In a recent press release, indie toy design company Boss Fight Studio shed some light on their revival of the semi-obscure sci-fi series, Bucky O’Hare. While most remember Bucky and his space comrades (Jenny, Willy DuWitt, Deadeye Duck, Blinky, Bruiser) from their short-lived animated series and subsequent toy line, their struggles against the Toad Empire […]
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Released last Wednesday, Super7 has reimagined some of horror’s most iconic monster in quite a unique way for the latest edition to their 3.75″ ReAction figure series. Dubbed, The Worst, the six figure lineup includes a few familiar monster archetypes such as Gas Phantom (Invisible Man), Snake Tut (The Mummy) and Batula (Dracula) while also […]
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One of the many exciting toy-related announcements coming out of SDCC this year, Mattel revealed that it has partnered with WWE to release a new line of “vintage-styled, feature-packed WWE Retro action figures”. Clearly a throwback to the 90s era series of WWF Hasbro figures, these new toys will be available exclusively at Walmart starting […]
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Last year we brought you a one-on-one interview with Caleb Zammitt, Director of the Austin Toy Museum. At the time, Zammitt was seeking funds on Kickstarter to acquire a new space for the museum’s ever-growing catalog of vintage toys, retro games and obscure collectibles. Unfortunately, the campaign was a bust but that hasn’t kept Zammitt—or […]
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While 3D printing has made it easier than ever to create your own custom figures, it’s still a bit tricky to create a true “action” figure. That’s why, while working on our last Kickstarter campaign, I was happy to stumble across the work of Hauke Scheer, a German character designer and toy designer who specializes […]
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Announced earlier this month at the Apple press conference, Fantastic Plastic Squad is a brand new game being developed by California-based developers, Pound Sand, that offers gamers a chance to battle as their favorite (off-brand) action figures…I guess it’s like Toy Soldiers: War Chest but without the expensive licensing. A “free-to-‐play” third person shooter, Fantastic […]
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Only a little over a year ago, October Toys announced that they would be resurrecting the SKELETON WARRIORS series—with the blessing of Goddard Film Group, LLC—for a brand new toy line starting with the diabolical Baron Dark and his skeletal legion. As one of the backers who helped make that happen, I am happy to […]
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Wow! There seems to be no end to all the MOTU nerd news recently. After Super7’s reveal for both their Kenner-esque and M.O.T.U.S.C.L.E. line of figures, Mattel surprised fans at SDCC with multiple unveilings including a 2.0 line based on an updated Filmation’s art style, a full size Snake Mountain playset and even a few […]
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This weeks’ Fan Art Friday submission comes to us courtesy of club member Benjamin Hayden, who brought to our attention this awesome series of custom Star Wars action figures. Built and designed by Indianapolis-based artist Sillof, each set is themed after a variety of time periods and genres including the wild west, steampunk, noir, Metropolis […]