MiddleClass
He is from Belgium
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14 years ago
Finally managed to get my hands on this big guy! I'm very happy!
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84 44 10
14 years ago
did you snag the one on ebay? I was gonna go for it, but I was sleeping when the auction ended.
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14 years ago
congrats! it is uber-awesome! I watched that eBay listing, but couldn't do it :-( however, I am glad it went to a great home- if I am not wrong, you have all the regular size ones?
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14 years ago
Yes, got it for the initial price. I was amazed no one else bid on it! I guess most people thought it was the regular size. Yes, I have the full set of nine "mini" Squires (and a few extras I had got before I bought the whole set).
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14 years ago
^dont you love when that happens? if I would have saw this you and I would have had ourselves a good ole fashion bidding war. congrats on your come up!
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14 years ago
Thanks! I've been very lucky in finding rare toys for a decent price! Thank you toy angels! :-)
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14 years ago
man, just took a look at your collection and its incredible! How long have you been collecting?
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14 years ago
Around three years. I bought the bulk of my collection in a frenzy in the first two years. Now I've been buying mostly rare toys by my favorite artists and the odd toy from other artists.
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13 years ago
Link to a pic of it in my flat: http://www.flickr.com/photos/.... Name should be Squire Lifesized (that's what on the box).
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38 1 4
12 years ago
Looking for one of these bad boys - message me with price!
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75 0 121
12 years ago
What's the price for one of these bad boys these days?
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95 534 124
12 years ago
If i remember correctly hu8o scored this one on ebay for +-$500.
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75 0 121
12 years ago
For that price, it's a no brainer.
If anyone is selling it in that pricerange, hook me up :)
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12 years ago
I got it for USD 800. :-)
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131 172 31
11 years ago
KongKong has this up Up on Ebay now
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jermaine-Rogers-Life-sized-Squire-NOWhere-Limited-edition-Biskup-Baseman-/111134735421?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e0257c3d -
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75 0 121
11 years ago
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On his way to Belgium very soon ;-) -
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75 0 121
11 years ago
I have a little question:
A few days ago, I this guy and upon arrival, I noticed the little one has a crack in his chest.
I'd rather not talk about refunds and stuff, I want to think positive, believe the guy that it was perfect when he send it and repair my newest addition of the family.
The item is made of fiberglass and the crack is about 6 inch long. It's not a large crack but pretty long and no color has been chipped off.
Does anybody have an idea how I can repair this myself? Fill it up, sandpaper it, recolor it,... Please, any information would be helpful!
Thanks in advance and hopefully someone here is the next MacGyver of toyreparing!
Feel free to email me at federico@honestcrooks.be if you have any thoughts about this! -
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11 years ago
honest- id send it back.. you can fix it and use clay or a filler, as well as color match the paint, but its a lot easier said than done.. unless if you restore or fix things like this on the usual, id send em back. =/
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95 534 124
11 years ago
if the price was quite good or a bargain, i would keep it. If you paid a top price for the squire, i would send it back as well.
You will always see the squire as a damaged or 'fixed' toy. Always!
The chances to fix it as 'brand new' or new are quite slim. You have to fill it, sand it, repaint it which costs a lot of time and money! Unless you want to do some free hand painting on the squire :-p.
I doubt you will have the same glossy look and detail in the end. So save yourself all the hustle and ship it back. Would you buy the same squire from a seller if you knew it's a fixed and repainted one? -
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11 years ago
unless you got it for so cheap, that you cant see a point in returning it to get your money back, id defo send it back.. if you try to 'restore' it yourself, chances are it will come out less than perfect and it will hurt the overall value of the piece, by a lot. (kinda sorta just said what middleclass said :P)
on the other hand, if you dont mind non matching paint (or you could just repaint the whole thing a similar blue), go for it.. like i said, id return it though.. hu8o paid 800 for his, so im assuming you paid somewhere around there.. not cheap enough to receive as broken and fix it yourself. -
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75 0 121
11 years ago
Thank you all for your thoughts!
Well, I'm not the guy who buys toys for making profit, so I think I'll be the last owner this guy will ever have (at least if nothing serious happens - knock on wood)
I asked around and I know someone who can scan a color, get the right colorcode and make that precise color. Also, I have some friends who are in the "oldtimer car" business so they could refill it an airbrush it. I don't know if you guys have seen this toy in real life, but its far from smooth and perfectly painted. :D So my guess, it will be ok in the end.
