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under General Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

Jurassic Park Amber Owen Blue 39

Mattel is kicking off collector level Jurassic Park/World at the 6 inch scale with the Amber Collection. They teased them starting at SDCC 2019, and are now trickling out to retailers. Ian Malcolm is in the wild, and now Owen Grady and Velociraptor Blue are hitting. Blue is in scale with Owen as well, making it a great pair for display. Both feature a full run of articulation worthy of modern collector lines. Plastic is hearty and holds up to constant movements, hand switching and posing. Paint on Blue is fantastic, nice and matte, clean application. Owen’s paint is solid but nothing fancy. He’s using digital printing on the face – it’s an average execution, not as sharp as original prototypes.  The star here in the end is Blue – it’s a great articulated Dino at the 1/12 scale. Paired with the others in non specific paint, it could make a great pack display.

We’ve run both Owen and Blue through a set of standard and fancy shots after the break courtesy of Entertainment Earth, read on to check them out!

Both are in stock at Entertainment Earth, hit them up to grab your copies!

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Related Entertainment Earth Links: Velociraptor Blue, Owen Grady, All Jurassic Park Items

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under Masters Of The Universe Toy News

MOTU Origins Man E Faces 006

On the official Masters of the Universe Instagram Page, a new video was posted showing off another upcoming Masters of the Universe Origins figure from Mattel. Earlier this month, they shared a look at the upcoming Scare Glow. Now, the new video givers us our first look at Man-E-Faces. The figure will include his classic rotating face gimmick. Look for the figure to hit shelves this Fall. We’ll update with more details as they are revealed. I’ve taken some screen grabs of the video, which you can check out after the jump.

under Masters Of The Universe Toy News

MOTU Origins Scare Glow 001

On the official Masters of the Universe Instagram Page, a new video was posted showing off an upcoming Masters of the Universe Origins figure. In the video, we get a look at the product photos for Scare Glow, which will include his glow-in-the-dark gimmick. The figure also looks to include an axe, and a plastic cape. We’ll update with more details as they are revealed. I’ve taken some screen grabs of the video, which you can check out after the jump.

under Random Photo Shoot, Wrestling Toy News

Ultimate HHH 032

It’s time to play the game, it’s time to play the gaaammmmeee… And it’s time to take a gallery look at the WWE Ultimate Edition Triple H figure from Mattel.  Wrestling figures are something we cover passingly here – it’s a massive line spanning multiple eras and the team here doesn’t actively collect in depth.   I do however pick up random figures, mostly from the Attitude era.  We took at look at the defining moments Stone Cold a while back, and that gallery for whatever reason gets copied and reposted without credit constantly.  We also did a gallery for the S.H. Figuarts WWE Figures, all from the Attitude Era.  The Slim Jim Macho Man from last year was great.  I have some more here, just for self, and so on.  Select pops of awesome.  I can’t go down the rabbit hole, next thing you know I’ll have a permanent ring setup with entrance ramp and jumbotron and a motion activated Stone Cold theme song every time I enter my office.

Read on to check out our thoughts and 40+ images of THE GAME courtesy of Mattel!

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under Masters Of The Universe Toy News, Random Photo Shoot, Wrestling Toy News

MOTWWEU

One of the surprises from SDCC 2019 was that not only was Mattel relaunching MOTU in a new retro format with WWE Origins, but that they were taking that body style and applying it to the WWE universe in a big cross over.  Titled Masters of the WWE Universe – the mash up takes MOTU vintage style bodies, with the new articulation points seen on Origins figures, and works WWE personalities into the mix.

Each are decked out with armor and weapons like a MOTU figure would be, all while keeping their unique WWE traits.   Cena gets a He-Man sword and shield plus his chest armor, while keeping his trademark jorts and fade.  HHH gets a celtic themed skull helmet and hammer inspired by his crazy ring entrances.  And so on.  To go along with all this, they also put out a Grayskull inspired ring with green rocky sides and skull based ring posts, complete with two additional figures (Cena and an alt HHH).  These are all Wal-Mart exclusives in the USA, and are available now.

I really enjoyed the Origins He-Man set from SDCC, and I like the idea.  I do think some refinement will be welcome, and they have some time to do that.  This extension is not something I would jump in on normally, but they are cool for what they are, and introduces the format to a younger generation.  Plus, for MOTU customizers, I can see these bodies and parts working wonders.

Mattel sent through the first wave and the ring to check out, so we’ve run them through some pics to show what they can do.  Check it all out after the break, and hit Walmart if you dig em!

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under Masters Of The Universe Toy News

Mega Construx Castle Grayskull 078

Mega Construx, formerly Mega Bloks and now under the umbrella of Mattel, has been putting out higher end collector brick sets for a while. Included in the properties they cover, Masters of the Universe is now one of them. They’ve been doing great mini-figures, vehicles and more, really digging into the brand’s deep roster. Today we are taking a look at their first Pro-Builder level piece – Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull. It is a massive set of 3508 pieces, “in scale” relatively for the mini-figures. It has 3 floors, hidden rooms, opening front gate, weapons racks (with weapons), a throne, working elevator, house banners and 6 different mini figures. He-Man, Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, Sorceress, The Goddess and Beast Man all get articulated mini fig representation here.

