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March 2, 2026 |
Star Wars Q&A Updated at Galactic Hunter
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  Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Kenner's Original Star Wars Death Star and Cantina Concerns Corner. It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
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Review: Onell Design Glyos Crayboth Krakenite
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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'.
From last year! Onell Design Glyos Crayboth Krakenite is this glorious combo platter of pinks and clear plastic which looks sort of like a shrimp. I hope you got one, it looks great in person. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Wave 112 at Onell Design Mostly Sold Out
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: Glyos Onell Design February 27, 2026 Drop Menu. Not only did we get a new lion head, but a surprise return of the original Venjorun wolf head (seemingly without helmet.) Every figure but the gold stuff was sold out by Sunday. Check 'em out!
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Ad: Star Wars at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: Hot Star Wars Toys & Action Figures - check out the latest pre-orders over at Entertainment Earth! Vehicles, character collectibles, and trees full of gear are up for grabs today.
          
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Classic Review: Nintendo Shovel Knight Amiibo
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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, Nintendo Shovel Knight Amiibo was a big deal - a third party Amiibo! From an indie studio! Doing retro-flavored games, at fair prices, that people love to play! Yacht Club Games has had tougher times (and painfully few releases) since its big blue debut, but hey maybe Mina the Hollower will actually get finished this year. There is a blue Shovel Knight, but also a gold one. They're not terribly expensive if you want one.
Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Mattel Has New Font
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  Via Fast Company: Mattel has a new custom font, and it's full of playful hidden details. Who cares? Well, I do, this sort of thing is going to be of interest to customizers and pranksters at the very least.
The article says the "typeface called Matty and Belle Mattel Sans, can be translated into multiple languages, read in even the smallest of fine print, and used on everything from social media and pitch decks to product packaging." If you've ever designed tiny stickers or signs that need to be read at a distance, or fine print, this sort of thing always strikes me as interesting. If you've never seen debates over which font to use on a street sign, you've never lived. I have not yet found a source to download it.
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March Svengoolie Movies
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  Via Svengoolie's email newsletter: Sven's Movie Schedule. Four films await us in March:
March 7: Son of Frankenstein
March 14: Friday the 13th with The Sven Squad on House of Svengoolie
March 21: The Mummy's Hand
March 28: House on Haunted Hill
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Pow to the People
March 4, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: Night Trooper (All-White Helmet, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Night Trooper (All-White Helmet, The Vintage Collection). It's a 2024 release with four figures, all of which have at least some unique parts - the ribbons are differently configured per trooper, and the helmets are painted differently. This one has a helmet that's mostly white, with a little gold on it. That's good! But it uses a mold that's feeling more than a little old. He could use a hip replacement. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Hot Wheels RacerVerse Skeletor & He-Man
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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 in 2024! The Mattel Hot Wheels RacerVerse Skeletor & He-Man might still be around near you, I saw this one on sale so I couldn't say no. Skeletor in a Land Shark and He-Man in a Wind Raider, as little cars? Fun. I'd love there to be more of these, but stores near me are poor about stocking most new waves and you just never see anything but the same figures from a few years ago - well, maybe they'll get out some day. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Big Pre-Order Week
March 5, 2026 |
Review: Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Fairy
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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?
Old! The Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Fairy is probably just a fairy. Maybe there's more significance to her costume than I see, but despite the pixie cut and wings she reminds me a lot of She-Ra. The figure has a lot of painted detail, and for some reason no shoes. She'd be a great chancellor of a school, I think. The armor looks great and the painted-on deco looks superb on her torso. Now, do I have any real idea where she will go? Not really. But as a wiser man than I once told me, pretty much every Playmobil figure could be a cosplayer at a convention, so they can fit somewhere. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Ad: Pre-Order New G.I. Joe and ThunderCats at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Coming soon! The G.I. Joe Hydro Viper (Comic) 3 3/4-Inch ReAction+ Figure is one of four new figures along with Daina, Chuckles, and Flash that are ready to hang out with your old 1980s toys. Meanwhile, on another planet, ThunderCats Ultimates Wizz-Ra 7-Inch Action Figure is ready to join a new old version of Mumm-Ra, Zaxx, and Jagara! And if that weren't enough, get yourself a Monster High x Wednesday Morticia Addams Doll. Or a Steven Universe Smoky Quartz Funko Pop! Vinyl Figure #2299. It's a big day for pre-orders.
           
