G.I. Kre-O, Kre-O, MegaBloks CoD and LEGO discussions

[K-Tiger]

TMNT MegaBloks:

Mega Bloks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Half Shell Heroes At NYCC 2015 - The Toyark - News

Looks like two different lines; regular and Imaginext-like.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

And ToyArk's pics of the MB Trek display. I'm hoping we can get a Romulan Warbird as well.
NYCC 2015 - Mega Bloks Star Trek - The Toyark - News

 

[pcsguy88]

Possibly a shuttle if you look how the front is hinged.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

I saw the MB CoD Atlas troopers 4pack, but picked up the Promethean Weapons 2pack with the Prommie Soldier and Sniper instead. I'm bummed the Prommies done have waist swivels, and doubt their torso overlays will fit on a Spartan torso, but I'll scrounge up a pair of black ones to give it a try. They each come with 3 guns, 2 grenades, and that funky Prommie shield, plus their very keen sto-tubs and the requisite 3peg stand.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Just picked up the CoD 2man minisub on a whim. About to start assembling it...

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Stealing a post from JoeCustoms:

I got the Krang set with Leo and Raph today.
The Krang robot has not been assembled yet, but here's a few shots of the turtles.



Back shot featuring Leo's sword loop.


Raph has two loops on the front for his sais


My only gripe with these little guys is that they sport a vertical peg on the upper leg which makes them move like old Marvel Movie figures...




The rubber parts are removable


Compared to other MB figures

 

[AdrienVeidt]

And Redmao graciously took more pics I requested:

Here you go.

Raph and Storm Shadow


Krang has a little hole underneath which is the right size to put it on various MB bodies

Krang possessed Raph


Krang from space


Space Raph, just like the old Playmate figure


Raph with a Halo suit

 

[Brickhead]

They fuckin nailed it, man. I love how some MB figures are better represented than the LEGO ones. I think what really works against LEGO is their limited articulation. But they will stick with the classic (blocky) figure forever I am sure.

 

[K-Tiger]

Eh, I buy LEGO minifigures to sit in a display case. I appreciate the aesthetic for what it is. Back to the topic at hand, I agree, MB really did nail these. Though Total Recall Leonardo is horrifying.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

You buy Lego minifigs to sit them in the display case because you have to, lol.

 

[K-Tiger]

LEGO has a shtick and they've stuck to it. What's Hasbro's excuse? Still using the old oil prices line?

 

[the_Archivist]

Damn, I was really hoping those heads would be usable for 1:18 figures like the Monster High MB figures.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Yup, another swipe from JC:

Blind bags are coming

 

[Slaymaker]

^^ oh snap ^^

definitely want the 4 turtles...will see how much more...

Maybe Foot Ninja for bad guys for turtles and COD.

 

[K-Tiger]

Donny comes with a photo of April to beat it to.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Well, his staff is pretty long and hard; so he's got an obvious need there.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

I picked up the CoD Guy with a HoverBike at Kroger's for $7.50 last night. Apologies for the blurriness; it's an artifact of cropping, I think.

The bike has seven movable pieces. The airbrake panels swing out, the wings swing up, and the rear lifterpad swings back; while the forward pair of lifterpads swivel and hinge around hemispherically.

The exoframe is rubbery; made of the same stuff as the torsos, I think. It's three pieces; the arms connect to the spine and are secured to the figure with the power pack, while the belt and thigh struts are a wholly separate piece. The elbows are hinged with pop'em pegs, and clip onto the figure's wrists. The thigh struts slip onto pegs at the outer knees, where the rest of the exoframe continues as sculpting along the outside of the boot. Giving the exoframe to other figures will require swapping the boots as well, or gluing the struts in place. The figure will need a replacement belt to fill the gap.

I think the wings are really fat for the scale, and I'm going to try to rectify that, but overall it's a great set and the execution of the exoframe is amaze-balls awesome, especially for the scale. It works flawlessly, and looks and plays great. Even though I only use the MB figures for funny animal dudes alongside my 18th humans, I'll definitely need to get more of these exoframe dudes just for their awesomeness and worry about finding critter heads to give them later.

"Mwu-HA-HA-HA, now I have the strength of ten raccoons!" I'll be giving the bike and exoframe to my Rocket, who's looking a bit beaten up and probably needs upgrading to an Elite's legs now. I'll hold off until Uhura gets released and do both him and Lylla at the same time, I think.

 

[K-Tiger]

Shit, I'd buy that for just the flight rod and base.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Oops, sorry. The base is from a several years old Halo set, and the rod is from the CoD Astronauts 5pack.

But there is a socket in the bike's belly for the rod.

