Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull and Club Filmation Pre-Orders Open Now and Ram Man and Jitsu on Sale 2/15

MattyCollector Filmation Subscription Sale

As if the February sale wasn’t already big enough, with the Masters of the Universe Classics Ram Man pushed from January and pimp-handed Jitsu going on sale – Mattel has also re-opened pre-orders on Castle Grayskull and started taking pre-orders for the new 6 figure subscription for MOTUC Filmation characters. There’s so much going on with Masters that it’s almost an afterthought that DC Universe Classics Phantom Stranger is also going on sale tomorrow.

Icer, Shakoti, and Batros were revealed as the Filmation subscriptions first three figures, for July, August, and September respectively. And hoping that the reveal of Castle Grayskull would be enough to motivate folks still on the edge, Mattel re-opened the pre-order page for another go. However, they’ve increased the price to $275, with the warning that there may not even be a day-of sale – and if there is, the price could be bumped up again.

By now I’m desensitized to the scare tactics Mattel uses in its marketing, but let me ask you this – wouldn’t it be better if they pitched it as a discount to people who pre-order, vs a punishment to those who wait for the day-of sale? C’mon, Mattel – positive reinforcement makes for a much more pleasant sales experience.

Here’s the links for your convenience:

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Toy Fair 2013: Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Instapics

We’re at the Mattel Nerd Herd today. Here’s some quick pics of Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull and the announcement of the Filmation subscription:

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Pictures of the figures soon!

Mattel is hosting its event for online media today, the official first day of New York Toy Fair. To get you the pics you want as fast as I can, I’m hooking you into my Instagram feed. If you’re on Instagram, follow me at afpron – that’s for AFP Ron, not AF Pron :). Stay tuned for better pictures soon.

AFP’s Best of 2012 – Ron’s Picks

It’s almost February, so I figured I better get to my picks (and pics) for Best of 2012! I’ll get us started with one of the choices I included in the Fwoosh Best of 2012 post – the Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure Arnim Zola.

2012 was a great year for Marvel Legends, with Hasbro finally getting the flagship line back to retail. And it was an especially great year for Marvel villains. In the three 2012 waves, we got: Terrax, Constrictor, Klaw, Madame Masque, Madame Hydra, Daken, Mystique, Dr. Doom, Thunderball, and Piledriver. You could even throw in the Marvel Select Ultron.

But none stand above Arnim Zola, the Build-A-Figure for wave 2. C’mon! It’s Arnim Zola!

Best of 2012 - Marvel Legends Arnim Zola

The World War II WMD dealer looks like he popped out of a Jack Kirby drawing. He’s got the classic orange and purple color scheme, with the tunic and skirt. His legs are ribbed for your pleasure, and he’s got the trademark Kirby flare on his crotch flap. And that Zola face? Pure evil.

To top it all off, via the Madames and Wrecking Crew running changes, you can give your classic Zola a modern twist – the BAF pieces that came with Madame Hydra and Piledriver let you build a Red Skull trapped in a Zola construct. That’s why Zola is the best of 2012 – quit arguing and just accept it.

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Masters of the Universe Classics Whiplash Quick Pic

Masters of the Universe Classics - Whiplash

A current discussion on the Masters of the Universe Classics forum at the Fwoosh turned once again to the 200x heads. My new favorite Fwoosher, Balthus Dire, had this to say:

I think I’m probably the only person in the universe who doesn’t think the 200x Whiplash head looks bad on MOTUC Whiplash.

Not so, my friend! I love the 200x Whiplash head and was inspired to snap this quick pic. The rest of you who showed your love for the modern Whiplash – thank you too! And rest assured, more people like the 200x Whiplash head than you might think. And here’s the previous quick pics I snapped of Whiplash a couple years ago.

We need to encourage Mattel to start including more alternate heads with MOTUC again.

Border Patrol: Masters of the Universe Classics Sea Hawk, Man of Steel Superman, Marvel Legends Crossbones

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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Masters of Universe Classics Sea Hawk by Hunter Knight Customs – this scallywag c*ckblocked Bow and won the heart of Princess Adora – who knows if Mattel will get to this recurring guest star from Princess of Power? – ends Jan 27, 2013 18:55:48 PST

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