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Old 26-08-2009, 5:33 PM   #1
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This arrived today...

Well this big guy arrived today at about 4.30, so was a VERY long day waiting for him to be delivered but he was definately worth the wait!!!



he is HUGE, he is #0352/1500. He is my 2nd delivery this week. The other delivery I got was this guy...




and they now join my 1st ever piece that I got...



he is #944/2500

no laughing now but here is the group shot of my whole collection so far, all three of them





I know my collection is SO SMALL but I have only just started. I hope you guys like what I have so far.

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Old 26-08-2009, 5:50 PM   #2
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great start though, we all had to start somewhere and if you've got the bug it wont be long untill they have a few more friends to keep them company
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Old 26-08-2009, 6:04 PM   #3
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wow your T-800 looks great loving the stand,
But my favourite is your spiderman, where did you get him from been looking for a good spiderman for some time now and that the best one I have seen so far
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We all have to start somewhere and you have started with some good choices!

Nice collection so far mate
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Old 26-08-2009, 6:16 PM   #5
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Thanks gam.

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wow your T-800 looks great loving the stand,
But my favourite is your spiderman, where did you get him from been looking for a good spiderman for some time now and that the best one I have seen so far
I got my spiderman in June 2007 while I was on holiday/vacation in Orlando, I came off the spiderman ride in Island of adventure and into the gift shop there and had a look round as you do and I spotted him. He is part of the sinister six. Dont know if you can still get him or not mate.

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We all have to start somewhere and you have started with some good choices!

Nice collection so far mate
Thanks BuFF DaDDy, only problem I have now is that I cant display my stuff yet coz our house looks like a war zone just now with no room to even swing a cat so to speak.
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Old 26-08-2009, 6:26 PM   #6
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good stuff sir!
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Old 26-08-2009, 6:41 PM   #7
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You made a great choice with the T800 PF, I love mine, one of my favourite pieces from Sideshow. I only started my collection in Dec but once you get the bug...
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Old 26-08-2009, 7:09 PM   #8
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You made a great choice with the T800 PF, I love mine, one of my favourite pieces from Sideshow. I only started my collection in Dec but once you get the bug...
....you get bitten by it, hard!!

I love your t-800 Arnie.
One of the very first pieces I had to track down. He is amazing and you will be dusting him far to often Great choice as your first PF.

I also managed to snag myself a very rare, naked version which will be displayed beside him

Enjoy it mate, it gets worse from here on in

**EDIT**
Meant to ask you, did customs get you?

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Old 26-08-2009, 8:13 PM   #9
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Nice collection
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Old 26-08-2009, 10:07 PM   #10
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Nice collection, Play.com used to sell that Spidey, or one very similar but it's gone now. I was going to buy it but I was unsure of the size, I would have if I seen your picture , oh well.

Arnie is huge, what size is he like 24"?
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Great start to your collection. Lovin' the Spidey.
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love the Arnold statue how tall?
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Old 26-08-2009, 11:15 PM   #13
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love the Arnold statue how tall?
22 inch I think.
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Old 27-08-2009, 8:36 AM   #14
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Thanks for all the nice comments folks.

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....you get bitten by it, hard!!

I love your t-800 Arnie.
One of the very first pieces I had to track down. He is amazing and you will be dusting him far to often Great choice as your first PF.

I also managed to snag myself a very rare, naked version which will be displayed beside him

Enjoy it mate, it gets worse from here on in

**EDIT**
Meant to ask you, did customs get you?
Axel40, a naked Arnie hey!!? is he going to have a strategically placed 18 certified logo or something

Yeah I got hit with Import VAT (same as customs, I assume) plus extra charge from UPS so added up to £55, nearly had a heart attack. But no one said this hobby was cheap and I REALLY wanted Arnie. My next Arnie (Conan) is on his way as well (in Transit to EU) and I just got an email this morning saying that my waitlist order for LOTR Urukai Berserker premium Ex is being converted tomorrow.

So I am having a great week...
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Old 27-08-2009, 8:43 AM   #15
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By naked I mean the T-800 Endoskeleton 1:4 scale

That Berserker is one of the most awesome figures around, I love that one.

Don't have it but I will probably pick one up at some stage in the future.
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Old 27-08-2009, 8:49 AM   #16
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Ahhhh right, phew... I thought you meant something like when he 1st appears in the film in his transport bubble naked before he steals his clothes..

Yeah I saw other peoples posts about the berserker and I have always a LOTRs piece but they are hard to find now and when I got an email from sideshow saying they found 15 extra in their warehouse, I put my name down on waitlist and now I am going to be getting one soon

I believe that Arnie (T-800) and the berserker are amongst the best of the PFs? so I am happy with that thought.
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Old 03-09-2009, 5:58 PM   #17
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Well the postie delivered this guy this afternoon...







Has anyone else noticed that the smoke grenades do not resemble the ones in the Hot Toys pictures?

