1/12 GITD, Metallic, chrome base Ironman (the story)
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1/12 GITD, Metallic, chrome base Ironman (the story)
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Many moons ago I had a 100% complete marvel collection with many 1, 2 and 3 of a kinds, hand painted protos. Also as my board name would suggest I believe I was the first die hard, if not he first one of, Ironman fans. Glow in the dark pieces are some of my favorite and I thought how wonderful would it be to have a glow in the dark Ironman. Not knowing anything about production cost, I emailed Brian and asked him how much it would cost to get a small run of glow in the dark Ironman wobblers made so I could keep one and contest the rest away on the board. A bit of time went by and I thought I wasn't going to hear back from Brian but I finally did. It was a polite reply explaining that because of licensing issues this was something that he probably couldn't do. Fast forward about 2 months or more and I had long stopped thinking about my dream of a GITD Ironman. I was sitting at home and there was a ring at the doorbell and I saw a Fedex truck in the driveway and I thought what the heck? I don't have anything on the way.... he handed me a box and I saw that it was from Funko? I thought what the what... then I opened the box. I near fainted! There was a little note telling me they were a 1/12 production and I later saw that the other 6 went to Gemini to sell. That was one of the first times I experienced how truly above and beyond this wonderful company called Funko (and Brian) truly are.
Many moons ago I had a 100% complete marvel collection with many 1, 2 and 3 of a kinds, hand painted protos. Also as my board name would suggest I believe I was the first die hard, if not he first one of, Ironman fans. Glow in the dark pieces are some of my favorite and I thought how wonderful would it be to have a glow in the dark Ironman. Not knowing anything about production cost, I emailed Brian and asked him how much it would cost to get a small run of glow in the dark Ironman wobblers made so I could keep one and contest the rest away on the board. A bit of time went by and I thought I wasn't going to hear back from Brian but I finally did. It was a polite reply explaining that because of licensing issues this was something that he probably couldn't do. Fast forward about 2 months or more and I had long stopped thinking about my dream of a GITD Ironman. I was sitting at home and there was a ring at the doorbell and I saw a Fedex truck in the driveway and I thought what the heck? I don't have anything on the way.... he handed me a box and I saw that it was from Funko? I thought what the what... then I opened the box. I near fainted! There was a little note telling me they were a 1/12 production and I later saw that the other 6 went to Gemini to sell. That was one of the first times I experienced how truly above and beyond this wonderful company called Funko (and Brian) truly are.
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That's gotta be one of the best stories I've ever heard! Funko is just the best!
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What a great read. Thanks for sharing!
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Awesome story bro!
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That's so freaking cool!! Awesome story thanks for sharing it! I love Brian and Funko!!!
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Wow. Thanks for sharing. Hearing stories like that just makes me appreciate these amazing figures and the company even more. Bravo Brian and Funko.
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That is a cool story. Thanks for sharing.
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Great story Mike thanks for sharing.
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That's awesome Mike! Way to go and such an awesome wobbler to boot!
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Such an awesome story!
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Re: 1/12 GITD, Metallic, chrome base Ironman (the story)
That's a great story. Thank you for sharing.
If others are like me, it makes me wish I had found this community years earlier and had a few more stars under my name and a lot more history with the wonderful group of Funatics and this wonderful company.
If others are like me, it makes me wish I had found this community years earlier and had a few more stars under my name and a lot more history with the wonderful group of Funatics and this wonderful company.
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Wow...that is a good story.
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that is amazing. great piece of history you both initiated and spread.
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Big deal...I have 13 Glow in the Dark Groot POPs...and I can't give them away.
But seriously, very cool story and amazing gesture.
Next thing you'll tell me is that Brian guy made you unique Retro Freddys for your wedding and one of the scrapper pieces from China ended up on eBay and now some random dude in Middle America has one sitting in his living room...but no one would believe that.
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But seriously, very cool story and amazing gesture.
Next thing you'll tell me is that Brian guy made you unique Retro Freddys for your wedding and one of the scrapper pieces from China ended up on eBay and now some random dude in Middle America has one sitting in his living room...but no one would believe that.
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This is a really cool and unique story...i need one in my collection
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TriFeckTa wrote:This is a really cool and unique story...i need one in my collection
Yes...you do
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Great story, Mike! Brian and Funko are truly the best!
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Wow, that's incredible! Brian and Funko really are amazing
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squidward wrote:That's a great story. Thank you for sharing.
If others are like me, it makes me wish I had found this community years earlier and had a few more stars under my name and a lot more history with the wonderful group of Funatics and this wonderful company.
Agreed, great story and I too wish I had found this community years earlier. I love reading stories like this showing just how awesome Brian and Funko as a company are and that it's not always about the $$$.
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You told me about this a while ago, but it still amazes me!
Now let's see if I can get him in my collection
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I remember reading this years back and this piece always stood out to me. It was one of the last production pieces I needed to complete the collection and it took me a long time to get and it cost me a Freddy Joker Pop to get. It is such an awesome piece! I'm glad you shared the story.
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MyLittleFunkos wrote:My only complaint is the faint glow
Yeah...but wait until they learn how to incorporate/coordinate Old School Glow in the Dark Pop! technology with New Age, cutting edge nanotechnology! Then we'll be able to use GITD Pops! as nightlights! So the one you have is like one of the first Edison light bulbs--it'll be like having a piece of history and an antique in Iron Man form (you lucky devil, you)
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Love to hear this story evertime you tell it Mike! Years later Funko has stayed as awesome as they were! (Also thanks for getting these made. It's a truly unique piece)
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What a cool story Mike! A well-deserved surprise. And that iron man gitd isn't too shabby either
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I remember you telling me this story while sitting at seaport before fundays the first time we met, was one thing that always resonated with me about how awesome this company is.
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very cool story!!!!
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Thanks for sharing this! Just further highlights how great Brian and Funko are
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Wow, what a story, and a truly awesome piece! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for sharing, Mike! Stories like this and the people on this board are why I stick around!!
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Amazing story. I'm a huge Iron Man fan too!
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Thank you for sharing the story! That's an awesome thing what Brian did, and I'm glad that they made the Ironmans.
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I got me one of those.
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Happy that i finally own one
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Quite the story, Mike. Thanks to this I now am the proud owner of one that I picked up on eBay last week.
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Great story, if I didn't see who posted it I wouldn't have believed it.
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Alleycat wrote:Quite the story, Mike. Thanks to this I now am the proud owner of one that I picked up on eBay last week.
We're twins I stumbled upon one as well on eBay!
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That's so damn awesome. Congrats on that! That's one of the reason I love funko is the community
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That's an amazing story, thanks for sharing!
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Great story and love the pic!
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