Odds ‘n Ends Contest > And the Spoils Go To…

January 25, 2012 | Poe

Y’know, I hate it when I do these contests where I have to pick the winner. I thought about pawning the duty off on Dr. Mrs. Ghostal, but she was watching TV, so no help there. Not really fair anyway, since it’s my site. Then I thought about asking Doc Thomas to decide, before I remembered he was clinically insane. So in the end, I had to decide myself.

This was not easy. There were a ton of excellent submissions. I knew you guys were awesome, but I guess I didn’t realize just how awesome…if I’d thought about it, I would have had more prizes.

First, the runners-up: (more…)

Toy Aisle Trolls > Ultronmatum

January 24, 2012 | Poe

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@poeghostal.com.

Submitted by: Meister Shake

The Problem: The Ultron has been replaced by a Titanium Man. Which actually wasn’t as blatant as some other TATs–they’re both green, and robotic looking–but the lack of a head is a dead giveaway.

Karmic Payback: I hope you swallow an umbrella and it opens up inside you.

Cool Toy-Related Videos Trifecta

January 24, 2012 | Poe

OK, so I’m willing to bet most of you have already seen these. But I’m posting them anyway, because I like them.

 

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This amazing recreation of the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark (right down to the chin rub) was done by Jeff Gurwood.

 

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I’m not sure if this is safe for work or not. It’s gross and incredibly immature. Also, it’s funny.

 

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This ad was filmed entirely using the new Bandai S.H. MonsterArts figures. I’ll be reviewing them at some point, hopefully in the near future.

Identify the Toy Contest #1

January 23, 2012 | Poe

Welcome to a new feature here at PGPoA! Every other week or so, I’ll post a photo of a small part of a toy. Your job is to identify the toy. Send an email to poe@poeghostal.com with the following:

  • Name of the toy
  • Line the toy comes from (if any)
  • Manufacturer of the toy
  • Year the toy was produced

The first person to email all the information will win a Poe Prize! If no one gets all 3-4 pieces of info, the person with the most wins. If no one guesses correctly, there’s no winner.

The nature of the Poe Prize will vary, but it will be a small toy of some sort. The first set of Poe Prizes will come from this batch of 1980s UFO vending machine toys. The toy really isn’t important–what you get is bragging rights.

I’ll announce the winner on Friday each week.

This contest is open to everyone, including international readers. Good luck!

Show and Tell > Vending Machine Sci-Fi Toys

January 23, 2012 | Poe

You’ll recall a few weeks ago I asked for help identifying a few toys. The success of that got me thinking about other toys I remembered as a kid that I couldn’t identify. The one that jumped to mind was a tiny, cheap plastic UFO toy I owned.

My memory was so vague that I could scarcely recall what it looked like–I couldn’t even have drawn a picture. Nonetheless, I went looking for it on eBay anyway. Three days of constant eBay searching for every combination of “ufo” and “flying saucer” proved fruitless, until I finally did a search for “vending ufo.” To my utter shock, I actually found the damned thing.

It’s the green saucer in the front, part of a 1980s series of gumball machine toys–what seems to have become known as “capsule toys.” What struck me about them was how similar they look to a lot of the indie toys being produced today for $10-$15 a set.

I can’t believe I actually found this. Crazy. Anyway, I’m going to be giving away most of these over the next few weeks, as will be explained in a post later today.

Sponsor News > BBTS has Marvel Legends Wave 2, Hot Toys Tumblr, & More

January 20, 2012 | Poe

BigBadToyStore sends along some of their highlighted new preorders:

MARVEL LEGENDS

Marvel Legends 2012 – Series 02 – Case of 8 with Arnim Zola Build-A-Figure

This case includes the following figures:

Heroic Age Cap x2
Marvel’s Thunderball x1
Dark Wolverine x1
Madame Masque x1
Big Time Spider-Man x1
Marvel’s Drax x1
Fantomex x1

Pieces to build the Arnim Zola Build-A-Figure are included as well

2012 Marvel 3.75″ Greatest Battles Comic 2-Packs – Wave 01 Case of 8

This case includes the following figures:

Wolverine & Captain America x1
Thor & Iron Man x1
Spider-Man & Captain Britain x1
Colossus & Juggernaut x1
Wolverine vs. Hulk x2
Silver Centurion IM vs. Mandarin x2 (more…)

Odds ‘n Ends > Dark Knight Rises Toy Details, Avengers Toys Hit Retail

January 20, 2012 | Poe