Today was a GREAT day.
I had to skip work for the afternoon because of a small medical check-up. So, why not toy hunt on the side?
So first, my TrU have voyager Megs and Hound AT LAST. Got them both with a raincheck. Guess the cashier didn't really cared about what he was doing because he scored me the reduced price of a voyager... and a deluxe! Total, 60.30$CAN WITH taxes! Too bad I couldn't Will'd a Hasbro coupon on top of that.
Hound is good, but figuring the arms was a bit of a mind-bender. Nice but not incredible.
Obviously, the real winner is Megatron. Man, that figure is pure GENIUS! I would have paid the full 40$CAN plus taxes without regrets for him.
Then I went to my local geek store to conclude a trade. I had to spend at least some cash so I bought G1 Brawl.
22$CAN with taxes is NOT a deal, but I was glad to have the very PRIMITIVE original rejoin his brothers.
As for the trade, I'll have to mention what I gave away to the store:
--Power Rangers Supercharge Red T-Rex Megazord, two bikes, and the Red Ranger
--Generations Scoop, Swerve & minicon, Tailgate & minicon & G1 self, Jiaxus, and CW scout Rodimus.
--Platinum Cyclonus Armada
--Super Sentai Dekaranger megazord, "mini-hero-masher" version
--Super Gobots Future Machine and TF GO! Go Prime
All of the above was obtained on clearance or very cheap.
So, what did I got for all this?
It's weird.
Ugly.
Stupidly rare.
And insanely expensive 100% complete.
ALL the ACTION MASTERS ELITES! WINDMILL, OMEGA SPREEM, DOUBLE PUNCH and TURBO MASTER!
Those were Europe and Australia exclusives back in the day and were thus produced possibly in limited quantities. They all come with parts that detach and get lost so finding one 100% complete is a miracle. Right now on Ebay, Only Omega Spreem and Double Punch can be found 100% complete and each go for over 150$US! My seller found no value in them and even though he priced them at 80$CAN each, he was glad to get rid of them via trade. Sure, the Actions Masters are not popular, but I find them as hidden gems.
They all have a mechanical action feature that activate with a button. Windmill's and Omega Spreem's work perfectly, Double Punch's is iffy, and Turbo Master's need repair. Their colors are very early 1990-ish and they transform more via yoga and partforming than actual transformation. Does that plane remind you of
anyone?
I'm feeling a bit guilty because this time, I think I barely gave anything for such rarities. Still, I'm glad with my silly Action Masters display so far.
The colors hurt the eyes...