Splat! The Playmobil 70732 "Fi?ures" Figures Playmobil Paintball Man is a nifty figure that's been hanging out on my desk for months, and I think it's pretty great. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Hasbro confirmed vac-metal parts in its livestream a couple of days ago, instead of the less pretty scuffed-up gold paint being reported on Victory Saber. While funded, it hasn't yet hit a stretch goal and funding ends in about 11 days. Is it worth the asking price? It's more than a little on the expensive side - but it's cheaper than an original, or the third-party unlicensed not-quite-Deathsaurus toys on the market. So to answer your question I have no idea, but I did order one.

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Also check out these Entertainment Earth Cyber Week deals - get up to 70% off action figures, prop replicas, and other stuff too! These action figures are all under $7!

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He's tall! This Hasbro Marvel Legends 375 Thor Action Figure is one of few figures in this line to have not one, but two accessories! There's a hammer and a cape - and that's a lot more than the usual "nothing" you get. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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I assume Marvel and Star Wars are unlikely as these are technically 3-inch scale action figures, but I can dream. And I will be insufferable if they ever do a Playmobil X-Wing which, I can only believe, could be the greatest toy of all time.

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Based on a relatively obscure holiday special that was really hard to find in the VHS era if you didn't tape it off the TV in 1977-1980, you may have seen this pop up on a streaming service or cable with some edits made to it. I assume these will scale nicely with either your Palisades and/or Diamond Select The Muppet Show action figures, and it's great to see Plastic Meatball putting out some old IP as toys just before the sun sets on anyone being young enough to remember what these things actually are.

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There are no accessories beyond the attached capes, but what do you want for five bucks? The box looks incredibly bland and it's missing the "secret accessories," but the very same Batman is $6.88 on an individual card a few shelves over. Someone you know is going to want this, and many Walmarts have piles of them in their "gift" areas which may not be near the action figure aisle.

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With eight days left, at its current momentum, it should hit the throne goal of 17,000 - if it can do nearly 3,000 last week, it can probably do it again. By comparison, Victory Saber ended with 26,211 sold units.

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Posted 10 years ago today! The Jakks Pacific S.L.U.G. Zombies Hungry Humbug, Nutty Nate, Captain Payback Minifigures 3-Pack was sold during what felt like a brief, wonderful surge of cheaper unpainted collectible mini-figures. The trend ended pretty quickly and even the indie guys seem to be backing off now, but at least we got some of these guys. Jakks Pacific also showed off logos for Aliens and Monsters lines under its S.L.U.G. brand at New York Toy Fair 2012, but as far as I know no concept art or models every got shown. Read on, it's a good one - and come back tomorrow for an all-new review!

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Already on sale? The Hasbro Transformers Legacy A Hero Is Born 2-Pack Alpha Trion and Orion Pax was 20-25% off around Black Friday, which is a pretty good deal for what you get in the box - but I paid full price, so I feel it was a bit too expensive. You get Vector Sigma, the Key to Vector Sigma, and two pretty decent remolds based on the original cartoon - all of which are probably good enough to not want to upgrade ever again. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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The mod uses the existing Camera screws and is seemingly reversible - so this could be a great way to try better photography from a toy camera. I love it.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimates Glow-in-the-Dark Mutagen Man 7-Inch Action Figure - Entertainment Earth Exclusive is just $15.19. That's not even real money.

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Also the Under the Tree Sale continues. Get up to 72% off dozens of items, but a lot of things have sold out.

Blue! The Onell Design Glyos Crayboth Cosmic Wave Action Figure came out in 2015, and has been sitting photographed in my folders forever - so let's get this guy up. He's partially painted over clear blue plastic and looks sharp. He was $4, but has long since sold out. Sadly the Onell Design Store has no Crayboth figures in stock today, but probably will again soon. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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You should know The Rondelles, I never got to see them play live when they basically ended their whole deal over 20 years ago. They also were part of the final line-up of Luxo Champ, and backed up "Jet Jaguar" on that group's final CD EP, "A+B," which you will know well if you spent a lot of time in a car with me in the early 00s. I have no idea if there's a tour coming or if this is a one-off, but either way, exciting stuff.

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He's sturdy! This Hasbro Marvel Legends 375 The Thing Action Figure is actually pretty sturdy and fantastic - there are no accessories and minimal paint, but it's still a nice figure. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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At press time it's 50 Euros for the cheapest cartridge (about US $52.63) which isn't bad for a Game Boy Color game when adjusted for inflation. A $30 Game Boy game in 1999 would be about $53.66 in today's dollars, give or take a few cents.

As of my writing this it's 97% funded and cartridges are due in February 2024. (As a rule I recommend adding 3 months to any Kickstarter as a minimum.)

