I think DiD is my favorite company for 1:6 scale figures!

[galactiboy]

I'm pretty sure we all are... kinda like kids in America wearing Che shirts with no idea who he was people not knowing about international politics outside of direct US involvement.

Back to the topic of figures, I really do view these, and others, as historical pieces. I don't think they are play things... especially at $55 a pop. But for collectors to have that are interested in history. Although I don't think customs has any issues with importing them, but I think you have be careful selling on eBay due to some of their restrictions.

 

[Eli26]

That's funny you bring up the Che shirts that we often see our generation wearing. I was given a Che shirt and I know farewell that a lot of Americans dislike him, and why. He was a socialist, a doctor (okay that part wasn't so bad), and Fidel's right hand man. In Canada we're more accepting of the Cuban culture and their history -the whole Russian/Cuban missle crisis. And yes, Cuban cigars are legal here. hehe

I don't wear the Che shirt I was given. Not because I feel that it will offend people, simply because I never got around to it. Che was no where near as bad AH was. Heck, till this day he's still considered a hero in Cuba. And he wasn't originally from there if I am not mistaken.

 

[galactiboy]

Sorry, didn't want to be misconstrued as pitting Che agains AH ... just drawing the parallel that people in America can be idiots and wear a shirt just because its fashionable... unaware if they agree or disagree with the message of the subject.

I remember a kid wearing a Malcolm X t-shirt (the large X ones that were popular in the 90's) and he had no idea who Malcolm X even was

 

[Eli26]

That's true. People are often ignorant of things outside of their country. Heck, even within their country. It's always nice to be educated on things and sorry if I misconstrued anything you said about Che and being compared to AH.

 

[Gruff Old Bear]

Just found this thread after making a belated "announcement" of the AH figure elsewhere. My response to the appropriate-or-not question is: how do you display these evil personalities? I will display AH with FDR (and Churchill, if I can ever find or make a suitable one). My Fidel will go with JFK. Stalin and Truman would make a good pairing. And so on.

Anybody know of a decent Churchill headsculpt? Oh, now I'm whining for it on two threads...

 

[Customikey]

I briefly had In The Past Toy's Hermann Goring figure. It was well made, although the face paint was scary, but after a while, he just started to look more and more like a powder blue doorman to me, so I stripped him and am making a Baron Harkonnen figure out of him. I also have the Drastic Plastic Hitler, but there really isn;t anything you can turn him into except a very demure Charlie Chaplin.

 

[galactiboy]

***Political views warning***​

At one time I had my Hitler figure posed shaking hands with George Bush... and he was in the middle of my"shelf of ultimate evil". The shelf was rounded out by mostly monsters and other big bads from films.

 

[Customikey]

I think that's funny. Innacurate, but funny. Hitler was evil, not incompetent. Shrub is the other way around.

By the way, what's your beef with Freud?

 

[galactiboy]

I think that's funny. Innacurate, but funny. Hitler was evil, not incompetent. Shrub is the other way around.

By the way, what's your beef with Freud?

Shrub? Whats that... a name for Dubya?

Anyway, Freud was just funny. I'm a finishing my PhD in psychology and Freud always gets a bad rap. So I tossed him up there

EDIT okay... just now got the Shrub thing, Bus,... shrub... just had to sound it out

 

[screamingmetal]

I agree it sounds absurd, but when I asked Japanese people about it they didn't have a strong feeling about the iconagraphy. Now I'm sure this isn't true for all people in Japan. But my experience was that it was nowhere near as value laden as in the United States. Also, it could be that swastikas are a staple of design in many cultures far pre-dating WWII. History isn't the same in every country

You could also imagine, that the impact of the holocaust might be a bit removed in a country that has a nearly non-existent Jewish population.

The swastika does appear in all cultures. But it has important meaning in Buddhism and Hinduism. Since a large portion of the Japanese are Buddhist, the symbol might have a different intimidate meaning to them, (I think they think of Buddha and not Hitler when they see one).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastica
As far as displaying WWII German soldiers, My collection is vast enough that they would get lost in the clutter. Buy a few more WWII Allied Soldiers then Nazis, and I think people will understand that it's a WWII thing and not a Nazi thing.

