Old! Not a butcher, or a candlestick maker, but the Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Lebkuchen Seller is adjacent to bakers. She holds up her wares, as is the style at the time. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
Star Wars Review: The Stranger (Qimir, The Vintage Collection)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Stranger (Qimir, The Vintage Collection). Sure he's $20, but the hair looks great, he has decent accessories, and there are a bunch of unusual figure parts we probably won't see used ever again. Also this is easily the best character design from The Acolyte, so help yourself to one. Read the whole review.
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New York Toy Fair Pre-show: Hasbro, Mattel, Super7 License News
Toy companies have been putting out press releases and brand collaboration news, so I put together a list I'll be updating. Highlights: Hasbro got Harry Potter, Mattel got TMNT, and Super7 got My Little Pony, De La Soul, Visionaries, Furby, and others.
Word on the street has it that a few lucky people have seen product early, and they seem excited. We should know more shortly.
Review: Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Thundercracker Action Figure
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Via Analogue: Analogue 3D Prototype Limited Edition Consoles. Based on unreleased color concepts from the 1990s, the Ocean, Atomic Purple, Extreme Green, Ghost, and Glacier FPGA-based consoles didn't sell out. I wasn't going to post here because these things usually last less than ten minutes, but it's possible that the $30 upcharge turned people off.
Matching controllers are also available, which I am very tempted to try. Of note, if you're in the market for one of these, the basic black or white consoles are $269.99 while the colorful clear boys are $299.99.
Old! Outer Space Men Bluestar Cyclops Action Figure glows long and glows blue. It's still available, but the makers doubled the price. But Electron+ is a mere $10, so maybe go buy that. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Posted 10 years ago! From 2015, Hasbro Transformers Megatron was a hard-to-find, mostly-outside-America release when it was new. The Cyber Battalion figures were surprisingly robust for the price, and required some detective work to find before they started to show up at Universal Studios or, in some cases, Amazon. They're neat.
Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
Via Bandcamp: ZUZAX! 2 of the 3 vinyl versions sold out of the new record already, so I got Void Vert. It's due in March, and I'm surprised black sold out. More importantly, Hubba Bubba, Bug on Yonkers, Bunker Funk, and Cold Hot Plumbs are on sale for $5 CD/$10 LP. I paid more. They're good.
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Star Wars Review: Anakin Skywalker (Jedi Spirits, The Vintage Collection)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Anakin Skywalker (Jedi Spirits, The Vintage Collection). This figure proves two heads are better than one, with a theatrical release/VHS-era head and a digital-era head. It's a good figure, with some parts from an existing Anakin figure as well as new ones. And also you can rip the figure's chest out with the head attached, so that's neat.
Read the whole review.
Small! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Swindle Vehicle Action Figure is a decent little car that doubles as a leg part for Bruticus. Yes, they made a combiner frame (sold separately) so you can make another dude. How cool is that? As a stand-alone vehicle, it's charming - but you might want the Blokees Wheels version for your stand-alone needs. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
Old! I had her pegged as a hipster, but online resources seem to believe this lady is a Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Shopper. Sure, we can do that. This plastic person paints her face with plastic goo, and wrecks her hair with some shampoo. Plastic people! It comes in the bag. She turned out pretty well, with a decent printed pattern on the dress that should be right at home in any townscape you happen to have built, assuming you are a fan of German toys in your 40s. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
Via radio8.de: Dietenhofen | Playmobil-Werk schlie§t. (Playmobil factory closes.) There are other German factories, and factories elsewhere, but buzz has been their business has been slowing a bit. US distribution has gone from "meh" to "uh-oh," as few to no big chains stock the product and specialty toy stores are themselves an endangered species.
So if you're out and about and see Playmobil, buy yourself a set. Or for a kid. I'm not picky.
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New in 1982! The Mattel Hot Wheels Land Lord was inexpensive on eBay, so I finally got one. It's orange, and it has great graphics and vibrant color. It also says "Street Is Neat" across its spoiler. It's goofy, but I love it. Also, this was a freebie at some McDonald's locations back then - the cars varied by region. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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