall apart if you look at them wrong. My Hellboy has stood protected in a display cube his whole life, and yet his leg still fell apart at the knee one day when I picked him up to move him.