 

[Slaymaker]

most of the terminator mega bloks are on a big sale on amazon.com...I grabbed a few for parts...gonna try to make the prisoner truck into a HEMTT for COD. Building will be good occupational therapy.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

I picked up a single box Scuba Steve on sale for $3.58, plus another Prommie Weapons 2pack and the Atlas 4pack finally at Target just now. Once I got home I discovered some dickbag had stolen the red-suited Atlas trooper from out the bottom of the box, dammit.

I obviously still love what I got, but it would've been nice to have not gotten dry-reamed by a fellow collector.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Stealing from a Fwoosher:

These are beyond awesome! Mega Bloks really went to town on these. They've added extra articulation (at least to the classics) making these very poseable!







I'm about to break open the other 3, but I'd thought I'd share some quick initial thoughts. Definitely planning on getting more

 

[K-Tiger]

Saw the Donny and Mikey singles, as well as a larger Mikey set at one of the are Wal-Marts yesterday. No sign of the blind bags, though.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

The baggies only have Nickfigs, with the reduced artic and paint; and you're probably best off avoiding them.

 

[K-Tiger]

Yep, that's what I saw, not the classics.

 

[K-Tiger]

Found the classics AND the blind bags (good ol' Lampasas). I'm on the fence over the classics, but did get a blind bag Dontello. Once I found where the hell the code was I found it doesn't sync with any currently posted, so it's finger-bangin' them for me.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

I can't watch YT right now, but maybe this helps with the codes:
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XGXkjCBoPVE[/ame]

And aren't you interested in the Classics? You're well outside the norm there, mate.

 

[K-Tiger]

I'm just not sure how invested I am in the property. They kind of tug at 8 year-old inner K-T, but grown-ass K-T is like "C'mon, man, you collect enough shit already".

I'll probably grab Leo, and if I'm impressed enough I'll round out the team.

 

[pcsguy88]

These McFarlane building blocks look insane, but I do not dare branch out from SW Legos and COD Mega Bloks.

 

[K-Tiger]

I have the TWD zombie Ewok sent me and I can't say I'm impressed. Granted, the environments look swell, but the figures are shite. McFarlane is to brick-building as Mattel is to 1:18 figures.

I want these minifigures:

 

[darthdre758]

I picked up TWD Hospital Door set on clearance at Target just because. Saw the Turtle blind bags as well, but didn't pull the trigger on any....probably won't.

 

[K-Tiger]

Grabbed a classic Leo. Thoughts after I get to mess with him.

 

[K-Tiger]

Alright, so I got a minute to fool with classic Leo. He's tiny, and I have to assume the only reason they made the shells out of pot metal is to give them some kind of weight. The stand is pretty novel. It's not something I'd care to use, but I can see some pretty wild displays being built buy daisy-chaining several together.

Overall these aren't compatible with the Nick versions, but they share common hand molds and these classic arms WILL peg into the Nick versions, and the skin colors on Leo and Don matched well. They really shouldn't have skimped on the Nick ones in that respect.

I'll probably grab the other three turtles over time. I'm interested in how they plan to handle the rogues gallery and allies. I'd hate to see April, Casey and Shredder relegated to sets. Guess I have something to look out for in the Toy Fair coverage next month.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

Stealing from a Fwoosher:

The classic Turtles are rather awesome, though. I love this line. Mega Bloks just keeps hitting it out of the park.






manhole stands!

 

[K-Tiger]

The fuck? Am I the only one here that's actually bought any of these? :trollface:?

 

[Slaymaker]

The fuck? Am I the only one here that's actually bought any of these? :trollface:?

I plan to...just haven't yet...

 

[nacho]

The fuck? Am I the only one here that's actually bought any of these? :trollface:?

Yeah, I just never got into Turtles. My first exposure was the early B&W comics that were stupid-rare/expensive by the time I heard of them, and then later, the movies and cartoon were just too 90's radical/tubular/awesome skaterific pizza-dude-esque. Mostly, after SW, Joe, and TF... the Turtles just skewed a bit young for me to be in the target demographic at the time, thus I don't get the nostalgic pull that those other franchises exude.

I have to say though, those do look like fun.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

What other reason need there be to enjoy a toy? If you're not in it for the fun, then what? Nostalgia ain't a product, no matter what my namesake says or does.

I haven't found any yet, but also haven't been searching for them yet due to being cash-strapped.

 

[nacho]

Being an old married-with-kids adult, I don't really play with my toys. Most all are for display or custom building. So in that regard, nostalgia is arguably the #1 reason I have so many damn toys. It's not like I'm crawling around in the floor going "pew-pew-pew!"

I have lots of grand plans for dio-building, and I may or may not ever get around to them, but that's likely the closest I'll ever get to playing with my stuff. I crawl around and play with the kids, and I occasionally grab Luke Skywalker out of my son's bin and make him say something funny. But my own "playing" days are likely long gone, and I'm good with that.

 

[AdrienVeidt]

So... dead inside. Got it.