The ThunDerianRoyalGuard Collection

Wilycub · February 15, 2016, 12:47pm

Love the new additions! Bootleg or not, they are stunning.

adssse · February 15, 2016, 6:25pm

Good stuff! That Snarf made me smile. How big is he?

Daremonger · February 15, 2016, 6:48pm

thunderianroyalguard:

That’s awesome! Too bad about the hook, though. Ah well, toys should be played with, right? And I have no idea what the EL stands for…

Got some cool items.. First up is a bootleg, you guys know how much I love these… He’s from Mexico and I think he’s awesome. I call him Señor Snurf. He’s actually a pretty good STAR Comics Snarf.

http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy49/thunderianroyalguard/snarfmexico1_zpscrlrxri3.jpg

The next items is pretty special to me. A long time ago, in a gala.. no wait. A long time ago, when internet was just becomming a “thing”, and I was starting to become a serious collector, I saw this Collectors Case posted on a website. I though it was cool as heck. Something about that illustration resonated with me and just screamed “ThunderCats!”. I wanted it! But I never found one. Until 18 years later, aka two weeks ago, I spotted one. I felt like Ahab It is missing it’s handle but it was also very, very cheap, so I jumped on it and I love it!

http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy49/thunderianroyalguard/collectorscase1_zpszmbmxhfp.jpg
I’ve always known that this is not an official ThunderCats item. Maybe it’s even from another obscure toyline. It was not uncommon for a third party company, in this case 1986 Baroco Enterprises.inc. Greenwich, ct., to make generic things like this to cash-in on the action figure boom of the 80’s. I do strongly believe it was intended/ marketed for [use with] the ThunderCats line. I think the illustration is pretty obvious and a couple years back I could finally put my finger on the 2 images I believe to have been the inspiration for this piece:

http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy49/thunderianroyalguard/thundercatscaseorigin1_zps9e4w0m3d.jpg

The Cats’ Lair from the Map of Third Earth by Leonard Starr and one of the early concept drawings of Lion-O and the Sword Of Omens.

Well done as usual.

ThunDerianRoyalGuard · February 19, 2016, 9:44am

He’s almost as tall as the LJN Snarf, though he’s different in scale.

Got these great original Aladdin lunch box colour tests! The two fit together, as it was printed in one piece and then divided. Dated december 26th 1984.

More to come!

Mark_M · February 19, 2016, 9:58am

Wonderful additions.

Wilycub · February 19, 2016, 2:22pm

So pretty and rare! Nice pick-up, TRG! :thumbsup

Daremonger · February 19, 2016, 4:51pm

So very cool.

adssse · February 19, 2016, 6:27pm

It’s great to see that items during the design phases were saved and make it into the hands of those who care. Congrats!

ThunDerianRoyalGuard · February 28, 2016, 10:09am

Thanks guys!
Finally found a ThunderCats Race Track! Been after one for years It’s an Italian one, in pretty good shape. The box has a few dings and scratches but all in all pretty decent! And AWESOME!

Also thought I’d share m awesome Mumm-Ra doll my girlfriend made me a few years back:)

Wilycub · February 28, 2016, 12:29pm

Magnifico!!! :biggrin

Mark_M · February 28, 2016, 8:38pm

Wonderful additions. I really like the custom Lion-O figure. Do you know what figure was used as the base for it?

ThunDerianRoyalGuard · February 28, 2016, 8:56pm

Thanks! I made that Lion-O back in 2010, I named him Savage Lion-O. He’s made from a Marvel Select Ultimate Hulk. It’s based on a concept and custom made by a friend of mine. The story behind it is:
“during the Exodus, only Lion-O’s suspension capsule manages to reach prehistoric Earth. Lion-O is left alone and friendless in a savage land of dinosaurs. He soon realised his already muscular frame would not be enough, hunted daily by lizards the size of the thundertank he had to rely on his speed and agility. However, that was not enough for him to hunt the kind of prey that was available. He set about building himself up and he soon grew to hulk like proprtions. Lion-O has now earnt himself the reputation of the most fearsome being on this planet and he is no longer hunted, he is the hunter.”

Mark_M · February 28, 2016, 9:04pm

thunderianroyalguard:

Thanks! I made that Lion-O back in 2010, I named him Savage Lion-O. He’s made from a Marvel Select Ultimate Hulk. It’s based on a concept and custom made by a friend of mine. The story behind it is:
“during the Exodus, only Lion-O’s suspension capsule manages to reach prehistoric Earth. Lion-O is left alone and friendless in a savage land of dinosaurs. He soon realised his already muscular frame would not be enough, hunted daily by lizards the size of the thundertank he had to rely on his speed and agility. However, that was not enough for him to hunt the kind of prey that was available. He set about building himself up and he soon grew to hulk like proprtions. Lion-O has now earnt himself the reputation of the most fearsome being on this planet and he is no longer hunted, he is the hunter.”

Wonderful. :biggrin It is an excellent piece.

Daremonger · February 29, 2016, 12:28am

Epicness as always, my friend.

Daremonger · February 29, 2016, 12:29am

thunderianroyalguard:

Thanks! I made that Lion-O back in 2010, I named him Savage Lion-O. He’s made from a Marvel Select Ultimate Hulk. It’s based on a concept and custom made by a friend of mine. The story behind it is:
“during the Exodus, only Lion-O’s suspension capsule manages to reach prehistoric Earth. Lion-O is left alone and friendless in a savage land of dinosaurs. He soon realised his already muscular frame would not be enough, hunted daily by lizards the size of the thundertank he had to rely on his speed and agility. However, that was not enough for him to hunt the kind of prey that was available. He set about building himself up and he soon grew to hulk like proprtions. Lion-O has now earnt himself the reputation of the most fearsome being on this planet and he is no longer hunted, he is the hunter.”

Great storyline!

adssse · February 29, 2016, 12:51am

Great additions!

ThunDerianRoyalGuard · April 8, 2016, 1:42pm

Got some new items: spanish version of Wildstorm’s ThunderCats: Reclaiming ThunDera, “all” 3 issues

And this awesome original, hand-drawn page from one of the Marvel UK ThunderCats comics. This one is drawn by Jeff Anderson, it’s page 10 of issue #57.

More to come

Wilycub · April 8, 2016, 2:55pm

¡Muy bien! :thumbsup The original comic page is really awesome! The dialogue bubbles look like they were stuck on the page after the art was completed. I believe that’s how they used to make comics in the days before everything was computerized.

Mark_M · April 8, 2016, 3:35pm

What a wonderful piece. I have the issue this page is from. Jeff Anderson did some great UK comic art in Thundercats and Transformers.

adssse · April 8, 2016, 4:49pm

I’m in agreement. That comic page is very cool to own. Are you planning on framing it?