From Mattel’s Facebook page. I won’t discuss the bios now–we’ll get there once these come out…but feel free to discuss below.
The Sword of Ages: Work in Progress pics
As I mentioned in an earlier post, it looks like I won’t have the new Swords of Ages and Dread Axes until the New Year. However, I should be able to have the sale the first week of January, so try to keep a little holiday cash left over.
In the meantime, I asked SpyMagician of Spy Monkey Creations to take some photos as he worked on the Sword of Ages, so that you guys can see what goes into the process. Check ’em out. –PG
Sculpting
Molding and Casting
Any questions for Mattel?
The time has come, the Walrus said, to ask Matty your questions. Questions due by 11:59pm Monday, December 13.
Toy Aisle Trolls > Malabsorption
Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com.
Leonardo T. Dragon sends along this example of douchebaggery. (more…)
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Enterprise D & NX-01 Edit w Starfield by Dysonstarr
Review > Grizzlor (Masters of the Universe Classics)
I never owned Grizzlor as a kid. I do recall thinking that, like Moss Man and Panthor, there was something uncool about the fact that he had fabric parts. Fur, flocking, and fabric clothes were always a turn-off to me as a kid, I think because it made the toy seem perishable. Flocking could wear off; fabric could tear or get filthy; fur could fall out. Plastic, on the other hand, was forever (or so it seemed to a kid, anyway).
And so I’m fairly sure I was never interested in Grizzlor, and though I recall seeing him in friends’ or cousins’ collections, I don’t have a lot of nostalgia attached to the character. However, I’ve re-familiarized myself with Grizzlor, as with many MOTU characters since the advent of the 200X line ten years ago (remember, the announcement came in 2000, even if the figures weren’t on shelves until 2002). And now I think he’s kind of cool.
That mostly comes from my love of monsters. Grizzlor is a big, hairy, classic-looking monster, and while the fur may have turned me off as a kid, as an adult I find it charming. Yes, on one level he’s a ridiculous furball with hair like Cher and the face she would have if hers weren’t 90% polypropylene, and if you can’t roll with that, you’re probably not going to like him.* But on another level, he’s a really fun addition to Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC).
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TEAM GREEN by kingkong21
Poe’s Point > The Next Generation
A few months back, my friends Dave and Jenn came over to our apartment with their three-year-old son, Aaron. Dave and Jenn both are geeks, though Jenn moreso than Dave. Aaron is just about that age where action figures start to get interesting, and in this era where videogames are slowly supplanting good old-fashioned toys, I consider it the solemn duty of all collectors to try and instill a love of toys in all children.
With that in mind, I brought Aaron into the computer room, a.k.a. the Toy Room. He was entranced by the shelves upon shelves of Masters of the Universe Classics, Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles and assorted vintage toys on display. This, I thought, is what you get when you can spend your own money on whatever you want, as I thought back to the all the toys I might have gotten had I the disposable income available that I have now. (more…)
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Popbot by dangercorpse
Toy Aisle Trolls > Maul Rat
Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com.
Poester Ero sends me this latest, mystifying example.
Says Ero:
Saw this the other day and have been meaning to send it. Note the price above. A generic figure retailing for $1.99, and you swap it for a Darth Maul?? I’m thinking the gas on a return trip to Target cost more than that figure.
Are we seeing a bizarre surge of reverse-trollage? Are these trolls modern-day Robin Hoods, taking crappy figures and replacing them with much better ones? What is going on around here?
Of course, this sort of thing is never legal. And I’m not going to be impressed unless I see, say, a DCSH Two-Face and Catwoman in the Walmart 5-pack, or something like that. But still…weird.