I've Been Waiting a LONG time to be able to take this picture...
 

I
Am
So
EXCITED!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/7f476471.jpg

Very nice pic, bro. They would be more impressive in the box though.

Cowabunga!

why in the box? then you can't play with them

I took two of those out of their boxes krueger. You'll quickly learn that I am in no way shape or form, a box collector.

Boxes only ever matter if you intend on selling them.

Very, very sweet man...they look great!!

Well isn't this the age old discussion? Just because you are a box collector, doesn't mean you intend on selling them. If you want to look at it that way, people only take them out of the box to play with them. And to be honest, anyone who collects any kind of figures can't tell me they haven't been called a nerd or a dork by someone down the line. You can call me a dork for collecting turtle figures but when it comes to playing with them in the bathtub, that stopped a long time ago. Playing with figures at my age is not normal unless there is a 5 year old by my side. Mr. Archon, do you currently play with figures?

To each his own.

Absolutely. ESPECIALLY At work.
It seems you and I have a totally different opinion as to what is or is not appropriate when it comes to enjoying our toys.

As far as being called a nerd or a dork is concerned, I wear those titles like a badge on my sleeve. Ofcourse, I work in the game industry, collect arcade cabinets, and have cartoon characters tattooed all over my body, so my ninja turtle collection is the last thing i get called a nerd for ;-)

Oh you lucky .....


I want that Raph!!

they go for way too much $$ though

toys should be out of the package and on the shelf to be enjoyed. Played with. Admired. Cherished.

That is so sick, I wish I was half the man you are.

Maybe if I get shredder tatooed on my sack, would that be hardcore or what?

I collect ONLY MOC/MIB. Its because I enjoy the way the fig looks MOC, especially a whole collection MOC/MIB. You can't say that your more impressed seeing a collection of loose figures than a sealed collction.

To each his own though :)

Krueger, I stilll play with mine whenever I get the chance. What's so wrong with that? Helps keep your imagination alive.

lmao @ ectocoolers tatooed sack... too good too good :D

Hmmm, I don't see what's so special about that picture. Yup, they're just four normal people in trench coats and fedoras. Nope, I don't see anything out of the ordinary there. :P

You're right! I can't say I'm MORE impressed. I CAN say however that I would be equally impressed. You're right. To each their own. At no point was I trashing people who are box collectors. Simply that box collecting isnt for me. My original disagreement was with krueger that the undercover set would be more impressive boxed. Because like I said, I tore two of them out of their boxes immediately upon arrival. So I obviously don't think they'd be more impressive boxed.

Somewhere I have a picture of me ripping my scratch out of his box...I'll look for that and post it for your cringing pleasure. :-)

Sounds good, I'm not that strict hardcore of a collector though. It would only bother me if it was Graded AFA 95 and then you went ahead and opened it. Just cause something is MOC/MIB , I don't care...but if its beautifully preserved for the past 20+ years, I'd consider it a sad loss of a moment in our childhood. Thats all. I look at these more as a preservation of our childhood/memories than a just a toy or its packaging :)

Hate to jump in on this, but didnt Archon_turtle only state that you basically only need packaging, if you intend on selling? He did'nt say that everyone who keeps them in the package intend on selling them. And he was only replying to Kreuger's comment that his collection would be "better" if they were in the box...so I dont really understand why you're all attacking him...

They look so cute in those little coats!

Ok... you are just contradicting yourself and putting words in people's posts, so your arguements are invalid.

Really, there is nothing wrong with that. I'm cool with it but it is not normal.

:lol:Thats hilarious!!! :lol:

Geez people. Who cares what you do with your toys. Bttm line is you enjoy them anyway you want and post pics so the rest of use enviously drool over them. Lets leave it at that, everyone have a GREAT THANKSGIVING! :)

I second that! All hail Nostalgia the Peacemaker!

Happy Thanksgiving.

Great, now as an offering to my excellent peace keeping qualities I'd appreciate you all sending me your rarest TMNT toys. I promise not to judge any of the toys regardless of them being loose or MOC/MIB :D

I dont want this to come out rude, but i'm pretty sure I didn't put words in peoples mouth's...if you could maybe show an example I will apologize, although I'm pretty sure your just offended and showing your anger. Anyways, those trench coats are great, really bring's me back to original toon for some reason.

Two things to start off, first I never get angry on this forum and second I don't want an apology from you cause I never claimed that you have offended me.

You put better in quotations saying that I said "his collection would be "better" if they were in the box". I said no such thing. All I said was that the PHOTO would be more impressive...nothing about his collection. And by the way, impressive and better are not synonyms.

"Impressive"..."better"...I mean, they came off the same as me. But I think we should both just be fine with the fact that we think eachother are crazy. I much prefer that over a silly message board war.

Phew! :sweatdro: *comes out from hiding behind a rock, drops pointed stick and enters thread*

All safe now. :D

I must admit I'm more impressed seeing all 4 of these together loose with their coats than MOSC. Usually when a loose undercover figure shows up, it's almost always missing it's trench coat.

The only 2 I have with their coats are MOSC, but I just can't bring myself to open them. :(

Nice figs!

As for box collecting, I have one MOC figure: The original Playmates Michelangelo figure. The only reason I have that is because Michelangelo was the very first TMNT toy I ever owned so I decided to get one on eBay MOC. However, if I felt like playing with the toy, I have my out-of-box one from when I was a kid as well.