Neca Ultimate Gamer Gremlin review

You gotta hand it to Neca, they know how to get the most from the Gremlins line. OK, they've not made every Gremlin from the two movies (hello, Greta or the veggie gremlin) but who else would of made the electricity or the spider gremlin?And, as of late,  they've really tried to get the most into the scant releases there's been. This isn't a  re-release to squeeze more juice (or whatever that yellow stuff is that comes out of a gremlin) out of a previously made figure. As part of its "ultimate" line, Neca has updated the base gremlin with a bunch of accessories to kit out your army builders.  so turn on all the lights, check all the closets and cupboards, look under all the beds, 'cause you can never tell. There just might a gamer gremlin in your house.

Super 7 vintage style Filmation Man-At-Arms review

Man-at-Arms: A well known Masters of the Universe (MOTU) character; lecture-giver to Orco; one third of He-Man's secret keepers; master of  weapons; and winner of "best facial hair in Eternia" three years in a row. But is one I would file under "didn't look like the cartoon character so I got Leech instead". As Mattel soon realised, Duncan (to use his off duty name, and because it's quicker to write than Man-At-Arms) without his moustache isn't a proper Man-At-Arms- even though the toy, sans 'tache, was designed before the cartoon was ever in production. But it's my toy collection, so if I insist Duncan looks like a Tom Selleck dressed as a techno knight then I will. And now Super 7 has seen fit to correct that plastic error of old by releasing a proper, moustached Duncan as part of their vintage style line inspired by the old, Filmation cartoon of the 80s.

Super 7 vintage style Filmation Skeletor

So far Super 7's line of vintage style Masters of the universe (MOTU) figures- made to resemble the original Filmation cartoon series-has been hit and miss. For every good idea (cartoon accurate Hordak's arm canon) there would some something not so good to counteract it (She-Ra's face looking nothing like her animation model). The only reason I pre-ordered more than one of the line is because I was able to get them from a UK site, thus avoiding the exorbitant shipping prices from the official Super 7 web store. But now the line has hit its stride with the clear standout in this first wave.

Super 7 vintage style Filmation She-Ra review

Seeing as I just got Hordak, it would be remiss not to get his daughter. So this is for young me- who was too afraid to ask for the original She-Ra toy, because he knew it would never get past mum and dad. Well forget them because when you grow up you can buy whatever toys you want.  Vintage style Filmation Hordak was a bit of a mixed bag for me.  A great idea that didn't quite live up to expectations. Will the leader of the great rebellion be an improvement?

Super 7 Vintage style Fimation Hordak review

Back in 1986(ish) I had to make a stand one Saturday morning in Woolworths. I wanted one of the new Masters of the Universe (MOTU) line, the evil Horde- Mantenna. But my dad had an issue with him, "That's one of the baddies from She-Ra. That's for girls". Do I give in and settle for a less interesting toy? Or do I stand my ground and double down on the rationale that the Horde figures come in the same "boxes" as the other He-man toys? With a combination of supreme logic and expert whining  I'd won him round, and Mantenna was mine. The first of several Horde members I would get as a child. I loved the Horde, they all had unique designs above your average henchman and cool play gimmicks (Grizzlor notwithstanding). I had nearly all of them, except one. Being a pedantic little geek, even at the age of six, I didn't want a Hordak figure because he didn't look like how he did in the cartoon show. Cartoon Hordak had a angular, robot-like face, blue skin and a laser gun arm. Toy Hordak had bad acne on his forehead, gray skin, and red bat thing that rested on his arm.  But 33 years later, Super 7 have corrected that mistake by remaking vintage Hordak in the cartoon design. Will he live up to six-year-old me's expectations?

Lego Movie 2: Benny's Space Squad

Can you hear that? Concentrate and listen really hard, and you can hear the  crying of those people who paid well over the odds for a Benny mini-figure on ebay, back when the Lego movie came out.  For those that couldn't afford the spaceship (or SPACESHIP!) or missed the double sofa set, and had enough sense not to feed the scalper economy, your patience has been rewarded. Good for you!

London Toy Fair 2019: HEO and Revell

Oh, you thought I just took photos of Pop Vinyls before my old legs gave up and I had to go have a sandwich and a nap? Well you (partly) thought wrong. Because not only did I check out some new releases via distributor, HEO and some cool stuff from Revell.