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September 17, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Crosshair (The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Crosshair (The Vintage Collection). The second team member from Clone Force 99 is here, and the first one was in 2023. Reusing a lot of Hunter parts, this is a good figure - it doesn't have all the paint you might want, but the range of movement is good and it looks like the character on the show He also has a decent amount of gear and added parts, with a swappable head rather than a removable helmet. Also most surprising of all, I've actually seen him on pegs in stores over the past month - more than once. I'd recommend giving him a look if you liked his appearances on The Bad Batch and The Clone Wars. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Hot Wheels Speed Driver
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
New! The Mattel Hot Wheels Speed Driver lets you connect bits from tools, but the bits I had weren't quite a perfect fit. Close, though. It's a neat idea, and it's got a wrench spoiler on back. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Ad: New Marvel Legends Daredevil: Born Again Mask Set at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Pre-order new Daredevil Marvel Legends Daredevil: Born Again Mask and Billy Club Prop Replicas. It's even got a cool display stand for all three parts!
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Congratulations Billy Lagor
September 16, 2025 |
Review: Blokees Transformers Galaxy Defender Version 01 Shattered Alliance Prowl Action Figure
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Small! Blokees Transformers Galaxy Defender Version 01 Shattered Alliance Prowl Action Figure is cute and a good size for a paranoid robot monster. I'm pretty impressed for the price. Read on!
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Hasbro Gets New President of Toys and Games, Nice Guy
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 Via The Toy Book: Hasbro Welcomes Back Billy Lagor as President of Toys & Board Games. Previously heading up Entertainment Earth as CEO, I can confirm he's a reasonable fellow. On his time at Hasbro he worked on brands like G.I. Joe and Marvel in addition to hiring a ton of people and overseeing a lot of big initiatives. What will the future hold? I look forward to finding out!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 62
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #62 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. And my Switch is not within reach, so I'm reading the games from a distance.
This week:
Power Grab: Morph Ball (Metroid) - in which you have a ball.
Loose Change (Super Mario Bros.) - in which you get some shined nickels.
Death Mountain Duel (The Legend of Zelda) - in which you take a stab at a lion man.
Axe to Grind (Super Mario Bros.) - in which you burn some bridges.
Overcome the Underworld (Kid Icarus) - in which you get through the beginning.
I hope to play these later today.
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The Window's Dirty, The Mattress Stinks
September 15, 2025 |
Star Wars Q&A Month at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Electronics in Toys and HasLeb Reduxex It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
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Healey Made Drops 3 New Raiders
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 Via the Glyos News Dump: Healey Made September 13, 2025 Drop Menu . If you like 3 3/4-inch retro figures, this is a gem. Three all-new colorways are up - Gold, Silver, and Rare Earth Metal. Further, some older figures are back up including glow-in-the-dark blue. You really ought to get that one. Check 'em out!
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Classic Review: Super7 M.O.T.U.S.C.L.E. Set D
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 Something new every day-- but this was posted 10 years ago today! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Posted 10 years ago! From 2015, Super7 M.O.T.U.S.C.L.E. Set D brings you Man-E-Faces, Buzz-Off, and Ram Man. Not a bad set! Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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And All The People Dressed Like Monkeys
September 12, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Moff Gideon (Dark Trooper Armor, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Moff Gideon (Dark Trooper Armor, The Vintage Collection). It's not the same as the other releases, but the coloring makes it look familiar. It's a decent figure, but one without an unmasked head. If you can find it, give it a look.
Read the whole review.
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Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Eggconsole Crimson 2 PC-8801mkIISR, LEGO Voyagers, and over a dozen more.
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Tap Happenings
September 10, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: Alexsandr Kallus (The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Alexsandr Kallus (The Vintage Collection). Good luck trying to spell the first name right, it was easier when the boxes said "Agent." This ISB stooge has a lot of great detail and articulation, and it shows what a difference a few years makes. Nobody wanted Kallus when Rebels first started, and now? People want more Kallus. Hopefully they'll follow-up with a figure based on his Rebel look later from the series some day. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Hot Wheels Kei Swap
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Pink! The Mattel Hot Wheels Kei Swap is the recolor, and feels like it came out of Saved by the Bell's opening credits. Obviously, I had to buy one to give it a look. It's a nice little van. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Playmobil UK Promos, DC and McDonalds
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 Via Kinder via Phil: DISCOVER THE [Kinder Surprise] DC PLAYMOBIL TOY RANGE! As far as I know these are only in the UK - they're supposedly not full-size, but they're the first Batman, Superman, Harley Quinn, and related figures in Playmobil style. I don't know if they're in the US yet, but you can get sets of them on eBay if you don't want to deal with hunting blind boxes for the line. I'm not sure why this exists, unless it's to set the stage for promoting a future full-size range... or a full-size range fell through and this is all we're going to get.
I read these are out in the U.K., and also McDonalds UK has Playmobil Animals in the Happy Meals. America's getting BTS. The UK has a sloth, panda, eagle, sea turtle, peacock... obviously I'm jealous. I'm pretty sure we haven't had Playmobil in US Happy Meals since the early 1980s. Checking eBay, another set of animals were sold in Canada last year. Animobil has the details. 14 were sold worldwide and I don't think any of them came out here.
According to Tiermann, the 2024 McAnimals are not made from Playmobil factories. Some are Playmobil sized, some are bigger, but they're not the exact same as the regular ones.
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