Favorite action figure/toy lines/experiences

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So, the KB Toys thread got me thinking about my childhood and some of the toys I used to collect.

I'll start off with Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad.

For about a year, I'd say I loved this show maybe a little bit MORE than Power Rangers? Yeah, I'd say that's fair. And of course... gotta have the toys!

My first figure from this line was Kilokhan. Him even having a figure was a huge deal for me, since at the time, the idea of the main villain even fighting was unbelievable to me.

From there, I amassed a modest collection, not even close to everything, but hey, I enjoyed it. My full lineup:

Action figure line
Kilokhan
Hock
Sybo
Zenon
Servo in Black costume(I actually used this figure as Malcom)
Amp(green Servo figure, minus the little bump on the head)
Syd(same deal, but purple instead of green)
(there was a blue figure for Tanker that I never got)

Collectible mini figures
Servo
Zenon
Drago
Phormo
Plexton
Readon

Plus I had a put-it-together Synchro figure consisting of Servo and the vehicles. There was one for Phormo that I sadly never had.

But wait, there's more! Because one day, out of boredom, I crafted perhaps the best episode never actually made!

Kilokhan lures Servo into a trap and has Sybo and Hock double-team and shrink him. And once Servo has been shrunk, he had to contend with Plexton and Readon.

Tanker tries to help him out with Zenon, but is also shrunk. Syd and Amp then use their digital forms(which I made up to explain the figures) to fight Hock and Sybo. Syd then summons Drago and lets herself be shrunk so that she can help Servo from Phormo and defeat Plexton and Readon.

Servo and Zenon are restored to their normal size and combine into Synchro to defeat Hock and Sybo. BUT...

Kilokhan and Malcolm arrive. Malcolm blasts Tanker, Syd, and Amp out of the digital world, leaving Servo alone.

And I don't actually remember how Servo won.

But hey, as a kid, it was awesome and fun, which is what this thread is about!

So, share your favorite toy experiences here!

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

I would have different play adventures with different toys.

My action figures were mostly used for wrestling shows, with Optimus Prime as the top babyface and Ric Flair and the Alien Queen respectively as the top cocky and monster heels. Earthworm Jim and Bret Hart were the stars of the midcard, Hogan was a big name part-timer and Michelangelo was the premiere jobber.

I had a bunch of Tiny Toon plushes along with a stuffed Sonic and Garfield, and they got into more dramatic stuff. There was the love triangle between Babs, Buster and Sonic, Garfield's dilemma on how valuable he was to the group, Plucky's ego getting out of control, all while they were "stuck at sea". At times they were a band, other times they battled alien invaders (who seemed to resemble pillows) and Babs would ALWAYS get her dumbass captured, and Buster and Sonic would argue over who got to rescue her.

Every time a cousin came over, I'd invite them to race the dolls down our hill in the backyard in Tonka trucks. They'd usually crash.

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And now I'm reminded of how I dealt with not having any of the Power Rangers zords.

My lineup:

Tyrannosaurus - box of Legos(like, the box itself) with a suitcase on top
Mastadon - a dump truck
Sabertooth Tiger and Triceratops - a pair of Benjamin Moore paint trucks
Pterodactyl - a spaceship
Dragonzord - a Disney castle I owned... for some reason
Ultrazord - a giant firetruck

They'd fight my stuffed animals.

Again, kid and fun.

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My favorite toy line? DC Universe Classics. No question about it.

Also a fan of the bigger G.I. Joes.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

I still have them. All 3.75" figures of various Marvel heroes (with multiple Caps) and G.I. Joes. And yes, I still play with them.

[ERON]

Feb 17, 2013 1:24:03 GMT -5 BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps said:

My action figures were mostly used for wrestling shows, with Optimus Prime as the top babyface and Ric Flair and the Alien Queen respectively as the top cocky and monster heels. Earthworm Jim and Bret Hart were the stars of the midcard, Hogan was a big name part-timer and Michelangelo was the premiere jobber.

Hell yeah! I had my own action figure wrestling league. The X-Men figures were my all-time favorite action figure line primarily because they made the best wrestlers - even better than the WWF or WCW figures. TMNT figures were pretty good, also. Brimstone Love and Metalhead from X-Men 2099, Juggernaut, and the Foot Soldier were my perennial world title contenders. Trevor Fitzroy and Genesis were my monster heel tag champs. Sabretooth, Magneto, Nate Grey, Doc Ock, Rocksteady, Randy Savage, and some random NASCAR driver dominated the mid-card. Good times.

[Citizen Snips]

Ninja Turtles, He-Man, Star Wars and LJN WWF.

[Viking Snad]

Feb 17, 2013 2:05:47 GMT -5 Friday Night SmackOwn said:

All 3.75" figures of various Marvel heroes (with multiple Caps) and G.I. Joes.

Me too. Collecting the 3.75 scale is fun as hell.

[Blindkarevik]

Transformers and G.I. Joe is where my childhood pretty much began and ended. I was into everything around that time as well, but those were the two lines that held my attention the longest. Plus, the articulation of GI Joes were perfect to transition into wrestling rings and that's where I spent the rest of my childhood. Watching wrestling tapes while having epic matches and storylines with my GI Joes.

[FinalGwen]

My favourites would be the Character Options line of Doctor Who figures. Not only are they less fragile than the old DAPOL figures, they're incredibly accurate. Occasionally they have very odd choices of figures (Grandma Connelly from The Idiot's Lantern was made, but Wilf wasn't.) but on the whole, excellent range.

Also have to give the nod to Figma's anime figurines. Really posable, with lots of extras like different faces for different emotions, etc. I've got the whole SOS Brigade, and very happy with them.

[stinger]

ALL my figures had Royal Rumbles. I had wrestling figures and stuff like X-Men and TMNT. Thing is, I never mixed them for some reason.

Battle Ravaged Wolverine usually won my superhero Rumbles (b/c Wolverine II was broken ) while Ultimate Warrior usually won the wrestler ones.

I also did play out storylines w/ X-Men and stuff, but the Rumbles were my favorite thing to do. I would just put the figures in a box and draw one out without looking. Oh, to be young again.