By the time August 19th had rolled around, I had already decided. No Club Eternia and no Club Ecto-1 – it was just the DC Club Infinite Earths for me. Now it’s a month later, the DC subscription is dead, and I am seriously mulling over taking the second chance to subscribe to Club Eternia, since Mattel has re-opened the Club Eternia sub through September 24.
So what’s changed?
Spurred on by the 3A Toys Mann vs Machine Robot Heavy, I set out to look for some NECA Team Fortress 2 Red team figures. While most of my usual online stores were spotty on inventory, I found the TF2 Red Heavy, Soldier, and Demo at Toys R Us. (They’ve got the Blue Demo and Pyro too.)
And, bonus! TRU is having a 20% off friends and family sale, including online, that ends Saturday. Just enter the FRIENDS20 when checking out. This applies store-wide, not just to the TF2 figures. Happy shopping!
3A Toys published more details of its TF2 Robot Heavy pre-order for next week. I am thinking about getting a Blue Heavy and gathering a crew of NECA’s Team Fortress 2 Red team figures to take it down.
Another shot of VALVe Team Fortress 2 Mann vs. Machine Robot Heavy (pre-order starts on September 27th 9:00AM Hong Kong time at www.bambalandstore.com , price: 220USD ) and some specs for you:
- FULLY POSABLE FIGURE STANDS 12-INCHES TALL
- MORE THAN 30 POINTS OF ARTICULATION
- FEATURES ILLUMINATED LED EYES
- INCLUDES THE HEAVY’S SIGNATURE MINIGUN
- RED AND BLUE ROBOT HEAVY SOLD SEPARATELY
Couple more photos here:
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via 3aVOX.
See more of DC Collectibles’ New 52 Crime Syndicate in their Caption This! entry for the month.
I’ve seen some people comparing these figures to DC Universe Classics due to the increased level of articulation, but to me, it’s more like Marvel Legends – these figures seem to have neck hinges (or at least functioning ball-jointed necks), double-jointed knees, and wrist hinges / swivels. But to me the newer-styled hips are what really cements the similarity to ML. I would really like to see more DC Collectibles featuring this articulation setup.
Caption This!: Drafting for Destruction
It’s time for another edition of Caption This!, the monthly game from DC Collectibles where we give you the picture, and you give us the (hopefully far less than a thousand) words.
It may be Villains Month, but it’s also fall. Which means that like many of you, we’re busy building our fantasy leagues. And let’s just say that draft time around here gives new meaning to the term cutthroat, especially when our new Crime Syndicate action figures get involved…
Click on the photo for a closer look. Let’s see, we have Black Manta, Bane, Darkseid, always an excellent choice–
Wait a minute! No one’s picked Doomsday yet? Yeesh! Is it too late for us to get in on this draft? Well, it’s certainly not too late for you to come up with a caption. Just post it below in the comments. Then “like” your favorite captions so they rise to the top of the list!
Just over a year ago, Philip Reed from BattleGrip launched the Kickstarter campaign for Transforming Collections, his first book about third party Transformers. Thanks to folks like you and me, the campaign was successfully funded and Philip ended up delivering a book that far exceeded the initial vision – it grew to be hard cover and 80 pages large.
He’s just kicked off the sequel – Transforming Expectations will be a companion piece, also hard cover and 80 pages. For those of you who missed the first book, there’s a pledge level that includes both – but there’s a limited quantity so get your pledges in soon!
