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Masters of the Universe Classics Moss Man Press Pics

And, just like that, we’re back into some more Mattel goodness.  They just published final pics of the Masters of the Universe Moss Man on Facebook.  As you may recall, they ran into some issues with flocking and articulation a couple months back.

After seeing how he turned out, I’ve got both feet firmly in the “no flocking” camp for Panthor, when they get to him.  I think it’s fine for Moss Man, because that was his thing back in the 80’s, but I don’t want to see the awesome sculpt from Battle Cat covered up.

Final Moss Man is in! Gallery 1988 update!

Just got in our final sample of Moss Man! We know fans have been waiting to see how the flock turned out. We really pushed the limits to flock as much as possible. Enjoy the shots!

Also, for those in the LA area, be sure to head over to Gallery 1988 this Friday night for the Art of MOTU show opening. Not only will this free event feature some of the hottest artists interpreting the world of MOTU, but we will be revealing one of our SDCC MOTUC items at the show! Full details for the show are in the news section on Mattycollector.com!

For now, enjoy the pics!

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Marvel Legends Iron Man 6-Inch Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man Test Shots

I promised you a break from all the Mattel goodness that’s going on right now.  You may recall that a couple of weeks ago test shots for the 6-inch versions of Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man were on auction on eBay.  Turns out that Fwoosher worldwar_hulk won a set of these test shots, and has sent along a huge number of pics.  You may notice a Marvel Legends 2-pack Iron Man in one of the group shots – you can see more of that gold Iron Man repaint in worldwar_hulk’s Fwoosh customs thread.

We first saw these figures as images as part of Hasbro’s Marvel presentation at Toy Fair last year,  and were crushed when Hasbro pulled them from their display booth prior to the start of San Diego Comic-Con last July.  I am hopeful that since these have had tools made, we’ll eventually get them on our shelves.

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First Look – DC Universe Classics Series 12 – TheFwoosh.com

It’s shaping up to be a Mattel-heavy New Year.  Since the start of the new decade, Salem Crow has written a guest review for the the WWE Elite Series figures, and Buzzy reviewed the DC Universe Classics Justice in the Jungle set and has wave 11 in the works.  I’ve got something DCUC-related planned for later in the week. And Mattel just released press pics of DCUC 13.

On top of that, the first looks are rolling in.

VeeBee posted the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Battle Armor He-Man yesterday, and today he’s got this – a look at some of DCUC 12, including the new packaging, the collectible pins, and a great look at Darkseid and his Killing Glove.

I’ll have to try to fit in something non-Mattel soon. 😀

Continuing on with our latest round of First Looks we have a peek at the first “half” of the brand new DC Universe Classics series twelve figures! There are lots of changes in store for this line in 2010 (mostly to help celebrate the 75th anniversary of DC Comics) and we are getting a packaging change over as well as a new collector pin promotion that will also cross-pollinate into some of Mattel’s other DC lines.

I have been really excited for series twelve since it was unveiled not long after San Diego Comic Con last year (I think it is the strongest overall assortment for my personal tastes since series nine) and today we will be looking at the figures of The Spectre (standard and variant), Copperhead, Mary Batson (nee Marvel) in her red AND white togs as well as my personal favorite of this bunch – Desaad!

via First Look – DC Universe Classics Series 12 | TheFwoosh.com.

DC Universe Classics Wave 13 Press Pics

Mattel has published the pics of DC Universe Classics wave 13 that originally started showing up on retailer sites a few weeks ago, but this set also includes the Collect & Connect Trigon as well as images of Cyclotron without his face plate.

It’s very interesting to see them move to double-jointed elbows and (perhaps) knees, as well as hinged wrists, on the modern Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle. I think if we asked Mattel (and we will), they would say that the make articulation decisions based on the character, using Green Arrow and his hinged wrists as an example. Jaime is definitely an acrobatic character, so the upgraded articulation makes sense, but I would like to see more characters articulated like him.

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  • Blue Beetle III – featuring some of the highest number of points of articulation in any DCUC figure to date!
  • Blue Devil -long overdue!
  • Modern Cheetah. A 50/50 variant.
  • Vintage Cheetah. A 50/50 variant.
  • Cyclotron. Anyone up for completing their original 1980’s DC toys in DCUC style? He will come with a base, not a Collect and Connect piece.
  • Negative Man. One step closer to the Doom Patrol.
  • Negative Man – chase figure.
  • Superboy Clone – at long last the Return of Superman saga is complete!
  • Wonder Girl adds to the Teen Titans line up!
  • Collect and Connect Trigon for Wave 13.

via Facebook | Mattycollector.com’s Photos – DCUC Wave 13.

G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra Night Raven on Sale at ToysRUs.com

I’m not sure how long the Night Raven will be on sale for $19.98 – but it’s over half off.  Since it’s about half the size of the vintage Night Raven, if you were holding out because of the $44.99 retail price, you might want to pick one up now.

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M.A.R.S. Industries has developed an advanced hypersonic high-altitude attach and reconnaissance aircraft to rule the skies. Supremely fast and powerful, the suborbital NIGHT RAVEN cruises at a top speed of Mach 6 and deploys stealth technology, making it undetectable to even the most sophisticated tracking systems. Equipped with twin rotary launchers, the NIGHT RAVEN strikes its targets with infrared-guided IRG-42X missiles.

Rip-roaring adventure is coming your way, by way of this tough and ready-for-anything Night Raven aircraft with electronic lights and sounds! Lower the handle so you can “fly” this jet vehicle, put the Air-Viper figure in the cockpit and check your retractable landing gear. Then, zoom off and prepare to use this aircraft_s lock-and-load firing action and two rotating 6-missile launchers against unsuspecting opposing forces on the ground!

Includes Air-Viper action figure.

via G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra Night Raven Action Figure with Air-Viper – Hasbro – Toys “R” Us.

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