Author: Ron

ToyFare 159 on Sale 9/9 to Highlight Halo Reach

I have been seeing a lot of Halo toys on my toy runs recently – I’m glad the franchise is continuing because I have to get my hands on the upcoming Halo Reach Warthog!

TF159_HALO_2.inddWant to see something pretty? No, not just this McFarlane Halo: Reach cover, based on the eagerly anticipated Xbox game. This issue of ToyFare is the first with our new redesign! Let us know what you think! But you read us for the articles, right? Well, inside the issue, you’ll find:

  • Interviews with Todd McFarlane, Microsoft’s Frank O’Conner and Bungie’s Eric Osborne on the Halo: Reach toys and game.
  • An exclusive interview with the president of the new TV studio responsible for G.I. Joe Renegades, Transformers Prime and all future Hasbro output: Stephen Davis of Hasbro Studios. We talk about Joe and Transformers and ask him the question that’s on everyone’s mind—what other toy lines could we see on TV?
  • Want to know learn to sculpt toys and action figures from the experts? Check out our exclusive preview of the new book Pop Sculpture: How to Sculpt Action Figures and Collectible Statues by industry heavy-weights Tim Bruckner, Ruben Procopio and Zach Oat!
  • In Twisted ToyFare Theatre, it’s our Star Wars Troopers Vs. pissed-off Taun-Tauns for all the marbles! Marbles, in this case, being the privilege of keeping your entrails inside your body.
  • All this plus Incoming, Big Shots and all that other stuff that’s always in here, only better-looking than ever! Buy it, fool!

Wal-Mart Exclusive DC Universe Classics Green Lantern’s Light 5-Pack

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It was at Toy Fair earlier this year when I first saw the 2-ups for Guy Gardner and Tomar-Re – two essential characters from the Green Lantern comic books that hadn’t yet been made in DC Universe Classics. I was psyched – Guy was my most wanted GL, and Tomar-Re is a classic Green Lantern. Now that I have them in hand, with John Stewart, Hal Jordan, and Sinestro in his Green Lantern duds, I wish I could tell you I was more pleased with the set.

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ThreeA Toys First Action Portable Figure on Sale at Bambasia on 9/9

…sends word that the first ever Action Portable figure ever, a Tomorrow King will be available this friday at 10-00am Hong Kong time,  in a set with a Severed bot head. The TK comes on a blister card and the head comes boxed separately.
This fig…

Update: the Action Portable Tomorrow King will be available both at Bambasia *and* Bambaland.

The Action Portable TK will be available in both Bambaland and Bambasia, in equal amounts tomorrow at 10-00am Hong Kong time (10th sept). There are six standard Action Portable TK’s (Blind, as in you dont get to pick! ), plus chase TK’s that will be inserted randomly into orders.

via ThreeA Production Blog » Oh yea !!!- The World’s Coolest Toy Company.

We’re big fans of 3A Toys WWRp line, because the 1/12 scale counterpart to the 1/6 World War Robot line is a bit more affordable to guys who are used to spending $10 – $15 on a figure. So the news that Action Portable, the 1/12 scale companion to lines like the Tomorrow Kings, Popbots, and Action Kartel, will launch this Thursday on a new site has got me pumped up.

I’m also a little nervous, because sellouts are quick, and this figure, a Tomorrow King with a giant robot severed head, is certainly going to be ultra-popular.

You’ll find the item on sale on bambasia.com on Thursday at 7PM PST / 10PM EST for those of you who are time zone challenged. If Chinese isn’t your thing, a helpful 3A member created this translation. Good luck on drop day!

…sends word that the first ever Action Portable figure ever, a Tomorrow King will be available this friday at 10-00am Hong Kong time,  in a set with a Severed bot head. The TK comes on a blister card and the head comes boxed separately.
This figure is limited and will ship worldwide. Stock cannot be guaranteed!

bambasia.com

Four Horsemen Reveal NYCC Exclusive Outer Space Men Figure – Metamorpho

Here he is! METAMORPHO: The Man from Alpha Centauri!
Shown here in his “Beta Phase” incarnation, he’s the first of a pair of Outer Space Men characters to be sold exclusively by Toy Tokyo at the 2010 New York Comic Con!
The Metamorpho figures bein…

The Four Horsemen have announced NY Comic Con exclusive  “Beta” waves for their Outer Space Men line with partners Action Figure Xpress and Toy Tokyo. Today they revealed the first figure.

Here he is! METAMORPHO: The Man from Alpha Centauri!

Shown here in his “Beta Phase” incarnation, he’s the first of a pair of Outer Space Men characters to be sold exclusively by Toy Tokyo at the 2010 New York Comic Con!

The Metamorpho figures being sold at Toy Tokyo’s booth (#2871) will be strictly limited to only 300 pieces! Price to be determined.

Tomorrow: Inferno!

-FH-

Back to School Progressive Sale Through 9/30 – TFAW.com

Starting this Labor Day weekend, Things From Another World is holding a progressive sale. This week, the discount on sales items, including action figures, is 40%. Each week through the end of the month, the discount increases to top off at 70% off. In toys, there’s over 300 items on the sales list, including DC Direct Blackest Night, DC Universe Classics, Marvel Select, Marvel Universe, Halo, Star Trek, and much, much more. The real trick is how long to wait – do you want to hold out for a bigger discount and risk the item selling out?

Here’s some of the action figures I saw in the sale:

Happy shopping!

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