Drunken Fist brings us another guest review for Mattel’s new WWE lines. This time we’re rounding out our first looks at the the Elite Collection (Salem Crow hit 3 of 4 Elites in his review) with Edge and CM Punk, and a couple of the 2-packs with Beth Phoenix / Santino Marella and Shawn Michaels / Chris Jericho.
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WWE.com has posted a two part interview with designers Derek Handy and Bill Miekina. They talk about their backgrounds and influences, the challenges and joys of working on WWE, and meeting the wrestlers. Great stuff!
Also be sure to check out our pre-launch interview with Derek and brand manager PJ Lewis.
Among a mere handful of individuals responsible for all WWE products are lead designer Derek Handy and fellow key design point man at Mattel, Bill Miekina. With a combined 17 years of experience in toy creative, design and execution, the pair juggles everything from sculpting and mechanical architecture (Handy’s handiwork) to paint deco and accuracy (Miekina’s expertise).
In an exclusive interview with WWE.com, Handy and Miekina detailed their crucial roles within the plastic-molding pantheon at Mattel – those responsible for the greatest WWE toys in the history of the squared circle.
via WWE: Inside WWE > WWE Mattel > News > Mattel Q&A Part 1.
In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figure that you won’t want to let slip by!
These 1/6 custom figures of Blondie and Angel Eyes are built on Hot Toys bodies and feature the likenesses of Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef and hand-made accessories to complete their outfits in detail. I am still waiting for the Tuco / Eli Wallach to be listed, but he looks awesome too. There’s lots of pictures in the eBay listings.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Clint Eastwood |
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Lee Van Cleef |
Mattel was not able to show the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics “celebrity” figure for San Diego Comic-Con at the MOTU Art Show at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles last night, but they swapped in a previously unannounced figure – Optikk.
Optikk is from the New Adventures of He-Man, the first from that show announced, and will be the Club Eternia figure in May. He looks like a pretty decent update of the original toy.
Also on hand were Moss Man and Evil Lyn (with an orb that will fit on her wand or staff), and an armored Screech with perch.
Our friends at Action Figure Insider were on hand.
Better Shots of New MOTUC Stuff From Gallery1988
Those camera phone pictures were enough to whet your appetite with the new figures revealed tonight at Gallery1988, but how about some more detailed shots? Ok .. you asked for it!
via Action Figure Insider – Best Toy News on the Web! Better Shots of New MOTUC Stuff From Gallery1988.
Wham! DC Universe Classics Wave 11 is here and collectors are getting them from e-tailers, retailers and MattyCollector.com. It’s literally raining DCUC 11! And what better way to rejoice than loading up AFP with a boatload of DCUC 11 pics, praises and nit picks!
I knew it was going to be a very Merry Christmas for me as the DCUC 11 set I ordered from Enchanted Toy Chest arrived on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately my wife was home from work already and decreed I couldn’t open the case until Christmas morning…
Before I get to the individual figures, I’ll go over some generalities about the whole set. First off all the figures for this Wave that I received are very well made. The plastic is good and sturdy feeling (compared to the Wave 9 figure’s plastic that had a soft, waxy feel). They all have nice tight joints and are easy to put into poses without fear of them toppling over and clearing out a row of figures on your shelf. The paint apps are pretty good, not as tight as DCUC 10, but nothing horrendous. Unfortunately almost every figure in my set has some kind of scarring on their faces. Wonder if this is widespread throughout the run? Other than that the quality is very good.
