I had that Terminator 2 liquid skin injection set. It was an Argos staple for years! Playmates did re-release it for Terminator Salvation, bt not as well thought out I swear Kenner also used it for another license too, I just can't remember what though.
NECA is in factan abbreviation, hence why its all capitals and as such the periods should be in the name seperating the individaul letters. If memory serves me correctly it stands for National Entertaiment Collectors Association or similar
You guys have earned yourself a subscribe. Any plans on doing an collecting guide on the Alien franchise? There's so much to talk about with that series, like the original 18inch Kenner figure, the unproduced 3 3/4 inch figures of the original movie (that finally saw the light of day thanks to Funko), the 1990s Aliens line which was meant to tie in with a cancelled animated series, the Hive Wars line which was made up of figures planned for the regular Aliens line before it was cancelled and then there's the likes of Hasbro's Resurrection line, and figures produced by McFarlane and NECA.
I honestly like the simplified Kenner style action figures more than the heavily detailed movie-accurate McFarlane or NECA figures. There is more charm in a simple design and you can read more into them.
;) Hi Marco, I agree with tou but the McFarlane and NECA figures still have a place in the hobby. I think the simply style figures appeal more to the 'boys' in us, whereas the others aren't really toys but almost, dare I say it, works of art!
I hear you. I do miss the time when I could afford to get four or five fun, simple action figures. Toys look really great and pretty now with all the advances. However I really do miss the charm and playability of the classic figures and all of the crazy accessories, playsets and vehicles.
you missed a nice piece from mcfarlanes terminator 3 line. they had a great 2-pack with a severely damaged t-800 and the robotic t-x with a nice crashed helicopter diorama.
You forgot Enterbay, same thing for the Batman video - (as much as I love Hot Toys) Enterbay made the best (1/4) Arnold just as they made the best Joker.
Hey great review and retrospective. Yeah, so many missed opportunities with the early Kenner T2 toys. They do have the charm and fun of 80's/90's action figure lines though. I do love them for what they were. I did some thoughts on my collection of them too on my channel.
Collecting My Thoughts yes, the 80 + 90s were a great time, action figures were FUN and made to be PLAYED with. I think one of the main reasons for a decline recently is that there is too much emphasis on the collectibility rather than playability.
This is an excellent video. Please consider putting the transcript of the video in the description. That would make it easier for viewers to absorb the information, and it should also raise the video in youtube search results. Thank you.
ActionFigureResource I looked around your website, and I found the podcast that goes along with this video, but not a written transcript. In any case, I admire these videos and find them very informative.
It's kind of funny watching this video in Hindsight. Most of the kenner Terminator 2 toys 8 years later and quite a bit more pricey. I wish I had bought a hole set of them back then when they were still cheap.
@@ActionFigureResource i agree after 2 it went down hill thas y all terminator action figures revolve around T2 dont even let me get started on robocop
Hi, thanks for the comment. At the time of making this video (2015) I didn't mention their value because over the years this has changed quite considerably. However, in more recent videos I have been adding this to give people a point of reference.
@@ActionFigureResource To be honest the website is a bit difficult to maneuver but I do appreciate such a guide for the most part I try to reference Ebay I do appreciate all the time that you spend creating such lists
Far too many stupid variants. Even as a kid I got a couple of these and was fine with that and wanted no more, which was unheard of. The big terminator is an all-time classic. Found this channel today and it looks like I've got a load of videos to watch.
Any Terminator action figure you take there will not be a proper leg articulation (NECA) and that is also a reason people don't buy them as it reduces posability
Yes, I agree. However, I believe a bigger issue is the very limited production runs and distribution meaning that generally they sell out on pre-order which in turn drives up prices even further.
I want to get a lot of them. I'm filming(stop motion) a comic heroes for a day. Dr Doom,Kang,Immortus, have all set a time trap for every heroe. The president has set a holiday for super heroes aside . Brining the heores to Washington DC, the villians send then heroes into the future 2027 .With no heroes to stop them the president passes the Skynet bill.In the year 2027 our heroes are outmatched and outgunned by the terminators .The time portal is still open but only big enough for one heroe to go back through. Skynet has traps ,bombs , hunter killers,T 800 army's ,T 1000 s and power disrupter towers all but one heroe dies to stop this war from happening. Who do you think makes it back?
