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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #405 on: September 10, 2016, 07:35:57 PM »
Picked up some official MLB baseballs from Walmart today. If you go to a sports store they would want about $15 just for one. They were $7 so I grabbed 2.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #406 on: September 13, 2016, 02:43:31 PM »
I forgot to post this yesterday.



My awesome wife bought me another Funko ReAction "The Dark Crystal" Landstrider w/Jen set for being the best husband in the world :)
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #407 on: September 14, 2016, 02:41:41 PM »
Dollar Tree diorama fodder haul!


The big skull is 6" or 7". The 2 skulls on the stands have articulated jaws. There were also solid, 1 piece variants but I wanted the articulated jaws for variety in case I want to remove them. The stands also have diorama fodder potential. I am debating getting 2 more.


The real stars of this haul are the GITD skulls with stakes. They have great detailing. I plan to pick up a few more next time I hit Dollar Tree.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #408 on: September 14, 2016, 07:16:52 PM »
TRU Schleich clearance haul!



All of the figures were $1.58 each and the creature was $3.98!
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #409 on: September 15, 2016, 03:06:49 AM »
Leave it to you to find such good deals.

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #410 on: September 15, 2016, 05:21:38 PM »
I returned to Dollar Tree and picked up the last of the skulls I wanted for future diorama projects.




I was really surprised to discover that there are 2 different designs for the GITD skulls. I ended up with 3 of each.



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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #411 on: September 16, 2016, 11:09:36 AM »
Went to Walmart and grabbed one more official MLB baseball, still on sale for $7.  It was the last one so I figured why not.

No luck with any early releases of the Rogue One products either. Resistance X-wings (blue) in my area are on sale for $35.  I'm waiting for them to go a bit lower before I buy another one. I'd like to get a second and paint it for Red Squadron.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #412 on: September 16, 2016, 04:01:27 PM »
Another TRU Schleich clearance haul!



These were $1.58 each but after my Rewards certificate, they cost me $2.27 in total
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #413 on: September 17, 2016, 03:28:44 AM »
You sure don't seem to need a very large collecting budget. Pennies here and there! Great finds.

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #414 on: September 17, 2016, 06:29:18 AM »
You sure don't seem to need a very large collecting budget. Pennies here and there! Great finds.

Thanks!

I have gotten to the point where I am not really buying much at all anymore due to the increasing cost of toys so I am being very selective as to what I do buy so finding these incredible clearance deals really helps.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #415 on: September 17, 2016, 09:51:00 AM »
Dollar store and Halloween store hauls!


The bobble skulls utilize the same molds as the GITD skulls I have been picking up but have the bonus of both spinal columns and usable disc bases for additional projects.

The shrieking skull is 5" and from the same manufacturer as the fanged skull from a week ago.


At the Halloween store on Rt46, I picked up two 18-count bags of 1/6 scale skulls.
These 2 hauls fulfill all of my larger than 1/18 scale skull needs to last the rest of my diorama building life :)
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #416 on: September 19, 2016, 09:21:51 PM »
Vasquez!  Love the figure, but it IS odd they skimped on some of the details, like the "Adios!" on the smartgun. Still, one of their best likenesses ever.













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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #417 on: September 20, 2016, 02:52:22 AM »
I love the torso guns they have. So many uses for so many genres. You are getting some good stuff here this month!

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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #418 on: September 24, 2016, 02:26:33 PM »
I picked up this Safari Ltd. Cerberus at A.C. Moore with a 55% off coupon! It needs some tightening up of the paint apps (collars, nails and mouth interiors).


On the way back to my car, I found the tiny tan prehistoric armored mammal in the parking lot (squating down to pick him up was excruciating as my back is currently messed up  :( ). He needs a new, less friendly, head and a repaint before joining the rest of my sci-fi menagerie.
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Re: New, Non-Star Wars Purchases
« Reply #419 on: September 25, 2016, 05:49:09 AM »
Hope your back gets a bit better before we put you to work next week. Feel better Dan!