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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Sept 19, 2005 14:10:35 GMT -6
how do you guys feel about indias production of gijoe? yay or nay?
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Post by wraith on Sept 19, 2005 14:26:45 GMT -6
Some are hit or miss.I owne some that are cool but there are some that just aren't worth the plastic that they were made from. (
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Sept 19, 2005 16:29:43 GMT -6
i hear that. there are some that are really cool. some interesting variants and some are just like what the hell were they thinking? but then again thats how people felt about he-man toys from india back in the 98. now they sell for astronomical prices. so who knows some of these may come back to bite down hard on our wallets
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Post by wraith on Sept 19, 2005 18:06:29 GMT -6
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Sept 19, 2005 23:36:48 GMT -6
what about the fact that they created an acc. for a figure that lacked one. and the fact that he's carded and i like his india colors better. i really like metal head he comes with clay and grenade molds and sci fi's helmet which looks awesome on him. www.yojoe.com/action/int/india/metalhead.shtml
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Post by wraith on Sept 20, 2005 8:03:41 GMT -6
That's a good point (although the US version of windmill did come with a revolver).But it seems that most of the funskool stuff that is worth more are earlier mold that are also worth more here in the US too.like the repaints of shortfuse,lady Jaye, or exclusive characters, but only some of them...Superhero will bring a ton of $ while Skydiver or street hawk, you can pick up for around $8.00 on card.
But back to the topic, I love the india night vipers & have about 10, I also have the same amount of the Crimson guard immortals.I also like the purple Tripwire (even if the purple & bright orange chest pad are pretty loud!)I also have quite a few others.The only bad thing is that the quality can be pretty bad sometimes.I've gotten figure that are pretty sturdy at least for Funskool) & some that the bicep"explodes" if the arm is swiveled.Also some of the swivel arms seem to be 'Fused" & if you turn them, they risk breaking.
Some of my favorite forigen figures are Satan,Cobra de Aco, Hit-n-Run with skin tone&Abrute Negro.
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Sept 20, 2005 15:03:32 GMT -6
you dig the south american figures. me too. i have invasor, and steel corba. which are 2 of my favs you gotta love snakeeyes with a cobra on his chest ;D and the brazilian eco warriors are awesome as well. but i like both eco warriors and battle force 2000 so it was a cool blend for me ;D
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Sept 20, 2005 15:05:46 GMT -6
i hate the feeling you get when you try to pose some of the funskool figs and the arms dont wanna give. like you said fused almost. its worse for the figures packed with vehicles than carded figs.
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Post by wraith on Sept 20, 2005 15:38:36 GMT -6
I feel your pain ,man, when it comes to posing some of those guys. I like some of the UK releases too.I've got Red Lazer (red version of ARAH V1 cobra comander)Quarell,Blades, some of the UK tigerforce guys.Just recently picked up the TF Shipwreck.
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Sept 20, 2005 15:54:53 GMT -6
red laser is awesome i have some action force stuff like blue mutt, kraken, baron blood, a few red shadows. i love tiger force cool score on shipwreck ;D i have psyche-out and airtight.
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Post by mercer on Sept 30, 2005 4:27:08 GMT -6
I personally like the Skydiver figure probably cause he was cheap. I have acouple of the Argentian figures and the quality is almost like the U.S.
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Post by wraith on Sept 30, 2005 11:26:41 GMT -6
Skydiver is prety cool.I have him also & for that price, he is a good buy.The only down side to him (at least with mine) is that his paint apps are a bit sloppy.
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Post by shaneturgeon on Sept 30, 2005 12:31:50 GMT -6
I like the early Funskool figures like the Blue Snake Eyes, Purple Ripper, Emerald Zap, Red Buzzer, Yellow Torpedo, Yellow Bludd, Superhero, etc...the later released stuff just doesn't cut it and seems like a waste of time IMO.
I also collect a lot of the other foriegn lines from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, the UK, etc...i've got some nice runs going.
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Post by THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH on Oct 1, 2005 17:52:09 GMT -6
i think that the last runs of funskool are looked down upon due to its easy accessibilty if blue snakeeyes were every where nobody would care. the funskool stuff will be back with a vengence just give it a few years. everyone ignored the japan releases some years ago and now they sell just as high as u.s moc. not saying that all funskool stuff is great but some is its just ebay and the internet have really damaged perspective on rarity and expense
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Post by funkyterrance on Apr 2, 2013 18:51:16 GMT -6
Ok guys, what's the deal with these? I get that they were made in India but what are the differences between these guys and regular joes? Are they the same quality? Do they have the same markings/construction? Were they made at the same time as regular joes or were they made later? Are they still being made? Were the molds bought from hasbro and like re-used or are they copies? I'm looking for any information on these because they don't seem to be very popular. Enquiring minds want to know!
