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[-] LuckyDevil@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

It looks cool, buuuuuut the figurine is no longer in its original packaging, so the value plummets drastically. My final offer is about three-fiddy.

[-] RION@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

I LOVE collecting cool little dudes. My sister gave me a tiny frog figure sitting in an armchair reading a book and it nourishes me spiritually when I look at it

[-] Bruja@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago
[-] The_Filthy_Commie@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago

''Ancient Mayan astronaut miner seen here wearing a helmet with 2 spotlights powered by a magic crystal battery''

[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

This actually proves the Mayans went to Mars

[-] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 months ago

Am I reading too much into it or is a 1500 year old figurine in a suit and helmet interesting?

[-] newacctidk@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

I think they are only wearing a helmet, not armor. Mayan sculptures often have helmets of some sort. Usually more ornate than this so maybe this is a depiction of an actual warrior helmet meant for practical use. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/maya-warrior-statue-with-serpent-helmet-discovered-at-chichen-itza

[-] RION@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago
[-] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Til this post I didn’t know people 1500 years ago would have thought about suits and helmets…I’m not saying that they wouldnt have, I’m just wondering what the history is.

[-] RION@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

Well people definitely did, the Romans for instance. Apparently mesoamericans had cloth body armor similar to European gambesons as well as some leather stuff, but nothing metal

[-] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I didn’t put enough thought into what era we were in 1500 years ago. Thank you.

[-] tocopherol@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

I had a tie fighter that had a tiny pilot that went inside, like an inch tall with movable arms and legs, and he had a tiny helmet the size of a matchhead you could remove. It was my favorite toy and I would spend what felt like hours searching through the carpet for his tiny helmet when I would inevitably lose it.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

"Stop! Gecko time!"

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago
[-] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

I can now advocate for my Lego/Transformers collections on grounds of RETVRN.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Who says this is about collecting?

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