I get annoyed when I tell people that I collect and build model kits, and people go "Wah...so big already still play toys ar..."

Hello....it's a MODEL KIT...not toys laaaaa

>_>

/ranting

At least they call your kits toys.
Try having people calling 1/6 military action figures, dolls.

i have plenty of friends, uncle aunties come into my room ask me, "wah, you how old already wor, still play with toys?" i shoot them "since when u see me play with them? u will never understand art, go play with ur car"

lol

This post has been edited by nicholas84: Nov 29 2007, 11:23 AM

I usually point to the small print in my Revoltech boxes

"Collectable, not a toy" or something like that...

No one tell me off yet, for now.

I haven't received a comment about me still playing with "toys"... Maybe those people do talk about it behind my back but I'll never know...

this is our local mentality...

even playing video games also sometimes they will come and tell you old already also still wanna play this thing ar...

everything with the box written "for ages 5 and up", its meant for kids...
collectibles or toys, the disclaimer really puts you off whenever ppl commented about your hobby...
unless u build planes or ships, its like its another league of enthusiasts.
car, bikes, mechs, bots, whatever that falls in this category, it'll be considered as toys..
unless its a ferrari or F1 die-casts collectibles,its a league of its own to most ppl..
mentality is the cause of this...

Dun give a damn bout wat ppl said
Models kits r hobby not limited to toys.....

Ppl used to say, wah...u r so old already n still playing with toy robots ah?i was like?yeah so wat coz i loved robots n now i can smash them with these facts!!

Gundam model kits = toys?
1st; Yeah right, Japan's Ministry of Defence is planning to build Gundam, so wat r v doing?Japan government r building BIG YOYS

2nd for car fanatics; d latest Skyline R35 GT-R's design was also based on Gundam's air duct designs k/



This post has been edited by hitsugayat10: Nov 29 2007, 11:55 AM

Hmm, my fren have his MG Strike Freedom broken by his cousin. Know what his mom said? "It's just a toy. No need to ask his (cousin) parents to ganti it". Well, if other things that have same value as the MG SF, broken by the relatives (for example, vase), I'm pretty sure the relative's parent will ganti it

I wonder table top figures are toys too. They are no joking matter when it comes to painting.

We are in bolehland, luckily I'm not as big as you guys, people don't complain much cos kids do play toys after all. My parents are always nagging that i should stop collecting toys ahem collectibles, they will never understand that toys have high resell value and is an art. So my vote i YES kao kao.

if they do think like that...then they wont come and say those things to you lo
that is why we call this mentality...
dont care what...toys or whatever they can categorize as a toys are belongs to a kids...yea i know some box written there for adult collectible keep away from children...but still people will say it...it just another toys.

yea yea, i once got some stupid frens come over and said,
"Now barbie got male dolls ke?"
stupid...

OT just started on 40K TT with a SM Attack Bike. All thanks to my brother's poison.

LOL, at least my friends are more open. It's my aunt and uncle that bugs me the most.
hmm.. reminds me once a niece of mine wanted to play with one of my CY-girl converted to SEAL CQB Commander. When i told her mom (my aunt) the value of it, they got a shock and dare not touch it.

I am quite open when I let others touch my TFs, as I trust the safety and durability of the toys .

But some collectibles and kits are different story, only for those who pro at building it.

you know, you could tell them things like this: at least i can afford to play, can you?

then again, it sort tells you how rich you are so might as well not.

when i tell people how much my toys cost they just shuddup. hehe.

transformer i will people touch one...as transformer do meant for kids...rich kids...hehe

but then...for those 1/6 figure...then ur ultra-expensive pvc, then ur hard-job painted gundam...i wont let people near it

i lock em all in cabinet.. can see.. no touch

Haha, agree that TFs r durable so they can do watever they want to it....
My cousin broke my gundam last time n i was so mad but my mom n his said, aiyo, only a toy mah....no big deal right furthermore it's not that expensive...

Damn!

Few months back, my mum came to clean my room...and she accidentally knocked down my MG Freedom which was on display on top of my TV.

The V-fin broke, and I dont have a spare.

