Noun

action figures

  1. Plural form of action figure.
Category: English plurals

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Jul 20 20:57:15 2009

An action figure is a posable character figurine, made of plastic or other materials, and often based upon a movie, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures are usually marketed towards boys. Redressable action figures are sometimes referred to as action dolls as a distinction from those which have all or most of their clothes molded on.

Action figures are particularly popular with boys because they represent traditional masculine traits and are closely associated with the public sphere. While most commonly marketed as a children's toy, the action figure has grown wide acceptance as an adult collector item and has been produced specifically with this in mind. In this case, the item may take on the statuesque properties of being intended solely for display.

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Tue Aug 4 15:28:46 2009

Where can I get some comic book action figures and models?
Q. I am looking for some comic book action figures. Also I am interested in getting the comic book models that you have to assemble and paint yourself. Does anyone know of a website where you can get these from?
Asked by Derrek - Wed Sep 19 17:47:16 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have to agree with retmil that "Entertainment Earth" is one of the best sites out there for toy collectables, simply becuase they offer items from many different manufactuers. As for models, that's getting harder. Ten to twelve years ago, one could walk into a comics / hobby shop (or even Toys R Us) and find models based on superhero or sci-fi subjects. Now it's tough to find models anywhere other than a hobby shop and when you do, they are traditional cars, planes, and ships. Many companies that used to make superhero kits have gone out of business or stoped making models. You might want to check ebay and try companies like Horizon, Toy Biz, Halycon, Polar Lights or Aurora. You might also want to check various hobby sites on… [cont.]
Answered by Arbiter - Thu Sep 20 02:23:26 2007

Should I get the WWE Deluxe Aggression action figures or the WWE Ruthless Aggression Figures?
Q. The WWE Deluxe Aggression action figures allow you to pose the wrestler's body more. You can spread the legs in every possible way. The Ruthless Aggression figures only allow you to move it certain ways and it doesn't let you move the legs that much. The reason why I am asking this question is because I have a whole bunch of Ruthless Aggression figures, but I still want more Deluxe Aggression figures. I'm planning on starting a Deluxe Aggression action figure collection, but that means I will basically start from scratch. I both collect the figures AND play with them, so please tell me what I should do about this. If you are a fan of WWE, please tell me that in your answer. Thank you! The reason why I want to spread the figure's… [cont.]
Asked by AL - Fri Jul 13 17:12:55 2007 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments

A. why the hell do you want to spread a wrestler's legs??? unless it's torrie or maria i could see wanting to do that. anyway if you want a deluxe aggresion collection buy those, and yes I am a WWE fan
Answered by Zeroe - Fri Jul 13 17:16:57 2007

What stores would carry Metal Gear Solid, Scarface action figures, etc?
Q. I am trying to find a store that carries action figures such as ones from the Metal Gear Solid video game, Scarface, Spiderman, The Simpsons, etc. Are there any stores that carry them or are they only available online?
Asked by johnedwards2006 - Mon Jan 19 02:55:20 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. surprisingly, you can possibly get them off Toy's R' Us online because that is where I ordered a Captain Spaulding action figure from the House Of 1000 Corpse's movie. You also can get them from Ebay.
Answered by Bailey W - Mon Jan 19 08:16:24 2009

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