I was born in the late 60's but grew up with and collected/played with Joes, Star Wars, MOTU and Transformers. What I used to love about going into toy stores was the diversity of lines. You could get so much back then for so little (although Transformers were always kinda expensive). What I miss today are cheap lines that kids could save up for and there were always items on the shelf. Now, unless you buy something the minute you see it you are likely never going to see it again and have to go to a scalper. I used to be into the 1/6 scale figures and loved when Hasbro and other companies made affordable figures and accessories. Now, unless I'm willing to take out another mortgage on my house, I can't afford 12 inch figures. Scarcity, expense, scalpers, hoarders and store exclusives have made toy collecting a nightmare. Yes, you can go online with BBTS but there's a certain thrill of going to a store and finding what you want and being able to see it first hand and make that decision if you want it. I've purchased items on BBTS before and forgot about them until they arrived in the mail and then went 'meh' when I saw them in person. While I get that adult collectors are a niche and likely kids today won't care about action figures from the movie Krull (and the fact kids today don't really care about action figures) I do wish the offerings from companies were a bit cheaper and easier to obtain. Sorry, I sound like an old grouch but toy collecting has really stopped being fun and has become more of a task where only a select few with deep pockets or connections get to have the fun.
I liked how toys were at allowance pricepoint where you could choose between candy or a toy now kids would have to save up a ton to just buy something and woth their attention span it ain’t gonna happen 🤣
My Grandma made my 6 year old blood boil when she called my MOTU figures dolls This 37 year old adult loves his Grandma to bits and appreciates everything she has done for me. Thank you Nanny Mā
I remember back in 2004 in college and I was so excited for I think the NECA 18 inch Michael Myers or maybe it was Freddy anyway one of the kids in our social circle heard me talking about it and was stunned that I had more figures. He then went on to try and make me look like a child who 'plays with toys' no matter how many times I tried to explain that its rather like a painting or better yet a sculpture, a piece of art work that you can just look at.
Collecting is a fun hobby, and I think the people drawn to it are natural archivists. We like to catalogue and preserve and store examples of every type. Toy companies take advantage of our natural disposition.
I Luv Collecting I been Collecting Action Figures Since the 80's when I was a little Boy it's the Nostalgia that is sparked when It's Mint on Card or Having Opened Figures Displayed, This was a Great Review and Stay Blessed Always and Keep Collecting
34 here...i love my collectables, wife hates them and calls them toys. I let my kids play with the ones i care less for...the ones i love are boxed and shelved when i am at work.
I've definitely found that I'm more into buying the new sculpts that tend to look more like the source material and often add more articulation. It's like they're finally making the toys I WISHED they made when I was a kid. As a prime example, I was way way more excited to see diamond selects version of The Real Ghostbusters than the Hasbro/Kenner rereleases. They looked exactly like the show, and less like a representation. When I look at these figures, I feel more nostalgia for the show than just the figures themselves.
Man this video was freaking awesome for collectors. It has everything that you need to know in it and every major company. Love the video clips in it and pictures.
Thanks its probablt still incomplete and got some mistakes but it was taking too long i just needed to get it out and learn how to do it better next time. Im not entirly happy with how it turned out but im glad to hear most like it 🤓
Ed dont beat yourself up so much it's a great video. It's very hard nowadays to come up with content and videos because it seems TH-cam is full of content because everyone is stuck home nowadays
Very informative video Ed! Nostalgia sells and I know for me my biggest anticipation is the MOTU Origins line that is supposed to officially launch in Walmart on August 1. I've managed to grab a few figures already but through scalpers so I did pay more. As I examine my own motives, I guess the idea of a 5.5 inch MOTU line with modern articulation that I can actually be a part of from the beginning has me excited. I'll get updated figures from my childhood and I'll be able to "hopefully" see them in a retail store and relive a part of my childhood.
UK 60 year old, sold off his Actionman stuff, then bought & sold Dragon figures, now collecting Hot toys & recently, Very Cool 1/6 collectibles. Great video.
I worked at Toys ‘R Us in the 90’s, and we carried all of the adult collectibles at the time: Spawn/McFarlane toys, Universal Monsters, Metal Gear Solid, and all of the collectible cars like Frightening Lightening, etc... There was no shortage of adult collectors and collectibles at Toys ‘R Us when I worked there.
I'm an adult toy collector and don't care what people think about it. I love collecting vintage MOC toys and have a huge collection. I just consider them antiques for nerds.
