Newish! The Hasbro Kenner The Real Ghostbusters Ecto-Glow Classic Ghosts Action Figures uses existing molds in a way we've never seen them before - they glow-in-the-dark! They feel a lot like the older toys, with the tweaks a modern replica of a 40-year-old toy might have. Is it worth $50 for the pair? Probably not - they're simple figures. But if you collect soft vinyl or glowing indie toys? They're good. You'll want them. Read on!

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Recent! The Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Skywarp Action Figure is one of many repaints of this mold coming up, and it's pretty great. If you aren't Skywarp'd out, you'll appreciate the clear head with red painted eyes, the cartoon deco, and the smoother design with fewer greeblies. I like it. I don't know that I'm going to need too many more, though. Read on!

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A classic! The Playmates Classic Star Trek Chekov came from a set I got for my birthday a zillion years ago. It was Playmates' first figure of the TV version of the character, with a pretty great head sculpt and was a generally superior example of an action figure of this era. The character came in a bridge box set for about $50 with a cardboard display and six other figures. Can you imagine? Diamond Select Toys would go on to make an even better Walter Koenig likeness, but this was the first one I got. And this is my review from 2011. Read on!

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If your set is missing this one, get yours here.

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Glows in the dark! Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Skeleton Warriors Action Figures make collecting fun. At no time were people clamoring for glow-in-the-dark Skeletons to serve Skeletor - we've already got Scare Glow. But they made an army builder pack of glowing bone daddies with uniquely painted armor and a whole lot of gear. And a comic. This was a great set, and I hope you got one. It got kind of expensive. Read on!

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Posted 10 years ago! Hasbro Jurassic World Hybrid Rampage Indominus Rex Action Figure was never good at standing upright, but she looked cool. The spiky, skeletal, motorized hybrid inspired last year's Mattel "real feel" version. But this version has more intense skull deco, more severe orange crackles, and sofubi kaiju-esque gold feet. It's really cool, but it's for a specific kind of toy collector. And I am that toy collector. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!

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This is probably the best helmeted version of Cody we'll get in a while, but he has no Kenobi lightsaber hilt, nor removable helmet, nor Order 66 communicator. Nor battle damage markings. It's a cleaner version of the character, so while the packaging says "Utapau" on it, that's not really accurate. It's clean though, so it is different from the previous TVC release. It's not a real upgrade, but it's a lateral move depending on your needs and preferences.

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Him king! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 04 Tyrants Fury Grimlock Tyrannosaurus Rex Action Figure is a combiner part and an awesome little dinosaur for three bucks. He's not quite a perfect match for the cartoon, but like I said - combiner! If you get all the other guys and the add-on kit, you can make an excellent little combiner guy. The pictures look cool, anyway. Until then you can enjoy this guy's jointed hips and ankles, opening mouth, and tiny arms. He's cute. Worth the price. Get one.

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Ridiculous and great! Mattel Jurassic Park '93 Classic Dennis Nedry Track & Chase Pack is one of the last items made for this very small mini-capsule, and boy howdy is it a hoot. Nedry gives you Wayne Knight's head with a long torso and ripped arms, an awesome motorcycle, and a raptor that vaguely resembles Hasbro's Jurassic Park III efforts. It's a silly package and Target had them pile up when they came out - but they're cheap on eBay, so I bought one. It's great.

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New last year! The Super7 Micronauts Emperor ReAction+ Figure had chrome and a vinyl cape. Will they last? I hope so, chrome kind of spooks me in this day and age - but it does look great. There's even a backpack you can attach through a hole in the cape. Otherwise, it's basically Baron Karza with a new head. Read on!

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New, but not obviously new! The Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Cliffjumper Action Figure is a retool of a Bumblebee in great colors with a nice noggin and a distinctive blaster. If you're happy with the old one, maybe you don't need this one - it's certainly shaken me a bit as I try to determine if I want to keep replacing figures where I had previously wrote "I'm happy with this one." (I skipped New Prowl so far.) But I like it, I think if you're inclined to buy it you might actually enjoy this one even if the colors aren't quite right. Read on!

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Fan Favorite! Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Mer-Man Action Figure does what more toys should do - bring back a thing people want, in new packaging. There are other versions, but this one looks the most like the classic toy - which is admittedly a little goofy. I still like it, as a 1980s toy it seems to retain a mid-century sense of goofiness and barbarianism that more toy lines should deploy. Read on!

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Posted 10 years ago! Bit Figs Mega Bit Pheyden Standard Set took the pixel designs into the third dimension with jointed limbs and a tiny painted sidekick for $10. It was a good deal. His arms swivel, and the design seems like one that can never go out of style since 8-bit figures are increasingly the norm. It's not like toolmasters in China can improve pixels by inventing a right angle that's even more 90 degrees than this one. Maybe they can change the colors, but this is as good as this kind of figure is likely to get at this size and price. I hope you got one. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!

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The new editions are a surprisingly not-marked-up price at $219.99 each. I think that's pretty close to what I paid for the originals. They'll also probably all sell out in an hour. I like my old ones a lot, but also have mostly been playing dumps of the cartridges on a MiSTer lately. Still, I keep meaning to hook them up to play the old cartridges some more - it's a good experience if kept your old games.

Each console's page has a list of new features which all seem like improvements, but aren't enough to make me think I want to pay to get new versions. They'll be a lot cheaper than what the old ones were selling for on eBay.

Also interesting in this space, Taki Udon seems to have a GameBoy Advance SP clone coming for $100 which sounds incredible. I haven't picked up his SuperStation but I hear great things, and this can play Nintendo cartridges. For $100 it might be a good travel system. Mr. Udon seems to be working on a Super Nintendo clone as well.

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I guess lights and spikes are the future.

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The existing figures are very good, and the price isn't terrible given the nature of indie toys what what you get for your money.

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