My friend and PGPoA reader MisterBigBo has asked what’s the best, most reliable place to sell or trade Transformers (outside of eBay), and I honestly have no idea. Anyone out there know?
A few quick observations about DCUC5
I’ll be doing separate reviews of each figure for OAFE, but I can already tell you I like these figures more than I expected to. This is easily the DCUC wave I was least interested in, but as action figures the characters are quite likable. I was particularly surprised by how much I like Amazo.- Almost every single hip on every figure was stuck. Fortunately, with a combination of the freezer trick, heating, and patience, I was able to free every stuck joint. There have been a lot of reports of breakage on DCUC figures, though, and I sometimes wonder how much of that is due to a lack of patience. I’d much rather spend an hour loosening my figures’ limbs than weeks looking for a replacement.
- Metallo’s joints are very loose, especially his torso ball joint and the sockets in his hips. I ended up supergluing his hip sockets, though you can still pose his legs by popping out the peg and putting into the socket in a different position.
- For the most part, the paint work on my set is very good. Only the Eradicator has a major flaw on his abdomen. And as far as I can tell, there are no incorrect limbs or feet.
- The Eradicator loves his BluBlockers.
- Amazo looks like a Christmas elf on steroids.
UPS=FAIL
That’s my Lightray/Orion two-pack you’re making me wait for, UPS! It was supposed to arrive today! Today!
And what’s the deal with that “mechanical failure”? What’s that about?
A year of PGPoA
I almost forgot…today marks the one-year anniversary of PGPoA going live! Wow…I wish I could think of something momentous to write, but I’d rather you all just went and checked out the new MOTUC article. But keep checking the site for some great surprises this month!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dr. Mrs. Ghostal and I are heading down to Mama and Papa Poe’s for the day. Enjoy your turkey or turducken or tofurkey or whatever your hilarious-sounding poultry alternative of choice is. And remember to, y’know, give thanks, too.
PGPoA on Facebook
Facebook is trying out a new blog network app, and I’ve added a page for PGPoA. Check it out when you have a chance. And if you’re a Facebook member, please join my blog network! I need at least fifteen fans for the site to start excerpting my blog.
My Name is Bruce
I managed to score tickets to a special engagement of My Name is Bruce last night (and brought special guests Dr. Mrs. Ghostal and Red Kryptonite, as well as one Seskatcheswan, a friend from high school). The showing was followed by a Q&A session with the Man Himself, Bruce Campbell.
The premise of the film is Bruce Campbell plays Bruce Campbell, a sort of alternate universe asshole/loser version of himself (a la Stephen Colbert). He’s still the star of the Evil Dead films, Army of Darkness and the epic fail Alien Apocalypse, but he’s divorced, a borderline alcoholic and living in a disgusting trailer. (On a side note: Alien Apocalypse was one of the first films Dr. Mrs. Ghostal and I watched together. Yes, we both made fun of it the entire time, but how she managed to still take me seriously after I suggested we watch it is still beyond me. The mysteries of love I guess.)
Unfortunately, Bruce’s #1 fan (and that’s saying something) accidentally unleashes an ancient Chinese god of war in the podunk town of Goldlick, and the lad decides there’s only one man who can take out the warrior god: Bruce Campbell.
The movie’s a lot of fun–moreso than Campbell’s previous effort, The Man With The Screaming Brain–and it features tons of in-jokes for Campbell fans, including a few guest appearances by Campbell-based action figures such as Sideshow’s S-Mart Ash (“Don’t burn that! It’s a limited edition!”)
The Q&A session afterward was a riot, filled with Bruce’s self-deprecating humor and sarcastic banter with his obsessive fans, whom he clearly loves and is endlessly amused by. The Q&A featured a surprise appearance by Bruce’s lovely co-star, Grace Thorsen.
If you happen to live near one of the theaters on the MNIB tour–and are any sort of fan of Bruce, obsessive or otherwise–definitely check it out. And watch for the Ted Raimi cameo.
MM Batpod in the house
After reading that the Movie Masters Batpod had been found in Connecticut, I decided to check around here. When a search of three different Targets proved fruitless, I was ready to give up and head home–until Dr. Mrs. Ghostal suggested we check one last one (the Quincy Target, just off 93 South).
After taking the wrong exit and getting lost, we finally managed to reach the Target–and you’ll never guess what was there:
Review later this week.
Post #322
I’m working on a week’s worth of what I’m going to call “intereviews” (clever, no?) of DCUC Wave Four, so instead I’ll just point you to a few things I found interesting over the last few days. (more…)
New poll
I’d like to direct your attention to the poll on the sidebar menu. Please take five seconds to answer it.
I’ve been considering a change in the way I put up posts here on the site–switching from a single daily, longer article-type piece to a more frequent series of smaller toy-related “dispatches” (with the occasional longer piece, such as an interview, essay, or review). For instance, rather than just listing interesting links down under “Sold Separately,” I could post a small blurb about them, with my own colorful commentary. (Sort of like Topless Robot, but with more of an emphasis on toys and the industry than pop culture in general.)
However, I know from experience this format can get annoying for some people if you tend to get your content from a feed.
As always, I’d welcome any thoughts you have on this. I will say there doesn’t really appear to be a dispatch-style toy-related blog out there, so it might be a good niche for this site to fill. On the other hand, judging from my site stats, people seem to really like reviews (though the X-Entertainment-like nostalgia articles get less pageview love).