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News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Wed May 01, 2024 1:55 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Also I like the idea that the concept art for "Season Two" was a Tournament Arc. Which would have been a first for MOTU.

They kind of did that in really poor way with season 1 though, with the two guys in the invincible orb ships...man, that was a build up to nothing.

On a side note GI Joe extreme has NA he-man ansd skeletor working together. Even has David Kaye pop up as a voice too

I just rewatched the first episode and I'm pretty sure it was animated by AI. I dont remember the animation not making sense.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed May 01, 2024 11:11 pm

Necro-Conda went up on BBTS this morning so I ordered one. Wasn't he supposed to be a Walmart exclusive?

So Spector Creative did another video repeating the same false claims he's made all along with a healthy amount of denial. He still claims he was right about MotU leaving retail, but then said he was only talking about the fall releases (which he never said) and that there are currently no MotU figures at retail right now, which isn't at all true. He also said the TMNT line doesn't count and isn't a MotU line. He then ended with his usual doom and gloom line about how the line can't survive being online only and never meet its MOQ (despite always selling out on MC). Needles to say the comments were relentless and surprisingly he took the video down, replacing it with two other videos.

Emerje

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Mon May 06, 2024 5:59 am

blackeyedprime wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Also I like the idea that the concept art for "Season Two" was a Tournament Arc. Which would have been a first for MOTU.

They kind of did that in really poor way with season 1 though, with the two guys in the invincible orb ships...man, that was a build up to nothing.

I do wonder now if that was a bit of foreshadowing? The bindings in these bits of concept art do suggest some kind of forced combat. I still think if the lead was He-Ro as originally intended. The show might have been better received?

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon May 06, 2024 8:39 pm

This was surprising, I haven't seen MOTU at this Walmart aside from Moss Man in over a year!

Masterverse, TMNT, AND the Cartoon collection is hiding behind Trap Jaw, you can see the bottom of the cards peaking out.

Emerje

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon May 13, 2024 8:39 pm

Forgot to say that I spotted this at Target Friday.

$35 is a really good price, but I don't have any real interest. I'll get one if they hit clearance just to keep in the box.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Fri May 17, 2024 12:57 pm

Collecting Terroar and Lord Grasp from a toyshop at toy shop prices tomorrow

£18 each. Still no sign of the turtles of greyskull here other than overpicing at online sites.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Wed May 22, 2024 11:32 am

I swear banks dont like me paying Mattel, they must be owned by Hasbo.

3x Extendars for use as suits of armor in the halls of Eternia...not that it actually has halls.

also some little people, because I will begrudingly take the set with out chevy

just to have some community product until Hasbro gets off their butts and does Joebra!!!!! figures.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed May 22, 2024 8:53 pm

I ordered two as I usually do just because one would have been $28 but two was $49. That works for me.

Emerje

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu May 23, 2024 9:01 am

Emerje wrote:I ordered two as I usually do just because one would have been $28 but two was $49. That works for me.

Emerje

And I just got a shipping notice. I guess they aren't waiting around this time.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Fri May 24, 2024 5:11 pm

Landsharks and windraiders £5 each, not including shipping here in the UK:

https://www.game.co.uk/en/masters-of-th ... er-2905416

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:24 am

The Cringer set came in very early, of course I got the arrival notice a few days after I shipped my BBTS POL. Seems to happen every time...

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:41 am

definitely way too soon after extendor but hay, cause horses eat hay.

Origins NIGHTSTALKER Mattel Creations Exclusive figure goes on sale June 18th!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:57 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Origins NIGHTSTALKER Mattel Creations Exclusive figure goes on sale June 18th!

I really hope it's under $50. A little concerned about the "$$" price. Until now I never knew the original didn't come with helmet so now I have to decide if I give him the scale mail helmet or no helmet at all...

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:26 am

Ebay mouth breathers are already asking £85 for nightstalker preorders which is what they try for creations figures so hopefully it will be same as stridor.

Not really paid attention if it's base has interactivity with snake mountain but it's cool that it is in purple and the fence is snake mountain style.