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Post by reynold1 on Apr 3, 2013 9:02:40 GMT -6
Ok guys, what's the deal with these? I get that they were made in India but what are the differences between these guys and regular joes? Are they the same quality? Do they have the same markings/construction? Were they made at the same time as regular joes or were they made later? Are they still being made? Were the molds bought from hasbro and like re-used or are they copies? I'm looking for any information on these because they don't seem to be very popular. Enquiring minds want to know! As far as I have found out through encountering these guys throughout the past few years, they are molds from the original line that were produced sometime later such as the late 90's and into the 2000's. Some figures have entirely different molds and weapons which is kinda cool. Sadly though, their construction is really poor compared to the Joes they are based off.
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Post by madcow on Apr 3, 2013 18:07:02 GMT -6
I've kicked myself for years for not buying a Street Hawk when I had the chance. I loved that show when I was a kid, I even took a Spiderman cycle and painted it black with a marker and pretended that it was it. Lol
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Post by funkyterrance on Apr 3, 2013 19:12:40 GMT -6
As far as I have found out through encountering these guys throughout the past few years, they are molds from the original line that were produced sometime later such as the late 90's and into the 2000's. Some figures have entirely different molds and weapons which is kinda cool. Sadly though, their construction is really poor compared to the Joes they are based off. Very interesting information, reynold. Thank you. From the images I've seen of these guys I can see what you mean about the construction, they seem a bit "off" in this regard. The paint looks pretty poor up close too. I wonder does anyone have some close-up comparison pics that show the differences between the same character in hasbro and in funskool?
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Post by figurecollector on Apr 3, 2013 19:22:49 GMT -6
Funschool also made wrestling figures, like the Hasbro ones, with the same likenesses, but with different colors on some of the clothing, hair or accessories.
The packaging that I have seen always seems to be falling apart or about to.
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Post by funkyterrance on Apr 4, 2013 15:15:31 GMT -6
Funschool also made wrestling figures, like the Hasbro ones, with the same likenesses, but with different colors on some of the clothing, hair or accessories. The packaging that I have seen always seems to be falling apart or about to. Lol yeah, the cardbacks always seem to be wavy. I saw some oddball ones of superman and other non-joe characters that seemed to fetch a pretty high price.
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Post by lastchance2ownit on Jan 31, 2014 12:29:18 GMT -6
It's now 9 years later and they still hVent jumped in popularity! The Messiah was wrong I guess! What ever happened to that guy anyway?
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Post by volleydan on Jan 31, 2014 13:09:46 GMT -6
The later Funskool figures haven't ever gained much traction in collector's markets....but the early Funskool stuff are among the rarest and most valuable Joe items in the world.
If I remember the story correctly, there was a mixup at the Funskool factory in 1992 or 1993 that resulted in one production run of several characters being run with color schemes that were way off from their US counterparts. From this single production run, you have items like:
Blue Short Fuze (value = $2,500+ MOC) Red Stalker (value = $2,500+ MOC) Blue/Yellow Major Bludd (value = $2,000+ MOC) Red shirt Buzzer (value = $1,200+ MOC) Purple Shirt Ripper (value = $1,200+ MOC) Emerald Green Zap (value = $800+ MOC) Red/Yellow Beach Head (value = $800+ MOC) Baby Blue Snake Eyes (value = $750+ MOC)
Plus, because of Funskool's *ahem* sketchy quality control, you have other figures that were either errors or also done in short production runs that command high dollar. Many of these figures were used as vehicle pack-ins and can command $300-500 loose. There was a Blaster with orange armor, a Psyche Out v2 with a copper colored outfit, and a Spearhead with a Night Force paint scheme but gold boots that all fit here. There have also been Storm Shadow v2s found without their camo, a version of Gung Ho where his outfit was olive drab instead of turquoise, and others. Who knows what the market value would be on these, because they almost never come up for sale.
I've been collecting international Joes seriously for 10 years now....and most of these figures will come up for sale only once a year - if you're lucky. It's been about 4 years since I've seen a red Stalker sell.
So yeah, the "common" Funskool stuff is often not worth the plastic they were made with. But Funskool rares are among the most challenging items to acquire in Joe or any other toy line.
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Post by tztoyz on Aug 1, 2014 12:51:38 GMT -6
I bought one, a Road Pig action figure MOC, and will probably never buy another if I can help it. The figure is fine, but the card is very cheap and the colors look bad. I have seen repros that look miles better than this. That being said... Road Pig rocks.
