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First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Moss Man – TheFwoosh.com

It seems a little early, but the Fwoosh has kicked off its first looks at the upcoming MattyCollector.com products for the March sale. First up, the Masters of the Universe Classics Moss Man. Sadly, I have no idea where my box of vintage MOTU figures are, so I might be able to sniff my Moss Man again. I’m afraid they’ve been lost in the shuffle from parent to sibling storage.

Let’s take a look (and a wiff) at the classic things. First and foremost – Moss Man smells all nice and piney and you will know it even before you open the white mailer box (even though his blister does NOT have the standard vent holes, he is cooking in that plastic).

They say that your sense of smell is one of the strongest senses attached to memory and I am getting a caught up in being 5 years old again. I remember the smell of vintages Moss Man quite vividly. Like Stinkor, I don’t think I will ever forget that smell, burned on my brain. While this figure has a very strong smell of a pine forest, it is not EXACTLY the smell of the original, but you know, it is awesome. I really hope Matty baked that smell into him, I want the pine fresh scent forever.

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First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Battle Cat

Fwoosher SCB was lucky enough to get through the ordering hassles on MattyCollector.com last Tuesday. Since he lives in Southern California, he’s one of the first to get his hands on the Masters of the Universe Classics Battle Cat – he kindly shared his pictures and thoughts with us. Big thanks to SCB!

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Fwoosh Staff Review – DC Universe Classics Series 12 – TheFwoosh.com

The Fwoosh staff reviews are always fun. Here’s my take on Eclipso (VeeBee kindly supplied the pics, since I was away covering Toy Fair), and be sure to check out the rest of the gang’s take on DC Universe Classics Wave 12. And stay tuned, Buzzy Fret is going to have his review of Wave 12 right here on AFP pretty soon too.

Eclipso

When Mattel first released press shots of Eclipso, I had a pretty strong reaction – I didn’t like his head sculpt. My first impressions were that his grin was just too big. Now that I have the actual figure in my hands, I’ve dialed back the dislike most of the way – it helps to see it from multiple angles, and I can buy that there’s a physical manifestation (aside from the eclipsed coloring) of the evil within him.

This is the Bruce Gordon version of Eclipso – and while DCUC has offered a pretty good mix of classic and modern renditions of characters, I think most people wanted Gordon over the modern incarnations of Alex Montez or Jean Loring. The costume is recreated faithfully, although some might prefer the coloring of his collar and leggings to match his boots, gloves, and elfin cap. I’ve seen it depicted both ways, so I guess Mattel opted for variation in the colors to make it more visually interesting.

If I could make some changes (other than the size of the grin), I’d change his hands. The black diamond in his left hand comes off a little soft, so I would have opted to make it a little bigger so that I could get some crisp facets there. I’d also like the gem to be just a little bit more translucent. And, his right hand? It needs a fist, because as Jersey Shore has taught us, nothing is quite as menacing as a fist pump.

via Fwoosh Staff Review – DC Universe Classics Series 12 | TheFwoosh.com.

Masters of the Universe Classics Optikk Packaged Pics

Interesting that Optikk, the first character produced from the New Adventures of He-Man, will have a “Space Mutants” sticker. Perhaps this will be the vehicle Mattel will use to tie in the New Adventures characters in with the Classics continuity.

Optikk coming in May to Mattycollector.com!

The hits just keep coming! Check out packaged shots of May’s Club Eternia figure – the first of the Space Mutants from New Adventures!

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Masters of the Universe Classics Trap Jaw Quick Pics

I hope you’ll forgive the makeshift photo setup. Mattel was kind enough to give Masters of the Universe Classics figures to people who attended their collector event – I was lucky enough to get Trap Jaw. We’re heading back home tomorrow, but my wife wanted to minimize the amount of stuff we are going to have to pack up – so since I was planning to open up Trap Jaw anyways, you’re getting the pics I could manage now instead of a few days from now.

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