When someone tries to rob you there like oh my gosh I went to the craziest house if it is because it looks like a museum 😂 crazy collection 🎉 how many years did it take?🎉😊
Such a cool set! I'd always thought the secondary towers connected to the other playsets, but I guess not. I was also unaware the new version had new features-I thought it was a straight-up re-release of the original MOTU toy, like when the original Fortress Maximus was reissued in the 2010s. Fascinating!
I've always wanted this set, but I think more importantly I want the box, that cover art is some of the best I've ever seen and that's saying something knowing how great motu artwork is.
I bought one a couple months ago and was too scared to use the track system. So I just 3D printed a new set. Works perfect now. Ed If you’re interested in a set let me know. Love the Channel.
This man has a beautiful store... and a wonderful story of how he started in the toy business... Mad love and respect to him... I hope he stays in business until the end of time ❤
Hi Ed I had one sealed in box around 2001 - kept it for a couple of years but finally sold it it for £400 😬 two guys from Coventry in the UK bought it along with a sealed Greyskull Italy. I used to work for a themed attraction company in LEICESTER and did all Mattel store displays so would be sent lots of toys to display and Eternia never got opened or displayed due to its complexity. Oh how I wish I had held onto this but MOTU wasn’t that popular back then so think I got an ok deal 🤔 it paid towards a trip to IBIZA any way 😉😎😎
I remember that my monorail would sometimes get hung up on one of the outer ends and it was because one of the supports that stuck out from the tower (can't remember which one) was loose and would therefore sag just a bit. You couldn't really see it visually but when you wiggled the supports, one of them wiggled too much LOL. Just something you might want to check. I think my dad ended up putting super glue on the connector so that it didn't move so much. (You could still remove it but it stuck in place more firmly.)
I was very fortunate to get the Eternia playset for Christmas 1986 and I absolutely adored it and every moment of playing with it. I never had any issues with the track breaking, but one of the gargoyles from the front entrance did break. All my parents had to do was write to an address that I think was in the instructions and they sent us a replacement piece for free. So I imagine that there were families that did the same thing to replace other broken pieces. As for frustrated parents, I honestly think my folks were as blown away by this playset as I was. We were all basically hypnotized by the monorail system for a while LOL.
I never had it as a kid but i remember seeing it in the store i was more into Transformers at the time but i do remember thinking that thing is gigantic
Very cool. I never had one as a kid and wouldn't mind having one as an adult. Lol This vintage playset is almost impossible to find complete these days.
Awesome playset. I never saw one in stores as a kid but my focus was mainly on GI Joe at the time. The new one was definitely tempting but my limitation on space convinced me to pass on it.
Well, you know I did the vintage thing for awhile. Paid, 400-500 or whatever for a figure, playset, etc. Then I realized I could get a reissue, same figure, packaging and in most cases only difference was the date on the packaging. Instead of buying 1 original for ALOT of money, I could buy 2 or more of the same thing, open 1 for display and keep the other in the packaging. Then you can buy alot more of other things instead of walking out of a toy show with something that potentially was half a paycheck. Then at the very bottom, whatever you get be it new or vintage, it will hang or stack in a different room, gather dust and you may not see any of it for a week possibly. Was just a harsh reality. I still like to watch these videos to show things from my childhood.
Hey Ed great video like always and awesome playset dude! I have seen other collectors buy 3d printed monorails since the original ones break very easily.
@@EdsRetroGeekOut I put together the GI Joe Headquarters last week from a cardboard box. It was covered in dirt. The cleaning with decals was stress enough. Then putting the locking pieces together another sweat. Thanks.
I like the sculpt and paint deco on the vintage Eternia, especially Viper Tower, much more than the recently released Mattel Creations Eternia (though both are amazing). I remember getting the original playset for Christmas-it was $99 from K-Mart. As a kid, my mother, sister, and I were in K-Mart. It was near Christmas time. I was on the toy aisle and just happened to look up. There, on the top shelf in the MOTU section, were several Eternia boxes. Somehow, my mother managed to check out at the register without me knowing that she had it in the buggy. My sister stayed up for most of the night on Christmas Eve putting it together for me. Great memories!
@@EdsRetroGeekOut *laughing- I imagine they had to rest the box horizontally across the top of the buggy! Enjoyed your video-so surprised that the track was okay. Even back in the 80s, the track was brittle... just something about the particular plastic material that was used.
