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ThreeA Toys WWRp Bromwich Bertie Mk 3.5 Up for Pre-Order Now

The pre-order window for the 3A Toys Real Steel Atom has been closed – if you missed out, you’ll still be able to pick him up when the retail version is released, but he won’t come with the in scale remote control that is exclusive to the Bambaland version. In Atom’s place, 3A has put up this dual pistol wielding Bertie, in the Bromwich colorway. Now, I’m a sucker for dual pistols, but I’ve got to draw the line at one pink killer robot a month – and I pre-ordered the “Hellboy” bot (the battle-damaged Pinky) just under 2 weeks ago.

But for those of you looking for a weathered but not damaged WWRp Bertie Mk 3.5, the Bromwich here is the first to be offered. And it looks like they’ll be spreading these guys out like they’re doing with the WWRp Grunts, instead of bundling them together in a 12-pack (or whatever number of colorways they’ll eventually get to.) You can pre-order the Bromwich at Bambalandstore.

Impulse Buy: Snake Eyes and Timber – Sideshow Exclusive Edition

I had been really considering picking up the Hot Toys Snake Eyes from G.I. JOE: Retaliation, but then Sideshow had to offer up a $20 off code, aptly called TAX20, for Tax Day. And while the Hot Toys Snake Eyes is available for pre-order and expected to ship next month, the Sideshow Snake Eyes is truer to the comics and vintage Joes, comes with Timber, and shipped today. I’ve become accustomed to pre-orders, waiting, and even forgetting something will eventually arrive at my door step – sometimes there’s nothing like a little instant gratification, right?

This version comes with both the commando goggles and the visor looks for Snake Eyes, and it’s also billed as a “Sideshow exclusive,” which comes with two different head sculpts for Timber. And while I still haven’t seen Retaliation, I suspect that the movie Snake Eyes doesn’t have a Timber watching his back, even in the sequel. As with all my impulse buys, I didn’t do a lot of thinking before I pulled the trigger, and now I’m left in a quandary over how to acquire the Sideshow version of Storm Shadow. So far I’ve looked on eBay, and it doesn’t look like it will come easy.

By the way, the TAX20 code is good through the end of today, 4/16, so stop by Sideshow Collectibles to see if there’s something you want to pick up for a little bit less than normal. Happy shopping!

Free Stuff Giveaway – Hasbro Marvel Legends 2013 Series 1 Ultimate Captain America and X-Force Wolverine

I never did get around to reviewing Ultimate Cap, Protector, and Hit Monkey from the first wave of Hasbro Marvel Legends in 2013 – but my laziness is no excuse for the Free Stuff giveaway that I promised, for the extra carded figures for Ultimate Cap and Wolvie. For this giveaway, I’m trying a new piece of software out to manage it – like usual, you’ll get multiple chances to win by liking on Facebook, tweeting, etc, but this way it’ll keep track in an automated fashion instead of me doing it by hand (with the chance for mistakes along the way). Let me know how you like it.

Also, be sure to check out the reviews I did put up:

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MattyCollector 2013 Subscriptions Re-Opened for the Rest of April

If you somehow missed the months and months the 2013 Mattel subscriptions were available last year and were hoping to jump on board, now’s your chance. Mattel has opened up those subs for the rest of this month, and you’ll get all the remaining figures for the year for each, from May onwards. I know there’s people who were swayed by the unending hysteria during the sales period that the subscriptions were at risk, and bought into multiple subs – I imagine some of these folks would rather jump off instead.

But hey, no Club exclusives for Masters of the Universe Classics and DC Universe Classics, but there’s a lot more of the selections revealed, and less funds committed. And this is another chance to pick up the Club Filmation half-year sub, which did have a relatively short subscription period, compared to the rest. Mattel talks about a limited amount of subs available – I’ll be curious to see if they do sell out of any. Here are the links to all the MattyCollector subscriptions.

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DC Universe Classics Larfleeze and Masters of the Universe Classics Snake Face Headline the MattyCollector 4/15 Sale

Early Access for this Matty Tax Day sale has come and gone, and to show how little I know, it was the Masters of the Universe Classics Webstor and only Webstor who sold out of his remaining customer service stock during the subscribers’ free for all. That leaves Mosquitor and the Snake Men 2-pack to join Snake Face and the DC Universe Classics Larfleeze for the sale that just opened up. The WWE Christian was a no-show for Early Access – to make sure I wasn’t going crazy I checked, and the online announcement of the 4/15 sale made no mention of Early Access for him, but the email reminder that I got did.

In case you can’t spell MattyCollector, here’s the link to the MattyCollector 4/15 bundle page. Happy shopping!