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Post by uscmbuzz on Aug 21, 2014 21:39:16 GMT -6
We found 5 funskools at a san antonio tx convention for $10 each . I thought it was pretty reasonable.
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Post by sharpfork on Aug 27, 2014 16:44:13 GMT -6
They are all of pretty terrible quality, including the cardbacks and figures themselves. However, the (unfortunately) super rare first run of figures (red Buzzer, purple Ripper, red beachhead, blue Hawk, blue and yellow Major Bludd, etc.) are quite an interesting part of Joe history. I use to own some of the rarer figures in the early 2000's and regret selling and trading them of- I sold a Blue and Yellow Bludd for $380 in 2001- last one to sell on ebay back around 2008 went for ten times that amount. I also had 2 carded Blue Snake Eyes, one of which came on the super rare "thick" cardback which a few of the early ones came out on. My friend also found one of only 2 known all white 87 Storm Shadows (although it's doubtful these are Funskool- they came from a lot in Korea in 1998)
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Post by uscmbuzz on Aug 28, 2014 23:47:29 GMT -6
So is the blue snakeeyes a funskool exclusive ? I have never seen one . They prob dont show up on ebay very often.
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Post by 80m8 on Aug 29, 2014 4:18:17 GMT -6
So is the blue snakeeyes a funskool exclusive ? I have never seen one . They prob dont show up on ebay very often. In one year I saw two time on ebay one MOC but the card was terrible and one loose and it was expensive for a ugly figure like this but I still realy want one
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Post by uscmbuzz on Aug 29, 2014 17:58:17 GMT -6
Oh well if they are that hArd to get its not something that will be easy to get cheap by any means. Lol . Now i want one . I know me and my buddy got a huge box of funskool back 10 yrs ago but they were all sgt slaughter and quick kicks . Most of bubbles smashed. I think we got like 12 crazy legs too . But like 100 or so of quick kick and sgt slaughter . Some sgt slaugter are packaged with a riding crop. And others arent. Neither figure is incomplete without it as it was realeases both ways . So i usually put $10 on the figs without the crop and $20 on the figs with it in package. Why simple only 20% of my stock came with the crop . Then everyone wants to complain its missing from the package which isnt true. So i started keeping the riding crop figures in a showcase seperate from the others . So its available but its not obvious . And the $10 figures sell fine. I usually only sell 1 of each character per show. But thats enuff to keep me restocking . Its the only way to get sgt slaughter carded instead of packaged with tripple T so its a great fun figure. I only have probably 6 characters in funskool anyway. But i like them.
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Post by sharpfork on Sept 5, 2014 8:07:43 GMT -6
Oh well if they are that hArd to get its not something that will be easy to get cheap by any means. Lol . Now i want one . I know me and my buddy got a huge box of funskool back 10 yrs ago but they were all sgt slaughter and quick kicks . Most of bubbles smashed. I think we got like 12 crazy legs too . But like 100 or so of quick kick and sgt slaughter . Some sgt slaugter are packaged with a riding crop. And others arent. Neither figure is incomplete without it as it was realeases both ways . So i usually put $10 on the figs without the crop and $20 on the figs with it in package. Why simple only 20% of my stock came with the crop . Then everyone wants to complain its missing from the package which isnt true. So i started keeping the riding crop figures in a showcase seperate from the others . So its available but its not obvious . And the $10 figures sell fine. I usually only sell 1 of each character per show. But thats enuff to keep me restocking . Its the only way to get sgt slaughter carded instead of packaged with tripple T so its a great fun figure. I only have probably 6 characters in funskool anyway. But i like them. Well, it's not the only way to get a carded slaughter- you could always get the carded Argentina Sgt. Slaughter from plastirama- cardback is just as flimsy as a Funskool card but the figure inside is 100000x higher quality than Funskool and almost on par with a figure meant for the US or Brazil (the highest quality joes ever made...the early 90s mail order Quick Kick and Heavy Metal were actually produced in Brazil by Estrela!) .....unfortunately the Funskool Slaughter and Quick Kick are probably the 2 most common Funskool figures and were produced from the early 90s until 2004, that's why you ended up with a case fully loaded of them. A Blue Snake Eyes is actually one of the more obtainable early Funskool weirdos- he will run you about $400 MOC (non-ebay gouging).....That's a lot nicer than some of the other ones that can get as high as $4000 MOC.
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Post by uscmbuzz on Sept 7, 2014 2:24:28 GMT -6
Yea i understand why we got a whole box of them . But at the time the price was right and besides they sell fine at shows for $10 each. So its all good.
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