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About.com: Action Figure Collecting
Resources for action figure collectors, including action figure postcards, chat room, bulletin boards, and links.
http://actionfigures.about.com/ |
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Asian American Action Figure Home Page
Interviews, figures sorted by genre (anime, sports, movies, video games and comics), dialogue and links.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Shrine/1275/ |
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The Buenos Aires Toy Museum
Argentinian museum, featuring a large collection of action toys. In English and Spanish.
http://www.ba-toymuseum.com.ar |
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Bucky O'Hare Toys.
Guide to Bucky O'Hare toys, action figures, vehicles and weapons produced by Hasbro.
http://www.geocities.com/bucky_ohare_toys/index.html |
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The Toyshelf
Shares information on Major Matt Mason, The Thing Maker, Strange Change, Sea Devils, Wizzers, and Megabug characters. Includes forum.
http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/toy.html |
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Action Figure Collectors
Action figure news, rumors and interaction with other collectors. A wide range of models convered, including Star Wars, McFarlane Toys and Transformers.
http://www.actionfigurecollectors.com/ |
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Zak's TV Heaven
Information and pictures of rare toys and collectibles from TV and movies from 1960 to the present. Features prototypes, Mego, Remco Universal Monsters, Greatest American Hero, Dr. Who, Captain Action, KISS figures/dolls, custom figures and links.
http://zaks.tvheaven.com |
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Big Jim
Collector and playtime figures made by Mattel in the 1970's featuring history and pictures of the characters.
http://www.dollsandtoysaustralia.com/Bigjim.html |
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Bug Eyed Monster
Encyclopedia and pictures of classic science fiction action toys from the 1960s to the 1980s, inclusing from Logan's Run, Micronauts, and Zoids.
http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/ |
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OAFE - Online Action Figure Evaluators
Reviews of new and collectible action figures, news and comment, figuretoons, humor, a discussion board and links to other useful resources.
http://www.oafe.net/ |
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M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited
Dedicated to giving names and identities to every one of the original pink Muscle figures. Pictures and descriptions included.
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/muscle |
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Action Figure Times
Market rumors, collector alerts, news, and articles on toys.
http://www.aftimes.com/ |
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Action Figures
Information on collecting characters from Star Wars to transformers. Includes figures for sale and wanted.
http://www.actionfigures.co.nz/ |
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Simpsons Collector Sector
Product news and information for figures from the long-running cartoon series. Includes a price guide, message boards, voting booth and image gallery.
http://www.simpsonscollectors.com/ |
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Figure This
Audio news, reviews, and interviews with insiders from the action figure industry, plus a gallery of pictures and information on conventions.
http://www.figurethisradio.com/ |
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Babylon 5 Toys
Information on Babylon 5 action figures, dolls, micro machines and models.
http://www.geocities.com/babylon_5_toys/index.html |
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Skrimpy McCrumb's Toy Tag Sale
Offers information on the selling, buying, and trading of collectible action figures and toys.
http://www.geocities.com/mr4081 |
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Sonicjay's C.O.P.S. Site
Information about the COPS cartoon of the 1980s and the action figures that went with it. Includes a photo gallery and FAQ.
http://www.sonicjay.com/cops |
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The M.U.S.C.L.E. Preservation Society
Includes M.U.S.C.L.E. and Kinnikuman Toyline history, information, purchasing, and collectors tools.
http://home.comcast.net/~MUSCLETOYS/ |
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Raving Toy Maniac
Expansive collectors' focus with information on action figures, old and new. Features extensive archives, up-to-date news, previews, chat room, shopping and links.
http://www.toymania.com/ |
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Action Figure Checklist
Provides a source for keeping track of your action figure collection, with the ability to search other users collections. Includes links.
http://www.paulgrant.ca/Checklist/Checklist.asp |
Additional
Information: For a toy to be considered an "action figure", it must be more than a static piece of plastic. By "action", it implies movable parts - be they shoulder, elbow or knee joints, or a swiveling head or waist. In collector's jargon, these movable parts are cal
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