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NEW PREORDERS

GI JOE BASIC FIGURE SERIES 01 – SET, SINGLES
This new assortment includes new decoes of Cobra Commander, a Cobra Trooper and Storm Shadow, along with Snake Eyes, Duke and Shipwreck. We have them listed as singles at $3.99 – $11.99 each, and as a Set of 6 at $31.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=GI%20Joe%202013%20Basic%20Series%2001

MASS EFFECT SSV NORMANDY SR-2 18″ SHIP REPLICA
This new 18″ version of the SSV Normandy SR-2 rests atop a specially-designed base. It is limited to 1500 pieces worldwide and is priced at $239.99, saving you $60 off of the MSRP.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DH11060&mode=retail

WAR LORD UT-W02, UT-W03 – WAR RHINO, WAR BISON
The second figure in Unique Toys’ War Lord release line is War Rhino. He includes a pack with two independently movable cannons that becomes the foot of War Lord, and is priced at $84.99. Like War Rhino, War Bison will include a cannon backpack that becomes a foot for War Lord, and he is priced at $84.99 as well, saving you $15 off of the MSRP.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2810&company=1524

MASS EFFECT ALLIANCE NORMANDY SR-1 SHIP REPLICA – REGULAR, SILVER
Dark Horse is also releasing 6″ versions of the Alliance Normandy SR-1. We have the regular version priced at $29.99, and the Antique Silver version (limited to 1500 pieces) at $49.99. Each version comes with a display base.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Normandy%20SR-1

DIAMOND SELECT MUNSTERS SERIES 02 FIGURES
The second wave of Munsters figures includes three family members dressed up for a ride – Hot Rod Herman, Hot Rod Lily and Hot Rod Grandpa – as well as visiting family member Uncle Gilbert (the Creature from the Black Lagoon). Each figure is listed at $21.99, $3 off the MSRP; each also comes with a part of the build-a-diorama of the Munsters’ staircase, complete with openable trapdoor and Spot.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Diamond%20Select%20Munsters%20Series%2002

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Border Patrol: Custom Lots – Steampunk Wizard of Oz, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Spaghetti Westerns

For this week’s Border Patrol, I found a few interesting custom figure lots.

Marvel Legends Steampunk Wizard of Oz lot by textureme – they’re all here: Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the little dog Toto too – all steampunked up, including a working lightbulb for Toto’s head – ends Mar 03, 2013 17:05:33 PST

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

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Ashley Wood Answers our Top Questions about the ThreeA Toys and Marvel Collaboration

It’s no secret – I am tremendously excited for (and a little scared of) the collaboration that 3A Toys announced with Marvel Comics on Friday. My re-entry point for toy collecting started with 6-inch Marvel Legends, but 1/6 scale figures have started to break my toy budget wide open – Hot Toys and 3A Toys are the main culprits. With the Marvel movies, Hot Toys might as well take my ATM card and PIN, and now 3A Toys will threaten to do that with its re-imagined comic book figures.

Fans of 3A know that they’ve got a very unique style – for those of us with mainstream taste, this combination with Marvel might seem odd. That’s one of the things on my mind as I reach out to Ashley Wood. Ash is the artist and design force behind 3A Toys. I’m sure there’s many more questions, but I wanted to know what Ash thinks of when he thinks Marvel, and how that’s influencing the Marvel figures 3A is making.

AFP: What were some of the Marvel Comics you first read? Have any personal favorite books, teams, or eras of comics? What books are you reading today?

Ashley Wood: I always enjoyed the Avengers, Spider-Man, Iron Fist, Marvel Team-Up, the X-men, Captain America, Tomb of Dracula, Daredevil and so on. The late 70’s to mid to late 80’s are my personal golden period. But I’m very fond of the Tales of Suspense with Kirby Captain America stories in them. I kinda collect the trades from that personal golden period now, but that’s mainly due to not visiting comic shops like I once did and not knowing what the great titles are.

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Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Jitsu Photo Feature by Matthew K

The Fwoosh’s Matthew K was kind enough to let me post his Masters of the Universe Classics feature for Jitsu (my favorite Masters character, if you somehow did not know that :)) right here on AFP. As always, Matt has created some absolutely beautiful pictures – so much better than I would be able to do myself. Jitsu deserves it! Thanks so much, Matt!

Let’s take a look at February’s Masters of the Universe Classics figure – Jitsu!

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Hasbro Iron Man Legends Series 2 Pre-Order Available on AmiAmi.com – Arrives in April

The second wave of Iron Man Legends that Hasbro revealed at Toy Fair is scheduled to arrive in late April, according to Japanese online retailer AmiAmi.com. They have “provisional” pre-orders (meaning that they may not be able to fulfill all of them depending on how much product they’ll be able to get) for the Mark 42 armor of Iron Man, the movie version of Iron Patriot, and Ultron. The late April date makes sense, since it aligns nicely with the May 3 opening of Iron Man 3, but I haven’t yet seen pre-orders go up at US online retailers like AFP sponsor BigBadToyStore, for example.

If you are still looking for series one of Iron Man Legends (with the Heroic Age / Bleeding Edge IM, comic Iron Patriot, and classic horned Iron Man), it looks like Amazon sold through their allotment, although you can still get them from other retailers selling through them – search for Iron Man Legends on Amazon. BigBadToyStore still has sets of Iron Man Legends series 1 for $49.99.