[OttoDestruct]

I am becoming a prototype fiend. as you can see from my Icon.( A super sweet DCUC Aries ) does anyone else share my fiendom?
What lines do you collect?
How many do you have?

I am writing an article on Protos so tell me your opinion, love or hates!


Otto

[sparkhunter]

I used to love proto's had lots of transformer ones, a number of joe ones too

but I have given up the protoype habit and have started smoking the lego crack pipe : )

[NacchaTomo]

No prototypes yet, but hopefully I'll come across some from the 2000s that I have my eyes on, from various fandoms and origins.

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by OttoDestruct

I am becoming a prototype fiend. as you can see from my Icon.( A super sweet DCUC Aries ) does anyone else share my fiendom?
What lines do you collect?
How many do you have?

I am writing an article on Protos so tell me your opinion, love or hates!


Otto

You’re not alone. I have a bunch of old Marvel Legends (Toy Biz & Hasbro) and DCUC protos. I love them. That Ares you have is great; I almost pulled the trigger on one years ago.

Prototypes seem harder to come by nowadays...

[domu]

Only prototype I own.
Won in a drawing. Then the company went under.


Unrustable Bastards T1 Prototype with Microman Material Force Rider


Unrustable Bastards T1 Prototype


Unrustable Bastards T1 Prototype

[TheBlueMarvel]

The proto that was also a holy grail for me: Marvel Legends Bi-Beast

[Cyclopswc]

Whoa, how'd you get that Bi-Beast?!?

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Cyclopswc

Whoa, how'd you get that Bi-Beast?!?

I was very, very fortunate that a member of the Ark, Byrnes, alerted me to an eBay listing. I have spoken on my gratitude to him multiple times:

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Lol yeah, Marvel has never quite been able make ol'Drew work...



I've explained the story before, but I joined this site years ago specifically to find the Bi-Beast proto after its cancellation was announced. I'd missed on a couple of Ebay auctions being out bid 2-3 times, then, never saw it again. I explained as much on a thread here and Byrnes, an exceedingly cool Arker, hit me up with a PM and linked an Ebay auction I'd somehow overlooked. It was in rough shape, as the original owner applied a custom paint that was pretty poor as was some of the light customizing they had performed - no offense to him or her. Even in the shape it was in, I was ecstatic to have the only real holy grail I've had as a collector (there were others, but I have them now and they were much easier to acquire than this initial one). I sent the semi-butchered proto to Anthony's Customs (who was pretty cool to me and a stand-up guy, despite the general opinion of him here) and he repaired the paint and added some details to make it look like my preferred look for classic Bi-Beast.

I mostly leave it in state and have only snapped a handful of pics of it:







I'd, no doubt, buy a new one, but this one will always be the grail that joining Toyark made possible...There's a Red King proto from the same period that I'd like to own, but I've only ever seen an auction for it on one occasion.

[Cyclopswc]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

I was very, very fortunate that a member of the Ark, Byrnes, alerted me to an eBay listing. I have spoken on my gratitude to him multiple times:

Very cool.

[Blob]

I desperately want a prototype of the Mummy figure that Jada was poised to release and if there is one, of the old Monster Force cartoon Mummy figure rumored to be in the third wave.

Also would love to have a proto of Guarsian from Young Justice.

I have no idea how to go about finding these ings

[Atomsmasher]

I have unreleased figures. I got Arnold from when Hasbro was going try to get jurrasic park. I also got the unreleased kid flash and Batman from the 6 inch young justice line.