You nailed it. This is something I started noticing a few years back. Growing up in the late 70's and 80's,all toys were made for kids like me. But now? Toys and figures are more for adults. I'm not sure if kids these days even collect toys. I think they're more into electronics and video games.
I had so many flashbacks as a kid when I saw all the Star Wars segment. Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel (blade, spawn and Spider-Man) when I was 5! Loved the movies, toys and video games!
Since Toys R Us bit the dust, I do most of my purchases on-line. Especially thru Entertainment Earth and Sideshow Collectibles. I keep all my action figures in their original clamshell cases for display, but I take my large statues out of the box and display them under plexiglass. My house has been described as a museum to toys ! And my closest friends call me an archivist because of how I protect all my collections (such as: art, rare books, magazines, and comic books).
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I guess since the early 90's when I discovered ebay and began a search for the toys and magazines from my youth. It started with the early Warren monster magazines from the 60's, and moved on to the Aurora monster models from the same era. I then started hunting thru local toy shows and moved on to action figure magazines, where they would have articles on the new lines from McFarlane's Spawn series. Love that stuff. Really miss the days standing outside the front doors of Toys R Us for them to open. Whole aisles devoted to just Spawn ! I even attended Wizard World comic-cons in Chicago in the early 2000's and got some exclusives. I'm to the point where only holy grail items are on my radar. The elusive Have Gun Will Travel lunch box and thermos. But I'll get one some day.
Great vid buddy, love when you said " we've been groomed from an early age to collect toys" . Never thought of it like that but it's probably true . All in all a perfect put together vid. Just awesome bro and many thanks. 🇬🇧
My 7 year old boy loves action figures from the 80s and 90s more than his Lego Ninjago stuff. He wants to play with Masters of the Universe, M.A.S.K., Star Wars, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters and WWF Hasbro. But the old toys are very expensive and the new figures are even more expensive so I can not buy a lot. But he looks forward to the motu origins figures
I started collecting toys and comics when I was a kid and it went back and forth on which one was more important at the time . Now that I'm an adult ...sort of....I mostly collect toys and statues . I still love finding that toy on a shelf and adding it to my collection . I don't I will ever stop collecting . Oh and I hate the 40 year old virgin movie because I don't think you should have choose between the things you love and a person .
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I've been collecting for about 30 years . I've gone back and gotten some stuff I lost over the years . I've got about 400 star wars figures still in package. I've also got a few hot toys and just a lot of other stuff . I mostly collect DC , Marvel , star wars and star trek figures and vehicles. But I also have hooror , Ghostbusters, Stargate and many others . I usually try and buy 2 if I plan on opening . I just picked up some of the empire strikes back 40th anniversary figures .
Same here! Start collecting comics as I grew older start with toys! Now I collect high end figures like Hot toys , Sideshow collectibles statues and Mezco one 12 figures! It’s an expensive hobby but addicting!
The problem with liking more one franchise, is that it’s hard to pick what figures to buy from a specific franchise (marvel legends, storm collectibles Mortal Kombat, dc, Star Wars)
I've got the Goonies action figures with lots of parts. Very rare and hard to track down. Also I have the 3 rare Home Alone figures still in the box and those are also very rare and expensive
There's an interview where it's said that Todd was inspired by the Playmates Skeleton Warriors toylines level of detail. After various toy companies had all told him such detail was impossible, Skeleton Warriors proved to him it was.
Mcfarlane knocked it out of the park with their dc figure reveals last week.im sticking with them from now on The arkham batman is my favourite figure I own just now.needs more swivel in the legs though but meh🤷♂️ I love it anyway 👍
Very cool! I'm a huge MOTU collector. Mattel is definitely trying to buy our love with the origins line, but because of the collector, my kiddo can't get a He-Man for his collection. There is always a weird draw with this. Because of the collector, we are getting new He-Man's. Also, because of the collector/scalper, we can't get new He-Man's... Sad panda.
Awesome video! I was so excited to watch this one! Iv been binging tons of ur videos and really love these Toy History ones. I look forward to them every time you make them! 😃 Keep up the amazing work!
My collecting started finding a beat up Kenner R2-D2 in a yard sale and thats when it took off, my og collection was small enough to fit into a standard ballcap and now I have a whole room full of treasures. Its a pain to manage but its a labor of love, one day when it's all gone I can look back and think "all that junk sure made me smile"
Really enjoying these history videos. Todd McFarlane was really revolutionary in paving the way for new toy companies. I enjoy the Four Horsemen's current work on Mythic Legions a lot!
