[Acquisitions] Various Iron Man Goodies

The past few weeks at work have been a grind and I'm really finding it hard to find some free time to write new blog entries, thus the Chain Base Comics overload a couple of weeks back. The kind of workload avalanche we've been experiencing at work has slowly become the norm and even though I don't like it one bit, my only option is to swim along. Anyway, I'm quite free today so I decided to write about some acquisitions which are long overdue. Come on, let's check them out!

[Chain Base Comics] #013

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[Acquisitions] Super Hero Squad Iron Man & War Machine 2-Pack and Iron Man: The Armored Avenger War Mechs 3-Pack

When I dropped by SM Megamall last June 16 for the 11th Philippine Toy Convention, I thought I was in for a big day. I had set aside a huge chunk of my incentive pay for the said event and I was really raring to go. Yes, I was able to score a bunch of Funko Pop! bobbleheads and figures (my newest addictions) at the Con but the Marvel Universe and Iron Man figs which I really came for were nowhere to be found. Fortunately, I was able to spot and score these Super Hero Squad sets to somehow make the long trip worthwhile.

[Acquisitions] Iron Man 2 Mighty Muggs: Iron Man Mark VI and War Machine

I've been collecting action figures for the past nine years and as much as I would love to say that I pretty much know how this industry runs, the truth is that there are still tons and tons of stuff that I have yet to figure out. Secondary market pricing is a case in point.

[Acquisitions] Super Hero Squad Iron Man Figs

 

The wifey and I have just returned from our 5-day Singapore sojourn so please let me apologize for the site's long (and unannounced) hiatus. The trip went as planned and I'll be playing catch up for quite some time to share the various stuff that I was able to acquire during our vacation. We better get things started quickly because the list of the toys that I need to talk about is getting longer by the minute!

[Acquisitions] Iron Man 2: Comic Series (Modern) War Machine

Greetings! I'm still feeling the euphoria of the just-concluded 6th Christmas Toy Fair and I'm very eager to share my hauls from the said event but before I can do so, I still have some good pre-Toy Fair acquisitions to show you. We don't really need to rush things because like I told you, what we'll be checking out are good acquisitions, and I'm quite sure you'll enjoy them.

[Acquisitions] Super Hero Squad Iron Man Figs

I bought these cute little Iron Man figs at JAE Collectibles during the G.I. Joe lull early last August. The figs were actually a bit pricey for their size, but I'm such a big Iron Man fan that the price increase wasn't enough to dissuade me from getting my fix. I just attributed the spike in prices to the convenience brought about by buying these Iron Man figs individually instead of getting them mint-in-box, packed together with figures of other characters that I don't really give a damn about. It was also a really fun experience sorting these figs out of JAE's box of loose SHS figs, and getting quite a number of figs in one stop was something I hadn't done since the release of the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra figs. More figs and more pics after the jump.

[Acquisitions] Marvel Legends: Ultimate War Machine

As a toy collector that's been in the hobby for quite some time, I know I've made a lot of wrong decisions collecting-wise. Majority of those wrong decisions can be summarized in to one big type of mistake, holding a good toy in my hands and failing to buy that toy, never to see it again.

[Chain Base Comics] #002

[Acquisitions] Iron Man: The Armored Avenger 1:12 Initiative War Machine

My first encounter with this figure was when I was checking out the Iron Man thread over at PTK, looking for new 1:18 releases. I remember being so excited about this figure that I immediately asked some fellow collectors & some toy dealers about its availability. Fortunately, I was able to snag one from the pegs of Toy Kingdom (Pampanga) and I didn't have to get one through eBay. So, is this figure worth all the hype?