T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T

That would seriously suck just as much. >_>

This post has been edited by jhcj: Nov 29 2007, 12:29 PM

mine's lagi ..terukk.. ZOids Gojulas... fall off coz of my mom

tail section destroyed in an instant cant connect to d main body anymore

T_T think wanna buang already

This post has been edited by UNDICI: Nov 29 2007, 12:33 PM

toys are toys..

no matter how we try to call it differently, the fact won't change.

the only frustation is.. what's the problem of having them?
i mean, the are toys, i can't argue, and they can be pretty damn expensive. even we are getting them from shops labelled as "toy shop"

but what's the problem with them?
i mean, to those who use to say "wah.. how old are u? stil play with this thing"

is it becoz all toys are the same, and is it becoz "they" must associated model kits with those toys meant for small kits?

well.. they don't have the passion for it, they won't understand.
so we try to understand that they simply can't understand us:)

Hottoys.. medicom.. SOC, . tec

aint for kids ..

which shows toys arent for kids anymore

will you buy yer kid a Marvel/DC premium Statue?.. XD

Ikea glass case is still selling for RM200 if I'm not mistaken

most of my fren n relatives will say like tat... just tell them this is a collectibles and a toy

and ask back them then what is consider matured? they can't answer

sometimes i would just say, would you buy an MG Gundam kit to give to your kids?
i would get this back, how much is it...
i'd say, well, almost RM150...
they would ask, ready to play?
my reply, nope, have to pasang bits and pieces to get this(showing my boxes of MG)..
after showing the manuals, they just kept quiet and move along..
my mom nags sometimes, my dad, its his salary, its his money, let him manage himself...
no money and hungry, let him eat his kits...
out of respect, no money, dont buy..
if buy also, tanggung sendiri...
never ask for money...

That's why you have to clean your own room instead of letting your mum clean it

If you really want to replace the V-fin, try finding a 1/100 Bendi and use it as a spare

Same as my dad's reaction when I showed him the skeleton and sliding pistons of my MG MKII. He actually thought that Gundams are like remote controlled cars when we can control its movement or make it transform on its own.

When I told him I had to assemble it from little parts, he was like "cheh so mahfan, thought it came ready made..."

To think that he was the one who bought me an inexpensive model Porsche which had to be assembled too when I was 8 Too bad that model was thrashed now.

parents still think dat toys is d 1 you find at Sg Wang XD

Big remote control vehicles lol

Lol, I always get that. When small children come to my house, I always place my Gunpla somewhere and lock the room, if not, it be nightmare, their so call 'toy' cost more then RM100, some even cost more than RM200, so it always make me laugh when I think of the money part.

I do clean my own room! It's just that on that day, my mum had this sudden revelation to clean the house...hence the incident. T_T

Not that the v-fin snapped in two. It's more like one end of the V-fin is now shorter than the other. Not so noticeable by other people from far, but it hurts me everytime I look at it...cause of the amount of time I spent building the kit.

T_T

Huhu, actually the V-fin is kind of fragile. My MG Freedom v-fin right now almost broke into two, but not due to the kit falling etc, but the plastic kind of "rot", i touch it, it "koyak". Luckily didn't snap into two yet.
Regarding little children, my uncles and aunts already know how much a model kit cost, so when they come to my house, they will forbid their children from touching my kits

It's just a word, and if we take offence to that, the like what the naysayers say, we haven't grown up!

one of my friend at first call the model kits as toys. that was when he saw the completed kits.

but when he see me building the model kit, suddenly he become interested to it and start collecting it.

so, who play toys now?

Models /= Toys, simple math equation.

whatever... touch my time spending gundam kit... I'll shout... GET OUT OF MY ROOM....

I was chatting with LYN member (a girl and don't ask me the ID). I said that I usually go supermarket to scout at toys sections for Gundam(s), Transformers, Hot Wheels and etc...

Guest what she reply?
Same as other people reply, "You so big already still play toys?"

I just LOLWUT and get annoyed for few minutes

at least mine doesn't mind i go check out model kits when we going kai-kai..

even if i go check-out lego or power ranger at JJ, is not that she cares..

no harm what?

sometimes somebody around us prob say out something to stop us from buying more.. u know.. buying is addictive and can becomes compulsive :0

same here....wherever my cousin and uncle auntie came to my hoese and ter-visit my room.....their eye like gonna popping out.....by that time .....i was like" oh yeah wats the big deal if i collect toys"

One thing I must stress...

Not all Model Kits and Collectibles are considered as Toys. But those item could be categorized as Toys.
Depends on the individual perception thou.

is it a crime to collect them?.. XD

It's a crime against humanity.