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This item is set to end tonight - so order it if you want one. And that probably wraps it up for HasLab until at least February 2023. Victory Saber toys are hitting homes now, some without notification, so keep an eye open for those on your porch.

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Posted 10 years ago yesterday! The Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Dorfan Action Figure was a dolphin with a dice launcher, and it's still pretty dang cool. The animal parts are sculpted nicely, and the armor ain't bad either. Read on, it's a good one - and come back tomorrow for an all-new review!

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In the stocking stuffer bins at Walmart, maybe! The Hasbro Transformers Legacy Core Bomb-Burst Action Figure is a good example of a decent toy at an acceptable price - the bat-headed robot turns into a jet! It has no "Pretenders" shell, but it's cute and at $12 you'll actually feel like you got your money's worth. It's also scaled to your 3 3 4-inch action figures. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Set those alarms for Thursday, December 15 at 9:30 PM Eastern.

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This should also serve as a reminder of just how big Hasbro runs are - when the made-to-order collector thing sells over 25,000 units, you just know the run sizes on the $25 dudes has to be huge.

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Masters of the Universe Masterverse Revelation Savage He-Man Action Figure is just $9.99. With free shipping on in-stock items, that's so low it should count as theft. There are over a dozen figures under $5!

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In Japan, Pipo and Boater were packed with Holi and Fire - both of which were included with the HasLab Victory Saber set, which is shipping now.

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Also the Green Monday Sale continues. Get up to 72% off dozens of items, but a lot of things have sold out.

Clearance! The Fisher-Price Imaginext Lightyear Hyperspeed Explorer XL-01 (and many toys from this movie) have been marked down off and on for months, so naturally, I had to buy one. At $5.49 it's a neat toy - should you pay more? Probably not. But read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Put some time aside after work Friday, December 16 at 9:30 PM Eastern.

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If you have the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service, Sega Genesis games Golden Axe II, Alien Storm, Columns, and Virtua Fighter 2 were also added. But you can probably play those on other devices too.

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Also the The Last Minute Gifts Sale continues. Get up to 60% off dozens of items, but a lot of things have sold out.

He's clear! This Hasbro Marvel Legends 375 Human Torch Action Figure lacks wrist swivels, but he does have cool burning marks on his chest and flames on his head, arms, and legs. It's a pretty nice design - and you may be able to find one at a Target or grocery store if you're lucky this week. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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A new plussed-up Pheyaos called Kaisyriax is Wave 95's new face, and it comes in two colorways. It's worth noting this is only the fourth wave of 2022, and Onell Design chief Matt Doughty wrote this of 2023: "The wave is a decent size, and most likely marks the temporary end of the bigger assortments, due to the continued production delays in China and tightening economy. The next few waves are smaller in comparison and will hopefully cycle a little faster in their appearances here."

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If you were a weird kid with a weird dad in the 1980s, you may have seen this show and really love it. And the books, and the radio shows, and so on. However, there weren't any mass-produced toys. I am finding some 3-D printed figures out there, plus some decent custom figures. Having said that, I would love to see the Super7/Zica/Plastic Meatball/etc. firms try their hand at these, some day, if they were so inclined. Or if anyone from Dapol isn't busy, that would be an appropriate form factor.

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If you've got friends you haven't seen much in the last 2-3 years, and you're 25-50, you've probably played a fair amount of Jackbox games. You've probably made crudely drawn superheroes while doing magnet poetry job interviews or murdering trivia. As such, this is neat.

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Posted 10 years ago today! The Jakks Pacific S.L.U.G. Zombies Hungry Humbug, Nutty Nate, Captain Payback Minifigures 3-Pack was sold during what felt like a brief, wonderful surge of cheaper unpainted collectible mini-figures. The trend ended pretty quickly and even the indie guys seem to be backing off now, but at least we got some of these guys. Jakks Pacific also showed off logos for Aliens and Monsters lines under its S.L.U.G. brand at New York Toy Fair 2012, but as far as I know no concept art or models every got shown. Read on, it's a good one - and come back tomorrow for an all-new review!

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Already gone? The Hasbro Transformers Legacy Leader Laser Optimus Prime Action Figure is not the fancy amazing toy from Generation 2, but it's a super-articulated more-complicated take on that classic. There's a removable Matrix, a blaster hidden in the the trailer, a sword, and some sort of Energon pizza cutter. It's pretty fun - he has been hanging out on my desk for months. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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The new series of four is $100 - a lot more than the $40 the first wave was back in 2010 - but they're fully-pained figures including beefier fellows like Colossus Rex, Cthulhu Nautilus, and less beefy people from space like Luna Eclipse and Orbitron. While $100 does seem high... have you seen what Hasbro has been asking for their recent Star Wars 3 3/4-inch repaints lately?

