EXODUS Wrote:Yesterday I ordered a Tron Legacy Baton from Amazon. A full scale replica of the Batons used in the film. It wasn't cheap though-32.75, which is really quite a lot in my opinion, but it was the only one I could find there! :P

It arrived this morning (in a BIG cardboard package, which surprisingly turned out to be much bigger then it actually needed to be).

It's not bad actually-it looks like the Batons they use, and like the plastic Disks it feels good when you hold it in your hand!

However, I am (very) slightly disapointed with it, because-if truth be told-it isn't quite what I thought it would be.
I thought that it was just an actual-sized plastic replica of the movie props they used (like the plastic Sam Flynn Disks you can get). Instead, what you get is a small die-cast Lightcycle (which is quite good in itself! ) that fits into the end of the baton, and can be launched out the end using a technique which I cant quite figure out. :-S

(The fact that it fits into the end of the Baton means that the Baton itself is slightly larger then the props used in the movie, which is something else that should be noted).

This could also explains the steep price. :P

All in all, I'm quite happy with it, even though it wasn't quite what I thought it would be. :-S

I picked up Jarvis at Big Lots. He has been sitting there all summer. No one wanted him because he is missing his clipboard thing. I finally grabbed him w/ the intention of opening him.

Overall, his articulation is disappointing. His skirt greatly limits his legs from moving, and the shoulder pads make it difficult to get him in any good disc-throwing poses.

Does anyone have an extra clipboard they are willing to part with?

/\ for what it's worth, I think this is utterly awesome!

jediknight0 Wrote:It was actually a few months back that I got my Castor figure, but I finally got around to taking some pictures of the custom case I made for him. Basically it's a clear acrylic box but perfectly matched to the dimensions of the TRON figures. It also has a translucent blue base with an etched hexagon pattern. More pictures here.

Excellent post, now this is what i mean about not having your items graded when:

1) you can do it yourself
2) not have to pay some idiots to decide the outcome of what they believe the market value is for such item(s)
3) If you know you can keep your own items in mint condition & are cautious of how you store such belongings, then it's useless to have it done by a third party.

Just my thought but again, excellent post/example.

That does sound like it was a wasted trip. I can get Clu's command ship at five below LOL.
Well, you never know until you try.

I finally broke down and bought rinzler's disc on ebay. And sam flynn's too. Kind of the grand finale for my collection. I don't see the day coming where I ever get kevin flynn's disc, unfortunately. But two out of three isn't bad.

Got these today:

4GB and 8GB lightcycle thumbdrives and a Glow in the Dark Tron belt buckle.


The USB drives contain bonus material:

Kevin Flynn's Lightcycle (8GB)
-Tron Sound Effects: engine noise, tires squealing and more
-Rotating video of Kevin Flynn's lightcycle
-Screen Savers/Wallpaper inspired by the Tron Universe
-HD Movie Trailer
-Movie Posters

Sam Flynn's Lightcycle (4GB)
-Rotating video of Sam Flynn's lightcycle
-Movie Trailer
-Movie Posters
-Screen Savers/Wallpaper inspired by the Tron Universe

digit Wrote:That does sound like it was a wasted trip. I can get Clu's command ship at five below LOL. Well, you never know until you try. I finally broke down and bought rinzler's disc on ebay. And sam flynn's too. Kind of the grand finale for my collection. I don't see the day coming where I ever get kevin flynn's disc, unfortunately. But two out of three isn't bad.

wow man thanks for the heads up, i was so shocked... coz of your post, you made me think "if he has cash to buy sam and rinzler discs, why not a kevin?" so i went to ebay and im still so shocked at how these discs' prices went waay up. i mean, i got my kevin disc brand new with pull tab unpulled for about 30 bucks. and man, 14 bids on a brand new sam flynn for 57 bucks and 5 bids for a used one for 59 bucks. and kevin well the cheapest now is a hundred bucks. unbelievable. youre telling me that section of my shelf now costs 200 dollars. ridiculously unbelievable.

i just really related to you too coz that k. flynn was my grand finale too. i was originally planning to just get the three discs but ended up buying pretty much everything else before i got the chance to get my hands on a k.flynn disc.

digit Wrote: clu.exe Wrote: digit Wrote:That does sound like it was a wasted trip. I can get Clu's command ship at five below LOL. Well, you never know until you try. I finally broke down and bought rinzler's disc on ebay. And sam flynn's too. Kind of the grand finale for my collection. I don't see the day coming where I ever get kevin flynn's disc, unfortunately. But two out of three isn't bad. wow man thanks for the heads up, i was so shocked... coz of your post, you made me think "if he has cash to buy sam and rinzler discs, why not a kevin?" so i went to ebay and im still so shocked at how these discs' prices went waay up. i mean, i got my kevin disc brand new with pull tab unpulled for about 30 bucks. and man, 14 bids on a brand new sam flynn for 57 bucks and 5 bids for a used one for 59 bucks. and kevin well the cheapest now is a hundred bucks. unbelievable. youre telling me that section of my shelf now costs 200 dollars. ridiculously unbelievable. i just really related to you too coz that k. flynn was my grand finale too. i was originally planning to just get the three discs but ended up buying pretty much everything else before i got the chance to get my hands on a k.flynn disc. Yeah, they weren't cheap. To make matters worse, I don't like to open them, preferring them MOC. But Sam Flynn was partially opened, the package was a bit rough, so I went ahead and opened it. I'm not opening Rinzler though. It's pretty much the same thing in slightly different colors. I'll keep that one MOC.

true i agree they look pretty in package but in my case all three look awesome standing on their display stands together hehe

annimusprime,
Great Find and at a great price!
If you can, you should post a pic of all you CLU items together! I love looking at others collection pieces.
I still have yet to get the 12inch CLU...but it is on my want list for sure.

Ordered two more T-shirts yesterday.

They're both black, and one has an Encom Lightcycle on it (like Flynn's, but blue), whilst the other has a Blue Identity Disk on the front.

They should arrive this week.

(Actually, the reason why I orderd them was because I thought I'd lost one of my old Tron T-shirts. It was black with Tron Legacy written on it and an Legacy Lightcycle on it. I looked EVERYWHERE for it, and only found it AFTER I orderded the two new T-shirts to replace it because I thought I'd lost it).