How many times in a row can I listen to PotC before I get bored? Eight and counting...

[ealgylden]

Insert obligatory "LJ sucks like an event horizon (or possibly like Event Horizon), why am I paying for it if it never works, it's taking me twenty minutes to leave each three sentence comment, argh!" comment here (with side note that flipping Quizilla isn't working either, so I can't even combine all my spam in one post). Worst part is that I'm bored and over-caffeinated, so while a movie, a book, or even a long fic would be impossible right now, the channel-hopping qualities of LJ would be perfect. Alas. Evils of faulty technology blah blah.

I went looking for pirate toys online this afternoon, and while he's not as stylish as Jack Sparrow or Barbossa, this fellow is a rather natty dresser. Nice weapons, too (though he's not very cute. Oh well, that's realism for you). He looks more like a statue than an action figure, but personally I don't really need tons of articulation if it's a nice enough sculpt. He's from a new company, Dusty Trails Toys, and will supposedly be released in September. No word on price, though, and detailed, non-licensed figures tend to be expensive. Something to watch for, anyway.

(Super-sekrit message for declineandfall- What do you think? Would this make a passable Ringo figure? He looks a bit pensive, like he has a song stuck in his head and it's distracting him from his shot. I need to hunt this one down, I think.)

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[ex-declinean757.livejournal.com]

(Super-sekrit message for declineandfall- What do you think? Would this make a passable Ringo figure? He looks a bit pensive, like he has a song stuck in his head and it's distracting him from his shot. I need to hunt this one down, I think.)

Ooo, that's not bad at all! Judging from the costume (esp. the red sash) they had Biehn's Ringo in mind when they designed the fig. My only complaint is that he looks a wee bit too old to be Johnny. The real Ringo was only 32 when he died, and my John is barely 26. Otherwise, it's a wonderful sculpt. I may just have to think about getting one for myself. :-)

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

Hm, yeah, he does like a bit too old (too much sun? Not enough time at the spa? Heh.). They did a really nice job on the outfit, though. I like him more than most of the Old West-type figures I've seen, like this somewhat awkward-looking Doc Holliday (http://store3.yimg.com/I/gargoylesanddarkactionfigures_1747_2300605) (the face isn't bad, but it's really tough to get cloth to hang right on that scale). Now if only someone would come out with a gambler that could be turned into an Ezra...


(I did make myself a Playmobil Ezra, actually. Took this guy (http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3813.jpg) and switched the beard and blond hair for neat brown hair and a flat riverboat gambler-type hat (you can't really see it in that pic, but his pants are pinstriped. Perfect). I left the sheriff's badge though, because it looked good- I figure he's running a con. I also have Chris, Buck and JD, but the other three have tough so far. Nathan particularly- Playmobil has a real lack of non-contemporary, non-pirate, non-jungle AA figures.)