Your channel is awesome literally I am in my late thirties and I have been collecting all the old toys from my childhood and it feels great to collect again especially with these new action figures from my childhood being brought back like Thundercats Masters of the Universe and Thundarr The Barbarian I feel like a kid again.
Fantastic video man, very well done ! You've increased my love for figures/statues, which is good and bad, lol. It hurts the wallet but its well worth it. That new toy smell gets me everytime and always brings me back further to my childhood.
I love the articulation and realistic sculpts of the modern toy. I hate the store exclusives that the hoarders get to mark up on Ebay. Now the preorder are getting tougher to land.
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I bet it really sucks for you but at least you are friends with NARC that might secure you some. He always seems to know when and where to be bevause of the toy Syndicate. At least if they did Saturday or in the evening releases the working man would have a chance.
The first company/property to consciously target adult collectors was Playmates with their Star Trek line, which predates Power of the Force 2 by at least two years, and you can really tell from how much it's advertised on the cardbacks ("each figure individually numbered!" etc). Before then movie and TV licenses with more adult-oriented source material were still aimed squarely at children, with all the action features of the Terminator 2 figures or the cap firing Robocop figures; Even the Star Trek toyline still demonstrated Playmates wasn't entirely confident with aiming just the collectors with some of their design choices, like making Riker only as a "battle damage" version.
This brings up memories of getting toys and also asking why they didn't resemble their movie counterparts, in my case it was with Jurassic Park and seeing how they look more like a GI Joe team than the actors from the movie. Didn't noticed at the time but toys slowly started to be more screen accurate by the late 90's and early 2000's. Even now I'm surprised by the level of quality some movie characters get, probably my favorite example is Elsa and Anna from Frozen, sure you can get the dozen or so Dolls that almost look like them or you can spend quite a bit of money to get the Medicom RAH screen accurate doll with changing hands and faces to actually recreate the movie! Something one would had never thought possible back in the 90's when a Princess character at best just got a bland face Mattel doll.
Jurassic Park was a great example I should have featured some of those action figures in the footage when talking about that point cuz Nedry looks nothing like his toy 🤣
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I remember how he was nicknamed "Secret Agent Nedry" in the old JP forums because of how he look 😄 I get him not being fat (despite WWE releasing full body type figures around this time) but the sweater and dark sunglasses?? 🤣 Is like it was a figure from a complete different toyline.
Those Power of the Force figures were amazing! I know, they sometimes are faced with criticism because the characters in the first couple lines were very buff. What some people don’t realize or don’t remember is that’s how figures were like back then-action figure lines didn’t always aim for accuracy like they do today. Figures were meant to be action-ready which is why Batman figures, Power Rangers figures, etc. around that same time frame had their characters buff instead of giving them screen Accurate physiques. Regardless of that the figures were highly impressive. Kenner nailed every detail on their attires and the new face scan technology made the Star Wars figures look more screen accurate than ever.
Great Video to watch, I appreciate your effort 👍🏻😀 I love the Mixture of old toy Brands combined with new toy Brands. For example Mega construx he-man and the masters of the Universe. The best of two worlds 🤓
As a kid in the 80’s I loved Star Wars, transformers, and gi joe, and had many many toys and figures. As a young adult I’d buy a figure occasionally but would always end up giving them to a little kid like nephews or friends kids. Then about 6 years ago while at a Walgreens waiting for my prescription I saw the black series Yoda and obi won. While both these figures have been hugely improved they blew my mind when comparing to the figures I had as a kid. So that month I got yoda, and the next month obi won. Now 600 figures later I have a collection of my favorites from dc, marvel, Star Wars, anime, etc mostly in 1/12 scale with a third being high end imports from Japan. I used to collect aquariums but became jaded with the hobby so I was thinking of what made me happy before I started hitting the streets? Action figures and art. I’ve since combined the two buy customizing and building dioramas, as well as photography. It’s a fantastic hobby that I can enjoy with my miracle baby (5 year old boy with autism) as well as my nieces and nephews...at least the ones that don’t think they’re hard. Great video my man...very informative...will subscribe now! God bless!
I got pretty heavily into Spawn in my teens. Most, if not all of them aren't worth anything. The ones that I opened weren't really good for play, but at least they look cool. (In case you noticed that I've been commenting a lot - I just discovered your channel!)