*smyths is getting the fan channel Reptillax too along with the reissues of webstor and orko with cartoon evil lyn looking to be in that 'wave' too. Not sure why our retail waves are odd like that with the exclusives. Also no idea why smyths is selling he-man figures with out stocking he-man or skeletor but hopefully it doesnt decrease their sales.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:06 pm

Total edit. I'm at least feeling a bit better about some of the lack luster turtles of greyskull figure designs now. Hopefully they get better availability over here.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:20 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Wtf did they do to bishop, cant wait for mutant mayhem to not even be a memory like rise of the tmnt.

https://toynewsi.com/414-53105

My internal organs wanted to exit my body.

at least tmnt 2012 will still be kevin eastman and idw free (until that new special anniversary comic)

Why'd you post this in the MOTU topic? Bishop is like Baxter, every iteration wants to make him into something entirely different from the last. Wasn't he an Utrom once?

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Jun 08, 2024 3:07 am

Weird, that should have been in the tmnt section, I thought I posted it there :/

Nah, baxter been pretty much the same other than the fly thing that mutations managed to screw up too, I can imagine a buzz off repaint/mod might work for the 80s version of him in turtles of greyskull rather than the cyborg/frankensteins monster look though. Could be an easy custom but I'd like something a bit better than that for baxter.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jun 08, 2024 6:46 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Weird, that should have been in the tmnt section, I thought I posted it there :/

Nah, baxter been pretty much the same other than the fly thing that mutations managed to screw up too, I can imagine a buzz off repaint/mod might work for the 80s version of him in turtles of greyskull rather than the cyborg/frankensteins monster look though. Could be an easy custom but I'd like something a bit better than that for baxter.

I can't agree, he went from a strong black guy in the original comics to a whiny white guy/mutant fly in the 80s, that's pretty drastic in itself. He's been a cyborg many times and even a zombie, worst thing Mutant Mayhem did was make him an old man.

I could see Baxter being a fly again in the MOTU series and recycling Buzz-Off makes sense, but at the same time he really needs the extra arms, too. They could probably recycle the wings, but he'd need a new harness for more arms and I'm drawing a blank on any MOTU characters with four arms aside from Modulok and Multi-bot.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Jun 08, 2024 7:47 am

Emerje wrote:I can't agree, he went from a strong black guy in the original comics to a whiny white guy

wasn't much difference to me between mad scientist roles -just the character switch in someone that could be looked up to/present a good image over their evil intentions that toon baxter lacked.
Not sure if its dumbing down, media differnces or the ages aimed at. Plus any brundle fly nod in the cartoon is similar to the other horror movie nods in the toons or comics.

Forgoing the extra arms maybe a two bad half scientist half fly or manefaces, scientist face, fly face and brain face (some of the turtles have been low effort at any rate).

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jun 08, 2024 11:12 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Forgoing the extra arms maybe a two bad half scientist half fly or manefaces, scientist face, fly face and brain face (some of the turtles have been low effort at any rate).

We already have the Rocksteady and Bebop Two-Bad, I don't see them doing that again. They could just forego the whole mutant thing all together and do a Roboto with him with a brain in his chest.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:31 pm

Collecting Reptilax and toon webstor from Smyths at the weekend. I'll have to see toon Evil lyn in person as to if I will pick her up or not, and then if i finally cave on picking up Origins Orko.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:24 am

Ordered Night Stalker, revelations steroid evil lyn to use a huntara until they release one thanks to the sale and the collector ship. Also the instock figures from wave 2 of the tmnt cross overs but minus raph (so I'm missing a turtle per wave so far

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:16 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:Ordered Night Stalker, revelations steroid evil lyn to use a huntara until they release one thanks to the sale and the collector ship. Also the instock figures from wave 2 of the tmnt cross overs but minus raph (so I'm missing a turtle per wave so far

I ordered 2 Night Stalkers, at $33 each that was a really good price.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:06 pm

Mattel wants and is getting more money...

Two one bads

https://toynewsi.com/241-53309

Once again mattels box art is excellent, mini comic version shows with helmet on for some reason.

Also really sucks for me as i was wanting multiple two-bads for Masters of WWE mash ups (bushwackers, nasty boys etc) and I'm not feeling that comfortable cash wise to do that with exclusives.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 11:00 pm

I saw the pictures on the store, $50 feals like a fair price. I might try to get 2. I hope they still make a "retail" version that's more toy accurat with blended skin, red belt and better bronze. This one should have been labeled for the Cartoon series, everything about it is very cartoon accurate all the way down to the spikes on the armor.

Emerje