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April 24, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: Funko Luke Skywalker (Bitty Pop! Arcade Display)
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  Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Funko Luke Skywalker (Bitty Pop! Arcade Display). Normally we don't look at non-Hasbro items here, but I think this one was too interesting to skip. This set includes a tiny Luke figure with pixel-esque deco, and a tiny plastic box for him, plus a small arcade cabinet loosely inspired by 1980s designs. The cabinet itself is about right, the stick is different, and the graphics seem to be wholly original (but inspired by things you might have seen back then.) It's neat! If they made ones that matched Atari art, I'd buy those too. The cabinet is sized to fit with Funko Pop! Vinyl figures or most 2 3/4-inch scale figures, which all have roughly the same size body. I'm not saying to start a new collection, but this is a great little toy for eight dollars. I've seen them in Target, online, and in some indie toy shops.
Read the whole review.
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Review: Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang Ultra Magnus Action Figure
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  Daily figure reviews return until I am too tired to want to keep doing it! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues and my hopes is it will encourage you to kick in $1 a month to the Patreon which funds hosting for 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter! Help me keep the servers on and the toy pictures a-rollin'.
You can deal with that now! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang Ultra Magnus Action Figure is a little guy, and he's pretty great. No, he's not a giant combinable armored robot that turns into a carrier - but the colors are good, the joints are nice, and the details are pretty much what you'd want for something the size of a classic Battle Beasts figure. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
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Another MOTU in a different Walmart
April 23, 2026 |
Review: Playmobil "Fi?ures" 70125 Figures Cowboy
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 Daily figure reviews return until I am too tired to want to keep doing it! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues and my hopes is it will encourage you to kick in $1 a month to the Patreon which funds hosting for 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter! My goal? $100 a month, which means I don't even get $3 per day to host this thing and pay to fix broken hardware. So how about a buck, Mac?
Not recent! Playmobil "Fi?ures" 70125 Figures Cowboy isn't from Django Unchained but came out a little bit after. Since Playmobil has made a not-Aeon Flux, not-Jurassic Park, and a lot of other similar-but-not figures, it feels like there may have been some inspiration there. And if I'm wrong? It's a great figure, and one of very few not-pasty cowboys in decades of western figure lines. The amount of paint on the pants and coat is unusually fancy. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Walmart Puts MOTU Movie Toys Out Early
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  Via me on Bluesky: Walmart seems to be putting out the new Masters of the Universe stuff early. Check out the kid stuff, itŐs pretty cheap. Surprised to see wave 2 early.. Another Walmart put out the Chronicles figures too.
This gets into the argument of what is worth your money. The head sculpts on all figures look great and the range of articulation is very, very good even on the kid figures. The $10 kid figures have single-jointed elbows and knees, and no ankles. The $27 figures have those extra joints, plus alternate hands. So what would you rather have - a bigger guy with more joints, or 3 cheaper guys that take up a little less room? I'm currently on team "cheaper." Prove me wrong, world that wants to overpay for the "best" option even though it won't do them much good.
Some stores are also putting out the Revenge of Skeletor figures again, and he's also $10 with the same basic buck as the new movie guys. I don't know why I find these so appealing, and also, I am hesitant to start up yet another style. But they do look like fun.
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Ad: Pre-Order New Japanese Transformers at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: Transformers New Legends NL-02 G2 Menasor Set and Transformers Masterpiece Edition MPG-23 Secret Agent Arcee are live for pre-order now! They're not due for a while, but you can get in line for your big bots right now.
  
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One of Those Weeks
April 22, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: Airborne Clone Trooper (212th Battalion, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Airborne Clone Trooper (212th Battalion, The Vintage Collection). This Walmart exclusive is actually showing up in stores, so keep an eye out for a closed-box two-pack with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is it as good as the 2006 version? Well, it's not worse, but it's different. You may be happy with what you h ave, but if you don't have? This one has a more modern, skinnier sculpt with current articulation. Read the whole review.
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Review: Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Standard Liocarrus 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!
New! The Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Standard Liocarrus Action Figure brings a new head and great coloring to the now venerable Armorvor body. It's a lion! It looks sort of like a pirate. I assume I know what this means for later, but for now? This is a very excellent figure.
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Ad: Pre-Order New Biker Mice Retro 3 3/4-Inch Figures at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Biker Mice From Mars 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure 3-Pack - Entertainment Earth Exclusive! For just $29.99 (plus shipping) you can get Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie packaged together on a single cardback. What a deal! These are expected January 2027.
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Back to the Desert
April 21, 2026 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Retro G1 Deluxe Wheelie
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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!
Recently released! The Hasbro Transformers Retro G1 Deluxe Wheelie is exclusive to Walmart, and I saw a few over the weekend. It's a new mold, it's bigger than the average Wheelie, and it's in toy colors. The figure has an actual head, rather than a head-in-the-belly, so it's sort of a mix of "cartoon" and "toy" designs. I think it worked out pretty well. Read on!