The use of words like "collectible", "limited", "first", are the perfect hook for kidults. Collecting (limited efition) toys has become a lifestyle, but it feels sometimes immerse within an adults kind of thing/sense, french writter Guy de Maupassant makes a point about this on one of his hort stories about a collector. Hopefully many o us, kidults, will one day come back home, and fully understand the world as when we were kids, when our toys were the flux capacitor to live our own adventures at its peak.
Man , i remember buying my first "comicbook shop only" fig.Saw her in a window of a shop.Twice the cost of a Toybiz fig from the mall.Blood Queen,from WetWorks...i was hooked after that.
NECA, in particular, are pretty good at delivering figures that represent how I saw my action figures as a kid, with the benefit of my kidly imagination. Their movie TMNT are the ultimate upgrades of the Movie Star Turtles of my youth. And as a horror movie fan, they've likewise been turning out everything from Aliens to Predators, Slashers to the classic Universal Monsters. And their sculpting (particularly when Trevor Grove does the head sculpts) is really impressive. Currently looking forward to their Christopher Lee Dracula and their Vincent Price.
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Ahhhh the 80's. What a decade to live in.
My boyfriend didn't get to live it so much as American and European items were off limits so now I am enjoying telling him all about them :)
Why not? Nostalgia is comforting. The world can be harsh.
There is no comfort in the past 😈
Yes man
I was born in the late 60's but grew up with and collected/played with Joes, Star Wars, MOTU and Transformers. What I used to love about going into toy stores was the diversity of lines. You could get so much back then for so little (although Transformers were always kinda expensive). What I miss today are cheap lines that kids could save up for and there were always items on the shelf. Now, unless you buy something the minute you see it you are likely never going to see it again and have to go to a scalper.
I used to be into the 1/6 scale figures and loved when Hasbro and other companies made affordable figures and accessories. Now, unless I'm willing to take out another mortgage on my house, I can't afford 12 inch figures. Scarcity, expense, scalpers, hoarders and store exclusives have made toy collecting a nightmare.
Yes, you can go online with BBTS but there's a certain thrill of going to a store and finding what you want and being able to see it first hand and make that decision if you want it. I've purchased items on BBTS before and forgot about them until they arrived in the mail and then went 'meh' when I saw them in person.
While I get that adult collectors are a niche and likely kids today won't care about action figures from the movie Krull (and the fact kids today don't really care about action figures) I do wish the offerings from companies were a bit cheaper and easier to obtain. Sorry, I sound like an old grouch but toy collecting has really stopped being fun and has become more of a task where only a select few with deep pockets or connections get to have the fun.
I liked how toys were at allowance pricepoint where you could choose between candy or a toy now kids would have to save up a ton to just buy something and woth their attention span it ain’t gonna happen 🤣
My Grandma made my 6 year old blood boil when she called my MOTU figures dolls
This 37 year old adult loves his Grandma to bits and appreciates everything she has done for me. Thank you Nanny Mā
🤓 awesome
I remember back in 2004 in college and I was so excited for I think the NECA 18 inch Michael Myers or maybe it was Freddy anyway one of the kids in our social circle heard me talking about it and was stunned that I had more figures. He then went on to try and make me look like a child who 'plays with toys' no matter how many times I tried to explain that its rather like a painting or better yet a sculpture, a piece of art work that you can just look at.
Collecting is a fun hobby, and I think the people drawn to it are natural archivists. We like to catalogue and preserve and store examples of every type. Toy companies take advantage of our natural disposition.
Indeed they know we wanna complete it 🤓
I Luv Collecting I been Collecting Action Figures Since the 80's when I was a little Boy it's the Nostalgia that is sparked when It's Mint on Card or Having Opened Figures Displayed, This was a Great Review and Stay Blessed Always and Keep Collecting
Thanks 🤓
I love the comment sections for Ed's videos. Everyone is kind to each other and just like to geek out over cool toys. It's a YT sanctuary
34 here...i love my collectables, wife hates them and calls them toys. I let my kids play with the ones i care less for...the ones i love are boxed and shelved when i am at work.
I was born in the late 90s and now I mainly collect neca, but recently I’m going back to get old Kenner figures. I feel like I missed out
I've definitely found that I'm more into buying the new sculpts that tend to look more like the source material and often add more articulation. It's like they're finally making the toys I WISHED they made when I was a kid.
