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Customizing Tips From The Buzzy Cave: Masters of the Universe Classics Hand Mod

Passing on some tips, tricks or minutiae for action figure customizing.

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Howdy from the dark, dank Buzzy Cave!

When I first saw the news about the Masters of the Universe Classics line from Mattel the first thing I thought was, “Cool! Barbarian figures to make custom barbarians with!” Then a couple things put me off the idea – the biggest reason being the tiny hands. I can’t stand the way they look. I understand that Mattel and the Four Horsemen are incorporating a lot of the aesthetic from the original He-Man/MOTU line in MOTUC and the small hands are part of that package, but the little hands on the end of those huge arms really bugged me. But recently I’ve seen some very cool customs made with MOTUC bases and I’ve been inspired to try using them for a couple projects, which leads us here: how to fix those hideous, tiny hands!

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Masters of the Universe Classics Optikk – Space Mutant Spy for Skeletor

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I’m definitely a cherry-picker when it comes to the Masters of the Universe Classics line. My collection, up until recently, consisted only of both versions of King Grayskull (snagged at SDCC) and Battle Cat (thanks to superdoug, a very good friend and MOTUC collector). But when I saw the reveal of Optikk, I thought he looked like something straight off a Silver Age Justice League of America comic cover and immediately wanted 2 of them to menace my growing DCUC JLA.

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Four Horsemen Announce Outer Space Men San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

We’ll be looking forward to seeing the Four Horsemen at San Diego Comic-Con. This year, they’ll be bringing some exclusives for their recently licensed Outer Space Men line. These are really starting to shape up from the test shots we saw a few weeks ago – they look like a lot of fun!

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Toyfare 157 to Reveal New Hasbro Marvel Universe and Mattel DCUC, Ghostbusters, and MOTUC Figures

Toyfare 157 leads into San Diego Comic-Con, and it’s due to hit news stands next week. It will feature new figures from Hasbro and Mattel, and thanks to a subscriber who got his issue early, we’ve got the rundown for you.

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The fifth and sixth series of Marvel Universe for 2010 have been revealed by online retailers who posted pre-orders, but you’ll get some nice closeup pics of some of them in Toyfare. In series 5, you’ve got a Team X Wolverine who looks like a revisit to the 90’s Toy Biz Spy Wolverine, a classic Mystique, and Madrox the Multiple Man. Madrox is sporting his duds from the Ultimate Universe, but without his trenchcoat.

From series 6, there’s Hawkeye (Bullseye, spoiler!) from the Dark Avengers, a classic Constrictor, and Thanos. It looks like Thanos is not wearing the Infinity Gauntlet.

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Masters of the Universe Classics Count Marzo and Whiplash Headline Mattel July and August Sales Dates

After a couple of really busy and frustrating months on MattyCollector.com, at least July will be a bit easier. Just two items – Count Marzo, who may be a character not as hotly demanded, and DC Universe Classics wave 13. This will be the final test for DCUC sets online – so far based on Mattel’s comments, it’s been a mixed bag in terms of performance.

7/15 SALE REMINDER: Count Marzo™ and DCUC Wave 13

Toy Fans,

Time for your handy reminder that our next sale is Thursday, July 15th. Here are the items we’ve confirmed will be ready and waiting for you:

The sale starts at 12:00 Noon Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific), so be sure to mark your calendar. And remember, we can send you a reminder email, so if you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for? Click here!

And remember, you can also follow me on Twitter and Facebook.

— Matty

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In August, I think it’s back to business as usual. With Whiplash and a reissued Trap Jaw, MOTUC collectors will be back in force. And we’ll get to see if Ghostbusters has legs, with the labcoat variant Ray.

8/16 SALE: Whiplash™, Ray Stantz™, Winston Zeddemore™

Toy Fans,

Think once the madness of Comic-Con has passed, it’ll be time to kick back, relax, and enjoy your new toys? Think again, because our August sale features four hot figures guaranteed to get you off your couch and in front of your computer!

  • Whiplash™ — the Club Eternia™ Monthly Figure features a fully articulated tail that rotates 360 degrees!
  • Trap Jaw™ (reissue) — another chance to get the same figure as the initial issue, but with “The Original” burst on the package
  • 6″ Ray Stantz™ — “Ready to believe you” Ray comes dressed in his blue lab coat and features Subway Ghost
  • 12” Winston Zeddemore™ — Ready to apply for his Ghostbusters™ job, our Movie Masters™ figure includes newspaper with original classified ad

The sale starts here at MattyCollector.com on Monday, August 16th at 9 a.m. Pacific (12 noon Eastern). Want a reminder sent right to your inbox? Just click here to register.

— Matty

P.S. Remember, I post reminders on Twitter and Facebook so follow me there, too!

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