For the price question: I got it cheaper than 800 so I don't mind paying up a bit to restore this little guy :-)
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11 years ago
If you're going to paint it, paint it in the shadow version, much rarer (only 10), and easier to paint (all black with red eyes). ;-)
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75 0 121
11 years ago
That would be mean, wouldn't it hu8o? ;-)
If I'm not going to find the exact color of this thing, I might paint it "skin color" with brown or blond hair. Let's say, make a little boy out of it :D
Quick photoshop of what it may look like... :D
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11 years ago
Cool!
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angel
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11 years ago
I second that, great idea.
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11 years ago
"Squire is the pig-boy creature in the image. I first saw Squire in an old ad from the 1930s back in my teens, and then again, about a couple of years ago, on a concert flyer. The artist of the concert flyer had basically taken this advertisement from the 1930's and re-appropriated it. Originally, the little pig-boy character advertised baker's yeast: the implication of the ad was that this yeast made folks healthy and 'plump'...like a little hog.
Well, I saw possibilities in this character. I 'named' him, made a few changes to his appearance, and began constructing a story around him..." - Jermaine Rogers
http://www.richardgoodallgallery.com/rggstore/music-posters/jermaine-rogers/afi-12304-p-16173.html
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@HonestCrooks:
Do you have a favorite color?
Here is one idea for enhance of the crazy image )))
https://www.popaganda.com/store/custom-6-mc-supersized-blank
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14 years ago
Exclusive figure created to be handed out as awards at the Platform International Animation Festival (PIAF) June 2007.
Never came out commercially. Dang! One of his best creations IMHO! -
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angel
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14 years ago
WOW!
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14 years ago
wow indeed
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109 122 99
14 years ago
Yep!
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angel
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60 57 19
14 years ago
and i believe the price should be doubled a few hundreds now, if it's ever coming out in the market.
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angel
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14 years ago
Totally agree; one of the best things JJ has come up with and such a pity it wasn't made commercially available.
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14 years ago
I wanted one so badly a friend made me this, pictures don't do it justice
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angel
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14 years ago
That looks really smart!
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13 years ago
i want this toy so much please tell me were i could get one
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12 years ago
epic
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11 years ago
After many years of searching I finally scored this beauty!
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11 years ago
Totally envious! Congrats!
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angel
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11 years ago
some of these are supposed to be available now, anyone know where?
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11 years ago
is this a full size figure or a mini? i'd love to get my hands on one, too :)
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11 years ago
@lordsketch - I emailed a load of stores, seem most places only got like 2 or 3, and they sold out instantly. If you find any let me know, and I will do the same.
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angel
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11 years ago
Will do :)
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angel
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11 years ago
Bad news - Sarah Jo from DKE says they're all sold out :(
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angel
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11 years ago
I ordered one from http://www.atomplastic.com/ in Italy. They might still have some
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11 years ago
I tried atom on Monday and they were sold out. Must be some retailer somewhere that still has a couple.
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angel
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11 years ago
Got it! now I have to talk to the bank so they won't come confiscate my furniture :P
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11 years ago
tried Atom, Mintyfresh and a few other as well. All sold out :-(
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angel
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11 years ago
I got mine at Munkey King pretty much on sheer luck... it said that they were in stock but in other people's carts and I just kept clicking it...
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angel
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381 1089 1433
11 years ago
Munkey King cancled my order... guess there was a glitch :(
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angel
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11 years ago
The person that actually buys it for that price must be hanged, and the nice people from tainted visons next to the buyer !
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136 20 86
11 years ago
how much did this go for at retail? $1000 seems real steep... like, Kaws steep!
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angel
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11 years ago
Man, I love toys. Fucking hating the limited edition flipper effect.
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angel
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353 606 632
11 years ago
€120 here
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11 years ago
Its always disappointing when a supposed reputable retailer makes a decision to buy something at trade from a wholesaler and then mark up by 1500%
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angel
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11 years ago
It's just plain asshole scumbagism. HATE!
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angel
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11 years ago
goddamn flippers!!!
