I would say over spending the money on these guys, make your own or have someone make them for you. You can find the parts cheaper and they are of better quailty than the South American figures to boot. Popmetal comes to mind when I think of the plastic of South American figures. If any of you have any Slaughters Marauders figures you know what I mean about quailty, as they were made in South America. I can remember my SM Spirit breaking right out of the package, which I never had happen with any figure up intil that point in my childhood. It took me 5 more to get one that didn't brake right off card

. Then they still don't fare well over time.
One thing that makes these South American figures go for really high prices is that fact that many didn't fair childhood in the first place and there were fewer to go around. That is what a friend in Argentina told me and even the ones he has from his childhood are not in the best of shape.
momaw nadon