One thing that has made it increasingly difficult for me to write reviews these days is that I’m often reviewing a character I’ve reviewed before. For me, the appeal of a review is often discussing the history of the character or the franchise, my own childhood memories and so forth. I’ve already covered all that for Leo and the rest of the TMNT in two previous reviews here and here, so I refer you to those if you want the flavor text. This review is going to get down to brass tacks.
The deadline for OMFG! Series 2 is coming up in two days! The characters in this round include:
1. Puke Knight – designed and sculpted by Jared DeCosta (aka redjarojam) from Massachusetts
2. Shirtle – designed by Kenjitron from Hawaii and sculpted by George Gaspar from Los Angeles
3. Cry-Borg – designed by Andrew Scribner (aka RuFuS) from Rhode Island
4. Cuddlehard – designed and sculpted by turboPISTOLA from Tennessee
5. Grimm Gourd – concept by ScruffyNerfHrdr from Kansas, designed by Charles Marsh (aka Monsterforge) from South Carolina, and sculpted by Mike Fleming Jr (aka M-Flem-Jr) from Colorado
There are incentive levels from $1 to $5,000, and just $10 gets you set of M.U.S.C.L.E.-style flesh-colored OMFG, while $25 gets you both the flesh and an exclusive black colorway. Hit their Kickstarter page now to pledge!
OK, I said I wouldn’t talk about the sub anymore unless there was news. Well, there is – and it’s a surprisingly direct address of the problem I mentioned in my editorial earlier this week (definitely not saying I had anything to do with this, but at least they seem to be aware of the problem).
Please Read: A special message about your MattyCollector.com experience from Digital River
Dear MattyCollector.com Customers,
The Digital River Team has heard you loud and clear and we would like to openly address the feedback that you have provided regarding your experience on MattyCollector.com.
We realize that there have been some challenges. And we want you to know that we are fully committed to providing you not only with an easier and simpler way to manage your subscriptions to our clubs, but also an improved customer service experience. The good news is that we have already taken steps in this direction, and are planning on making even more enhancements in the coming months. Here’s how…
Read the rest after the jump. (more…)
My Robot Nation is a website that lets you create your own robot. You pick the parts and colors, then the robot is produced and mailed straight to your door. (more…)
Oh, pardon me, I’m supposed to be fighting Flash Gordon.
Originally with Masters of the Universe Classics I was not intending on being a line completist. There was no reason to: with the poor Australian-to-American dollar conversion rate, and the difficulty in buying ordinary characters who sold out within minutes (grrrrrrrr) there was no point trying to be an obsessive. Fortunately, as the Australian dollar improved, MattyCollector picked up their game and made it possible to acquire any of the toys I wanted. My personal philosophy when it comes to collecting toys is that collectors should have the toys they want available to them, and at a fair price – exclusivity rarely makes things better for collectors, which is why I was frustrated when MattyCollector made Shadow Weaver the exclusive subscription figure for this year. (more…)
Here’s a quick update about a ton of new preorders and the latest arrivals. (more…)
OK, I said I wasn’t going to write about the subs anymore and I’m not, but I thought some of you – the ones who never visit any other sites, anyway – might appreciate a look at the press pics Mattel issued yesterday. The text beneath each one is from Mattel.
Club Eternia 2013
Our next POP figure will hopefully be Netossa, one of the hardest of the vintage figs to track down! She comes with a net/cape and her shield! If the sub happens she will be the Jan monthly figure. (more…)
