Ask Mattel > Answers for Mid-November

Poe’s note: Apologies for the really weak Q&A this time, folks. I asked a number of WWE questions and apparently there was no one available to answer them.

1.) MldMnrdReporter asks: Are any *new* steps being taken to make sure Quality Control on MOTUC improves in the future? We know it wasn’t a factory error regarding Roboto (his shoulders were clearly tooled incorrectly, with the “L” and the “R” on the wrong pegs). $20 a figure is quite a bit of money to spend each month and it’d be nice to make sure we don’t get a flawed product.

We are always doing what we can to improve quality control. While fans only see the “mistakes” that slip through, many don’t realize the hundreds of things we do catch that are fixed before market. We totally understand the frustration with Roboto. Honestly, this one slipped through. Hey, even fan sites in their reviews didn’t notice the shoulder’s being reversed. In the end, it really only changes the pattern of the tech on his shoulders, the figure is still fully functional. We will look at correcting this one day, but nothing is planned right now. Quality Control is, and remains, of upmost importance to us. Even so, sometimes things do slip through.

2.) Snarf! Snarf! asks: Is it possible to get some official info regarding the power levels and extent of the abilities of MOTU characters (Including PoP, NA, etc.) somewhere down the line. Since the bios are focused on the story we can’t get that info. Things like: “Can Beastman control sea creatures, or is that Mer-Man’s job? Where does Mekaneck keep that huge amount of neck and other organs within his body? How strong is He-Man compared to King Grayskull?” (more…)

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tremble puny humans!

tremble puny humans! by Johnson Cameraface

Happy Grizzlor Day

Sorry, running a bit behind today…it already looks like the rumors of a better server for Digital River have been greatly exaggerated…anyway, best of luck to all.

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Open Your Mask, Please

Open Your Mask, Please by mrahdhian

Bastards of the Universe > “I, for one, welcome our New Bastards”

Congratulations to dayraven, the winner of “Build your own Bastards!” I’ll be emailing you to get your address and your package out!

Anyone else here a smidge disappointed in the Clash of the Titans remake? Now, granted, I didn’t spring for the 3D and all; I saw it in the dollar theatre in no-D. The whole movie was busy and charmless, although I have to confess I loved the original. Nice figure from NECA, even if Perseus was a bit of a tool in that one.

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Tendril Close Up

Tendril Close Up by Deimos-remus

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Robot Chicken Humping Robot

Robot Chicken Humping Robot by Rayne Creations

Review > Mad Monsters 8″ Figures (Classic TV Toys)

I’d intended to post this review in October to go with the Halloween theme, but I never got around to it. Not going to make excuses–I just didn’t.

I’ve never been a fan of Mego figures. They were passé by the time I got into action figures as a kid, having been supplanted by the 3 3/4″ revolution of Kenner’s Star Wars line. When I did encounter Mego figures at yard sales and so forth, they seemed a lot more like my sister’s Barbie dolls than my Luke or He-Man figures, so I was never even interested in them. That lack of nostalgia, coupled with a general dislike of soft goods on action figures, is why I have little to no interest in the current Mego revival.

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