I still have a few of these chaps and are among my favorite action figures of the 90s
which ones do you have Joseph
I had that Terminator 2 liquid skin injection set. It was an Argos staple for years! Playmates did re-release it for Terminator Salvation, bt not as well thought out
I swear Kenner also used it for another license too, I just can't remember what though.
***** i had the liquid skin set too, was so cool :)
Oh wow the bio-flesh regenerator was my dream as a child! I still wonder what they used. Looked so magical!
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I have never heard someone refer to NECA as N.E.C.A.
NECA is in factan abbreviation, hence why its all capitals and as such the periods should be in the name seperating the individaul letters. If memory serves me correctly it stands for National Entertaiment Collectors Association or similar
ActionFigureResource
Still, I have never heard anyone call it by the letters. It's sort of like how no one calls NASA N.A.S.A.
Very interesting. Thank you for your hard work put into this video.
Very interesting video!
The T800 Endo skeleton is a cool figure at least.
I loved my t2 car lol I used to put my beetle juice/Jim carrey mask toys in it
You guys have earned yourself a subscribe.
Any plans on doing an collecting guide on the Alien franchise? There's so much to talk about with that series, like the original 18inch Kenner figure, the unproduced 3 3/4 inch figures of the original movie (that finally saw the light of day thanks to Funko), the 1990s Aliens line which was meant to tie in with a cancelled animated series, the Hive Wars line which was made up of figures planned for the regular Aliens line before it was cancelled and then there's the likes of Hasbro's Resurrection line, and figures produced by McFarlane and NECA.
BinaltechGinrai Aliens done along with some reviews
man did McFarlane come along and changed the game on action figures. his line was my favorite.
I honestly like the simplified Kenner style action figures more than the heavily detailed movie-accurate McFarlane or NECA figures. There is more charm in a simple design and you can read more into them.
;) Hi Marco, I agree with tou but the McFarlane and NECA figures still have a place in the hobby. I think the simply style figures appeal more to the 'boys' in us, whereas the others aren't really toys but almost, dare I say it, works of art!
I hear you. I do miss the time when I could afford to get four or five fun, simple action figures. Toys look really great and pretty now with all the advances. However I really do miss the charm and playability of the classic figures and all of the crazy accessories, playsets and vehicles.
i loved my terminator figures, the liquid skin set and all the others :) never had or saw the car though. great vid :)
you missed a nice piece from mcfarlanes terminator 3 line. they had a great 2-pack with a severely damaged t-800 and the robotic t-x with a nice crashed helicopter diorama.
Great video! ! !
You forgot Enterbay, same thing for the Batman video - (as much as I love Hot Toys) Enterbay made the best (1/4) Arnold just as they made the best Joker.
Hey great review and retrospective. Yeah, so many missed opportunities with the early Kenner T2 toys. They do have the charm and fun of 80's/90's action figure lines though. I do love them for what they were. I did some thoughts on my collection of them too on my channel.
Collecting My Thoughts yes, the 80 + 90s were a great time, action figures were FUN and made to be PLAYED with. I think one of the main reasons for a decline recently is that there is too much emphasis on the collectibility rather than playability.
This is an excellent video. Please consider putting the transcript of the video in the description. That would make it easier for viewers to absorb the information, and it should also raise the video in youtube search results. Thank you.
Hi @Heisenberg the information and transcript is available on my website www.action-figure-resource.com
ActionFigureResource I looked around your website, and I found the podcast that goes along with this video, but not a written transcript. In any case, I admire these videos and find them very informative.
My error, I thiufht I had already put it up. Send me your email and I'll happily. Send you a copy.
mcfarlane and meca was pure arts damn is perfect
i loved the kenner T2 toys :-)
I had bio flesh too loved it
Holy shit, that Terminator Mobile assault car is radical!
Yes, radical but hardly a neccessity for the T800!