As a prime example, I was way way more excited to see diamond selects version of The Real Ghostbusters than the Hasbro/Kenner rereleases. They looked exactly like the show, and less like a representation. When I look at these figures, I feel more nostalgia for the show than just the figures themselves.
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen about the history of Toy Collecting and how things have gotten to where it is today. Great work!!
Thanks 🤓
I collect old and new and I love it! It's what I enjoy! 👍
Same here!
Man this video was freaking awesome for collectors. It has everything that you need to know in it and every major company. Love the video clips in it and pictures.
Thanks its probablt still incomplete and got some mistakes but it was taking too long i just needed to get it out and learn how to do it better next time. Im not entirly happy with how it turned out but im glad to hear most like it 🤓
Ed dont beat yourself up so much it's a great video. It's very hard nowadays to come up with content and videos because it seems TH-cam is full of content because everyone is stuck home nowadays
Very informative video Ed! Nostalgia sells and I know for me my biggest anticipation is the MOTU Origins line that is supposed to officially launch in Walmart on August 1. I've managed to grab a few figures already but through scalpers so I did pay more. As I examine my own motives, I guess the idea of a 5.5 inch MOTU line with modern articulation that I can actually be a part of from the beginning has me excited. I'll get updated figures from my childhood and I'll be able to "hopefully" see them in a retail store and relive a part of my childhood.
Thanks buddy 🤓
UK 60 year old, sold off his Actionman stuff, then bought & sold Dragon figures, now collecting Hot toys & recently, Very Cool 1/6 collectibles. Great video.
Thanks 🤓
Love collecting and sharing my collection for the world on TH-cam 🙌
never heard of Kidults before... i Like it.
I’ve been referring to myself as that for several years now, haha! 😂
@@Whiplashor hahaha always called my self peter pan lol
I believe the term "manchild" was more known...
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Agreed!
@jr62 What on earth are you blabbering about?
Toys R US should have branched off into the collectibles market. For some reason I prefer the mass market stuff.
🤔 would have been cool if you had an adultzone there with all the necas, sideshow, hottoys, and the hasbro and mattel reissues stuff
I worked at Toys ‘R Us in the 90’s, and we carried all of the adult collectibles at the time: Spawn/McFarlane toys, Universal Monsters, Metal Gear Solid, and all of the collectible cars like Frightening Lightening, etc... There was no shortage of adult collectors and collectibles at Toys ‘R Us when I worked there.
Getting a very posable Spiderman as an adult was very satisfying
I'm an adult toy collector and don't care what people think about it. I love collecting vintage MOC toys and have a huge collection. I just consider them antiques for nerds.
I can’t wait for the toy shows to come back. Sick of pre ordering! Takes away the opportunity to meet friends, like-minded folk, and customer service.
You nailed it. This is something I started noticing a few years back. Growing up in the late 70's and 80's,all toys were made for kids like me. But now? Toys and figures are more for adults. I'm not sure if kids these days even collect toys. I think they're more into electronics and video games.
Its gonna be so weird when toys might not end up being part of growing up anymore 🤯
I had so many flashbacks as a kid when I saw all the Star Wars segment. Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel (blade, spawn and Spider-Man) when I was 5! Loved the movies, toys and video games!
Awesome Ed. Great Video and Toy History Lesson!
Thanks 🤓
Since Toys R Us bit the dust, I do most of my purchases on-line. Especially thru Entertainment Earth and Sideshow Collectibles. I keep all my action figures in their original clamshell cases for display, but I take my large statues out of the box and display them under plexiglass. My house has been described as a museum to toys ! And my closest friends call me an archivist because of how I protect all my collections (such as: art, rare books, magazines, and comic books).
Love it 👌🤓 how long have you veen archiving?
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I guess since the early 90's when I discovered ebay and began a search for the toys and magazines from my youth. It started with the early Warren monster magazines from the 60's, and moved on to the Aurora monster models from the same era. I then started hunting thru local toy shows and moved on to action figure magazines, where they would have articles on the new lines from McFarlane's Spawn series. Love that stuff. Really miss the days standing outside the front doors of Toys R Us for them to open. Whole aisles devoted to just Spawn ! I even attended Wizard World comic-cons in Chicago in the early 2000's and got some exclusives. I'm to the point where only holy grail items are on my radar. The elusive Have Gun Will Travel lunch box and thermos. But I'll get one some day.
Im glad I stumbled upon this channel!
