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Toltoys Death Star (New Zealand) by Matt & Kristy
May 2010
This is a list of posts published in May 2010.
Review > Tytus (Masters of the Universe Classics)
In 1986, Mattel was riding high on the massive success of Masters of the Universe. But by 1987, Mattel reported an incredible $127 million drop in domestic sales, mostly blamed on the decline of MOTU. There were probably a few reasons for this, ranging from tough competition from the Transformers and G.I. Joe to the [...]
Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear vintage commercial
Remember when movie marketing consisted solely of movie trailers, teaser posters and maybe a cardboard standee in a theater? OK, me neither, but I still say we now live in a golden age of clever movie marketing. Case in point: the above video for “Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear,” a new character in next month’s Toy Story 3. [...]
Review > Space Alien (Toy Story 3, Target Exclusive)
One thing I love is the classic, cartoonish space alien aesthetic–green tentacles, eyeballs on stalks, clanking robots, bulbous glass helmets with antennae, ray guns with fins, colorful fungus-covered landscapes, and so forth. This “retro-future” can be found in shows like Futurama and Ren & Stimpy, videogames like Day of the Tentacle and Toejam & Earl, [...]
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Evil-Lyn in Repose by Poe Ghostal
Doc Thomas Probes > Action Figure Scales
Like many contemporary collectors, the action figures that got me into this glorious hobby were the late-90′s McFarlane Toys offerings: Movie Maniacs, Sleepy Hollow, Austin Powers and everything in-between. With the combination of amazing sculpting and detailed paint, Todd McFarlane’s company had upped the game for everyone. But for me, the best thing McFarlane Toys [...]
3 3/4″ Toy Story 3 Twitch RARE HTF (sigh…)
I could be jumping the gun here. But if the confidence of this eBay seller and my cursory Web search constitute a preponderance of evidence (which they don’t), the one figure I’m really interested in from Toy Story 3, the decently-articulated 3 ¾” Twitch, is going to be very hard to find. This auction is [...]
Review > Dr. Mid-Nite (DC Universe Classics)
While removing a bullet from a witness to a crime, Dr. Charles McNider was blinded by a grenade meant to silence his patient. During recovery from his injuries, McNider was startled when an owl crashed through his window. Removing his bandages to investigate, He could see in perfect darkness. He later found out that he [...]
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frankenpunker02 by Fuyoh!
Batman: Arkham Asylum figures possibly awesomest things ever made by DCD
Seriously. OK, so the articulation isn’t great, and Batman really should have black and not blue highlights (and if you don’t think DC Direct will be selling that repaint at some point, have I got a bridge for you). And of course, DCD’s overly-cautious nature has them striking when the iron is red-hot, a good [...]