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Happy Refund Portal Day
April 20, 2026 |
Star Wars Q&A Updated at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Remnants and Import Figures from Not Hasbro. It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
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Review: Mattel Turtles of Grayskull Masters of the Universe x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Man-at-Arms Action Figure
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 Daily figure reviews return until I am too tired to want to keep doing it! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues and my hopes is it will encourage you to kick in $1 a month to the Patreon which funds hosting for 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter! Help me keep the servers on and the toy pictures a-rollin'.
Mattel passed the audition! Mattel Turtles of Grayskull Masters of the Universe x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Man-at-Arms Action Figure seems to have helped get Mattel the license for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, along with the rest of the line. He has a shell shield and some swell armor, plus a staff that can hook up with Donatello's. I like this one, they did an especially nice job painting the face. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Classic Review: Hasbro Jurassic World Hybrid Velociraptor Action Figure
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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 2016, Hasbro Jurassic World Hybrid Velociraptor Action Figure was made by Hasbro. They let the license go! Can you believe it? Their loss. This was a nice, big green raptor with a light-up wound and gorgeous green shiny skin.
Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Support 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter via Patreon
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 We're taking donations for server costs! Really. One of the rewards is Q&A a few days early - you can read next Monday's installment as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 1:00 AM my time on Monday!
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All This and a New Tom Waits Song
April 17, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: CU-28 (Droid Factory, Carded)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: CU-28 (Droid Factory, Carded). It's from season 3 of The Mandalorian. Greef Karga's droid pal probably won't appear in the mew movie, but you can see it in the existing episodes. The coloring is great, and it sold pretty quickly.
Read the whole review.
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Review: Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang Cheetor Action Figure
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 Daily figure reviews return until I am too tired to want to keep doing it! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues and my hopes is it will encourage you to kick in $1 a month to the Patreon which funds hosting for 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter! Help me keep the servers on and the toy pictures a-rollin'.
If you only find one, find this one! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang Cheetor Action Figure is basically what you want if you like Beast Wars and Battle Beasts. They're roughly the same size, but Cheetor has more joints and - adjusted for inflation, especially - -is quite a bargain. He has red eyes and a gut gun, plus a little card. For three bucks, you can't do better than this. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
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Revenge of Neo Geo - New Consoles Coming November
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  Via Neo Geo: Pre-Order Now - Out 12th November 2026. Four flavors of console - supposedly "modern" but original hardware, no emulation or FPGA - are coming along with 10 cartridges. They support standard definition connections to a CRT, but don't specify which ones, and include an HDMI cable. There are cartridges for about $100, controllers, a white version, and all sorts of pretty impressive stuff - but it's kind of unknown as to the build quality. Given the original hardware was around $700, this is much cheaper. Games are also much cheaper than vintage units. The big question is if the compilation CDs, FPGAs, emulators, and the rest are "good enough" for most people.
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New Star Trek Costumes At Auction Right Now
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  Via Propstore Auction: Lot #199: Ensign Gene's (Adrian Pavone) Hazmat Clean-Up Costume. That's right, Ensign Hasmat's costume can be yours - as can a bunch of tribbles and costumes - in an auction thing. It's worth checking out, there are a lot of awesome items here and I am super tempted to try to lose an auction for one or two of them. Unless Garrett Wang beats me to them.
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Hasbro Getting a New TV Station
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  Via Hasbro: HASBRO ENTERTAINMENT AND GET AFTER IT MEDIA LAUNCH "HASBRO LEGENDS" CHANNEL TO OVER 70 MILLION HOMES ACROSS THE U.S.. It sounds like the revenge of HUB - but this time, it's over the air. And maybe streaming. Hasbro might not have enough stuff to fill a schedule forever, but there are decades of Power Rangers and Transformers plus lots and lots of movies, Pony, and a Monopoly game show you already forgot you watched 36 years ago. A lot of this stuff is already officially on YouTube, but you've got a TV, and have decision paralysis. This might be fun.
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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 PSYCHO WORLD MSX2, Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, plus dozens more.
Over at the Switch 2 eShop: Pragmata, and a few more.
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An Old Man Who Said Crazy Things
April 16, 2026 |
Review: Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Party Goer
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 Daily figure reviews return until I am too tired to want to keep doing it! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues and my hopes is it will encourage you to kick in $1 a month to the Patreon which funds hosting for 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter! My goal? $100 a month, which means I don't even get $3 per day to host this thing and pay to fix broken hardware. So how about a buck, Mac?
Not recent! Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Party Goer has been drinking, so don't put her behind the wheel. Since her thinner frame doesn't have articulated legs, it should be easy. She can stand, she can hold things, and presumably she can hide in with the red carpet. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Ad: Pre-Order New Hasbro Marvel Legends at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Pre-order new Box Series Marvel Legends Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Lady Deadpool, Psylocke, Dark Avengers Hawkeye, U.S. Agent, and Marrina at Entertainment Earth! Pick your favorites or pre-order a whole case.
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