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There have been other desert and arctic teams, but these were the first images I'd seen of these three sets. Maybe I'm behind. I kinda like the British WWII guys too, even though I typically stick with the modern stuff.

Saw some new CoD sets on Amazon, though they're currently only available at "First!" triple-prices from 3rd party sellers, but I assume they'll be widely available soon enough. I'm starting to get excited about Toyfair. I really want to see what new CoD stuff is in the pipeline as well as...

So, after much back-and-forth, I decided to order the Zeta Aerialbots. The price, combined with FT's overly cartoony fisher-price head sculpt on their Air Raid render broke me. I still wasn't sold on the Zeta heads either, but for the price, I felt compelled to give them a shot. I got Air...

Found all the vintage figures today at WM and TRU. Picked up Punisher, Widow, and Wolvie. I don't need any more IM, Cap, or Spidey's. Very cool for repaints.

Fig 1, Dusty and Sandstorm. Sandstorm is not a f#%$ing clown wolf! Big-H is officially out of ideas. 2017 Figure Subscription Service 7.0 Dusty & Sandstorm Figure - GI Joe - Action Figures Toys News ToyNewsI.com

But the clawless hands were really redundant because the claws are removable. At the very least, the clawless hands should have been in different poses, not just another fist. As it stands, I don't need more fists.

This vintage wave version, which is just a slight recolor of the Juggernaut wave Wolvie is a pretty solid figure, easily the best of the dozen or so 6" wolverines I own, hands down. The vintage is just a slightly lighter brown, and it has the extra unmasked head. Just out of curiosity, what do...

They're just ML repaints on "vintage" 90's Toy Biz cardbacks. They're cool, but I can't imagine collecting them for the packaging like I've done with SW in the past. BigBadToyStore - Marvel Legends Marvel Action Figures, Statues, Collectibles, and More! I haven't seen them in person yet, but...

My quickie homage to UXM 101:

Yeah, I figured as much. Looks unbelievable. My son built the classic 1254pc version, and just looking at it made half the parts fall off, so the playability was severely limited. Unless he's just looking for a challenge, I suspect we'll skip this massive beast. The price definitely beats...

Did you see these? Sooooo tempted. https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/XingBao-Block-3663Pcs-Creative-MOC-Military-Series-The-KV-2-Tank-Set-children-Educational-Building-Blocks/2341261_32804988980.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.5bdadf47PCCoby...

Most of the people have been fine. We got a few odd figure parts on the Kwik-E-Mart set, but the Harry Potter, Batman, Star Wars sets all seemed to be correct figure-wise. I can't vouch for the Creator sets, as I don't know what all those people should look like anyway, but they *seemed*...

I have a hard time imagining that lepin gives two fucks about lego's bag patent, considering they're completely ripping off all their designs. I think it's just too much work for them. My wife and kids have built the lepin versions of the Creator Chinese Theater, the simpson's Kwik-E-Mart, two...

Mega creeps up to the 10-cent price for MSRP, but on amazon they're always cheaper, and they also tend to go on clearance for 4-6 cents after six months, whereas legos rarely go on sale, and when they do, they're snatched up by hoarders when they're marked down 15%. I rarely ever pay retail for...

Yeah, 10-cents per part as a typical pricing structure is just too damn much, especially since the "parts" are increasingly tiny. Little hands, pins, and clips are not the same as big ol bricks and shouldn't count the same when it comes to pricing sets. Each figure alone counts as a dozen...

Right, but they're not making every part from scratch. I like new/specific pieces, but the tooling budget for one of these sets is pocket-change compared to "normal" toys.

I would assume that the barrier to entry in this kind of market would be much lower than other types of toys. It's not like they have to do a bunch of new tooling for bricks. Maybe the little weapons or something, but generally the pieces are there. Pick out the color, have an intern make...

I understand DTC isn't the same. But this isn't Sectaurs or Dinoriders either. It's goddamn He-Man. ;) I'm not saying that they should have done twenty SKUs this year, but they put those retarded-looking MOTU kubros figures out at retail. One or two actual vehicle sets seems like far less of...

The classics line proved that demand is still there...

I assume MOTU is going to be a real thing. They already "own" the license from parent-company-mattel, so it's not like they need to pony up like with Aliens or Trek. MOTU is a no-brainer. There are tons of characters, vehicles, playsets that have a built-in audience who have shown a...