Is it me, or is Sam Worthington becoming synonymous with big budget CGI action flicks? The 2-up of the Perseus figure looked awesome at NECA’s showroom at Toy Fair.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
New Clash of the Titans figures and props available this month!
The new Warner Bros. remake of Clash of the Titans isn’t out for another month, but NECA’s got you prepped ahead of time with all-new figures and props from the movie!
Perseus
Figurines of the Gods
Baton from the Gods
Draco’s Throwing Knife
Perseus’ Sword
Perseus’ Sword from the Gods
Whether he likes it or not, Perseus is headed to the underworld to fight Hades, and, sure, he’s bringing some friends along for the ride, but we all know who the pressure’s on. After all, being a son of Zeus comes with some expectations, right? Well, when it comes to saving Earth from being overrun by demons and other terrible types, at least we know we’re in good hands.
NECA’s first line of Clash of the Titans action figures features two versions of Perseus, as he’s portrayed in the film by actor Sam Worthington (Avatar, Terminator: Salvation); one clean and one who’s kicked up some dirt from all that fighting. Both figures stand 7″ tall and come with a sword, shield and battle-hardened attitude.
Next up are the resin statues of the gods. Available in a set of six, the statues capture the movie likenesses perfectly and are 7″ tall. These will be in stores later this month and make for an extremely unique collector’s item for fans of the film or of Greek mythology in general.
Last but not at all least are the massive prop replicas from the film. Real metal weapons that look as true-to-life as you’re going to get. Perseus’ sword is 27″ long and gorgeously crafted. His sword from the gods is even bigger, measuring 34″ long and featuring a unique handle and detail that Clash of the Titans fans will go nuts for. There’s also the highly detailed 9 1/2″ throwing knife used by Draco in the film and the 10 1/2″ baton of the gods (for those in a less stabby mood), which excellently match the movie’s intricate designs.
NECA’s Clash of the Titans merchandise will be available this month in stores and at our Amazon storefront.
Hot Toys is running a poll on its blog asking you to pick which Avatar character you would like to see as a Movie Masterpiece. They’ve got four choices – Jake Sully (Avatar), Neytiri, Colonel Miles Quaritch, and Dr. Grace Augustine, plus the chance to write in a vote if your pick isn’t there.
As you might imagine, Jake Sully is running away with it. When they make him, I wonder if they’ll make him in scale – that’d be a 20-inch tall Movie Masterpiece! I can easily see them making Jake and Neytiri – do you think they’d ever get to an avatar version of Sigourney Weaver?
As promised in our last Ask Matty Q&A, Mattel has published the schedule for its upcoming MattyCollector.com products through June of this year. No big surprises, but the Masters of the Universe Classics re-issues for each month were revealed: Stratos, Hordak, Mer-Man, and Faker will all get their “The Original” tags.
Product Release Schedule Through June
Toy Fans,
We do our best to plan when products will be released, but sometimes the production and delivery gods have other ideas. We’ve been doing a bit of the release date shuffle lately and thought it would be helpful to print our complete schedule through June:
March
MOTU Classics: Stratos® (re-issue)
MOTU Classics: Moss Man® – Flocked Ears
MOTU Classics: Moss Man® – Unflocked Ears
(Club Eternia™ monthly figure) DCUC Wave 12 Boxed Set (Darkseid) The Dark Knight Scarecrow
April
MOTU Classics: Wun-Dar™ & Map of Eternia®
(Club Eternia™ subscribers only – items not available for sale)
MOTU Classics: Hordak™ (re-issue)
MOTU Classics: Evil-Lyn® (Club Eternia™ monthly figure)
MOTU Ultimate Battle Ground Weapons Pak
Ghostbusters™ 12″ Peter Venkman™ The Dark Knight Batman (Night Vision)
May
MOTC Classics: Mer-Man® (re-issue)
MOTU “Oversized”: Tytus™
MOTU Classics: Optikk™ (Club Eternia™ monthly figure)
Ghostbusters™ 6″ Walter Peck™ (with containment unit) The Dark Knight: Two-Face
June
MOTU Classics: Faker® (re-issue)
MOTU Classics: She-Ra™ (Club Eternia™ monthly figure) DCU JLU Lobo
Ghostbusters™ 6″ Peter Venkman™ with Slimer
As always, these dates are subject to change, but we’ll let you know as soon as we know if anything changes.
So the tentative plan for 2011 is to have the following:
12 Monthly figs
4 Quarterly figs
4 Oversized figs ($30 – $60)
1 Subscription only figure (similar to Wun-Dar)
We are only going to offer one type of subscription (sorry folk, no tiers here). That being said, would fans prefer the subscription include only the 12 monthly figures or 1 of every sku including quarterly figures and oversize figures? Things could change, and obviously if Battlecat and Tytus don’t perform well we may not go forward with the oversize skus in 2011, but from initial feedback from NYTF, it looks like fans can’t wait for more big characters!
It looks like the all-in subscription would guarantee double the expense that the 2010 Club Eternia sub does, so I will have to think twice before pulling the trigger on that. I would also think that if the subscription is double the cost, then Mattel ought to include two bonus figures.
If you’ve got some thoughts on this, feel free to leave a comment below.
After a lot of torture (aka reading the Fwoosh forum thread about 3A Toys and World War Robot) I’ve jumped in with a WWRP pre-order. And since there’s really no telling when those will actually ship, I’ve submitted to more torture (aka looking at pictures of other people’s 3A collections).
Here’s a fun quick look at the big brother 1/6 scale WWR line. I’m looking forward to BattleGrip’s big review of the Berties 7-pack.
World War Robot Berties Hit the Outdoors
It’s such a beautiful day here that Gina and I took the dogs for a walk to the park . . . and I immediately turned us around so that I could grab robots and the camera. I love when the water’s high around the park because it lets me take some fun shots of toys in nature.
I’m getting closer to launching the series of World War Robot* Bertie reviews. Many photos have been shot, the review headers for the master entry and all seven Berties are complete, and once I get all of the Squares set I’ll begin writing. It looks like this will be a series of nine reviews . . . there are a lot of robots in this box.
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March
April
The Dark Knight Batman (Night Vision)
May