Great vid buddy, love when you said " we've been groomed from an early age to collect toys" . Never thought of it like that but it's probably true . All in all a perfect put together vid. Just awesome bro and many thanks. 🇬🇧
Thanks 🤓
Woooohhh around 7.00 minutes Buck Rogers toys!! Great episode again!!
Buck rogers 🤘
The 80s the greatest decade ever ❤️🇺🇲
also, toy companies should invite you to do a tour
My 7 year old boy loves action figures from the 80s and 90s more than his Lego Ninjago stuff. He wants to play with Masters of the Universe, M.A.S.K., Star Wars, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters and WWF Hasbro. But the old toys are very expensive and the new figures are even more expensive so I can not buy a lot. But he looks forward to the motu origins figures
Ed, you are becoming the true Toy Historian. awesome episode..again !
Thanks 🤓
Actually the spawn comic books even though they were mass-produced full set was absolutely worth collecting along with all McFarland brand toys
I started collecting toys and comics when I was a kid and it went back and forth on which one was more important at the time . Now that I'm an adult ...sort of....I mostly collect toys and statues . I still love finding that toy on a shelf and adding it to my collection . I don't I will ever stop collecting . Oh and I hate the 40 year old virgin movie because I don't think you should have choose between the things you love and a person .
Indeed that movie’s representation of a toy enthousiast has become outdated 🤓 how long have u been collecting?
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I've been collecting for about 30 years . I've gone back and gotten some stuff I lost over the years . I've got about 400 star wars figures still in package. I've also got a few hot toys and just a lot of other stuff . I mostly collect DC , Marvel , star wars and star trek figures and vehicles. But I also have hooror , Ghostbusters, Stargate and many others . I usually try and buy 2 if I plan on opening . I just picked up some of the empire strikes back 40th anniversary figures .
Same here! Start collecting comics as I grew older start with toys! Now I collect high end figures like Hot toys , Sideshow collectibles statues and Mezco one 12 figures! It’s an expensive hobby but addicting!
I'm so proud of the content you're pumping out man. Good stuff
Thanks Lance 🤓
I am really enjoying this series!
Thanks 🤓
Great video! I really love your channel.
I always love Ed’s video’s!!!! Thanks for what u do
Thanks for watching 🤓
The problem with liking more one franchise, is that it’s hard to pick what figures to buy from a specific franchise (marvel legends, storm collectibles Mortal Kombat, dc, Star Wars)
For me ,it was Blood Queen , McFarlane.Saw her in a window of a small comic shop ...the rest is history.
I've got the Goonies action figures with lots of parts. Very rare and hard to track down. Also I have the 3 rare Home Alone figures still in the box and those are also very rare and expensive
Great take on this topic, buddy!
Thanks buddy 🤠
My uncle use to have a lot of Spawn toys. He was supper big into horror and stuff and he loved them.
They look pretty awesome compared to the other toys on shelves round 94-95
@@EdsRetroGeekOut Oh for sure!
that’s so true what you said about figure collecting in mainstream media, Leo Dicaprio collected SW figures, Mike Tyson Xmen and Drake has hot toys
This video was brilliant. Well done
Thank you 🤓
There's an interview where it's said that Todd was inspired by the Playmates Skeleton Warriors toylines level of detail. After various toy companies had all told him such detail was impossible, Skeleton Warriors proved to him it was.
Mcfarlane knocked it out of the park with their dc figure reveals last week.im sticking with them from now on
The arkham batman is my favourite figure I own just now.needs more swivel in the legs though but meh🤷♂️ I love it anyway
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Love skeleton warriors it makes sense 🤓
Cool video as always! Nicely edited and written.
Thanks so much 🤓
Didn't notice his accent until he said "tha trill of tha hunt"
Very cool! I'm a huge MOTU collector. Mattel is definitely trying to buy our love with the origins line, but because of the collector, my kiddo can't get a He-Man for his collection. There is always a weird draw with this. Because of the collector, we are getting new He-Man's. Also, because of the collector/scalper, we can't get new He-Man's... Sad panda.
😢indeed
Nice video. I learned a lot. Appreciate it!