The series are called "Voidrillion Command" and I would love to find out who named these things. Heck, I can ask, so let me send that email. If you've been a reader here for long you know that I've been a big fan of these 3 3/4-inch scale space guys since their 2010 Glyos debut (and also since I read about them in Tomart's) so I am overly excited to have these on the way.

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A new plussed-up Pheyaos called Kaisyriax is Wave 95's new face, and it comes in two colorways. It's worth noting this is only the fourth wave of 2022, and Onell Design chief Matt Doughty wrote this of 2023: "The wave is a decent size, and most likely marks the temporary end of the bigger assortments, due to the continued production delays in China and tightening economy. The next few waves are smaller in comparison and will hopefully cycle a little faster in their appearances here."

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At $9 the Banigoth figures are cute and fairly cheap. This tank doesn't seem to have all the bells and whistles of the Banimon Red Army T-011 Bunkerbuster Tank Vehicle but it also has a figure in it - so you get a lot of toy in there.

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The concept: a thing goes between your Game Boy and cartridge which spits out data to a USB port which you can capture and stream your game play. It's a neat way to use original hardware using a Raspberry Pi Pico, more or less.

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It took me 10 years to get to it! The Jakks Pacific S.L.U.G. Zombies Frozen Fright, Johnny Hammer-stix, Buck Wilde Minifigures 3-Pack came out in 2012, so better late than never. You get a snowman and a toy drummer as zombies, plus a sheriff in a duster who is not a zombie. And it was $4! Oh, the good old days - I saw these at Target for about a month, and then never again. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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It is also for sale on Amazon and at press time is about $87 before shipping. But you might want to special order it from your local record or music shop, because that would be a nice thing to do if you are inclined to hear six different versions of "Rebellios Jukebox" or eight recordings of "Stepping Out." And really, why wouldn't you be?

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He's sturdy! This Hasbro Marvel Legends 375 Venom Action Figure brings little new to the table, but he's big and fun. He stands well and can hold on to other figures - I'm liking him a lot, and will say you should buy it if you can find it cheaply. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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No US pre-orders yet, but stay tuned, they're nearby. Real nearby. This is a pretty radical departure from most Playmobil series, which usually span numerous price points and rarely have ever offered quite so many characters at launch. If we see other series with Akito or Shinji down the road, call me.

Also check out the Citroen 2CV, complete with pig and goose.

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You can pop it in your emulator, ROM cart, or FPGA gizmo, and it seems to work pretty well. You can walk anywhere on the map, there are some font and graphical changes, and some glitches. If you were looking to replay the game anyway, this may be a good way to do it.

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It looks pretty good, too.

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Posted 10 years ago today! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Fall of Cybertron Vortex was a big deal as one of the first fan-aimed combiners to have a whopping five new molds in quite some time. Today people roll their eyes, but Vortex was still a pretty great mold in nifty colors. Read on, it's a good one - and come back tomorrow for an all-new review!

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An update of a classic! The Hasbro Transformers Legacy Leader Transmetal II Megatron Action Figure is takes and refines an old design. The robot has a weird head, but it drops the spring-loaded mechanisms - arguably a plus - alongside the chrome. They did a pretty nice job here. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Set those alarms for New Year's Eve at 2:00 PM Eastern.

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There are plenty of sloths and birds, plus future favorites like the Amazon river dolphin and what I can only assume is Bunnicula. There are new versions of a lot of dinosaurs in increasingly silly armor, pigs, birds, the whole bit. There's a lot to like.

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Highlights include McFarlane Toys' DC Build-A Wave 6 Dark Knight Returns Robin 7-Inch Scale Action Figure for $8.69, Transformers Ultimates Ghost of Starscream 7-Inch Action Figure for $18.99, and Star Wars The Black Series Chirrit Imwe 6-Inch Action Figure for $9.69.

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It's currently $22.95, which isn't too shabby for what you get in the box - the giant red Queen alone sold for about that. If they still had the smaller $10 sets in circulation I'd be pushing you toward those hard right now.

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Clearance? The Spin Master DC Comics Justice League 4-Inch Action Figures 6-Pack is a lot of toy for the money. Sometimes it scans at $5, and sometimes it scans at $14.88, and that's at the same Walmart on the same day. You get Superman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Cyborg in one big set for pretty cheap - but you don't get their backpacks and blast effects. You just get six highly competent figures for less than the price of a single Hasbro 3 3/4-inch "collector" figure - which says a lot. Everybody can do a little better... er, worse... well, the point is you get a bunch of decent cheap figures. I'd love to see more products like this. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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