Dreadcentral.com has put up packaged images of NECA’s Predators figures. The packaging looks great–much more innovative than the usual–and I can’t wait for that Classic Predator. Still not sure about the articulation, though. I hope it’s better than the McFarlane version (it has to be, right?).
Head to Dread Central for a larger version of the pic.
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Hey He-Fans!
So one of the big things we wanted to do for the MOTUC line is to introduce figures that never quite made it into the vintage line. Much like He-Ro, Gygor the gorilla made it as a prototype into the vintage line but no toy has been made…until now.
Originally based on the “Big Jim Gorilla” (much like Battlecat or Zoar) Gygor was set to be a large gorilla figure in the 1982 line. While he was cut due to logistics, we are proud to present the first ever MOTU Gygor figure in the new Classics line. Truly, this is what the MOTUC line is all about.
Gygor will be the third oversized beast in the 2010 line and will go on sale September 15th. He will not be part of the subscription (but the beasts will be added to the subs in 2011 per fan demand!)
The final oversized beast/pack for 2010 will be an army builder two pack shown off at our fan panel at SDCC on Friday July 23 at 1:00 in room 29ABC. See you all at Mattypalooza 2010~!
Matty
I don’t know whether this will silent the speculation that Gygor is a retool of the DCUC Gorilla Grodd (Mattel and the Four Horsemen say it’s a 100% new sculpt), but he sure is bigger than Grodd. The torso sculpt is definitely different.
But wait, there’s more! Read on for the bio…such as it is. (more…)
For those of you who don’t visit the Mattycollector forums, it appears that ToyGuru has stopped posting as frequently, but another moderator, “Catra’s Wrath,” is a font of interesting information. You can check out some of her posts by clicking here.
I’m not sure whether CW works for Mattel or Digital River–she could just be a fan they hired as a moderator, for all I know. But oddly enough, CW’s posts have provided a more intimate peek into Mattel’s behind-the-scenes thinking on MOTUC. Here’s a sampling. (more…)
Before we get to the inevitable sound and fury, let me point out Mattel’s reveal of Whiplash’s bio and packaging on Facebook yesterday. (more…)
I just wanted to highlight this. If you want to get an idea of what pretty much any character you can think of might look in the MOTUC style, check out the fan art of He-Man.org member The Raw. Here’s his Chief Carnivus, created back in January:
As you can see, he guessed correctly about a lot of the re-used parts (and I don’t think we can blame him too much for assuming Mattel would re-use more parts than they did).
He’s got tons of other characters in there, up to and including Plundor (who, sadly, is a Filmation character we won’t see unless Mattel finally buys the rights). He’s even taken a crack at some of the Meteorbs!
Some other cool ones:
Chief Carnivus.
It was just revealed (via ImpHolocron) at the “Big Toy Industry” panel at Wizard World Philadelphia, as Masters of the Universe was inducted into the ToyFare Hall of Fame. (more…)
Two things occured to me today as I answered the door in my wheelchair, only to leap up to my feet screaming “IT’S A MIRACLE!!” when it turned out to be the same two Mormons from last week who still haven’t learnt their lesson. (more…)
Ever since I stopped collecting DCUC I’ve been remiss in covering it here, especially for those Poesters who remained fans of the site despite my faddish whims. So for those of you who haven’t seen it already, here’s a link to Fwoosh’s preview of the SDCC Plastic Man preview.
For all that can be said about their business practices and the handling of their collector’s lines, I have to say Mattel (with the help of the Four Horsemen) makes some pretty damned awesome toys.
…but good luck getting them.
Also, can we all agree that we hate that the people who get preview samples get the SDCC versions and not the stripped-down ones that will be on Mattycollector? It just seems like an extra kick to the T-spheres. Though I suppose the joke’s on them for Orko…unless Mattel sends both versions…in which case I’ll be obliged to hate them even more.
One of my favorite theories about Optikk is that he’s just some sort of weird, inhuman creature inside a big robotic suit (a la the Daleks). Spawn board member Dragonblaster took that idea and made it an awesome custom out of it.
Note to Dragonblaster: get a peg on that socket, cast some molds in green and I guarantee the fans will pay for these things.
Just thought I’d pass on this interesting little link–ComicTrek.net has a Web page that tracks completed MOTUC auctions. It’s a great way to keep an eye on how the market for each figure is doing. They’ve also got tracking pages for vintage MOTU, Sideshow, and other toylines.