Unbeknownst to normal folk, there exists a sub cult that trips on "little people" who look like big people. Only they are inanimate. In simpler terms, they are called action figures. There's an entire underground of this that not only sell figures, but accessories too. They have their own guns, shoes, hats and clothes. A lot of men go crazy over their collections. Yeah, some guys already have a private army and can wage war in their imagination.Here are some useful words...
12" - twelve inch, the size of the action figures standing
1/6 - aka 1:6 (one sixth), the scale of the action figures to real life
Articulation - A figures range of movement
Auction - Method of selling through bidding, commonly refers to eBay
Clearance - What every retail toy purchasing fan waits for - deep discounts on retail items that allow collectors to stock up on their favorite or pick up less desirable items. Also, the reason the hobby is dead at brick and mortar retail
eBay - online auction website, large source of 1/6 products
FrankenJoe - a vintage GI Joe figure pieced together from parts from many different sources.
Fuzzhead - Flocked hair GI Joes, commonly see during the AT run - that featured both KFG and nosepicker hands.
Gung Ho Grip - Hinged gripping hands as found on Classic Collection or Super Articulated GI Joes.
GI Joe - a line of 1/6 figures introduced in 1964 by Hasbro
Headsculpt - The head of a figure
Knock off - An item that is created as part of an unauthorized production run of an existing item from an unaffiliated company. Typically cheaply made, often nearing junk in quality
Kitbash - using a mix of gears from different manufacturers or 1/6 releases on a figure
MIB - Mint In Box
MOC - Mint On Card
Nude - bare figure
Repro - a modern day replication/reproduction of a collectible vintage toy or toy part.
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