Awesome video! I was so excited to watch this one! Iv been binging tons of ur videos and really love these Toy History ones. I look forward to them every time you make them! 😃
Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks so much 🤓
Another awesome Toy History video! I know the feeling on wanting multiples for the Coming Out of Their Shells set all to well. 😂
I just hope I can get 1 really 🤠 they look better than the costumes used in the show 🤣
My collecting started finding a beat up Kenner R2-D2 in a yard sale and thats when it took off, my og collection was small enough to fit into a standard ballcap and now I have a whole room full of treasures. Its a pain to manage but its a labor of love, one day when it's all gone I can look back and think "all that junk sure made me smile"
Really enjoying these history videos. Todd McFarlane was really revolutionary in paving the way for new toy companies. I enjoy the Four Horsemen's current work on Mythic Legions a lot!
Thanks
Your channel is awesome literally I am in my late thirties and I have been collecting all the old toys from my childhood and it feels great to collect again especially with these new action figures from my childhood being brought back like Thundercats Masters of the Universe and Thundarr The Barbarian I feel like a kid again.
Thanks 🤓
Yay for more toy history!
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Man that was full packed, you could have made 5 episodes or more with this topic! Also good luck to buy more than one Neca TMNT exclusive ;)
Yeah i might segment the different parta and go more into detail 🤓
I had that Spawn... still have the first issue comic that came with it!
Good stuff Ed another great video brotha
Thanks 🤓
I love go hunting with my sons, this video made my day, thanks! :) Looking forward to the next video
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Forget toys for collectors, I still get toys for kids. 😎
🤘🤠 awesome!
Fantastic video man, very well done ! You've increased my love for figures/statues, which is good and bad, lol. It hurts the wallet but its well worth it. That new toy smell gets me everytime and always brings me back further to my childhood.
I love that! It hurts the wallet but its worth it 🤠👌
Fascinating, great video 🙌
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great video Ed thank you sir
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I love the articulation and realistic sculpts of the modern toy. I hate the store exclusives that the hoarders get to mark up on Ebay. Now the preorder are getting tougher to land.
The exclusive thing is becoming so off putting 🤦♂️ because i want them toys but they’re getting harder to obtain
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I bet it really sucks for you but at least you are friends with NARC that might secure you some. He always seems to know when and where to be bevause of the toy Syndicate. At least if they did Saturday or in the evening releases the working man would have a chance.
Super Juicy video as always!!! Love this series
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Cool video Ed!
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@@EdsRetroGeekOut I really like your toy history video's! I cant wait for the next one
"Kidult" that's my new favorite word
Another awesome video !
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may be they did not have the same articulations but they had a special taste of happiness which a mi dollars cannot bring back that taste now :(
The first company/property to consciously target adult collectors was Playmates with their Star Trek line, which predates Power of the Force 2 by at least two years, and you can really tell from how much it's advertised on the cardbacks ("each figure individually numbered!" etc). Before then movie and TV licenses with more adult-oriented source material were still aimed squarely at children, with all the action features of the Terminator 2 figures or the cap firing Robocop figures; Even the Star Trek toyline still demonstrated Playmates wasn't entirely confident with aiming just the collectors with some of their design choices, like making Riker only as a "battle damage" version.
80s and early 90s toys are it... for me...love rerelease figures..
This brings up memories of getting toys and also asking why they didn't resemble their movie counterparts, in my case it was with Jurassic Park and seeing how they look more like a GI Joe team than the actors from the movie. Didn't noticed at the time but toys slowly started to be more screen accurate by the late 90's and early 2000's. Even now I'm surprised by the level of quality some movie characters get, probably my favorite example is Elsa and Anna from Frozen, sure you can get the dozen or so Dolls that almost look like them or you can spend quite a bit of money to get the Medicom RAH screen accurate doll with changing hands and faces to actually recreate the movie! Something one would had never thought possible back in the 90's when a Princess character at best just got a bland face Mattel doll.
Jurassic Park was a great example I should have featured some of those action figures in the footage when talking about that point cuz Nedry looks nothing like his toy 🤣
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I remember how he was nicknamed "Secret Agent Nedry" in the old JP forums because of how he look 😄 I get him not being fat (despite WWE releasing full body type figures around this time) but the sweater and dark sunglasses?? 🤣 Is like it was a figure from a complete different toyline.
juan ortiz indeed like they did for waterworld and robin hood just grab something that kinda looked like it 🤣
Great video, man!
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The Todd Father did it right...👌🏼 When ya can't get somebody to do it the way you see fit, just do it yourself...💯✔
BOGLINS! woot i had em all. Never known what happened to all my stuff from when i was a kid.
Love finding a collectible for a good deal. Although, I haven't purchased a collectible in a while.
I’ve collected a lot of toys throughout the years but McFarland has nailed the price to quality of the figure 100%.
