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Night Climber Batman by FranMoff
January 2011
This is a list of posts published in January 2011.
Updated MOTUC Schedule
Mattel has posted the latest MOTUC schedule, including a slew of reissues.
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Falconer Predator Figure by NECA by thedot_ru
Review > Buzz-Off (Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel)
As a kid, I loved the Buzz-Off action figure. The colors were bright and appealing, the articulated wings were a unique feature (and looked a lot more flight-worthy than Stratos’s arm-feathers), and the claws were cool…to a kid. But I’ll admit that the 200X Buzz-Off was possibly the best redesign of the entire line, pushing [...]
New List up at ThisBlogRules.com
And the lists keep coming! This time, I’ve got a new list up at This Blog Rules. Top Ten Action Figure Vehicles of the 1980s Before you start ripping into the list, be sure to read the note at the end explaining my criteria…then you can rip into the list.
Toy Aisle Trolls > Mockgirl
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 AT poeghostal.com. This latest travesty was found [...]
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Mo-Larr by Kwehttamm
Keldor Swords are coming
Never let it be said that constant campaigning doesn’t bear fruit: But hey, to leave on a good note, we did just have our meeting with management to go over the 2012 line. We also discussed the 200X head design and weapon design direction. While we are still not going to explore 200X redesigned character [...]
Mo-Larr encore sale today
Mattycollector is having an encore sale of the Mo-Larr set today (at 12pm ET) in honor of Sunday’s premiere of the new Robot Chicken season. (Direct link to the set.) They’ve also released a pair of behind-the-scenes videos about the development of the set. (Video 1) (Video 2) The second RC episode of the season, [...]
Guest Review > Battles Super Police & S.W.A.T. Police Super City Hero
The following is a guest review by Monte Williams. I recently joked with my wife that I am thirty-three years old, and I am finally set to have my first grown-up Christmas. Turns out I was mistaken… I have lived and worked for eighteen months now in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, in the [...]