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.
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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.
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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!
Review: Hasbro Transformers Age of the Primes Voyager The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime
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Newish! The Hasbro Transformers Age of the Primes Voyager The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime is still in short supply around town, and is a real weirdo. There are a lot of pieces and you're encouraged to make fan modes out of the various limbs and elements. There are wings, wheels, spears, cogs... you just need to be creative. Me, I'm not so creative, so I'm having less fun with this guy as the arms come off rather easily. I can't argue that it doesn't look cool, though, it's certainly distinctive and stands out against the boxy bots. Read on!
Mike and the bots were how a lot of fans met the show for the first time, thanks in part to a theatrical release with home video back when not every market had Comedy Central and/or the Sci-Fi Channel. Whatever it is, we'll be watching with great interest because it was almost at a million smackers when I wrote this on Monday night.
Old! Toy Pizza Glow Vector Jump (Armor Kit) was an add-on set, which let me add glow armor to a material boy figure I had sitting around, doing nothing. It's fun! And has been sold out for over eight years. Well, I still like it. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
Classic Review: Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo Jakks Giants Mario Action Figure
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Posted 10 years ago! From 2014, Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo Jakks Giants Mario Action Figure was a huge figure. And a big seller. And part of a trend! Jakks Pacific cornered the market on high-run, medium-dollar, big plastic monuments for fairly good prices. A 4-inch figure might be $10, and these 20-inch giants would frequently be in the $20-$30 range. Some were even bigger, and I've got a Mario standing next to Link on some shelves I got from a closing Toys "R" Us in 2018. It's a spectacular bit of toy engineering and a segment of the toy market that completely evaporated once TRU went out of business. It's a shame, I think giant Spider-Man, Mando, and Samus would be great things to have for sale nowadays. This figure had mostly swivel joints but it's something that towers over your other toys and won't break the bank. Or at least, it wouldn't in 2024.
Via me: I saw Neil Hamburger at Valley Bar with opener Mark Proksch! I should probably write more about the shows I've seen, and this was a good one. If you're familiar with Neil Hamburger's act, it was the usual master class in dunking on various musicians in a way that I assume even the targets would find to be an honor. I've seen him a few times, and it's worth noting his merch table had signed copies of the legendary - legendary - "Hot February Night" album on vinyl. Also something called a "Sick Bag" which was a collection of stickers, buttons, pens, and a tour-only Sick Spelled Backwards CD. (I need to listen to this.) It, too, has to do with the roasting of a specific music personality. If you see me at a New York toy show next week, ask me about his David Lee Roth joke.
Mark Proksch is one of comedy's great "that guy"s. You either know him as Colin Robinson as the energy vampire on What We Do in the Shadows, or don't. He was also on The Office and pops up all the time as an unassuming middle-aged guy, and he's dynamite. His set was delightfully goofy and playful, which is ideal when you're dealing with an - in comedy circles - famous face. Any famous person can get the audience on board for five minutes, but he kept going and kept the audience engaged. If you have the chance to see him, do it. I heard a rumor he was going to do yo-yo acts so actually playing with the audience verbally was a surprise.
We've got tickets to see Chris Fleming this weekend, who we saw last year, but Mrs. 16bit wanted to see him again. I can tell you it was a good show.
Via Instagram: More soon! After a weekend leak of Liege Maximo and Nexus Maximus, fans were speculating wildly over the rather thin-looking red and blue member of the Thriteen. Turns out Nexus Prime has a secret torso mode! But it also turns out you're going to need to sacrifice some parts from a Superion (and/or maybe Bruticus) to get him into a combiner mode. Hopefully this means more guys are coming later specifically to build this bot out, it looks like he could use a team of buddies to help him out. What's particularly interesting is the combiner head is very much based on the fan club's Nexus Maximus combiner head.
Semi-related, it's probably a seller's market if you have a complete Nexus Maximus right now as fans probably won't want to wait 2-3 years for more parts to upgrade the new guy, assuming such parts are coming, and I would be pleased to see such things made.
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Star Wars Review: IG-11 (Speeder Bike / Epic World of Action)
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: IG-11 (Speeder Bike / Epic World of Action). This figure is exclusive to this set, and also Amazon. It lacks the "vest" of other figures, so the torso looks off - but otherwise? It's great! Articulation exceeds most of his peers, although The Vintage Collection still has him beat. With a couple of torso tweaks and two black rifles, I think most adult collectors would be happy with this one. After all, it comes with a uniquely decorated speeder bike, and Grogu, and an optional rocket launcher for the same price as a basic Vintage figure. Toys can be very good, so give this one a look.
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Small! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 04 Tyrants Fury Blitzwing Action Figure is the kind of thing that made me go compare the purple sword against series 3 Battle Beasts. They're a very close match! This guy is nicely painted and has excellent articulation for the size and price. I guess I can say that about most of these little guys. They're all very similar, but do a good job capturing the old characters in a small space. I'm still digging through them all. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
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