Spawn is my all time favorite co.ic book character...he's just so badass
good episode ed!
Those Power of the Force figures were amazing! I know, they sometimes are faced with criticism because the characters in the first couple lines were very buff. What some people don’t realize or don’t remember is that’s how figures were like back then-action figure lines didn’t always aim for accuracy like they do today. Figures were meant to be action-ready which is why Batman figures, Power Rangers figures, etc. around that same time frame had their characters buff instead of giving them screen Accurate physiques.
Regardless of that the figures were highly impressive. Kenner nailed every detail on their attires and the new face scan technology made the Star Wars figures look more screen accurate than ever.
I like the buff ones better 🤣
Great Video to watch, I appreciate your effort 👍🏻😀 I love the Mixture of old toy Brands combined with new toy Brands. For example Mega construx he-man and the masters of the Universe. The best of two worlds 🤓
They look awesome I have 2 sets 🤓👌
Ed's Retro Geek Out I made a review about battle cat vs Roton. Easily one the best Sets made until now 😍 th-cam.com/video/Ob82--SVmAM/w-d-xo.html
I still feel a bit of excitement whenever I come across the 70’s Mego figures.
As a kid in the 80’s I loved Star Wars, transformers, and gi joe, and had many many toys and figures. As a young adult I’d buy a figure occasionally but would always end up giving them to a little kid like nephews or friends kids. Then about 6 years ago while at a Walgreens waiting for my prescription I saw the black series Yoda and obi won. While both these figures have been hugely improved they blew my mind when comparing to the figures I had as a kid. So that month I got yoda, and the next month obi won. Now 600 figures later I have a collection of my favorites from dc, marvel, Star Wars, anime, etc mostly in 1/12 scale with a third being high end imports from Japan. I used to collect aquariums but became jaded with the hobby so I was thinking of what made me happy before I started hitting the streets? Action figures and art. I’ve since combined the two buy customizing and building dioramas, as well as photography. It’s a fantastic hobby that I can enjoy with my miracle baby (5 year old boy with autism) as well as my nieces and nephews...at least the ones that don’t think they’re hard. Great video my man...very informative...will subscribe now! God bless!
kids had better imaginations back in the day. kids don't need that now with smart phones, iPads and video games that they have now.
haha, boomer go "get off my lawn millenials!!!"
@@wool578 lol I was born in 83...does that make me a boomer?
I got pretty heavily into Spawn in my teens. Most, if not all of them aren't worth anything. The ones that I opened weren't really good for play, but at least they look cool.
(In case you noticed that I've been commenting a lot - I just discovered your channel!)
Wow this is a great documentary video i love it i a Kidult from the heart i love this video great work👍👍👍👍
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The use of words like "collectible", "limited", "first", are the perfect hook for kidults. Collecting (limited efition) toys has become a lifestyle, but it feels sometimes immerse within an adults kind of thing/sense, french writter Guy de Maupassant makes a point about this on one of his hort stories about a collector. Hopefully many o us, kidults, will one day come back home, and fully understand the world as when we were kids, when our toys were the flux capacitor to live our own adventures at its peak.
Cool analogy with the flux capacitor 🤓
Good stuff. Thanks!
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Very interesting. Thank you
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I really don't collect modern toys because they don't have much nostalgia to me and I really don't have any place to store them.
Amazing Video !!!
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Man , i remember buying my first "comicbook shop only" fig.Saw her in a window of a shop.Twice the cost of a Toybiz fig from the mall.Blood Queen,from WetWorks...i was hooked after that.
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Awesome video ... keep it up
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Welcome back, it's been a bit😁
Yeah I don’t know why this took so long but Ill be back uploading weekly now 🤓
I just started to re-buy 90's toybiz marvel fugures....
Awesome me too 🤓🤘
I love your videos!!!! As much as I do you’re shirt!!!! Lol God bless ya all today Shalom
awesome 🙂👍 there still awesome 80s toys 👍
NECA, in particular, are pretty good at delivering figures that represent how I saw my action figures as a kid, with the benefit of my kidly imagination. Their movie TMNT are the ultimate upgrades of the Movie Star Turtles of my youth. And as a horror movie fan, they've likewise been turning out everything from Aliens to Predators, Slashers to the classic Universal Monsters. And their sculpting (particularly when Trevor Grove does the head sculpts) is really impressive. Currently looking forward to their Christopher Lee Dracula and their Vincent Price.