/=





Hehe.. I often visit the toy section whenever I go shopping too. Not to buy toys, but to check out what new ideas the toy manufacturers incorporate into action figures nowadays.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Nov 29 2007, 07:40 PM

toys or collectibles doesn't matter to me.. as long as i enjoy n love to collect n play them is enough for me

my dad once ask me recently y my room have a sudden bloom of figures and he ask me whether im still a kid playing with toys and i just told my father that this is investment

No, u tell your dad.. "Dad, you going to become grandpa!! "

same here.. i just tell em it's investment... my parents dont really mind with it

as long as i take care of em well

erm my mom doesn't mind.....juz saying " wah today u bought new toys again!!" and my father recently like stated to ....i buat tak tau aje

well.. coz they think toys dont have value/d $$$ on em...

maybe they think d price cam kat yg Sg wang XD

yeah wherever my auntie/cousin came to my house sure will said waite money panas ....at least i dunt follow my fren go clubbing or karaoke.... well whos wasting money toys still can pass from gen to next gen.... antique

huh ahah.. betol to.. clubbing/karaoke mana de value.. no refund for dat 1 lol

i always like to show them those MP or BT TF box

"年龄对象15岁以上"

they straight diam

thats y my gf dun mind if i buy toys coz im not wasting it in drinking and smoking

Errm, anyone mind to explain what is the meaning

Age 15 and above

we make like hotel and list all the price of kits we have in the room...

LOL, nice one there
I usually go around TRU and toy sections to look for TF, gundam and some car models. Heck, everytime I go to TRU I see more grownups than kids. Nothing wrong there.

hello toy for kid ok we get a kid n' a model kit see the kid can built it o not then if can then is toy if cannot is hobbies n' collectible.

doesn't matter whether model kits are for kits or not..
never undermind the ability of a kid..

even a 5 year old can play piano..
so what's so hard with model kits

even if a MG kit (or HG) falls into a hand of a 10 year old kit.. so it is a toys or model kit?
it's both
it doesn't matter whether it's for toys or model kits.

but sometimes i jus hate it when people use that word "ma-sak" (in cantonese for toys) to describe the collections we bought..

why.. becoz we sometimes oso associated "ma-sak" with toys for small kids.. and may not like it.
if we can understands that toys or model kits, or "ma-sak" as it is.. be it for kids or adults..
we know it's for fun.. so rili.. it doesn't matter.. toys or model kits..

we just can't teach a monkey to tell a difference between a gundam and transformer bcoz they JUST don bother..

my room floors r sprinkled with lego parts (lazy to cleanup/pickup when I'm on a building frenzy till midnite). my mom is having a great time doing her foot reflexology when she's in my room.

anyway, who cares whether others think its a toy or not. as long as we're having fun, toys or models.. its just a word. rite?

on the other way round, its like advising people not to buy toto... as to most of us, its "dump $$ into sea". but to them... in lucky occasions.. they kena big big. and they are selamba oni, wont rant about how others keep bugging them not to gamble.


same to us.. they might think we "dump $$ into sea".. but then again.. we knows in the future, some of our collection might worth some $$.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Nov 30 2007, 10:45 AM

if we list the price like that...we will get into trouble even more...
imagine if your gf saw how much money u waste on those toys...she will dulan with you even more after that...and might as you to stop buying them...

tell me something...if your parent/gf do mind about what you are buying...will you dare if one day you bring back one toys and tell them its RM300...sure kena sleep outside one

i everytime will under declare watever i bought.. sure will.. this one very cheap one.. big big discount oni i buy one.. less than hundred.. cheap cheap.. sell back oso won't rugi one..

padahal it's all big fat lie..
i feel remorseful..

Haha...funny topic.

When Chinese new year or any events like birthday, visiting, BBQ at my house. I will Lock my study room and bedroom. No one can MASUK. I clean up my room also. No one can MASUK. When I am in my room. Also no one can MASUK. Knock the door please.

When the kits wan to play PS2 or any console, I will set up in the living-room rather allow then to come to my room.

my parents are also like this. Everytime i buy gundam home they say the same thing. "you have grown up and should stop playing with tpys already".. really pisses me off. some more, one day my mother's friend visit my house and meanwhile i was watching anime. She ask my mum, "how old is your boy? still watching cartoons?".

This post has been edited by richard0304: Dec 31 2007, 12:55 PM

Yeah! Totally man, i guess it's the template for everyone who's outside the world of gundams. "So old ady still play wit toys ar?"
Usually i just smile (and snickered actually.... wat do they know?), "It's a hobby."

For me i still watch cartoons as well, Cartoon Networks! WTF spongebob squarepants is hilarious as well la.

overall i guess its inside toys family.
but specifically its called Model Kits.

is something like games where you have a sub-genre like action can be sub into action adv., hack 'n' slash, etc.

jz make sure ur family member doesnt watch youtube or past nona segment bout modelling. if not.....we are doom!

not me, my mom knows the gunpla prices