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Newish! Mattel He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection King Randor Action Figure is an online exclusive, and I've noticed the crowns seem to be a little off-center. Well, that's not perfect. It's still a brightly-colored figure that looks like the cartoon, so consider hunting this one down in stores so you can find the best possible head. I like it. I do wish it was a little better in its assembly, though. Read on!

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Posted 10 years ago! Easily the best version of the character to date, Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Trap Jaw even has the fly swatter arm. That's as good as this kind of thing gets - hopefully you got one. The Origins figures never included the swatter, so you're left to 3D print one that won't color match. Maybe they'll make one down the road - I can hope! Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!

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Cheap? Blokees Transformers Classic Class 2007 Optimus Prime Action Figure lights up and was sold as a markdown last year and this year too - it's neat! You should give one a shot. Read on, and come back Monday for more!

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I haven't grabbed it yet, but I did watch the video. You can download it here and it's on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android so far. I'd recommend taking some time to check out the video - it starts to get a little overly technical, but you can see what it does. I really like seeing the widescreen feature, which currently supports only some of the background layers - so not the sprites, or some of the floating layers in the middle. Still, it's an amazing start and makes it seem like you have an excuse to re-replay Super Metroid again.

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Not recent! Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Artist / Painter reminds me of my elementary school art teacher, so obviously, I think sh e's great. She has a smock coat thing going on, a colorful sweater, curly red hair, and jeans. The deco is deployed nicely and she just looks like a great little figure. Playmobil stopped making her in 2019, but you can still find one on eBay. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Recent! The Super7 Micronauts Force Commander ReAction+ Figure shares a body with Baron Karza and Emperor - but with a twist. He has a new head, and he's bright white! It's based on a classic 1970s toy that you probably don't have, so you can enjoy it as a 3 3/4-inch figure with an o-ring build instead of as a giant with magnetic connectors. I dig it. I think you might too.

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New! The Hasbro Transformers Age of the Primes G2 Dinobot Swoop and G2 Dinobot Sludge is a shared exclusive online, in a big wide box, in bright bright colors. They're based on unproduced concepts from the 1990s, and Swoop has a new head. I like it, it's good. Read on!

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Old! Mattel He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection Spikor Action Figure showed up a couple of years ago, but I like it so let's look at it. He's less ugly that the toy-faced figure, and for Spikor fans there's a new 2026 movie-style Origins figure on the way. But this one comes in eye-popping colors with distinctive accessories based on a cartoon from 40 years ago, so this is the one I want the most. He has a trident hand, plus a spare regular hand too. Should you get it? Well, I think so. Read on!

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Posted 10 years ago! There are brand-new Mario Happy Meal toys at McDonald's, but a decade ago we were getting things like Sonic Drive-In Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Mario It's a weird one - a three-dimensional, flat figure with a paper bad guy to fight. It's an actual activity with a play feature, which we don't see much of in a lot of character toys these days. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!

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Unlike bigger Star Wars and Marvel launches, street dates seem increasingly ignored - Walmart will put things out early if they feel like it, while Target tends to put things out later as time allows. Online shops tend to adhere to the dates, because that is a lot easier to control with their back-end software. As usual, you can also pick stuff up in a store that has inventory but has not yet set the shelf space.

I would say it's been a particularly eventful month, with new action toys showing up more frequently than usual. Sure, Transformers are hard to get, but what's new about that?

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You can deal with that now! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang Ultra Magnus Action Figure is a little guy, and he's pretty great. No, he's not a giant combinable armored robot that turns into a carrier - but the colors are good, the joints are nice, and the details are pretty much what you'd want for something the size of a classic Battle Beasts figure. Read on, and come back Monday for more!

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Not recent! Playmobil "Fi?ures" 70125 Figures Cowboy isn't from Django Unchained but came out a little bit after. Since Playmobil has made a not-Aeon Flux, not-Jurassic Park, and a lot of other similar-but-not figures, it feels like there may have been some inspiration there. And if I'm wrong? It's a great figure, and one of very few not-pasty cowboys in decades of western figure lines. The amount of paint on the pants and coat is unusually fancy. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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This gets into the argument of what is worth your money. The head sculpts on all figures look great and the range of articulation is very, very good even on the kid figures. The $10 kid figures have single-jointed elbows and knees, and no ankles. The $27 figures have those extra joints, plus alternate hands. So what would you rather have - a bigger guy with more joints, or 3 cheaper guys that take up a little less room? I'm currently on team "cheaper." Prove me wrong, world that wants to overpay for the "best" option even though it won't do them much good.

Some stores are also putting out the Revenge of Skeletor figures again, and he's also $10 with the same basic buck as the new movie guys. I don't know why I find these so appealing, and also, I am hesitant to start up yet another style. But they do look like fun.

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