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October 22, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: Koska Reeves (The Black Series)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Koska Reeves (The Black Series). She got in a fight with Boba Fett and is still alive - and is also a great new action figure with an excellent likeness under the helmet. Read the whole review.
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It's Hasbro Pulse Con, Charlie Brown
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  Via Hasbro Pulse: PulseCon. Since San Diego and New York events were skipped by Hasbro, they're running panels today and tomorrow from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern, with product going on sale at 5:00 PM. Exclusive product will only be on Pulse, but you can get other stuff elsewhere.
Speculation has it that new HasLab items will be revealed or teased today, including the worst-kept-secret, The Black Series Rancor monster creature.
For non-exclusive items, I work at Entertainment Earth and we'll be offering free shipping on many of the new pre-orders. Keep an eye on that link for today's new reveals, which should include Star Wars, Power Rangers, Transformers, and... that may be it actually. Theoretically your other favorite online stores will also be putting these up today as well, but they don't pay me, so they don't get a link. Sorry, I don't make the rules. (Actually I do.)
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Ad: Gargoyles Goliath Action Figure In Stock at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: Gargoyles Ultimate Goliath 7-Inch Scale Action Figure is in stock at Entertainment Earth! You can order it right now!
Get yours while supplies last.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Arcade Archives RALLY-X, My Friend Peppa Pig, L.O.L. Surprise! Movie Night, and over a dozen more.
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Working Hard For Those Who Demand The Best in Picture and Sound
October 21, 2021 |
Review: Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Witch 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!
Clearance find! The Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Witch Figure is not a particularly recent release, but older mystery figures have been showing up at deep discounters - so you may see them for $1 or $2 somewhere. This one is green and purple with a huge mole and bad teeth, making it one of the more colorful entries in the coven of figures Playmobil has put out. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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New Onell Design Glyos Saturday
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: 14th Anniversary Onell Design Drop. It's a new series of indie action figures Saturday at 9:30 PM Eastern - but what will be included? Sincroborgs! And something else.
Glyos drops are far and few between, so be sure to set a reminder for this one.
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New Transformers Legacy Previewed
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  Via Iggin: New Transformers: Generations Legacy Figure Line Announced by Hasbro. Legacy Skids looks like Skids, and Bulkhead seems to be inspired a bit by his Prime incarnation's head with a body that could be a retool/pretool for Optimus Prime or perhaps even a Dark of the Moon movie-inspired Galvatron. Or G2 Pyro, or goodness knows what.
These and others will be sold as part of PulseCon's reveals this weekend at site sponsor Entertainment Earth as well as other outlets where I do not theoretically get paid. Items will be going on sale Friday afternoon around 5:00 PM Eastern/2:00 PM Pacific along with Star Wars. Marvel and others will be on Saturday around the same time.
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Star Trek Playmobil Spock's Ears and Eyes
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  Via my Twitter: I've had some "what's inside Star Trek Playmobil Spock's head?" questions. Well, here you are.
It's a new head - the eyes and mouth are painted, the ears are molded as part of the noggin. As such, he can't wear many (or possibly any) existing unmodified hair pieces. You can put his hair piece on others, though.
Generally once Playmobil makes a new piece, but not always, it'll get reused in a few sets. It would not surprise me one bit to find out we'll someday see The Lord of the Rings or other elf-adjacent figures use this part somehow.
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History of the World Part II Series Coming to Hulu
October 19, 2021 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Authentics Bravo Ratchet 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!
A cheap one! The Hasbro Transformers Authentics Bravo Ratchet Action Figure is a de facto food and drug and value exclusive in the USA - so far I'm seeing them only at grocery stores, Walgreens, Five Below, and the occasional Family Dollar. It's $5-$7, and it's pretty neat for that price. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Revisited: Playmobil 6687 Super 4 Lost Island Figure Set
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 A few years ago I reviewed this Playmobil 6687 Super 4 Lost Island Figure Set.
It was $20 but sold poorly in the US and got distribution at Toys R Us and not many other spots. It was clearanced out for as little as $5. Since it had an alien, a raptor, and a nice figure, I bought it - but it turns out the set works like a charm with the recent Star Trek release. Take a look!
The old Star Trek sets were often a mix of studio backlots and very colorful environments which (along with shows like Batman) were showcases for the then-new and increasingly popular color TV sets. Some of these plants were used in other sets - the weird, knobby brown tree can be found in the dinosaur themes - but the strange fanned-out palm frond was unique to a couple of Super 4 sets. It's about as good as you can hope to get for a retro mid-century TV sci-fi playset, even if it's unintentional.
Since there are no known plans for additional Star Trek sets, and the Enterprise with a group of seven figures is the only item on the market right now, you might want to go through your older sets for some off-the-shelf display opportunities. If they ever get to 90s Trek, I'm hoping we get some sort of Star Trek Caves playset - you'd get a lot of use out of one.
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SG Goldbug Shipping Early
October 15, 2021 |
Star Wars Review: Elite Squad Trooper (The Black Series 6-Inch)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Elite Squad Trooper (The Black Series 6-Inch). When is a Clone not a Clone? When it's this guy! This uses the 2020 upper body and the original double-jointed knees, making it a bit more than just a repaint. If you haven't seen The Bad Batch, this one may be new to you - but it looks cool, so get one. Read the whole review.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: The Genji and the Heike Clans, Gleylancer, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, and over a dozen more.
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