He is brilliant the only problem I do have is that the rubber band at the back of the mask has come off one side so think I might have to try glue it back together, apart from that he was well worth the wait

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Old 03-09-2009, 6:31 PM   #18
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got to love that postie!
cant remember the grenades in question but i've noticed a few times things aren't the same as the photo's on the hot toys site.
good luck with the fixing of the mask, seller may help if you ask. worst comes to worst you can always but a loose one via the bay.
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Old 04-09-2009, 4:59 PM   #19
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Got these two guys delivered 2 hours ago...



#359/500 and he is brilliant...

and...


#718/750 and he is awesome!! he has a couple of chips on his sword but I should be able to sort that out or I could live with it
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Old 04-09-2009, 6:14 PM   #20
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Nice one Zimbo.

That Arnie/Conan was always meant to be on my 'to get' list but there was always something else so I missed it. It just disappeared from Play one day when I was checking

The Berserker is stunning

My LOTR collection consists of a Sauron from Sideshow and a silly little Frodo bust.
Thats it!

Sauron is probably the heaviest stat I've ever lifted, he weighs a ton.

You'll enjoy that Berserker though mate, I know it, he looks so bad ass

I lay money you're VERY proud of that piece.

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Nice one Zimbo.

That Arnie/Conan was always meant to be on my 'to get' list but there was always something else so I missed it. It just disappeared from Play one day when I was checking

The Berserker is stunning

My LOTR collection consists of a Sauron from Sideshow and a silly little Frodo bust.
Thats it!

Sauron is probably the heaviest stat I've ever lifted, he weighs a ton.

You'll enjoy that Berserker though mate, I know it, he looks so bad ass

I lay money you're VERY proud of that piece.
Hey Axel40, well I have always loved the film Conan the Barbarian so when I saw him available as a collectible it was a sure thing for me and he does not disappoint... Just gotta glue the felt at back of the wall where it has moved whilst obviously being put into the packaging and is not seen anyway.

Yes the Berserker is stunning in the flesh so to speak!! I saw the pics on this and other forums and I was like WOW he looks awesome and looked into getting one but he was sold out then got an email from SS saying they had found 15 in the warehouse (EX version) and if I wanted one I had to get my name on waitlist and hopfully it'd convert, and here he is now in all his glory... The box he came in was humungous, am almost running out of space for all these guys now. And yes I am proud of this piece and he WILL NEVER leave me.

I would like to try and get some LOTR stuff when I find any and can afford to.
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very nice new pieces.
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:37 AM   #23
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wow zimbo7 you sure have sent some money in the last two weeks but its all worth it
looks like you truly have the bug now
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zimbo..... are you for displaying the Berserker with the ex severed head then, one of the best sidshow exclusives in a fair while

ps is his hand on properly in your pic, doesn't look right
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zimbo..... are you for displaying the Berserker with the ex severed head then, one of the best sidshow exclusives in a fair while

ps is his hand on properly in your pic, doesn't look right
Thanks for all the comments guys.

Gam @ the moment I cant display any of my items because I have no room to so I am just trying to get what I can while I can before I miss out anything. but when I do I think it is going to be difficult to choose which hand to use because I think they are both awesome.

I think his hand was on properly when I took that photo
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Thanks for all the comments guys.

Gam @ the moment I cant display any of my items because I have no room to so I am just trying to get what I can while I can before I miss out anything. but when I do I think it is going to be difficult to choose which hand to use because I think they are both awesome.

I think his hand was on properly when I took that photo
good luck in finding display room and its not a bad idea getting pieces you want now rather than playing catch up later

When you do go to display it, I had the same delema with Lurtz, found it hard to choose which way to display it but the fact it was the ex, it tipped the balance and the bow won out....... but for me that severed head is

I wasn't sure but there was something different or unnatural about your pic so I had a look other pics and the hand looks back to front

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good luck in finding display room and its not a bad idea getting pieces you want now rather than playing catch up later

When you do go to display it, I had the same delema with Lurtz, found it hard to choose which way to display it but the fact it was the ex, it tipped the balance and the bow won out....... but for me that severed head is

I wasn't sure but there was something different or unnatural about your pic so I had a look other pics and the hand looks back to front


Lol you have a good eye, coz I didnt even realize my mistake... but I must admit I still think he looked pretty cool with his hand that way around, it was certainly different (its good to be different as well)
I'll try to fit his arm correctly when he finally can come out of hibernation...
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These guys arrived today along with a ferrari F430 Scuderia Ltd edition (but wont show you the pics of that) that is another WHOLE collection story.







I love these guys, they are maybe 5" high max
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These guys arrived today along with a ferrari F430 Scuderia Ltd edition (but wont show you the pics of that) that is another WHOLE collection story.







I love these guys, they are maybe 5" high max
I take it you 'aint short of a few bob then Zimbo7
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I take it you 'aint short of a few bob then Zimbo7
Well I am now... (by the way the F430 is a model, NOT REAL!!) lets just say I have spent what I could and now I HAVE to slow down/stop (if I can)
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