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Mulaney's New Set Is Good
March 6, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: Mandalorian Shriek-Hawk (Blue and Brown Chest Armor, Pale Yellow Right Shoulder, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Mandalorian Shriek-Hawk (Blue and Brown Chest Armor, Pale Yellow Right Shoulder, The Vintage Collection). He doesn't have his own name - that I know of. Sure, it's made from a lot of old parts, but so were the costumes. If you missed the set initially, I have good news: it's still available, and it sells for less than I paid for it. If you look at this Amazon affiliate link, it's $42.25 - I paid $64.99 back in 2024.
Read the whole review.
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Review: Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny SG-Jetfire 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'.
Two heads in one! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny SG-Jetfire Action Figure is annoyingly a good figure that took the slot of the regular Jetfire. Sure, it's a nice chase, but I need the regular one too. The head can be rotated around to go from "toy" to "cartoon," but more importantly it's a cheap way to get the evil version of Jetfire. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
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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 Kohakuiro no Yuigon PC-8801mkIISR, The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games, plus dozens more.
Over at the Switch 2 eShop: Pokemon Pokopia, Scott Pilgrim EX, and several more.
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Ad: Pre-Order New Star Wars Maul: Shadow Lord at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Star Wars the Black Series Toys & Action Figures from Maul: Shadow Lord are now up for pre-order at Entertainment Earth! Maul (no Darth) joins Devon Izara, the Eleventh Brother, and Rook Kast.
   
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RIP Country Joe McDonald
March 9, 2026 |
Star Wars Q&A Updated at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Price Drops, Star Wars Crowdfunds, and Retail Weirdness. It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
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Review: Onell Design Glyos MVR Reverse Gobon 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'.
Old! Onell Design Glyos MVR Reverse Gobon Action Figure is white with yellow limbs, and has been out of the market for over a decade. But it's nice, and it hasn't discolored, so here are some pictures I took way back when with a newly-written overview. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Classic Review: Hasbro Transformers Megatron
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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 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.
Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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If you've got a dollar a month to share, please Visit the Galactic Hunter Patreon and help cover our server costs. I'll still put in hours of work, writing, photography, and research - I just need some help making sure that the site costs me only time, and hopefully not money. Thanks for your support!
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Would You Believe It's a Shoe
March 11, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: Yoda (Jedi Spirits, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Yoda (Jedi Spirits, The Vintage Collection). Is he $19ish worth of figure? Not really, but the shiny paint looks really cool. The clear limbs are fine, but I think it might look better if he wasn't part ice sculptor. The designers did a nice job showing one kind of material transitioning into something more ethereal, though, and it's an impressive figure all the same.. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Masters of the Universe x Stranger Things He-Man and Vecna Action Figures
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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!
1982-esque! The Mattel Masters of the Universe x Stranger Things He-Man and Vecna Action Figures brings you a nifty Vecna figure and a really cool Hellfire shield on a desaturated He-Man. It's a pretty good set for the money if you can find one around. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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McDonald's Changeables Replacement Is a Croc
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  Via McDonald's: The new Happy Meal Toys Are Crocs. I've been picking up the odd Changeables toy here and there, but now they're tiny basketball-themed Crocs so... I guess I'm out for another 25 years.
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Ad: Pre-Order New Giant Grimlock at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Coming soon! Transformers Studio Series Age of Extinction Titan Class Grimlock is up for pre-orders. The giant robot and also giant dinosaur kick off a new team, which Hasbro promises will be released over the next few years.
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You Can Find Me in Hell
March 13, 2026 |
Star Wars Review: Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Hoth Gear, Shaven, The Vintage Collection)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Hoth Gear, Shaven, The Vintage Collection). It's from a 4-pack, and has a body that was 11 years old when it was new... and it still looks pretty good. It has the obvious limitations on articulation granted from being an older figure with classic hip joints and swivel wrists, but it's still a pretty nifty figure to fill out your snow dioramas. The goggles don't fit so well though.
Read the whole review.
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Review: Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Galvatron 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'.
Purple! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Galvatron Action Figure draws inspiration from his TV coloration, with a lot of printed detail and not a lot of extra paint. The chase versions are much more colorful, but this is the one you're more statistically likely to find. I think he turned out well, and he's probably ready to shoot a Sweep in the face. Read on, and come back Monday for more!
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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 Advanced LORD MONARCH PC-9801, Bubblegum Galaxy, plus dozens more.
Over at the Switch 2 eShop: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and several more.
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Ad: Pre-Order New Star Wars and Transformers at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Deluxe Baze Malbus 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure is up now you can pre-order yours today. While not his first 3 3/4-inch figure, it is his first release with more than five points of articulation at this scale.
     
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