ActionFigureResource Of course but sometimes you gotta kill in style! ;)
The original Ghostbusters toys were like that as well
Love the video man.
i have a 8bit deco terminator
I had the McFarlan T800 and mine didn't come with that long shotgun. Mine had a smaller grenade launcher that folded open.
Yeah I found that strange the odd look the pre terminator 3 figures looked
lmao that car! This was awesome, ty =)
The only Terminator figure I had as a kid was the one with half his face missing. Unfortunately I lost it at some point. It was a cool figure though.
What's N E C A I thought it was NECA
My favorite toy !!!!!
I lived termjnater judgment day and almost cried at the ending, thats how a good movie should end
It's kind of funny watching this video in Hindsight. Most of the kenner Terminator 2 toys 8 years later and quite a bit more pricey. I wish I had bought a hole set of them back then when they were still cheap.
Add from rocky and rambo pls
Шерлок Холмс I plan to soon
ActionFigureResource i hope to see it ! Nice
I still have the malty armed Arnold and the exploding t 1000
I always felt like Terry crews should have played the gold Terminator if ever it is in a movie
I've been quite disappointed with the whole Terminator franchise up to the last one.
@@ActionFigureResource i agree after 2 it went down hill thas y all terminator action figures revolve around T2 dont even let me get started on robocop
The car in Kenner toy line would look like slade from dc and Jiro from kikadier would drive
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What you didn’t mention in the videos was how valuable those toys are now
Hi, thanks for the comment. At the time of making this video (2015) I didn't mention their value because over the years this has changed quite considerably. However, in more recent videos I have been adding this to give people a point of reference.
@@ActionFigureResource I’m trying very hard on your website to navigate through my cell phone it wasn’t working
@@Nothing19800 The website isn't working or your phone?
@@ActionFigureResource To be honest the website is a bit difficult to maneuver but I do appreciate such a guide for the most part I try to reference Ebay I do appreciate all the time that you spend creating such lists
@@Nothing19800 Thanks for the feedback, very much appreciated. I'm always trying to improve and make it easier and better for users.
Know whats weird,the terminator which has the removable arm he has the data spike that robocop had and not the terminator
Riad Trakic that's because Kenner were famous for cannibalizing their figures
i really want the talking terminator toy
Yes, that would be rather cool. I'm trying to get this collection also.
Far too many stupid variants. Even as a kid I got a couple of these and was fine with that and wanted no more, which was unheard of. The big terminator is an all-time classic. Found this channel today and it looks like I've got a load of videos to watch.
Gosh that missile launcher T1000 was absolutely crap, I think I still have him. Bin worthy
Sure was, but so were most of them but they were great fun to play with!!
@@ActionFigureResource really great fun mate, still got the car, bike and most of the figs
@@starwarsroo2448 wish I had mine but my mother gave all my old toys away decades ago 😃
I have purity much all of the figures in this video
I love the Terminator franchise but was never able to get any of these early figures but the latest NECA and Sideshow figures have been great!
Any Terminator action figure you take there will not be a proper leg articulation (NECA) and that is also a reason people don't buy them as it reduces posability
They describe him as a t-800 That's so dumb I've been hearing it for years now it's 800 series model 101 get it straight people lol
Those hot toys versions are not real toys. They are overpriced collectables for adult manchildren disguised as toys.
I take it you can't afford them?
Yeah that toy car is a rolling pile of shit.
Hot toys figures are way too overpriced!
Yes, I agree. However, I believe a bigger issue is the very limited production runs and distribution meaning that generally they sell out on pre-order which in turn drives up prices even further.
I want to get a lot of them. I'm filming(stop motion) a comic heroes for a day. Dr Doom,Kang,Immortus, have all set a time trap for every heroe. The president has set a holiday for super heroes aside . Brining the heores to Washington DC, the villians send then heroes into the future 2027 .With no heroes to stop them the president passes the Skynet bill.In the year 2027 our heroes are outmatched and outgunned by the terminators .The time portal is still open but only big enough for one heroe to go back through. Skynet has traps ,bombs , hunter killers,T 800 army's ,T 1000 s and power disrupter towers all but one heroe dies to stop this war from happening. Who do you think makes it back?