Cool/Interesting/Funny Fanatic/Geek Movie/TV/'other' Collectible Stuff

[LucasM]

Wow!  You are an 'Enterprising' Young Man, aren't you, MartyS?!! 

Those are awesome.  Nice job on the fill-in pieces and stands that you customized.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

A Playmates Enterprise D, I 3D printed a stand for it, cleaned it up a bit and with fresh batteries the sounds and lights still work:

That is really cool!!

When looking up what people are asking for that on ebay (1992 playmates enterprise D) I see loads of them with the warp engines missing, they are removable and barely press fit in place, so it would be very easy for kids playing with it to lose the engines.  No idea why they made it that way.

[RVR II]

I see that. Yeah I think it was definitely a bad design there.

[LucasM]

OK... so those in the USA who haven't been brainwashed by #FoxNewsCult routinely wear masks when leaving the house.  Here's one that might make it easier...

I was unable, on the Etsy site, to find ANY information on how the filtering is performed with it, however!

[Darth Geek]

https://www.gentlemandoorautomation.com/store/p106/batman.html

Unfortunately it's sold out.

[Darth Geek]

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-pacman-raspberry-pi-enclosure-case-43040

Pak might like this, it's a design for a 3D printable Pac-Man that is a case for a Raspberry Pi computer:

[MartyS (Gromit)]

I've wanted a Samurai sword for a while but didn't want a toy and real ones are too expensive.  Recently noticed there are some that are between a real one and a toy one.  Ones that have a somewhat real blade but cheaper parts attached to it.  Figured I'd try one of the ones in the $150 range and it feels good, if you don't look too close to notice the plastic parts it looks good.  The brass part at the base of the blade is real brass but was roughly cut, so I spent and hour sanding and polishing it to make it look nicer.  Also the pattern on the blade is bluing put on with a mask, it's not layered steel at this price.

Maybe someday I'll get a real one, but this will do for now.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Lots of people at work pitched in and got me a big amazon gift card, been wanting westminster chime clock for a while now so figured I would use it all on that. 

Chimes sound good considering the longest one is only about 7 or 8 inches long.

Video of it chiming:

[MartyS (Gromit)]

I designed and 3D printed some sword holders that will work with command strips, got the samurai sword on the wall, not sure I like this location but I have very little wall space anywhere else that would be safe to put this where it would be fine if it fell off the wall.

[LucasM]

It's been a LONG time since there was something that I felt was unique enough to add here.  Well... found one:


Picture is link to website selling it.  $99.99

The alien Xenomorph as the frog from WB/Chuck Jones's "One Froggy Evening".

Darth Geek: got a hundred you want to drop on this?    At least I'm thinkin' I remember you liking both referents.

[The Lurker]

Spaceballs: The Action Figure

[Darth Geek]

It's been a LONG time since there was something that I felt was unique enough to add here.  Well... found one:


Picture is link to website selling it.  $99.99

The alien Xenomorph as the frog from WB/Chuck Jones's "One Froggy Evening".

Darth Geek: got a hundred you want to drop on this?    At least I'm thinkin' I remember you liking both referents.

Ohhh, this is REALLY tempting!

[MartyS (Gromit)]

I've been talking myself out of buying this for probably 2 years, couldn't resist any longer, life size Grogu:

[LucasM]

I've been talking myself out of buying this for probably 2 years, couldn't resist any longer, life size Grogu:

Looks good!  Which company, as this doesn't look like the SideShow one (that is about $330)?  That one was superb with hand-installed hairs, one-at-a-time (as with the on-screen ones), which seemed a bit overkill to me.

I debated getting one, until I finally realized that most of the appeal of the character is that Grogu reminds me of the personalities of cats I've had.    [Plus thinking about what a future cat might do to a full-size Grogu didn't appeal to me (think: "chew toy" or "scratching post"), and with no protective case to keep one in, that seemed a bit wasteful of a good collectible. ]

[MartyS (Gromit)]

That is the Sideshow (Hot Toys) one, but the $410 version with 3 sets of hands, 2 sets of ears, the shifter and the medallion.
Also the mouth, arms, and legs are articulated.