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Post by nattfoedd on Oct 11, 2017 14:29:19 GMT -5
I am also not on Facebook. I love forums like this one.
Just found an ice castle on Ebay. It's in rough shape but affordable. Will be looking for parts and stickers soon :-)
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 12, 2017 4:25:29 GMT -5
Glad you found it. It's a great playset!
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Post by coinilius on Oct 20, 2017 22:48:14 GMT -5
Congrats, enjoy your acquisition! Hope you can track down the extra accessories as well, eventually
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 21, 2017 13:47:56 GMT -5
I was trying to upload some pics with my almost complete greek blackstar collection the other day, including the ice castle, but that damn 1mb limit per attachment makes things difficult, and I don't have any other way of uploading them...
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Post by coinilius on Oct 21, 2017 20:39:39 GMT -5
You could use another image hosting site (probably not photobucket anymore), then you can link the images from there. Would love to see some of those pictures
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 22, 2017 3:13:02 GMT -5
Yeah, you saw what happened with photobucket and to be honest I never liked photobucket or any other image hosting site. And I’ve got a bad feeling that the other sites will sooner or later follow photobucket’s examble... However, I, too, would love to show these pictures to all of you, and that’s why I should consider the image hosting site option. Unless, of course I find another way to upload them.
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 22, 2017 3:15:12 GMT -5
I wonder if it’d be possible for proboards to increase the attachment capacity...
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Post by coinilius on Oct 23, 2017 2:08:31 GMT -5
Not sure about proboards being able to increase the attachment capacity, but I can also understand being suspect of the other image hosting sites as well - personally, I used photobucket and didn't have any problems with it until it decided to go draconian on free users recently. I haven't switched to another image hosting site yet, but they are convenient for situations like this.
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 23, 2017 6:33:37 GMT -5
I haven't switched to another image hosting site yet, but they are convenient for situations like this. Yep, you're right. So here's something for you guys to chew on greek versions
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 23, 2017 6:45:04 GMT -5
I'm still searching for scorpio's black spaceship and Leon (klone). Hard to track Leon down, and can't get a decent deal on the black spaceship (aka black spider). Will unbox the ice castle and make a diorama.
For those who don't know, thse figures are not made in Hong Kong but in Macau. El greco received them in parts, assempled them and gave them a different paint job, and a completely different backstory. The trobbits and demons are made of a more hollow plastic and they're lighter. Also the ice castle is made of a much more sturdy plastic, which is awesome!
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Post by coinilius on Oct 24, 2017 2:09:18 GMT -5
Thanks for putting those pics up, they look good! Interesting information about how the El Greco figures were produced, and that is cool that the Greek Ice Castle is actually a little sturdier than the regular version.
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Post by nattfoedd on Oct 25, 2017 9:58:48 GMT -5
Nice. It is always nice to see other versions.
My Ice castle arrived today. Really beaten up condition and a few parts missing. Does anyone know if there is a possibility do get some replacement stickers?
My collection is growing. I will try to get some pictures up soon.
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Post by nattfoedd on Oct 25, 2017 10:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by blackstar76 on Oct 26, 2017 2:05:08 GMT -5
Way to go nattfoedd! The ice castle looks fine to me, you should consider yourself fortunate, because there are many collectors out there that got their ice castles broken in the mail. The stickers are hard to track down but they do pop up on ebay from time to time... You just need to keep your eyes open and check on ebay more often. I'd say that parts are easier to track down. Which parts are you missing?
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Post by nattfoedd on Oct 26, 2017 13:53:26 GMT -5
Yes, I was fortunate that it did not brake on the shipment. I am missing the gate, one glow in the dark demon, the turret and two cardboards(the floor and the one with the Visir from the tower). I am searching Ebay like crazy ;-)
And there are so many other things I would like to have. So again if anyone likes to trade or sell... Let me know.
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