While bricks aren’t my normal thing, it was a fun romp putting it together. Took me forever as I only had time to do a little bit each day, but once done it was impressive. If you are into MOTU and have an itch before the Origins figures drop in full, then I suggest checking this out. It’s also a great way to introduce the MOTU lore to younger fans by doing a big project like this with some toons on in the background.

Castle Grayskull is out now, available at some of our sponsors and places like Amazon or eBay.

Sponsor Links: BBTS, Entertainment Earth, Megalopolis Toys.

Read on to check out photos of the before and after of the set courtesy of Mattel!

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under Ghostbusters Toy News, Random Photo Shoot, Wrestling Toy News

WWE Ghostbusters

Who ya gonna call? WWE Superstars, that’s who! Mattel has mashed up two fan favorites with the WWE Elite Ghostbusters assortment, a Wal-Mart exclusive in the States. The wave features The Rock, Stone Cold, Shawn Michaels and John Cena in full Ghostbusting gear. But, who are they busting? The Undertaker of course, in astral form aka translucent purple plastic. Does this make sense? No, but who cares, it’s silly and awesome.

Each WWE Superstar has a proton pack and clothes resembling the Ghostbusters jumpsuits. Stone Cold and The Rock have full soft goods jumpsuits, while Cena and Michaels take a bit of liberty. Cena has a Ghostbusters wristband, while Michaels has a Ghostbusters hat. Once you remove all that, they have traditional WWE get ups with ecto green highlights. The Undertaker is full translucent head to toe, with a green WWE winged eagle championship belt. He even has ghost tats painted on that see through plastic. I am not a hardcore WWE Elite collector, but on quick glance each figure looks to be a re-use of an existing release.

These are due out soon at Wal-Mart, keep your eyes peeled online and in stores. Read on to check out our photo shoot with over 80 HD shots courtesy of Mattel!

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under DC Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

Multiverse Killer Croc Wave 128

The end is nigh!  DC Comics Multiverse from Mattel is coming to a close, and the last rounds of figures are dropping now.  Today we have a look at 2 waves* – The Multiverse Killer Croc Connect and Connect wave, also titled Batman 80th, and the DC Originals Wave which are ToyBiz tribute figures.  The Killer Croc wave consists of Dick Grayson as Batman, Alfred, Red Robin, Red Hood, KG Beast and Katana, with the CnC being a comic inspired Killer Croc.  The DC Originals tribute figures are Target exclusives in the US and consist of Batman, Joker and Poison Ivy.

The Killer Croc Wave is well done, one of the most well rounded selections Mattel has offered.  The winner of the wave is Alfred, not for engineering sake, though that is solid, but the fact it comes with 4 heads, all of which nail the likeness for the era it belongs to.  Runner up is Red Robin – he has true double jointed elbows and a streamlined tight sculpt.  If this was the route Mattel was going to go, Multiverse would have gotten real good, real fast next year.  Red Hood is a tad disappointing – his guns are molded into the holsters, even though he comes with gun holding extra hands.   His helmet is a tad big for the body too.  The rest of the wave is above average, great roster fillers.   To cap it off, a comic inspired Killer Croc is the CnC, and it is BIG.  And well done – colors, sculpt, articulation is all there.  I have a feeling this will be the Croc to match for a while.

The Originals figures – solid but not as good as they looked when originally shown at Toy Fair 2019.  Poison Ivy especially suffered being translated from proto to production level.  If you are looking for nostalgia, they fit that bill, but they weren’t my cup of tea.

Now, there is at least one more wave of figures that hit the proto stage – The Batman Ninja Joker CnC wave.  This had Black Canary, Hawkgirl, Simon Baz Green Lantern, Flashpoint Aquaman, Rebirth Mammoth, and a Riddler Retro/Originals figure.  Whether these will hit market before the license ends we aren’t sure.  Right now, no word and no solicitations are out there.

So, to potentially cap things off for Mattel’s Multiverse figures, read on to check out our gallery for these 10 figures with over 125 HD shots after the break courtesy of Mattel!

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under Convention News, Masters Of The Universe Toy News

mattel panel 2

Mattel held their panel at Power Con 2019, and revealed several new pieces of info for their MOTU relaunch. Key points include:

  • New Mini Comics
  • MOTU Origins Minis (similar to previous minis, but not same)
  • New Origins Sky Sled

We’ll update again when it’s over if more new info drops!

Thanks to Carlos D.C. and Ricky Lyle on Instagram for sharing out the info!

under Masters Of The Universe Toy News

motu origins battle cat 2

Mattel have released official promotional images of MOTU Origins, their 5 inch articulated upgrades of vintage He-Man figures, Battle Cat! The proud companion to He-Man will finally have some much needed leg movement. He’s due out in Fall 2019. Read on to check the pics!

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