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Feb 27, 2018 - 10:49 AM
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Jim Phelps
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$3500.00 for that?!? Gotta hand it to them for dedication!
The old Kenner Indiana Jones toyline covered the desert scenes quite well: truck, horse, Well of Souls, Map Room, and Streets of Cairo.
However, they should have done the South American temple, the flying wing, and of course the college classroom complete with adoring women students. 
Oh, and Marcus Brody didn't even merit his own action figure, either! Nor did Dietrich or Captain Katanga! Hell, they should have done the Bantu Wind as a playset!
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Feb 27, 2018 - 11:28 AM
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Solium
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$3500.00 for that?!? Gotta hand it to them for dedication!
The old Kenner Indiana Jones toyline covered the desert scenes quite well: truck, horse, Well of Souls, Map Room, and Streets of Cairo.
However, they should have done the South American temple, the flying wing, and of course the college classroom complete with adoring women students.
Oh, and Marcus Brody didn't even merit his own action figure, either! Nor did Dietrich or Captain Katanga! Hell, they should have done the Bantu Wind as a playset!
The auction sites other than Ebay are rip offs or the bidders are clueless. Well both look at the "winners fee". You can probably nab that kit on Ebay for a couple hundred dollars.
I also saw an Aurora Sealab III kit sell for thousands on those kind of sites.
Example: https://www.barnebys.com/auctions/lot/455923683/aurora-u-s-navy-sealab-iii-factory-sealed-boxed-model-kit/
I was able to win one on Ebay for $90 dollars though its a highly prized kit for collectors.
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Feb 28, 2018 - 7:37 AM
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Solium
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The auction sites other than Ebay are rip offs or the bidders are clueless. Well both look at the "winners fee". You can probably nab that kit on Ebay for a couple hundred dollars.
I also saw an Aurora Sealab III kit sell for thousands on those kind of sites.
Example: https://www.barnebys.com/auctions/lot/455923683/aurora-u-s-navy-sealab-iii-factory-sealed-boxed-model-kit/
I was able to win one on Ebay for $90 dollars though its a highly prized kit for collectors.
One of the "concerns" I would have as an accumulator of plastic collectibles would be the degeneration over time of said plastic. Increasing brittleness and the like. I've read that this occurs with action figures, and I would surmise that it also happens with model kits? Or do they consist of a superior plastic? My father's plastic model airplanes from the early '60s became rather brittle over the decades.
No, really isn't a problem. Won't plastics last thousands of years in the ground? I think action figures are made from different kinds of plastic. Model kits are made from Polystyrene, which are non biodegradable. (Some nowadays are made from "Abs" plastic, garage kits are made from "vinyl" or "resin".)
There are some brittle model kits, but it's based on the quality of the plastic pellets used. Which can change year to year and from location. A brand new kit could be brittle, as much as a kit produced 40 years ago. I also think it depends how fast the factory workers pull the plastic from the molds. (cooling time) Even then, the only parts that are fragile would be very small delicate pieces. (Like an antenna) The one exception are clear plastic parts which are always very brittle. I think it's the same plastic, but without color pigment added to it. So I guess it adds strength too.
There's modelers who purchase 50 year old kits, open them up, and build them without any issues. Modelers who buy 40 year old "glue bombs". Kits that were glued together and painted decades ago. Take them apart, strip the paint, and rebuild and repaint them.
The only thing that doesn't last for decades in the box are the water slide decals. 30 year old decals will disintegrate in the water if you tried to use them.
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It is absolutely stupid to travel as a stowaway on a submarine unless you're trying out for a contender slot at the next Darwin Awards.
When I was a kid, and saw Raiders opening night, a few people in the audience laughed at the shot of the sub captain turning around and facing the camera, because the actor bore a vague resemblance to Harrison Ford -- and some people thought it was Indy in disguise!
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