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If you can believe it, I’ve never owned a Star Wars action figure. When I was a kid, most of my friends had the old Kenner figures – one of the figures I coveted most was Darth Vader, with the light saber that you could extract from his arm. And then as an adult, I’ve somehow avoided getting pulled into the Hasbro line that’s been going strong forever. My resistance to the Dark Side has ended – I’ve pre-ordered the deluxe 1/6 scale Darth Vader from Sideshow Collectibles.
It was a slow day for AFP yesterday, as I was on the road taking my wife and her mom to Las Vegas as a little Mother’s Day celebration. As we were sitting at the gate waiting to board the plane, I thought about action figures of mothers. And came up with one. Pamela Voorhees, from Friday the 13th, was the only one I could recall. And actually, there were at least two made of her. In 2005, NECA came out with deluxe set for the movie’s 25th anniversary, with Jason and his dear old mom (pictured above, courtesy of BigBadToyStore). Sideshow made a 1/6 scale version – see Michael Crawford’s review of Pamela Voorhees. So, what other mothers deserve action figures? Before getting called to board the plane, I came up with three. Here’s a quick pic review of ThreeA’s Action Portable PITFS (Palm in the Face Sunday) Fighting JC. This guy is the 6-inch version of the original PITFS 12-inch Fighting JC. ThreeA had pre-orders for these figures last year and they started arriving around last month. There’s 5 versions of JC: the original black robe with red detail JC, Mauro which is a grey skinned JC with blond hair and a black robe and pants, Exegesis with blond hair and garbed in white, a track suit JC, and finally the PITFS version which is the one I picked up. Each figure costs $45 (with $15 shipping) and there was a 4-piece set ($180) which had all JC’s minus the Tracksuit one, which was a surprise drop during the Action Portable Slicers sale. There’s not a lot of backstory for this guy except he was sent back by the “Big Guy” to kick some butt in a troubled world. He’s a member of the Adventure Kartel team, a group that battles Zomb MD and his undead army.
I came across the Daniel Picard Photography website via a Sideshow Toys Facebook post and have been cursing his photography and Photoshop skills ever since. He has filled up his 1:1 Toys project by “using collectible toys and and giving them the illusion of being full-size.” His shots include figures from Sideshow Collectibles, Hot Toys, 3A Toys, and more – now I envy his collection too. » There’s more… click to continue reading WebSwipe: Daniel Picard’s 1:1 Toys
Do you need help deciding to get the Real Steel Atom, available for pre-order now on Bambalandstore.com? Look no further than this review of the latest fighting robot from 3A Toys by Rad Toy Review. RTR’s Knives got his hands on a production sample of Atom, who is scheduled to be shipped by 3A some time in the 3rd quarter this year. » There’s more… click to continue reading WebSwipe: ThreeA Toys Real Steel Atom – Rad Toy Review         I am visiting my parents and had a stowaway – the Masters of the Universe Classics Jitsu. The horse is a souvenir my dad has from his days working in China, and I snapped a quick picture of it with Jitsu. And before long, I had this quick series of shots. Jitsu’s victim is an old Hulk Hogan from way back when Hasbro had the WWF license. I had a bunch of wrestling figures back in the 90s, and my dad asked if he could have one. And wouldn’t you know, he’s kept it in better shape than I have done with my modern day collection. There’s a certain joy, being unburdened by camera gear and lights – I shot these with my camera phone and the sunlight coming in the window. It reminded me of my younger days, taking the original Jitsu figure out to the backyard and shooting pictures of him with an old hand-me-down 35MM. In a way, that’s what started this all. If you’re on Instagram, follow me at afpron – that’s for AFP Ron, not AF Pron
Let’s take a look at February’s Masters of the Universe Classics figure – Jitsu!
You don’t think I post Steals and Deals here but don’t partake, do you? When the 25% off plus free shipping deal at the Marvel Store was here last weekend, I picked up an Iron Monger. I had it on pre-order a while back, but had second thoughts, primarily about the price. But this sale tested my willpower, and I’m sad to say I’ll never become a Green Lantern. But frankly, I don’t care, because the Hot Toys Iron Monger was a steal at 25% off, and if you pay full price it’s worth every penny. » There’s more… click to continue reading Hot Toys Iron Monger Will Crush Your Head It’s almost February, so I figured I better get to my picks (and pics) for Best of 2012! I’ll get us started with one of the choices I included in the Fwoosh Best of 2012 post – the Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure Arnim Zola.
» There’s more… click to continue reading AFP’s Best of 2012 – Ron’s Picks
A current discussion on the Masters of the Universe Classics forum at the Fwoosh turned once again to the 200x heads. My new favorite Fwoosher, Balthus Dire, had this to say:
Not so, my friend! I love the 200x Whiplash head and was inspired to snap this quick pic. The rest of you who showed your love for the modern Whiplash – thank you too! And rest assured, more people like the 200x Whiplash head than you might think. And here’s the previous quick pics I snapped of Whiplash a couple years ago. We need to encourage Mattel to start including more alternate heads with MOTUC again. |
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