 

[screamingmetal]

I have 2 DiD figures so far and both are excellent. I have one Nazi figure (Helmut Thorvald, the sniper) , but I'm Jewish so I figure if I can't own one who can? I also own the international version of Date Masamune. Both figures are excellent and among some of the best I own!

I'm not much of a military collector, so I don't buy too many figures from them. But I would love it if, like Dave said they took over Ignites line of figures!

You should review that Date Masamune figure, maybe it will be enough to push Michael Crawford into buying one. Best damn figure of 2006!

 

[Eli26]

Without owning the piece or seeing it in person, and simply going based on pictures and the descriptions of the materials used, pertaining to those images... I would have to agree.

 

[metaphorge]

"Nazis. I hate these guys."

***Political views warning***​

At one time I had my Hitler figure posed shaking hands with George Bush... and he was in the middle of my"shelf of ultimate evil". The shelf was rounded out by mostly monsters and other big bads from films.

I came up with a space-saving solution to get the same point across:

Of course, the fact that I was able to buy Drastic's Hitler outfit without the doll brings up a startling thought: SOMEHWERE OUT THERE SOMEONE HAS A NAKED HITLER.

I wonder what they did with it. A pink tutu, perhaps?

Anyway, I'll probably pick the new one up, and will display it with my planned custom Indiana Jones and/or World War II Captain America.

 

[galactiboy]

Re: "Nazis. I hate these guys."

That is f'n hilarious! And definitely more to the point than my display

 

[Eli26]

That's hilarious. Loving that!

 

[musketball]

from looking at your post your either European or a Democrat. To associate Hitler to be interchangeable with Bush is insulting. Its so easy to jump on the hate Bush bandwagon without even attempting to educate yourself about the reality and TRUTH is very sad. I served proudly in the United State Army. During war there is no script, things change.If you do not understand this, your enemy will kill you. Lives are counting upon your support and the shortening of this war. I, myself do not agree with everything Bush has done and is doing, however, I'll stick with him,since I believe he wants to do whats right for generations to come

Respectfully submited,

Brent Conner
Crisfield,Md
U.S.A.

 

[screamingmetal]

Even though I'm NOT a Bush Jr. supporter, I wouldn't associate him with Hitler either because there's no comparison. Not because it's insulting to Bush, but because it's trivializing Hitler. But the opinions people have of Bush are just that. They can say whatever they want it's their right too. What they posted is basically a cartoon.

I, myself do not agree with everything Bush has done and is doing, however, I'll stick with him,since I believe he wants to do whats right for generations to come

What's right for generations to come? You do know he's totally disregarded the truth about Global Warming for many years now. And not because he's looking out for our best interests but the interests of the big Oil companies (both he and Cheney are former oil execs.).
Particularly disturbing to hear yesterday that after the UN posted it's official findings on Global Warming or "Global Climate Change", that a PR group Heavily funded by Exxon Mobil triad to pay scientists 10 grand each if they would publish reports disputing the UN's findings.
And that the Exxon Mobil execs are good friends with the Bush administration.
I don't intend to get into an argument here, I'm just very upset about the recent news.
I'll echo your statement.

 

[galactiboy]

I don't think anyone would seriously equate Bush with Hitler, I know I joined in joking about it... and probably encouraged it with my own posts. They are obviously not the same person.

However, this is a forum about action figures and collectibles and I could imagine a lengthy Pro-Bush Vs Anti-Bush debate will only serve to hasten our banishment to the sandbox.

 

[metaphorge]

However, this is a forum about action figures and collectibles and I could imagine a lengthy Pro-Bush Vs Anti-Bush debate will only serve to hasten our banishment to the sandbox.

Agreed.

Boy, do those DID people make nice military figures!

 

[TOE]