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11 years ago
I finally tracked down one of my holy grails of the vinyl toy world: The God of Animation! And for a very good price too considering what some are selling this guy for. Happy, happy, joy, joy!!
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11 years ago
Envy!
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65 15 6
11 years ago
One of the directors at my workplace (Aardman Animations) has one of these on his desk, as he won one, and I remember when I first joined and had a tour of the building, i couldn't get my head around this piece as i hadn't ever seen it before. I can't believe he has one AND he won it, it's incredible!!
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13 years ago
Because of the artist, of course. You can still get the 200% Chogokin for a reasonable price. The 400% is expensive too.
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95 534 124
13 years ago
I'm still looking for the 100% for a reasonable price... but with no luck so far.
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176 16 9
13 years ago
100% was boxed with the 400%.
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13 years ago
Hodgson on eBay -->
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95 534 124
13 years ago
bidding has ended, so link can be removed
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185 83 831
13 years ago
indeed, went for the low low sum of US $2.25
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326 283 155
13 years ago
I have this and would like to sell it.
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326 283 155
13 years ago
Sorry Helly,
Not right now I moved a year ago and finally got a shelf up to take my figures out. Noticed I no longer wanted some of these, but still keeping the Sony's. -
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388 689 743
14 years ago
Can this be classed as a toy as it's a stool? Discuss :)
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14 years ago
That is a good question.
I feel like "vinyl toy" takes on a larger meaning. A stool is not a toy, but then some of the vinyl toys out there are probably close to sculptures. To me, vinyl toy just ends up taking on the definition of a 3D piece of art with some portion of the playful attitudes of childhood, be it cartoony, or imaginative, or like 3A reflecting the age of playing with toy soldiers.
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angel
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14 years ago
I Agree with what DNA has already said. Take for example, the giant 4 foot Kaws dissects, which aren't toys either, but still listed on here. Same could be said for the giant smokin Labbit seats.
I would like to know restrictions to what can be posted also, but I know what you're saying.
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angel
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14 years ago
I was reluctant to put it on here at first, but it's Kidrobot and Amanda Visell; it seems like it has to be on here. But this does come pretty close to not belonging.
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176 11 1
14 years ago
it has eyes and is playful. It's a toy because you interact in your mind the same way you do with any toy. I would put my Treeson toys on that stool! I love 'em!
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14 years ago
That is a very interesting point! Thank you for sharing it.
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95 534 124
10 years ago
Looking for this one. Please hit me up if you have one for sale.
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44 8 22
14 years ago
Im considering selling my unopened "Wayback Throwback" set.. anyone knows how much is it worth these days!?..
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angel
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14 years ago
Haven't seen them for sale in a while. Let me know if you'll decide on a price.
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95 534 124
13 years ago
I'm interested too !
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1 0 2
13 years ago
Will you sell this figure?
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95 534 124
13 years ago
there is one up on ebay at the moment...
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15 0 11
13 years ago
Have one up for sale on Ebay. Has cool red on back. Also have the box that is signed
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1 0 2
12 years ago
$275?
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hu8o
850 1828 327
13 years ago
Let me know if you have one for sale, or if you know anyone who would be willing to part with it.
saraharvey
900 1011 36
13 years ago
Same here! I would love to get my hands on one.
hu8o
850 1828 327
13 years ago
Do you have the blue version? I recently managed to get my hands on one, and it's awesome! The black one looks even better!
saraharvey
900 1011 36
13 years ago
I don't :( I wish I did. Lucky you on getting a blue version. I'm still on the lookout!
MaquetteCity
154 129 400
13 years ago
Now that is weird...in a good way! :)
HonestCrooks
75 0 121
12 years ago
What's the price on this bad boy and the blue one?
I know someone who sells a blue but I think the price is a bit steep :)
MiddleClass
95 534 124
12 years ago
^ how much is he or she asking?
HonestCrooks
75 0 121
12 years ago
a bit over € 1k shipped to Belgium. (about $1.5k)
Seems they went up in value in a year :-S Is this a fair price?
hu8o
850 1828 327
12 years ago
I'd say it's a fair price. There are only 30 of those and they are hand-painted. And you may not have another chance is this lifetime!
MiddleClass
95 534 124
12 years ago
^ ah ok, i wasn't sure. thanks for the update !