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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2115 on: April 04, 2024, 03:50:32 PM »
After work thrift store score!

I grabbed this Mattel 12" scale Killer Croc figure for $3.99!

I am going to customize it into a Troll for my 3.75"/4" fantasy figures. You can see how it scales against a 4" "Fortnite" figure in the picture.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2116 on: April 06, 2024, 04:39:59 PM »
After work thrift store score!

I grabbed this Papo TRex at the thrift store for $3.99!

It is a little scuffed up (easily fixed), but brand new they go for $36!
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2117 on: April 09, 2024, 04:00:32 PM »
After work Burlington and thrift store scores!

The 6" "Marvel Legends: Fantastic Four" Psycho-Man was $6.99 at Burlington. I am going to modify and repaint him to be a giant Kirby-esque cosmic being for my 3.75"/4" sci-fi figures.

The red Chap Mei dino was $6.99 at the thrift store. I buy every one of these that I come across for this pirce as they are great "monster" figures (they do not correspond to any real life species as they mix characteristics of 6 or 7 different species) for my 3.75"/4" figures.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2118 on: April 16, 2024, 02:54:40 PM »
After work thrift store score!

I got a Chap Mei "Animal Planet" tote stuffed full of everything pictured for $5.99!
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2119 on: April 17, 2024, 02:43:43 PM »
Nice! You can customize that elephant into something fun. That's a real treasure trove for six dollars.

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2120 on: April 17, 2024, 04:21:15 PM »
After work thrift store score!

I found another tote full of Chap Mei "Animal Planet" items for $4.99!

The sealife are complete and in great condition aside from the copper giant squid, but I can salvage the 4 tentacles for a future custom project. The Icthyosaurus in the upper right of the image is worth way more than what I paid for the entire tote, as it was only ever offered in 1 set in America, and only for a year before being phased out and replaced with a similarly sized shark for the remainder of the time the line was at TRU.

The figures are in great shape aside from one of the divers, who is missing a hand and a foot, but he has some cool pouches that can be trimmed off for a future project. The accessories are the older, solid ones, not the modern ones that are hollow on the reverse, so that is a plus.

The boat is a bit rough, but has some cool tech details that can be removed via disassembly. The cages and nets are always welcome for diorama projects.

There are also a few random Imaginext accessories and a robot shark that will be useful.

Not a bad haul for $4.99!
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2121 on: April 17, 2024, 10:40:24 PM »
Another nice score.

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2122 on: April 18, 2024, 02:55:35 AM »
Dan it would be fun to run around with you a day in your travels you just find goodies everywhere.

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2123 on: April 18, 2024, 12:44:22 PM »
Dan it would be fun to run around with you a day in your travels you just find goodies everywhere.

If you make it up to NJ, we will go on an epic toy crawl! 😎
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2124 on: April 18, 2024, 12:45:00 PM »
Today's Burlington score!

I have 2 or 3 of these already, but I could not pass up gigantic $40 mechs for $3.99 each!
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2125 on: Yesterday at 02:44:12 AM »
That is an awesome find Dan. How many did you get?

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2126 on: Yesterday at 03:37:58 PM »
That is an awesome find Dan. How many did you get?

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I got both that they had in the store. I already had 2 or 3 at home from the original release and clearance from Target. I want 2 more if I can find them at $3.99.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #2127 on: Yesterday at 03:38:34 PM »
Today's after work thrift store score!

The 12" scale King Shark was $2.99 and will be customized into a Troll for my 3.75"/4" fantasy figures.

The Volcano diorama piece was $1.99! I heard some items rattling around inside of the base of the Volcano, and when I got it home and disassembled it, I found several plastic palm trees! Bonus!
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