My VINTAGE Action Figure Collection: JRNY to K-Mart Plaza!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:53 amINTRODUCTION: This will be topic of My vintage action figure collection ranging from the 80s to the late 90s. A majority of them will be from Kenner as they were My favorite back in the day. IMO, they were the most perfect example of how great toys & action figures was in the 80s & 90s and that it was "THE ERA" to be a kid! I will feature many lines by Playmates & Mattel and various companies plus some bonus stuff & surprises regardless of chronological order of time of release. I will also provide some commentary and I will appreciate your reading of it as some of the moments is really special to 
IMPORTANT NOTES: Since My collections are old and in storage, no series will be complete and pristine. I had played them a lot back then and accessories & parts are missing (if I find them later then I will re-post about that particular figure at a later date). They will look worn & will have scuff marks, paint rubbed off and the like. So, I will frequently as update this topic and will be upon the board about once a week or so!
Oh boy, here we go, here is the first of My vintage action collection and I thought that it would be very apropos that is would be none other than WILLOW, the 1988 fantasy action adventure like no other! IMO it was like a medieval Star Wars and you can clearly tell it was Lucas and I loved the musical score by James Horner, one of his absolute best IMO! When I was really young I loved all that was greatness about the 80s which was action, fantasy, sorcery, monsters, horror and the fun suff. So, I knew the Willow movie and its action figures was coming out soon. My Grandparents & Mom got Me all of them but two which I will post about that in time as well as some of My memories of the great series.
So, the series was made by Tonka, the then owner of Kenner. The figures IMO were beyond their time as they looked so realistic with great sculpting and looked movie accurate. They were real scale towards each other which I always love in action figures. They were only about 2" tall with metal stands however with exceptions some were different as you will see shortly. So, here will the lineup with many pics and features. I still have all of their cards which you will see in their entirety and so much more
THE NOCKMARR ARMY
The Death Dog: He was My first Willow figure EVER
The stock @ My great Venture store was sold out of them at the time and it seemed like this poor figure was thrown around all over the toy isle as his card was so beat up. He was so torn that he was put on clearance time & time again and nobody was interested in him but Me! I was so happy that I got him and a Willow figure because Me & My Grandparents were going to see the film later THAT night at the show! They loved it especially My Grandpa. Yep, I took My Death Dog with Me and was playing with him in front of the screen. Such a great memory indeed.
Death Dog: So, stock was coming in Venture as well & K-Mart & K-B. Me was lucky enough to get the whole collection. First, I wanted a another Death Dog because of the scene in the beginning of the movie there were two of them so I had to get one more for an army builder to make that scene. He looks identical like the other one which is a really gruesome looking dog minus the torn-up card.
IMPORTANT NOTES: Since My collections are old and in storage, no series will be complete and pristine. I had played them a lot back then and accessories & parts are missing (if I find them later then I will re-post about that particular figure at a later date). They will look worn & will have scuff marks, paint rubbed off and the like. So, I will frequently as update this topic and will be upon the board about once a week or so!
Oh boy, here we go, here is the first of My vintage action collection and I thought that it would be very apropos that is would be none other than WILLOW, the 1988 fantasy action adventure like no other! IMO it was like a medieval Star Wars and you can clearly tell it was Lucas and I loved the musical score by James Horner, one of his absolute best IMO! When I was really young I loved all that was greatness about the 80s which was action, fantasy, sorcery, monsters, horror and the fun suff. So, I knew the Willow movie and its action figures was coming out soon. My Grandparents & Mom got Me all of them but two which I will post about that in time as well as some of My memories of the great series.
So, the series was made by Tonka, the then owner of Kenner. The figures IMO were beyond their time as they looked so realistic with great sculpting and looked movie accurate. They were real scale towards each other which I always love in action figures. They were only about 2" tall with metal stands however with exceptions some were different as you will see shortly. So, here will the lineup with many pics and features. I still have all of their cards which you will see in their entirety and so much more
THE NOCKMARR ARMY
The Death Dog: He was My first Willow figure EVER
The stock @ My great Venture store was sold out of them at the time and it seemed like this poor figure was thrown around all over the toy isle as his card was so beat up. He was so torn that he was put on clearance time & time again and nobody was interested in him but Me! I was so happy that I got him and a Willow figure because Me & My Grandparents were going to see the film later THAT night at the show! They loved it especially My Grandpa. Yep, I took My Death Dog with Me and was playing with him in front of the screen. Such a great memory indeed. Death Dog: So, stock was coming in Venture as well & K-Mart & K-B. Me was lucky enough to get the whole collection. First, I wanted a another Death Dog because of the scene in the beginning of the movie there were two of them so I had to get one more for an army builder to make that scene. He looks identical like the other one which is a really gruesome looking dog minus the torn-up card.
