S.H.MonsterArts Destoroyah Hi-Res Pics
In 1995, Godzilla died. As Toho anticipated handing off their Godzilla franchise to America as a brand-new blockbuster franchise (and yeah, we all know how that turned out), they decided to bid farewell to their beloved radioactive dinosaur by giving him a going-away party called Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. The film included many references to the original film, including the origin of its villain, Destoroyah – a demonic creature formed by prehistoric crustaceans mutated by the weapon that killed the original Godzilla, the Oxygen Destroyer.
With Burning Godzilla already on the way, it was only a matter of time before Tamashii unveiled the S.H.MonsterArts Destoroyah. He’s absolutely massive – the largest SHMA figure to date – and will cost around $150 (suddenly I’m collecting something getting up into the Hot Toys range…I basically have no non-MOTUC, non-SHMA toy budget at this point). (more…)
Two Grown Men & a Little Castle Grayskull
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In related news, Mattel sweetened the Castle Grayskull pot by offering a cross-sell poster of all MOTUC figures released by the time the playset comes out. Also, Scott Neitlich did a new write-up on the castle on Mattycollector.
The thermometer is pretty close. Just over four more days left…
Pic of the Day > Microman Micro Force team by chogokinjawa
BBTS has Transformers, Play Arts Kai, Marvel Universe, Bandai & More
Poe’s Pick of the Week: The Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts Kai – Batman
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I’m currently working on a review of the Play Arts Kai Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman, but in the meantime, consider this figure for your collection. “The Dark Knight Rises, comes Batman as a 10″ Play Arts Kai action figure with alternate sets of hands, various weapons, and a display stand. Window box packaging.” –PG
News from BBTS: We’ve updated our site with improved graphics, an auto-fill search function, and a new image viewer for the product images. Many more upgrades to our site and systems will be taking place over the next year, stay tuned for more. (more…)
The New He-Man Smartphone/Tablet Game is Out
Apparently I’ve been so distracted by other stuff lately, I missed the fact that the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe iOS game came out on October 25. I just downloaded it and will post my thoughts once I’ve had time to play it. Android versions are reportedly coming too.
In the meantime, here are a few reviews I found via a quick Web search:
Are zipper storage bags destroying your toys?
Action Figure Fury notes a potential danger to your collection. Evidently, those Ziploc bags we all (well, I, at least) use to store our action figures could be hurting them:
The plastic that most bags are made from are actually acidic. If you are using them for daily life like storing your sandwich for eating later that day then I’m sure that you will survive. But if you are going to be storing your action figure in there for years on end then you might be having some problems later on down the road.
The acid will slowly over time destroy the paint and even the plastic of the figure is you leave them in the bags long enough.
I tried to dig around for more information on this – because as much as I respect AFF, I try not to take things I read on the Internet at face value – but only found this similar post at One Per Case. Both blogs recommend using GTZIP’s “Ultra Clear” line of bags instead of the traditional zipper bags. They’re not cheap, though.
So, any chemists or scientist-types out there who can shed some light on this either way?
Toy Aisle Trolls > Transformers Degenerations
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: Richard Mistron
Pic of the Day > Porunga by ridureyu
S.H.MonsterArts King Ghidorah Now Available
S.H.MonsterArts King Ghidorah is now available at Amazon and Entertainment Earth, and should be available any day now at BBTS. I’ve opened mine and hope to get to a review eventually, but in the meantime I can tell you that it’s an amazing action figure but be very careful with the wings. They’re not really designed to “flap” from right to left, but rather, they’re designed to move up and down a bit. The special hinge at the base of the wings was reportedly designed to prevent the wings from putting excess weight on the joint, causing the joint to become brittle and break over time. Ironically, this design makes the joint weak when yanked around in other directions, so it’s prone to breaking. Whether or not that risk is worth the price is entirely up to you (though the good news is you can probably return the figure if you order through a U.S. retailer – I didn’t). Being someone who would have sacrificed his entire Transformers collection as a kid for super-articulated Godzilla toys, the risk was worth it to me, but I’m a complete mark for this line.